Reminiscing about blaxploitation and other retro reads.

J.R. Valery writes about how the films influenced hip-hop.

Get your groove on with this down-and-dirty action pack featuring Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes and the baddest crew on DVD in five Soul Cinema classics!

Overview of the genre's history with a list of films, plus multimedia resources including photos, audio and video clips.

Examining the popularity of these films and the influence they have had on cinema since.

Wildly colorful ghetto garb, lurid, approving drug and sex scenes, extreme violence, classic soulful scores, and touches of black nationalism are the still irresistible lures of the blaxploitation movie.

Stick it to The Man, the establishment, the one that is oppressing you and holding you back. Learn the history of The Man and his dirty tricks, corporate greed and business stupidity.

Nicky Baxter examines how these films upended Hollywood stereotypes.

Blaxploitation, funk and groovy soundtracks and culture from blaxploitation.com