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🎬✨ Top Black-Led Movies & TV Shows You Need to Watch
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Viola Davis leads a revolutionary army of women warriors. Intense, powerful, and unforgettable.
The Woman King
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A romantic drama that feels like poetry on screen. Starring Issa Rae & LaKeith Stanfield.
The Photograph (2020)
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A visually stunning, heart-wrenching road film with commentary on race, love, and justice.
Queen & Slim (2019)
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The story of Fred Hampton and the betrayal that changed history
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
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A classic love story wrapped in ambition, hoops, and history.
Love & Basketball (2000)
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Four Black women navigating friendship, heartbreak, and healing.
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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Powerful performances (Viola again!) and a tribute to Black music roots
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
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A historical retelling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pivotal march.
Selma (2014)
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A poetic coming-of-age story. Oscar-winning and deeply moving.
Moonlight (2016)
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Musical brilliance and powerful faith-driven storytelling.
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
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Issa Rae’s witty, relatable dive into friendship, career, and relationships in LA.
Insecure (HBO)
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A beautifully shot family drama with generational depth and Southern soul.
Queen Sugar
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Four stylish, ambitious friends balancing love, career, and chaos in NYC.
Harlem
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Football, family, and fame collide in this teen drama with real emotional weight.
All American
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Think Sex and the City for modern Black women—smart, chic, and empowering.
Run the World
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Raw and real, capturing life in Southside Chicago with layered characters.
The Chi
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A hilarious and heartwarming sitcom about Philly public school teachers.
Abbott Elementary
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A celebration of Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ ballroom culture in the '80s/'90s.
Watch Pose
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Gabrielle Union stars as a career woman trying to have it all.
Being Mary Jane
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Inspired by Kevin Durant’s youth basketball experience—gritty and inspiring.
Swagger
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