The Nerd Social

Jhon, Colin, and Nathan discuss the movie One Night In Miami released on Amazon Prime Video. The director Regina King was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work, and we discuss not only the movies but the central arguments embedded in the movie.

Directed by: Regina King Screenplay by: Kemp Powers Starring:

• Kingsley Ben-Adir As Malcolm X
• Eli Goree As Cassius Clay / Cassius X / Muhammad Ali
• Aldis Hodge As Jim Brown
• Leslie Odom Jr. As Sam Cooke

#OneNightInMiami #ReginaKing #BLM

The Souls of Black Folk By W.E.B. Du Bois: https://www.bartleby.com/114/

STRUCTURED ACADEMIC DEBATE: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND W.E.B DUBOIS: https://www.blackpast.org/structured-academic-debate-booker-t-washington-and-w-e-b-dubois/

A Last Interview with W.E.B. Du Bois: https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/flashbks/black/mcgillbh.htm

Kemp Powers Interview: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/internal-debate-writer-of-one-night-in-miami-soul/

Jim Brown's visit to The Hampton House in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-uq1K_gAXU

New York Times article on Malcolm X's pilgrimage to Mecca: https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/08/archives/malcolm-x-pleased-by-whites-attitude-on-trip-to-mecca.html

“It’s All Over Now” Rolling Stones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur-yMil88fU

"Blowin' In the Wind" Bob Dylan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFj8uDubsE

“A Change Is Gonna Come” -Sam Cooke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBlaMOmKV4

Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix) https://www.netflix.com/watch/80217478?trackId=13752289&tctx=0%2C0%2C9c1c3fde38210b7fcb8e1803b9bcc898b1f5e3bb%3A71f7fba4b5e3acfa334525b9c9b28cc06d39402f%2C9c1c3fde38210b7fcb8e1803b9bcc898b1f5e3bb%3A71f7fba4b5e3acfa334525b9c9b28cc06d39402f%2Cunknown%2C

The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (Netflix) https://www.netflix.com/watch/80191045?trackId=13752289&tctx=0%2C0%2Cbbe1c04aa29fa182cd799ea436759f4ec67e2404%3Ad1ed3c6fc25381ff42fece076e172a4813677c9d%2Cbbe1c04aa29fa182cd799ea436759f4ec67e2404%3Ad1ed3c6fc25381ff42fece076e172a4813677c9d%2Cunknown%2C