Hope Jackson, Dr. Jackson if you're conscious

The African-American Film and Culture class was definitely an experience this semester. Through the use of independent films we were able to explore the deep-seated biases toward African-Americans in the film industry. Honestly. I wish we were able to further explore colorism and how it plays a vital role in casting African-American actors and actresses. I also wanted to focus more on why African-American actor/actresses choose the films they want to play in and what that says about what being black means to them. Overall, I appreciated the colorful course Dr. Jackson provided this semester and I look forward to enrolling and recommending her courses to many other students. I suggest that future students keep and open mind and realize that although many films are entertaining there is always a deeper meaning behind the actual screenplay.