We also see tensions between Dap and the people in his life as a result of his commitment to social activism. We see here how colorism can pit people against each other in a racist system where they can look down on each other when they are both hated for having Black skin. It's there that a musical number occurs between the two groups of women about how they have 'good hair' and the other has 'bad hair:' 'Well you got nappy hair/Nappy's alright with me/My hair is straight you see/Soul's crooked as can be.' This seven-minute sequence of the two groups of women dancing and singing is perhaps the first full-on delve into colorism on film as the non-Gamma are referred to as the slur 'jiggaboo' as a result of their dark skin and the Gamma Rays are referred to as the 'wannabees,' as in the accusation of them wanting to be white. The film then goes to this dreamlike sequence styled in the way of a 1950-60s lavish Technicolor musical at a salon. Their first interaction comes early in the film when each group runs into the other in a hallway and starts name-calling each other based on their hair and skin tone. Lee has this as a setup between the lighter skinned Gamma Rays and the darker skinned women, headed by Dap's girlfriend, Rachel ( Kyme), who both view each other with disdain. One of the most visible sources of tensions displayed in the film is between The Gamma Rays, a female companion to the Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity on campus, led by Jane Touissant ( Tisha Campbell) and the women not associated with Greek life. Within this story of Black college, Lee offers us a look at the divisions among Black people on how to exist in American society. RELATED: From 'Pitch Perfect' to 'Animal House': Best Movies About College

The extended camera sweep telegraphs that not only are we in a predominately Black school but in a Black story where we as the audience will focus on the lives of these Black characters.

As Dap gives his speech and lambasts Mission College's failure, the camera faces the crowd and swims across this sea of all Black faces who are listening to every word that Dap speaks.

In the opening scene, there's a protest, led by student Dap ( Laurence Fishburne) calling on the fictional HBCU, Mission College, to divest from South Africa due to the nation's racist system of Apartheid.

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