Marlon Riggs

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Marlon Riggs (3 February 1957 - 5 April 1994), an African-American poet, educator, filmmaker, and an outspoken gay rights activist.

He produced many documentaries for public television, some of which were considered controversial by media watchdog groups, who protested the fact that Riggs' films were produced with money from the National Endowment for the Arts. Marlon Riggs died from AIDS related illness in 1994, after completing his last documentary, Black is...Black Ain't, concerning the state of African-America, and the racism, sexism and homophobia within it.

[edit] Television Documentaries

  • Ethnic Notions - 1987
  • Tongues Untied - 1988
  • Color Adjustment - 1989
  • Non, Je Ne Regrette Rein (No Regret) - 1992
  • Black Is...Black Ain't - 1994


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