The New Black

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The New Black (2013)

Directed by Yoruba Richen

“Family, faith and the fight for equality”

Documentary, Drama · 1h 20m

The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community's institutional pillar-the black church and reveals the Christian right wing's strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda. The New Black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.

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Crew

Director
Yoruba Richen
Writer
Erin Casper, Yoruba Richen
Editor
Erin Casper, Ali Muney
Producer
Yoruba Richen, Yvonne Welbon

Details

Release date
2013-06-14
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America