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.
Full Cast of Black Is … Black Ain’t
B. Smith
Self
Barbara "B." Smith was an American restaurateur, model, lifestyle maven, author, businesswoman, and television host....
bell hooks
Self
Crew of Black Is … Black Ain’t
Full backstage crew list →- Released on June 01, 1994