简介：ThisfilmdealtwithalotofinnerconflictsthatAfrican-Americanswhereunwillingtodealwithatthetime.Classstruggles,lightskinnedvs.darkskinnedandgreeksvs.non-greeks.IjustpurchaseditonDVD,butIrememberseeingthisfilmwhenitfirstcameoutinFebruaryof1988anditisjustaspowerfulandentertainingnowasitwasthen.It'samazingtolookatthisfilmnowandseealloftheactorswhowentontosuccessfulcareersafterwards,likeLaurence(thenLarry)Fishburne,TishaCampbell,GiancarloEsposito,RogerGuenveurSmith,KadeemHardison,JasmineGuy,DarrylBell,RustyCundieff(directorof"TalesFromTheHood"),BillNunn,BranfordMarsalis,andofcourseIcan'tforgetSamuelL.Jackson.ThreeyearsafterthisfilmcameoutacousinfromSeattlecametovisit,Ishowedhimthisfilmandhewassurprisedtodiscoverthattherewereactuallyhistoricallyblackcollegesanduniversities(HBCU's)inthiscountry.HelaterattendedSouthernUniversityhereinBatonRouge.ThatwastheeffectthisfilmhadandcontinuestohaveonyoungAfrican-AmericansandtheirviewsofHBCU's.…