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Michele Wallace

Born January 4, 1952 · Harlem, New York, USA (age 74)

Michele Faith Wallace is a black feminist author, cultural critic, and daughter of artist Faith Ringgold. She is best known for her 1979 book Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman.

Known For

Black Is… Black Ain’tBlack Is… Black Ain’t · 1995
Black Is… Black Ain’t
★ 5.81995
MovieDocumentary
African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in PrintDear Ms.: A Revolution in Print · 2025
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print
★ 7.42025
MovieDocumentary
Three filmmakers dive deep into the storied and complex legacy of Ms. magazine through the lens of some of its most iconic covers, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and engaging interviews with the powerful women who shaped the magazine at its inception over fifty years ago
Birth of an Independent WomanBirth of an Independent Woman · 2009
Birth of an Independent Woman
2009
MovieDocumentary
From housewives to working women this featurette examines the rise of female independence in the Mad Men era
Black Women, Sexual Politics and the RevolutionBlack Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution · 1992
Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution
1992
MovieDocumentary
Focuses on sexual equality in the Black community.
Black Art: In the Absence of LightBlack Art: In the Absence of Light · 2021
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
★ 6.42021
MovieDocumentary
An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."

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