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While watching the film my group observed many instances of racism and discrimination in many different aspects. Along with this, we observed various themes within the movie, some of which include, religion, acceptance, and the inequalities of the criminal justice system.

Examples of these themes:
- Fonny's mother's disapproval of Tish's pregnancy
- Fonny's imprisonment and Tish's pregnancy brought families together
- Fonny's poor treatment while in jail
- Poor treatment of Daniel while in jail
- Tish did not want any issues with the white man who made sexual advances on her as she did not want to cause trouble and accepted this behaviour as "normal"

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The systematic oppression of black men, including Fonny, forces many to plead guilty to a crime they most likely did not commit. Fonny took a plea deal after Victoria Rogers refused to vouch for his innocence and after his trial date kept getting pushed back.

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Through a long journey of searching for a loft the couple had faced many incidents of discrimination. After they had found a loft that they loved, they were sure that there was a catch because of the colour of their skin. They proceeded to ask Levy, the owner of the loft, why he was being so nice, and what the catch was as they believe and had adapted to people treating them a certain way. When Levy said that the ocular of their skin did not matter to him, the couple was shocked as this is not what they are used to.

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Victoria Rogers accused Fonny of raping her in her house. Fonny was nowhere near her street and it would have been impossible to run back to his house in time yet, a white male cop swore he saw Fonny flea the scene. She picked Fonny out from a police lineup and he was sent to jail.

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Fonny's friend Daniel, explains to Fonny the fear that was imposed upon him during his time in jail, for a crime he did not commit, which then leaves Fonny as well as Tish speechless.

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In the film If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins illustrates the social injustice black people face every day. This is displayed through the discriminatory actions of the justice system, forceful adaptions to societal norms and, the fear imposed upon them by racial bias.

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While at the store buying a few items for dinner, Tish was approached in a sexual manner by a white man. Fonny stood up for Tish and threw the man outside of the store while proceeding to kick him. Although the white man was making sexual advances to Tish, the police officer only wanted to believe that Fonny was at fault for assaulting the white man. The officer only believed TIsh and Fonny's side of the story after the owner of the store (an old white lady) vouched for them.

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Barry Jenkins, 2018