The 100 best Black / urban movies of all time

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.

Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.

It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.

A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.

A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.

Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.

During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.

Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".

One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.

Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.

A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.

The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.

The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.