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I only play roulette on occasion, but when I do, I always bet on black. And itâs all because of Wesley Snipes, who was the predominant Black action hero of the 1990s. Sure, Richard Roundtree paved the way in the â70s with his character Shaft, along with many other Black actors. But Wesley Snipes movies helped propel Black action flicks into the mainstream. I donât think itâs hyperbolic to say this, but without
Blade, there likely wouldnât be a
With
Coming 2 America coming soon, it got me thinking about how much I love Wesley Snipes. He made his first film appearance in the 1986 sports comedy,