Watch Your Language by Cynthia Fuchs
Following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the streets of Washington DC erupted. The scene, fiery and chaotic, similar to other cities across the US at the time, appears in Talk to Me through the eyes of Petey Greene (Don Cheadle). Shocked by the news, he stands outside the WOL-AM office where he’s a DJ and surveys the turmoil. Figures barely discernable run past, papers fly through smoke, windows break across the street, a car blows up. Petey pauses, then heads back inside, where he takes the mic and starts doing what he does best: he starts talking.
It’s a turning point in Kasi Lemmons’ smart, enthralling film. Part biopic, part portrait of an era, it presents an ongoing dilemma—what does it mean to be “black enough” and how does “talk” shape the question and answers?
Read the Full Review @ Popmatters.com
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Also Read Esther Iverem's Straight Talk, No Chaser @ SeeingBlack.com
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Also footage of Petey Green's classic "How to Eat a Watermelon"
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