I Am Not Your Negro Movie Review

Critical Reflection and Discourse to Advance Social Equity

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ID12811394
AuthorsVanessa Lopez-Littleton (California State University, Monterey Bay), Vanessa Lopez‐littleton (California State University, Monterey Bay, corresponding author), Juliana Chiarelli (University of Washington), Amber Ward (0000-0001-9263-9474, California State University, Monterey Bay), William Shelby (California State University, Monterey Bay)
Year2021
Volume23
Issue2
Pages194-199
Publication date2021-01-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Integrity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1558-0989 • E-ISSN: 1099-9922
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10999922.2020.1855824
OpenAlexW3119050747
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

This article reviews I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary film based on Remember this House, an unfinished manuscript written by James Baldwin. I Am Not Your Negro is a critical film for any public service professional who impacts the lives and livelihoods of Black people in the United States. The critical nature of this film rests in the tragedy of lives lost in a quest for justice for Black people in the US. Baldwin’s conceptualization of “the Negro problem” is an ethical concern that undergirds a strong rationale to advance social equity in American society. Using the tenets of critical race theory, we argue public service personnel have an ethical duty to actively oppose racism, reject color-blind ideology, engage in critical reflection and discourse about justice and the denial of the American dream, and pursue social equity as a means of achieving justice for all

Conceptualization · Critical race theory · Critical theory · Environmental ethics · Equity (law · Ideology · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Race, History, and American Society

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