“The Color Purple” (1985) - This gem of a gritty drama got 11 Oscar nominations but ended up with a giant goose egg in the win column. Whoopi Goldberg, in her second feature film appearance, and Oprah Winfrey, making her big-screen debut, were nominated but did not receive any recognition, snubbed by the Academy. GRADE: A+ “Shaft” (1971) - This significant action crime-thriller was amazing be-cause it started the whole blaxploitation trend in the 1970s. It also won a Best Song Academy...

This is a forgotten gem in the Miramax Films arsenal. “Fresh,” which came out in 1994,” is a crime drama youth tale about the title character (Sean Nelson), a 12-year-old boy who’s a drug dealer. The only time he sees Sam (Samuel L. Jackson), his father, is in the park because Fresh is not supposed to be seeing him. Sam is considered a derelict by his family. He plays chess in the park with his father, and it serves as a motivator for his life. Fresh works for two rival gangs and pits them against each...

Black history has been buried for decades and washed away. However, Black history has made America, America. From the creation of the ice cream scoop to the invention of GPS, Black history is one to relish. Black history has inspired many cultures, music, styles and languages, jokes and animation, superheroes, and religion, and as such, can be found in many aspects of modern culture today. Black history studies here at the Richland campus of Dallas College have come and gone. At...