Episode 11: BLM and Elaine Graduates

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After taking the week off for Elaine's graduation, we're back! We talk about being a part of the virtual class of 2020 and then get into what we have been watching in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
Dozens of movies and series under the BLM umbrella are being offered, free, across streaming services. See below for an extensive (but partial) list.

The Movies and Series We Watched This Week

Selma:
Dir: Ava DuVernay
The Oscar winning song from Selma, Glory: John Legend and Common perform at the Academy Awards.
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The film was written by Ava DuVernay, who wrote and directed Selma (2014), and Spencer Averick. Averick also edited the film. .
You can watch on Netflix or  via Youtube.
Just Mercy
Dir: Destin Daniel Cretton

Click through and choose RENT- the rental amount is $0
The movie is also available via most streaming platforms/cable companies.
LA92
Dir: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
No V.O., no commentary, no actors. LA92 is simply a compilation of footage and interviews from the riots in Los Angeles.
Becoming
Dir: Nadia Hallgren
An intimate, revealing, uplifting and inspiring look at the life of former First Lady, Michelle Obama.
Free on Netflix.
Malcolm X and Do The Right Thing
Dir: Spike Lee
If you are new to Spike's movies, we'd suggest you start with She's Gotta Have It and School Daze and work your way through his incomparable body of work.
Malcolm X is free on Netflix and Do The Right This available for rental on Prime at a reduced price of $2.99
Da 5 Bloods
Dir: Spike Lee
This week Spike Lee dropped his latest, Da 5 Bloods on Netflix. 
8:46 - Dave Chappelle
The internet has been buzzing all week about the video comedian, Dave Chappelle dropped on Youtube.  If you still haven't seen it, check it out below.

Our own Johnny Stromboli did a cool little cover of Little Boxes this week.  Check it.
We'll be dropping more Shorties soon!