‘Shaft’ 50th Anniversary: A Revised Take on the Hero Would Be Better Than a Black James Bond
The original 1971 character was a gritty personification of the times, a new kind of Black hero. A revision could be something that America needs today.
Shaft (2019)
‘Shaft’: Samuel L. Jackson’s Tone-Deaf Salute to the Blaxploitation Hero Is a Missed Opportunity
The new Shaft has been stripped of all political relevance, and is just a private “dick,” still embodying an archaic brand of black masculinity.
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