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
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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
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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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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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