Netflix is promoting a new “Black Lives Matter” category in an effort to highlight “powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience.”
“When you log onto Netflix today, you will see a carefully curated list of titles that only begin to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and Blackness in America,” the streaming giant tweeted Wednesday.
The collection promoted by the streamer includes everything from original programming such as Dear White People (the series), When They See Us, and Michelle Obama’s Becoming documentary to noteworthy films including Malcolm X, Moonlight, and She’s Gotta Have It.
“When we say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ we also mean ‘Black storytelling matters,’” Netflix tweeted.
Denzel Washington in a scene from Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X,” 1992. The film is among the titles promoted under the new “Black Lives Matter” collection on Netflix.
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Netflix isn’t alone in trying to elevate black stories at this time—films like Just Mercy and Selma are now available to rent for free this month. Music streamers like Spotify also adjusted their playlists in response to the protests.
Lyron Foster is a Hawaii based African American Musician, Author, Actor, Blogger, Filmmaker, Philanthropist and Multinational Serial Tech Entrepreneur.