Status
Released
Release
2017
Runtime
1h 23m
"Close your eyes, what color are we?"
A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized because they are “not black enough.” An analysis of the reasons behind these absurd acts of hatred.
4 Cast Members
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
Vanessa Williams
Florence LaRue
Petey Pablo
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