At UCLA, I took a class on Black American cinema.

Source: https://sfbayview.com/2023/02/dr-artel-great-revives-70s-black-cinema-with-emphasis-on-black-consciousness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-artel-great-revives-70s-black-cinema-with-emphasis-on-black-consciousness

Bird, Blood and Slim are like three chapters in the life of a Black American man: Blood (as in “Young Blood”) is still coming into his own.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/theater/hang-time-review-zora-howard.html

Nashashibi agreed, saying: “My Palestinian identity was very much shaped and influenced by Black American history.”

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5553697/black-american-solidarity-with-palestinians-is-rising-and-testing-longstanding-ties-to-jewish-allies/

Of course, though, after Disney announced in 2019 that it had cast Bailey as the mermaid, the hashtag, was used by people on social media who complained about a “European” character being recast as Black American.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/little-mermaid-movie-halle-bailey-black-ariel-rcna86293

That was a turning point for April and Luke learning more about their Waccamaw Siouan heritage, recounting it as a moment in which Luke felt particularly affirmed as a Black American Indian.

Source: https://www.wral.com/i-know-who-i-am-a-black-mother-and-son-s-journey-of-learning-to-embrace-their-mixed-race-american-indian-identity/20802837/