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    1. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 1

      Our film critics, looking at the complex history of black filmmaking in America, chose 28 essential works. We’ll be highlighting a film from their list each day in February.http://nyti.ms/2DVxhcI 

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    2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 1

      1. “Within Our Gates” (1920): A stunning rejoinder to white supremacy that was written, directed and produced by Oscar Micheaux, a pioneering director of race movieshttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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    3. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 2

      2. "Zora Neale Hurston Fieldwork Footage" (1928): The author and anthropologist's look at ordinary black Southerners is her indelible contribution to cinemahttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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    4. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 3

      3. “Black and Tan” & “St. Louis Blues” (1929): Built around Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith, these 2 shorts pay tribute to African-American art and acknowledge the hard circumstances in which it floweredhttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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    5. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 4

      4. “Hell-Bound Train” (1930, directed by James and Eloyce Gist): Nearly everyone here may be headed straight to hell, but most look as if they’re having a swell time getting therehttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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    6. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 5

      5. "Imitation of Life" (1934): A product of its segregated moment, the movie’s power comes from the relationship between a maid and her daughter, a restlessly unhappy soul who passes as white http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/6fYMux4uZx

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    7. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 6

      6. “Show Boat” (1936): This version of the 1920s musical is notable for the frankness of its subplot about passing and for the galvanic presence of Paul Robesonhttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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    8. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 7

      7. “Stormy Weather” (1943): An anthology of great performances featuring Bill Robinson, a.k.a. Bojangles; Lena Horne; Fats Waller; and other celebrated dancers, comedians and musicians.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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    9. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 8

      8. “Dirty Gertie From Harlem U.S.A.” (1946): If Francine Everett — the star of this all-black drama — had been born decades later, she might have been a name everyone remembers.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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      The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 9

      9. “Intruder in the Dust” (1949): A movie that Ralph Ellison said was the only film of its era "that could be shown in Harlem without arousing unintended laughter" http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/PSJetp4NS6

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        2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 10

          10. “The Jackie Robinson Story” (1950): The filmmakers stuck to the truth (more or less), and in doing so made a mockery of the mainstream industry’s screen segregation. http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/dhLWySvzjX

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        3. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 11

          11. “The Defiant Ones” (1958): There's plenty to roll your eyes at in this movie. But Sidney Poitier’s wit and charisma transcend the material and render it believable.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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        4. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 12

          12. “Shadows” (1959): John Cassavetes’s landmark independent film about 3 black siblings of varying skin tones — only one of whom was played by a black actor, a casting decision that speaks to the time http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/p3ywzOCU7G

          10 replies 71 retweets 189 likes
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        5. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 13

          13. “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, Take One” (1968): All but forgotten until the early 2000s, the film is mischievously eloquent on the struggles of the black artist in a supposedly liberal societyhttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          9 replies 52 retweets 174 likes
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        6. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 14

          14. "The Story of a Three-Day Pass" (1968): An affair between a black soldier and a young Frenchwoman becomes a prism for a 1960s theme: the longing for liberation in the face of deeply entrenched, absurd obstacleshttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          10 replies 51 retweets 178 likes
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        7. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 15

          15. "The Learning Tree" (1969): The moment Gordon Parks called "action" on the set, he broke decades of Hollywood apartheid, becoming the first African-American director of a major studio productionhttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          6 replies 79 retweets 235 likes
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        8. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 16

          16. "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970): Ossie Davis's movie gave Blaxploitation its literary and Hollywood pedigree. The volatile, often contradictory politics are especially pointed here.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          8 replies 64 retweets 254 likes
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        9. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 17

          17. "I Am Somebody" (1970): The director, Madeline Anderson, lets striking female workers speak for themselves, a choice that puts their fight for self-determination into stirring terms http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/1S2onomx7l

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        10. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 18

          18. "Ganja & Hess" (1973): Directed by Bill Gunn, a fixture of the New York black independent film movement, the movie's a sensual, scholarly, magic-realist exploration of black history and black desirehttp://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          8 replies 67 retweets 249 likes
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        11. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 20

          19. "Killer of Sheep" (1977): One of the essential films of American cinema, “Killer of Sheep” sings a song of love, family, brutalizing despair and ineffable, persistent human dignity.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          8 replies 53 retweets 236 likes
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        12. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 20

          20. “Stir Crazy” (1980): For movie fans who came of age in the late '70s, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were an unparalleled interracial buddy act. As a director, Sidney Poitier shows a silly side behind the camera that he rarely indulged in front of it. http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/FK1z6SNplU

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        13. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 21

          21. “Losing Ground” (1982): Identity is among the themes that wend through Kathleen Collins’s film, which feels just as personal and vital now as it did over 35 years ago.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          6 replies 56 retweets 161 likes
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        14. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 22

          22. “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986): Spike Lee’s debut feature remains a loving, lovely portrait of black bohemia. (That said, the sexual politics may look problematic in hindsight.)pic.twitter.com/h1y1IpsZjp

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        15. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 23

          23. “Tongues Untied” (1989): This passionate, angry mix of documentary, memoir and poetry is a milestone in both New Black and New Queer cinema.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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        16. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 24

          24. “House Party” (1990): The rap duo Kid ’n Play star in an exuberant teenage comedy that mixes rebellious mischief and respect for elders. http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/MF3f5kp1Ka

          15 replies 77 retweets 385 likes
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        17. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 25

          25. "Daughters of the Dust" (1991): Beyonce’s "Lemonade" sparked the latest revival of interest in this masterpiece, a beautiful work of historical reconstruction and feminist imagination.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

          10 replies 71 retweets 277 likes
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        18. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 26

          26. “Malcolm X” (1992): Denzel Washington dominates almost every frame of this electrifying epic, one of Spike Lee’s most enduring films. http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/I8sCIA1G0h

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        19. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 27

          27. "Devil in a Blue Dress" (1995): As a man traverses both black and white L.A., the film offers up a rich vision of African-American life almost entirely absent from Hollywood’s fantasies. http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU pic.twitter.com/Z5yuoCwUsN

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        20. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 28

          28. “The Watermelon Woman” (1996): The moral of this movie is that “sometimes you have to invent your own history.” That idea is both heartbreaking and inspiring.http://nyti.ms/2BMQKpU 

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