12 Motion Pictures Which Need to Be Made
That I Plan to Write Scripts For
The Story of Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey is the leader of the largest globally organized mass movement of blacks, in history. His organization, The U.N.I.A. (Universal Negro Improvement Association) had over 6 million members in the 1920’s. Not only did Marcus Garvey build the largest Black organization in history, he created businesses from newspapers, grocery stores, toy shops, & the UNIA's Black Cross Nurses were established to provide health services and education to people of African descent. The UNIA is also responsible for the Largest BLACK MEDIA EMPIRE to date, with the creation of, "The Negro World Newspaper.” The UNIA launched two Universities, Liberty University, in Claremont VA, & Booker T. Washington University, in New York. Garvey sparked a surge in Black social entrepreneurship and investment, when he invested in the “Black Star Line.” The Black Star Line was a shipping line created to facilitate the transportation of goods and eventually African Americans throughout world. The objective was to create a Black-African global economy. Garvey championed the idea of blacks supporting Black-owned businesses, and taught Blacks to "Be Black, Buy Black, & Think Black.
The Mau Mau Freedom Fighters
The Mau Mau (Kenya Africa) was a rebellion of exploited laborers and freedom fighters, who stood up against cruel British colonial rule. The Mau Mau, as a movement, started in the 1940’s, but the actual rebellion started in 1952. The movement was largely made up of Kikuyu tribe members, and was a secret society fighting force. With a force numbering around 30,000 Kenyans, it took four years for the British to neutralize the rebellion, while using vicious war crimes and tactics. The British needed 21,000 trained fighters, hundreds of British collaborating Kenyans, thousands of armed local Englishmen, and a full division of British troops, supported by the Royal Air Force of jet bombers, to neutralize the Mau Mau freedom fighters. The Mau Mau, influence eventually put Kenya on a path to independence from colonial rule.
The Life of Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Queen Nzinga (Angola Africa) resisted European colonization, for four decades (1620s to 1660s) holding her own in warfare against the Portuguese. Here legacy is being extraordinary leader who fought against the Portuguese and their expanding slave trade in Central Africa. She was known for her crafty diplomacy and her strategically efficient guerilla attacks towards the Portuguese.
Queen Amanirenas Defeat of Rome
Amanirenas was queen of the Nubian kingdom, (Black African Ancient civilization, located in the area now known as Ancient Sudan) and great warrior queen. She built many pyramids and temples, and reigned from 40BC to around 10BC. Among many of her accomplishments, she is most known for leading Kushite armies against the Romans, from 27 BCE to 22 BCE. Amanirenas and her son, Akinidad, led an army of 30,000 against a Roman fort in the Egyptian city of Aswan. Amanirenas fought alongside her soldiers, and initially, her attacks were successful, defeating three Roman cohorts, and dismantling several Roman forts in southern Egypt. After some pushback from the Romans, she ultimately agreed to peace treaty with the Romans, as the Romans agreed to withdraw their fort, and give seized land back to the Kushites, along with rescinding taxes.
The British Destruction of the Great Benin City, the Mighty Capital
The Benin Empire, which existed as far back as the 11th century, is known for its artifacts, wealth, and structural development. Benin City, originally known as Edo, was once the capital of the Benin empire, currently southern Nigeria. Benin city was known for its mathematical layout and earthworks (The Wall of Benin) recorded as being longer than the Great Wall of China. Benin City, at the time, was known for being one of the more creatively planned cities in the world, While London was challenged with the “Black Death plague.”
In 1897, Benin City was destroyed by British forces. the city was looted and burnt to the ground, while Artifacts, known as the “Benin Bronzes” currently sit in the British Museum in London, till this day.
The Life of Dr. John Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke, historian, black nationalist, and Pan-Africanist, was a pioneer in the formation of Africana studies in the United States. Principally a self-trained historian, Clarke dedicated his life to correcting what he argued was the prevailing view that people of Africa and of African descent had no history worthy of study. Over the span of his career Clarke became one of the most respected historians of African and African American history.
- Blackpast.org
A Remake of The Book, “From Superman to Man,” By J. A. Rodgers
From Superman to Man is a polemic against the ignorance that fuels racism. The central plot revolves around a debate between a Pullman porter and a White Racist Southern politician. Rogers used this debate to air many of his personal philosophies and to debunk stereotypes about black people and white racial superiority. The porters’ arguments and theories are pulled from a plethora of sources, classical and contemporary, and run the gamut from history and anthropology to biology. Rogers addresses issues such as the lack of scientific support for the idea of race, black historical vindications, and the fact of intermarriage and unions among peoples throughout history.
- Amazon.com
The Tulsa Genocide (Black Wall Street)
“The 1921 Attack on Greenwood was one of the most significant events in Tulsa’s history. Following World War I, Tulsa was recognized nationally for its affluent African American community known as the Greenwood District. This thriving business district and surrounding residential area was referred to as “Black Wall Street.” In June 1921, a series of events nearly destroyed the entire Greenwood area.” “Using a manufactured a story that falsely accused a black man of raping a white woman, the white residents of Tulsa united and waged a devastating military assault against the black residents using decommissioned World War I aircraft to bomb them into oblivion. Over the course of two days, hundreds were killed, hundreds more were injured, and the war’s goal of destroying the thriving, economically self-sufficient black community known as “Little Africa” or “Black Wall Street” was accomplished. White historians refer to this event as the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 to minimize what occurred.
- www.tulsahistory.org
- Medium.com
Mansa Musa, of The Mali Empire
Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in the 14th century and his land was laden with lucrative natural resources, most notably gold. He was also a successful military leader, having captured 24 cities, per David C. Conrad's "Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay." But it was his Islamic faith that prompted him to make his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, thus exposing his extraordinary riches to the outside world. He is thought to be the richest person of all time, richer than anyone can describe.
- www.businessinsider.com
The Life of Black Panther, Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton’s personal charisma combined with his organizing skills and gift of speech allowed him to be noticed and rise quickly within the Black Panthers. He soon became the leader of the Chicago chapter -- organizing rallies, working with the People’s Clinic, and the Free Breakfast Program. With the actions of the COINTELPRO operation decimating the Party’s leadership, Hampton became next in line to be appointed the Central Committee Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party - also marking him as a person of interest to the FBI. Hampton was killed during a raid by a tactical unit of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in December 1969 - ww.archives.gov
The Life of Malcolm X After His Journey from Mecca
After his return from Mecca, Malcolm X created the “Program of the Organization of Afro-American Unity.” A film is need to show the journey he traveled to create this organization that was never launched, due to his untimely murder.
MLK Family Conspiracy Trial
Three decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a Memphis jury hearing a lawsuit brought by the King family, agreed that King was the victim, not of a lone racist gunman, but of a vast conspiracy. After four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses in a civil trial in Memphis, Tennessee, twelve jurors reached a unanimous verdict on December 8, 1999 after about an hour of deliberations that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated because of a conspiracy. In a press statement held the following day in Atlanta, Mrs. Coretta Scott King welcomed the verdict, saying, “There is abundant evidence of a major high level conspiracy in the assassination of my husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. And the civil court’s unanimous verdict has validated our belief. I wholeheartedly applaud the verdict of the jury and I feel that justice has been well served in their deliberations. This verdict is not only a great victory for my family, but also a great victory for America. It is a great victory for truth itself. It is important to know that this was a SWIFT verdict, delivered after about an hour of jury deliberation. The jury was clearly convinced by the extensive evidence that was presented during the trial that, in addition to Mr. Jowers, the conspiracy of the Mafia, local, state and federal government agencies, were deeply involved in the assassination of my husband. The jury also affirmed overwhelming evidence that identified someone else, not James Earl Ray, as the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame. – The King Center