Talk to Me-- Colin McGuire
In this week’s film, Talk to Me, a radio station DJ and his manager had an immense impact on the city around it. Petey and Dewey were the perfect combination of voice and influence that was needed to reach the black people of the city. In this time when the black population was still oppressed these two main characters were able to come together to help make a difference. Petey was “of the people” and a “miscreant.” He only ever spoke the truth. He knew what needed to be said and was not afraid to say it. Petey was able to connect with his listeners and bring up important issues in the society. Dewey, on the other hand, was a black character that acted as if he was white. He had grown up in the inner city, but made changes in his life to better himself. He had become the stereotypical “white person” and Petey picked at him for it. He claimed that he had conformed and lost his true identity. Through the movie Petey was able to help Dewey find himself again. The black population needed them, but they needed each other first. Petey was able to say what Dewey could not, and Dewey could do the things Petey was not able to do. Together they help empower the black community. The Black Power movement was in progress with its symbol being the clenched fist held up in the air. Petey and Dewey were a major part of a revolution in the civil rights movement in D.C.