Why do so many black people love kung fu?

Kung fu references crop up a lot in black culture from Jim Kelly in Enter the Dragon and Wesley Snipes' Blade films to hip-hop artists like Wu-Tang Clan. This translates to the UK too. Josh Toussaint-Strauss watched a lot of martial arts growing up and found that his family and friends all wanted to kick arse like Bruce Lee. So why do so many black people love Kung-Fu? Josh investigates. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2VEEwKb Today in Focus podcast ► https://ift.tt/2D74a4z Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2feoDdN The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2 Sources Why Bruce Lee and kung fu films hit home with black audiences ► https://ift.tt/2edgVfE The Legend of RZA and The Last Airbender ► https://ift.tt/325ahPo How Bruce Lee Used Kung Fu to Beat Bigotry ► https://ift.tt/2Kq7I2C Black Audiences, Blaxploitation and Kung Fu Films, and Challenges to White Celluloid Masculinity ► https://ift.tt/2qXPtfT From Kung Fu to Hip Hop: Globalization, Revolution, and Popular Culture ► https://ift.tt/34cbtC2 Kung Fu Cultural Revolution and Japanese Imperialism ► https://ift.tt/2PBCT0a Why kung fu films have endured in Africa ► https://ift.tt/2r0cezY Don Cheadle on Kendrick Lamar’s “Kung Fu Kenny” Moniker ► https://ift.tt/2pjMzBW The Story Behind The Get Down’s Kung Fu Connection ► https://ift.tt/2WsERBo Run Run Shaw and the Impact of Kung Fu Movies on Black America ► https://ift.tt/2qSOltU Celestial Pictures Shaw Brothers Universe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/CelestialPicturesLtd/videos The Shaws Shown on TV's Black Belt Theater DVD List ► https://ift.tt/2N0M8VW