TV Talk With The Sistas

It took fifty years before this person got their roses but this story adds new layers to African American history. Not only is this a great story, but the storytellers stand out. Listen as the sisters tell you what they think.

For decades we have heard stories about the Woodstock festival in 1969 and how monumental it is in music history. But there was a festival in Harlem in 1969 that was just as colossal, but like much of African American history has been hidden. Listen as the Sistas talk about this documentary about the festival.

This classic movie has a very loose storyline that they managed to weave some African American history into. It plays to many stereotypes but has some of the best talent that every came from the African American community. Listen to the Sistas take on this gem.

There are some movies the Sistas thought were good, but not quite. Today the Sistas are talking about the movies they thought needed to be brought up, but not as a whole episode. They call those the honorable mentions.

We first saw this story on Broadway in the early1990s. It tells the story of how thousands of children were beaten and tortured. 8,000 children were in prison. This story is about South African teenagers fought against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising. Listen to the Sistas talk about this story.

Today we are talking about a picture made during the Code Area. That was when there was an organization that strictly monitored the content of movies. Made in 1934 and given the certificate number of 412. Imitation of Life was a Universal Picture. It is remarkable this one was ever made. It was the story of a white woman taking in a black woman and them raising their daughters together facing identity and racial issues.

In Season Seven of TV Talk we are going to tell you about the best African American movies ever. Some of them were made by AA, while others were only stories that included AA. All of these movies were life changing. Today we are talking about a movie we saw on television when we were little kids. Back when we were kids there were very few African Americans on television. So if it had African Americans in it, you watched it. It didn’t matter what the story was about, it was just an experience to see someone who looked like us on Television or in the movies. It was the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

After ten seasons this criminal is hanging up his hat. This has been one of the Sistas favorite shows. Are they sad to see it go? Check out this episode.

He uses his bicycle and collar to solve crimes, yet in this season he is facing some new beginnings, the Sistas have an opinion if these are good or bad beginnings.

The story of a young woman of color traveling across the country to marry a young man she had never met gave the Sistas a lot to say. Listen to hear if they are both all in.

She has been telling our stories and entertaining us her whole career. She always makes some very interesting challenging choices in each role she takes but it always reveals a new layer to her. She continues to open her audience up to new experiences. Listen to what the Sistas think about her.

This actor brings authenticity to her roles of which there are many and most are interesting. Her range is wide from undereducated characters to lead with high moral ground to sophisticated intelligent women who get the job done. This one is an expert at how to tell our stories. Listen.