There Is Simply No Time for This: Whose Streets? and Civil Rights Cinema
It is unlikely I will see the US justice system evolve toward an egalitarian ideal in my lifetime. But Whose Streets? does offer a clearly visible North Star.
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Argun Ulgen
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Argun Ulgen is an appellate public defender and a film writer residing in NYC. In addition to contributing film essays to The Rumpus, Argun is a staff writer at PopMatters, and has made prior contributions to Salon. Follow him on Twitter @BrooklynCycles. Follow him on Twitter at @BrooklynCycles.
Rising Above the Rink: Remembering Bill Nunn
In those little moments, a higher truth emerges from above the rink: with some humor, peace becomes more possible.
Boyz n the Hood, Chi-Raq, and America 2016
And while the faces and nomenclature between these historically discrete agents of change differ, the one governing commonality remains the same: unfettered gun ownership and correlative violence play a pivotal role.