David F. Walker (Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies)

We interview author David F. Walker (The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History, The Second Chance of Darius Logan) about his new book Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies.Among other things, we discuss the decline in film literacy, how challenging it can be to narrow down all of black cinema history into one book, and the saving graces of Shaft in Africa. Purchase David F. Walker’s book Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies in hardcover and on Kindle. Follow David F. Walker on Instagram. Support David F. Walker on Patreon. The theme music for The Film-Flam Man Podcast is by Tom Shad.Follow Tom Shad on Bandcamp. Get full access to The Film-Flam Man at matwbt.substack.com/subscribe