With the recently released AMERICAN FICTION film garnering all sorts of mainstream attention and critical acclaim, I thought I'd be remiss if I didn't support Ava Duvernay's latest film ORIGIN. Origin can't boast of 5 Oscar nominations including for nods for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor but Duvernay's battle to get the movie made sounded like it was important to check it out.
The majority of this episode is spent on Duvernay's skillful handling of author Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents to be able to turn a non-fiction work into a well-made movie. However, Origin is also timely as host Reggie Woodson struggles to deal with the online and social media pressures to oppose racism, White America, and most mainstream headlines in manner that's acceptable to Black people.
Lastly, IAP salutes the late Joe "The Black Eagle" Madison for his lifetime of legitimate service towards the fight against unfairness, injustice, and the infringement of Civil Rights.
