简介：ThefinalfilmbyfilmmakerMarlonRiggsjumpsintothemiddleofexplosivedebatesoverBlackidentity.BLACKIS...BLACKAIN'TisafilmeveryAfricanAmericanshouldsee,ponderanddiscuss.WhiteAmericanshavealwaysstereotypedAfricanAmericans.Buttherigiddefinitionsof"Blackness"thatAfricanAmericansimposeoneachother,Riggsclaims,havealsobeendevastating.IsthereanessentialBlackidentity?IstherealitmustestdefiningtherealBlackmanandtrueBlackwoman?Riggsuseshisgrandmother'sgumboasametaphorfortherichdiversityofBlackidentities.Hiscameratraversesthecountry,bringingusfacetofacewithBlackfolksyoungandold,richandpoor,ruralandurban,gayandstraight,grapplingwiththeparadoxofnumerous,oftencontesteddefinitionsof"Blackness."RiggsmixesperformancesbychoreographerBillT.JonesandpoetEssexHemphillwithcommentarybynotedculturalcriticsAngelaDavis,bellhooks,CornelWest,MicheleWallace,BarbaraSmithandMaulanaKarengatocreateaflavorfulstewofpersonaltestimony,music,andhistory.…