100 Years A Slave Movies (A Black History Rant)

    Nick Cannon posted this tweet a few months ago, upset at the recent Hollywood trend of making slave movies like Djano Unchained and 12 Years A Slave. You get that he is frustrated and he's right to be. Whenever Hollywood decides to do a movie about black history, they either do a slave movie or a movie and civil rights. These are important issues in our history. These movies showcased how we as black people, suffered due to prejudice and were able to overcome those hard times. These movies are not necessarily bad, but need more. We need movies that has to dig deeper into our history.
    We are a people that were descendants of great civilizations. We came from kings and queens that not just ruled the in Egypt and had empires like the Mali empire and the Ethiopian empire. We came from scientists, and scholars. We had expeditions to other countries like America before Columbus. We come from architects that constructed pyramids and other monuments in other countries, but you never know that because Hollywood never shows that. We can go all the way back to 10 million B.C. and tell the story of Troy, and Pompeii to tell white history, but we just can't seem to get past slavery? Hearing these stories of African history and getting a since of who we were and where we came from will do more to inspire and motivate our people more than 12 Years A Slave ever could. But, how do we get Hollywood to make these movies? Do we get them interested by motivating our black directors and producers to make these movies? That is the question. I would like to hear what you think should be done.