This is a coming of age film. Black films of that era focused on topics that involved the very worst of the Black community. This was one of the first films of the 70's that championed self-improvement and empowerment.
Gordy successfully attempts to move beyond "Blackplotation" films of that time. In doing so, the film genre and the community it describes is what comes of age.
If you listen to the dialog Williams and Ross had as they walked through the shelled out community and then walked those same contrived, multi-million dollar Townhome/condo communities today you will have a much greater appreciation for this forward thinking, insightful film, Mahogany.
Gordy successfully attempts to move beyond "Blackplotation" films of that time. In doing so, the film genre and the community it describes is what comes of age.
If you listen to the dialog Williams and Ross had as they walked through the shelled out community and then walked those same contrived, multi-million dollar Townhome/condo communities today you will have a much greater appreciation for this forward thinking, insightful film, Mahogany.