Five Books By Black Authors That Should Be Made Into Movies

Five Books By Black Authors That Should Be Made Into Movies
This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Michael Fassbender, left, Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor, right, in a scene from the film, "12 Years A Slave." The film has nine Academy Awards nominations, including Nyong'o nominated for her performance by an actress in a supporting role. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Francois Duhamel, file)
This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Michael Fassbender, left, Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor, right, in a scene from the film, "12 Years A Slave." The film has nine Academy Awards nominations, including Nyong'o nominated for her performance by an actress in a supporting role. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Francois Duhamel, file)

During the past award season, a familiar refrain was that 2013 was “the year of black film.” Of course, those films have nothing to do with one another, and it’s unfair to dump a historical drama about a wrongly enslaved man, a romantic comedy about a flight attendant, and a biopic about a legendary baseball star all into the same category simply because they’re directed by and/or star black people. Still, despite the frequent recognition of 2013’s output of “black film,” very few received award recognition. And, as people begin speculating about the 2014/2015’s award season, it appears Hollywood has returned to status quo with a noticeable lack of racial diversity.

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