The New Black
Family, faith and the fight for equality
80 mins
The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community's institutional pillar-the black church and reveals the Christian right wing's strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda. The New Black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.
Yvonne Welbon
Producer
Angela Tucker
Co-Producer
Erin Casper
Writer
Korie Enyard
Music Supervisor
Erin Casper
Editor
Garland McLaurin
Camera Operator
Ali Muney
Editor
Veena Rao
Associate Producer