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Poll: Favorite film with a black woman in the lead role?
It was recently announced that Lupita Nyong'o will be starring in the adaptation of the best-selling book Americanah (2021). While black women have made great strides over the years in the film industry, solo (not on equal footing in the lead with a man or a woman of another ethnicity) lead roles for them are still few and far between. Which film featuring a black woman in the lead role is your favorite (minimum 5 stars, 1000 votes)?
Make Your Choice
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Black Girl (1966)
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Cleopatra Jones (1973)
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Coffy (1973)
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Colombiana (2011)
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The Color Purple (1985)
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Desert Flower (2009)
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Foxy Brown (1974)
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Girl 6 (1996)
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Gothika (2003)
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Jackie Brown (1997)
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Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
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Last Holiday (2006)
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Mahogany (1975)
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Pariah (2011)
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Precious (2009)
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Sarafina! (1992)
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Set It Off (1996)
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She's Gotta Have It (1986)
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Sister Act (1992)
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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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War Witch (2012)
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
