Resist & Chill
To inspire you to keep fighting:
V for Vendetta (Netflix)- One man's plan to overthrow the government gets deviated when he meets a girl.
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Whose Streets (Hulu)- First hand accounts from the Ferguson riots and what they endured while fighting for justice.
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Hunger Games (Hulu w/ Live TV)- A good throwback to inspire you to keep fighting.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Netflix)- A young boy works to find a way to save his family and his city from famine.
Pursuit of Happyness (Netflix)- Based on a true story about a man who is willing to fight through anything to provide for his son and give him a better life.
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First Match (Netflix)- Despite her difficult upbringing, Monique finds an unlikely outlet to keep her off the streets.
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LGBTQ Pride Movies:
Moonlight (Netflix) - An emotional drama about a young kid living in a crime ridden neighborhood discovering his sexuality over the years.
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Alex Strangelove (Netflix) - A high school senior is planning to lose his virginity to his girlfriend, until he meets a new boy from the other side of town.
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The Half of It (Netflix) - An introverted high school student assists one of the school jocks to get a girl, who she also secretly has feelings for.
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Perks of Being a Wallflower (Netflix) - Two free spirited teens help a new found friend, find himself and navigate through life and his troubling past.
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Freak Show (Hulu) - Despite going to a conservative high school, one teen decides to run for Homecoming Queen.
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Rocketman(Hulu)- The story of LGBTQ and musical icon Elton John and how he became a superstar.
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LGBTQ TV Series:
Feel Good (Netflix)- A recovering addict and comedian struggles with her addictive urges and keeping them separate from her new found relationship.
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Queer Eye (Netflix)- The Fab Five helps people find themselves through fashion and style.
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Styling Hollywood (Netflix)- Married business partners and power couple, style Hollywood A-Listers wardrobes, homes, and make them look fab.
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AJ and the Queen (Netflix)- A drag queen who has hit hard times, decides to take a cross country trip across the country in a van.
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Pose (Netflix)- In New York City in the 80's LGBTQ minorities were forced underground to enjoy their ballroom dance scene that allowed them to be themselves.
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Documentaries:
She Did That (Netflix)- Female black entrepreneurs committed to inspiring the next generation.
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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Netflix)- Looks into the life and suspicious death of transgender icon Marsha P. Johnson.
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Becoming (Netflix)- Former first lady Michelle Obama talks about her life and her vision for the future youth in America.
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13th (Netflix)- Explores racial inequality in the U.S and the effect it has had and continues to have on African Americans.
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What happened, Nina Simone? ( Netflix)- Inside the intriguing life of the famous singer and Civil Rights activist Nina Simone.
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Kiki (Hulu)- LGBTQ minority youth are able to find themselves through ballroom dancing and the family that comes with it.
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LA 92 ( Netflix)- In depth look into the 1992 LA Riots over the unjust death of Rodney King.
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Important Black Films:
Detroit (Hulu)- In the summer of 1967, riots due to racial tensions tear through the city of Detroit.
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Hidden Figures (Hulu with Live TV)- Three African American women scientists work for NASA, are the brains behind one of the most important space launches in history.
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Monsters and Men (Hulu)- The aftermath of a police killing a black man and how it ignited a police officer and high school baseball star to stand for what is right.
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Malcom X (Netflix)- Denzel Washington depicts iconic civil rights activist Malcom X and dives deep into his fight for the black liberation.
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For Colored Girls (Netflix)- Explores what it means to be a black female in America and some of the challenges and obstacles that it brings.
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Uncorked (Netflix)- Despite his family's wishes, Elijah decides to follow his dream of becoming a master sommelier.
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American Son (Netflix)- An estranged couple try to work together to help find their missing son.
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Important Black TV:
When They See Us (Netflix)- The story of five African American boys who were wrongfully accused and charged for a crime they did not commit.
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Self Made: Madam CJ Walker (Netflix)- True story of an African American woman who started in poverty, only to become the first women self-made billionaire.
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Time: The Kalief Browder Story (Netflix)- The tragic story of a Bronx teen who spent three years in prison, despite never being convicted of a crime.
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Black-ish (Hulu)- An African American man who seemingly has it all with a beautiful wife and four kids, begins to question how culture assimilation has affected him and his family.
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They've gotta have us (Netflix)- Explores how black actors in Hollywood went from being behind the scenes to headlining and directing.
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