Independent Lens

The New Black

Centering on the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland, The New Black looks at how the African American community grapples with the divisive gay rights issue. The film documents activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage, and charts how attitudes evolve on the streets, in the pews, and at the kitchen table.

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The New Black explores how the African American community debates the marriage equality movement and the fight over LGBT rights. The film documents activists, families, and clergy on both sides of campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar — the church — while reflecting on how this may have been exploited by political conservatives.

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    The New Black: Canvassing for Marriage Equality

    S15 E21 - 1m 22s

    In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary The New Black, two women canvassing for marriage equality in Maryland try to convince a group of young African American men to vote for Question 6. “Whether you’re gay or not, these are your brothers and sisters out here, and they need you to represent.”

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