Boys to Men: 5 Films Exploring Black Masculinity

In response to Black Lives Matter, I wanted to do a series of posts giving examples of Black people on screen that either play characters that can act as positive role models — or are in films with life lessons for the up and coming Black male youth.

As a Black man in Britain, or the West in general, I seldom see positive portrayals of Black men on screen. In addition, there are few…