In an extract from Black British anthology Black Joy, one writer explains what their favourite films have taught them about love - from You’ve Got Mail to Nollywood classics.

In an extract from Black British anthology Black Joy, one writer explains what their favourite films have taught them about love - from Youu2019ve Got Mail to Nollywood classics.

Black Joy: u201cWhat my favourite films taught me about being in love

Black Joy: “What my favourite films taught me about being in love

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You can create whole galaxies within a kiss, unearth languages within a touch

Black people have  refused to let go of love and clung on to it desperately throughout our entire history 

Choosing to love and be loved despite the pain it may bring is a radical choice

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“I yearned to be like the movie heroines, to have weak knees and be giddy and in love.“

Kissing, romcoms and Nollywood: what movies taught one young Black writer about love