African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Marlon RiggsSelf | Self |
 Angela DavisSelf | Self |
| bbell hooksSelf | Self |
 Essex HemphillSelf | Self |
 Cornel WestSelf | Self |
| MMaulana KarengaSelf | Self |
| BBarbara SmithSelf | Self |
| MMichele WallaceSelf | Self |