The 1980s Black Superstars and the Era of Tan

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The 1980s Black Superstars and the Era of Tan

• Chapter 9
• Brianna Wilson
• Jon Klosinski
• Mike Walker

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People and Terms

• Buddy Buddy
• Predictable Comedy
• Desexed
• Apartheid

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Historical Events

• The Regan Era
• Rise of Drugs
• Jesse Jackson runs for President
• Apartheid in South Africa

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Significant Concepts

• Authentic Black Box Office Superstars
• Neutralization of Inherited Racism
• Race Theme
• Black Musicals
• Black Independent Flims
• The Era of Tan
• Social Realism

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Key Movies

• Officer and a Gentleman
• Richard Pryor live on the Sunset Strip
• The Color Purple
• The Rocky Films
• Lethal Weapon
• Street Smart
• Shes Got to Have It

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Key Movies

• Beverly Hills Cop
• Coming to America
• Purple Rain
• Driving Miss Daisy
• Glory
• Do the Right Thing

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Key People

• Louis Gossett Jr.
• Carl Weathers
• Danny Glover
• Richard Pryor
• Eddie Murphy
• Prince
• Whoopi Goldberg

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Key People

• Denzel Washington
• Morgan Freeman
• Spike Lee
• Women of the Era