Growing up, I was obsessed with cheesy romance movies. The kind where the girl stumbles into the guy’s life in a spontaneous meet-cute and BAM- they’re in love. However, these films were almost always starring white leads and looking back, portrayed highly unrealistic depictions of relationships.
Thus, I decided to make an interactive timeline exploring romance films that I could both better relate to and that were much healthier portrayals of what love should like. The films I analyzed all featured Black characters, showcasing the beauty that is Black love. I enjoyed discussing the mere diversity in Black stories that I found in the movies I selected. It proved that our love doesn’t look the same, and quite frankly, doesn’t fall together perfectly like they do in Lifetime movies. Yet, they are beautiful nonetheless.
You can check out my project here.
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