Battle of the Flags

This is a film that I'd like to see. It's about a working-class black neighborhood's fight against gentrification - by gays and lesbians:

"Flag Wars"follows the stories of two blacks and a white lesbian Realtor. Linda Mitchell, a black woman with many emotional and medical problems, defiantly paints "not for sale" on her house.
She is dragged into the legal system when she cannot pay to repair her house, which is in violation of building codes. After following her travails through the system, encountering some poignant and some humorous moments, the film closes with the lesbian Realtor, Nina, showing Mitchell's house to prospective buyers after Mitchell's death.

It's an interesting article, which highlights an argument I was positing all over last weekend's MNGOP convention: why are afro-americans so solidly left-of-center, when the most successful african-american communities are the ones that best exemplify conservative ideals? (By which I'm talking about hard work and focus on the family, not friction with gays).

Much more to come.

Posted by Mitch at June 14, 2004 06:04 AM