Netflix showcases movies and series on the black experience

The featured content includes Malcom X and Dear White People.

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June 10, 2020 8:10 a.m. PT

Netflix is putting a spotlight on some of its movies, documentaries and TV shows about racism.
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Netflix is showcasing TV shows, movies and documentaries addressing racial justice and blackness, the company said in a tweet Wednesday.

When you log onto Netflix today, you will see a carefully curated list of titles that only begin to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and Blackness in America. https://t.co/dN6XQmsrGK pic.twitter.com/3CIrrno6mw
— Netflix (@netflix) June 10, 2020

"With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time -- we're starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the black experience," the company said, also noting that when users log in, they'll see a curated list that "only begin[s] to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and blackness in America."

Among the titles featured are Moonlight, 13th, Becoming, Malcom X and Dear White People.