When the law categorizes Black identity as a monolith, who gets left behind? In her Post, Briana James delves into anti-discrimination law’s tendency to separate race and national origin, failing to account for the unique experiences of Black immigrants. Drawing on her love of film and its interpretation through political commentary, she challenges the limitations of the broad, all-encompassing legal category of “Black” and examines what such limitations mean for the recognition and protection of Black immigrant identity.