“ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI” Movie Review: Are These Black Legends Rolling In Their Grave?

The Absolute Ghetto

This week in The Absolute Ghetto, Malcolm and Sadé give their first movie review for One Night in Miami, the directional debut of Regina King. This movie depicts a fictional account of a conversation between the Black legends Malcolm X, Cassius Clay (before changing his name to Muhammad Ali), NFL star Jim Brown, and singer Sam Cooke, especially known for “A Change Is Gonna Come”. After starting with our general opinion of the movie and a discussion of it's creative merits, we pose the question: Does a fictional account of real Black liberation leaders matter in the same way as biographies and tributes to them more firmly grounded in actual events? And if it does matter, how so? We do this through exploring 5 main themes we gleaned from the movie: Humanization, High-Class Racism, Appropriate Usage of Power and Influence, and The True Meaning of Black Liberation. Join us in celebrating this imaginative account of what being a fly on the wall of the conversations between these real-life brothers in-love may have looked like.

The Absolutely Ghetto Org of the Week: The Organization of Black Screenwriters!

“The Organization of Black Screenwriters supports and advocates for writers committed to using the power of storytelling across all media platforms to expand the images, voices, and messages coming from the entertainment industry with special emphasis on people of color, especially descendants of the African diaspora.” The president is Black woman Jennifer Williams.

Website: www.obswriter.com // Twitter: @OBSwriter // Instagram: @obswriter

Show notes:

• One Night In Miami on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Night-Miami-Leslie-Kingsley-Ben-Adir/dp/B08NLFDCXZ
• Book containing Maulana Karenga’s essay Black Art: Mute Matter Given Force and Function: https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-black-voices-an-anthology-of-contemporary-afro-american-literature/oclc/505352
• One Night In Miami Review on Variety Mag: variety.com/2020/film/reviews/one-night-in-miami-review-regina-king-1234761095/amp/

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