One night last week I was watching BET with a friend and the network was showing the film ‘Boyz In The Hood’ which was written and Directed in 1991 by John Singleton. The movie is considered a classic by many and it received an academy award in 1992.During the 90’s black movies appeared everywhere and movies became a way for us to tell our stories to the world. Great directors such as Spike Lee, John Singleton, Ernest Dickerson, and Darnell Martin were pioneers that emerged from this movement. But since then it seems to be a void waiting to be filled in black cinema. Although this movie had such an impact on the African American community as well as the main stream media why is BET playing a movie that is almost 20 years old during primetime television hours? This is why many African Americans do not watch a network that was created for us.I feel like that currently the African American community lacks a sense of identity artistically and especially in the media. This troubles me because the President of the United States is an African American.I would love to see something on Bet besides an old movie or a reality television show where is the next Spike Lee?