13th (2016) An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality. Director: Ava DuVernay I Am Not Your Negro (2016) The movie envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words, as read by actor Samuel L. Jackson. Alongside a flood of rich archival material, the film draws upon Baldwin’s notes on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. to explore and bring a fresh and radical perspective to the current racial narrative in America. Director: Raoul Peck Just Mercy (2019) In this adaptation of a true story, idealistic young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) takes on cases of death row inmates, but he risks being crushed by his biggest challenge yet when he tries to represent convicted murderer Walter “Johnny D” McMillan (Jamie Foxx) — a man who’s been so brutalized by the system, he finds it almost impossible to trust anyone. Even with Johnny D on side, will a crooked system ever allow justice to be served? Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Malcolm X (1992) Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Director: Spike Lee (SD-Agencies) | 