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Is Hollywood Fascinated with Slavery Movies?

House of Dies Drear (photo courtesy of Flickr- Shavar Ross.com by CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Yes, it is Black History Month! This is the time where we as African-Americans reflect on our history. This is the time where many television networks like to show Black programming. More often than not, those programs include slavery movies. It never fails! I sit down on my couch and decide to start watching one of them. After watching the movie for a short period of time, I'm angry! I'm angry at the injustices done to my people, but that's only part of it. My anger also originates from the fact that it seems like there is a special place in Hollywood for the next slavery movie. We watch year after year when slavery movies emerge on the scene (not just during Black History Month), and they are awarded and talked about until the next one comes out. We as Black people have more experiences to our history than slavery. What about Black inventors? Why is it that we do not see mo...