Shaping the future of African American film [electronic resource] : color-coded economics and the story behind the numbers / Monica White Ndounou.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Introduction: the color of Hollywood: black, white or green? -- Finding freedom on stage and screen. The plantation lives! -- Insurrection!: African American film's revolutionary potential through black theatre -- Black pathology sells: books and films -- Playing with fire: black women's literature/white box office -- A breaking the chains of history and genre -- It' not just business: color-coded economics and original films -- The paradox of branding, black star power, and box office politics -- Big business: hip hop gangsta films and black comedies -- Conclusion: the story behind the numbers.

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