Black is... Black Ain't 1994

African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.

Cast:

Cornel West
Self 

Angela Davis
Self 

Marlon Riggs
Self 

Essex Hemphill
Self 

bell hooks
Self 

Michele Wallace
Self