Paying Homage
A verified registry of the people building, making, and shaping what shows up on black.wiki. Over time, verified entries will receive plaques, certificates, and contributor cards — a durable record of who put in the work.
12 Years a Slave
Filmmakers
Steve McQueen's 2013 film adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir.
Black Panther
Filmmakers
Ryan Coogler's 2018 Marvel feature — first Black-led superhero blockbuster.
Boyz n the Hood
Filmmakers
1991 John Singleton coming-of-age film set in South Central LA.
Daniel Kaluuya — Judas and the Black Messiah
Filmmakers
Daniel Kaluuya's 2021 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Fred Hampton.
Daughters of the Dust
Filmmakers
Julie Dash's 1991 film about a Gullah Geechee family on the Sea Islands of South Carolina at the turn of the 20th century.
Dave Chappelle — Killin' Them Softly
Filmmakers
2000 Dave Chappelle HBO comedy special that launched his major-stage career.
Eddie Murphy — Delirious
Filmmakers
1983 Eddie Murphy stand-up film — one of the highest-grossing stand-up specials ever.
Eve's Bayou
Filmmakers
Kasi Lemmons's 1997 directorial debut, a Southern Gothic family story set in 1960s Louisiana.
Eve's Bayou (Director's Cut)
Filmmakers
Kasi Lemmons's 1997 directorial debut — a Louisiana family drama with supernatural overtones.
Get Out
Filmmakers
Jordan Peele's 2017 horror feature debut about a Black man visiting his white girlfriend's family.
Hidden Figures
Filmmakers
2016 film based on Margot Lee Shetterly's history of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson at NASA Langley.
Insecure
Filmmakers
Issa Rae's 2016–21 HBO series adapted from her web series Awkward Black Girl.
King of New York
Filmmakers
Abel Ferrara's 1990 crime drama featuring Laurence Fishburne as Jimmy Jump — a performance that announced a generational talent.
Mahershala Ali — Moonlight
Filmmakers
Mahershala Ali's Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Moonlight (2017).
Patrice O'Neal — Mr P
Filmmakers
2011 album from Black comedian Patrice O'Neal recorded shortly before his death.
Richard Pryor — Live in Concert
Filmmakers
1979 Richard Pryor concert film widely cited as the greatest stand-up special ever filmed.
Selma
Filmmakers
Ava DuVernay's 2014 film centering the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting-rights marches.
Spike Lee — Do the Right Thing
Filmmakers
Spike Lee's 1989 Brooklyn-summer-day film.
Spike Lee — Get on the Bus
Filmmakers
1996 road film following Black men traveling cross-country to the Million Man March in DC.
Whoopi Goldberg — Direct from Broadway
Filmmakers
1985 Whoopi Goldberg one-woman show that established her as a major American actor.