Black Sister's Revenge

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Black Sister's Revenge
Directed by Jamaa Fanaka
Written byJamaa Fanaka
Produced byJamaa Fanaka
StarringJerri Hayes
Ernest Williams III
Charles David Brooks III
CinematographyStephen Posey
Edited byRobert A. Fitzgerald
Music byH.B. Barnum
Distributed by International Pictures
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Black Sister's Revenge is a 1976 Blaxploitation film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. The film stars Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams III, and Charles David Brooks, III. The film was released theatrically as Emma Mae, then re-titled to Black Sister's Revenge for home video release. [1]

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Plot

Black Sister's Revenge is about a teen moving from a small Southern town in Mississippi to live with her family in Los Angeles. When Emma Mae (Jerri Hayes) first moves to Los Angeles, she's introduced to Jessie Amos (Ernest Williams III) with whom she instantly falls in love. Jessie and Zeke (Charles David Brooks III) are eventually locked up for assaulting an officer. When Jessie and Zeke go to jail, Emma Mae starts a car wash to raise money for bail. When that fails, she plots a bank robbery to get the cash for his bail. She later finds out that he doesn't love her and used her, leading to Emma Mae's dramatic fight scene, beating Jessie senseless and her final speech about how stupid the group was, still having gang wars.

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References

  1. Stewart, Jacqueline. "Emma Mae". www.cinema.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.