2009 proved to be a fairly interesting year for black film in Hollywood. Push, an indie film directed by Lee Daniels about an obese illiterate teenager in Harlem quickly became a favorite on the film festival circuit. Based on the novel  by Sapphire the film was granted two fairy godparents: Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. […]

Coincidences abound and there is nothing really new under the sun, but there are some similarities you simply can’t ignore.