Black Biopics in Limbo
As a period film buff most of the period film fun I get (that features Black/African characters) are biopics. The last period films that have come out that told the stories of Black people were all biopics. Belle Selma 12 Years a Slave Get on Up 42 ets. I have seen people say that they are tired of biopics however this list proves we haven't even scratched the surface. John Coltrane Destiny's Child Paul Robeson Vanessa del Rio Lorraine Hansberry Peggielene Bartels Sylvia Robinson Bobby Womack Oscar Micheaux Nat Turner Antoinette Tuff Darlene Love Bob Marley and the Wailers Carlton Pearson Solomon Mahlangu B.M.F. (Black Mafia Family) Shirley Bassey Pelé Rafael Padilla Marvin Gaye Bessie Smith Nina Simone Aretha Franklin Pam Grier Hank Aaron Tupac Michael Jackson Mahalia Jackson ODB Whitney Houston...