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AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES
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Famed critic and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hosts a compelling and often inspiring series that explores the lives of prominent African Americans. Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Bishop T.D. Jakes, and Whoopi Goldberg are just a few of the personalities whose day-to-day lives and family roots are explored through interviews, photographs, and personal reflections. Graham Judd/Leslie D. Farrell---USA---2006---240 mins.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2
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Famed critic and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hosts a compelling and often inspiring series that explores the lives of prominent African Americans. Chris Rock, Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, and Maya Angelou are just a few of the personalities whose day-to-day lives and family roots are explored through interviews, photographs, and personal reflections. Graham Judd---USA---2008---240 mins.
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AFRICANS IN AMERICA
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All four installments of this powerful television production. 360 mins.
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AFRO PROMO
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Here's an irresistible program of trailers that traces Black Cinema's evolution through the crucial period of 1946-1976.
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ALL MY BABIES
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Commissioned by the Georgia Department of Public Health, George C. Stoney's beautiful documentary was originally intended as an instructional tool for Southern midwives. Now this inspirational story of African-American midwife Mary Frances Hill Coley serves as an important historical document and a joyful entertainment. It was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2002. George C. Stoney---USA---1952---54 mins.
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AMERICA BEYOND THE COLOR LINE
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Distinguished cultural commentator Henry Louis Gates Jr. visits a wide variety of U.S. metropolitan areas to explore and elucidate the black community's role in key sectors of society. Gates trains his eye on everything from black leadership in politics and academia to the legacy of the Civil Rights movement in the South, to contributions to music, movies, sports, and the media. Includes interviews and appearances by Jesse Jackson, Vernon Jordan, Quincy Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Chris Tucker. USA---2004---240 mins.
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AMISTAD (SPIELBERG)
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Spielberg's Oscar-nominated epic starring Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, and Stellan Skarsgard. In the summer of 1839, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship La Amistad break free of their shackles, arm themselves, take control of the ship and reclaim their freedom as they try to return to Africa. The two surviving members of the crew trick them and they are captured by an American naval ship and put on trial for the murder of the crew. Steven Spielberg---USA---1997---155 mins.
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BANISHED
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Between the Civil War and the Great Depression, African-Americans were evicted from their homes and driven out of numerous white communities. Documentary filmmaker Marco Williams focuses on three such communities in Georgia, Missouri, and Arkansas in order to convey the affects these injustices have had on the descendents of the banished. The film was also released under the no-nonsense title Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks Out of Town in America. Nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Marco Williams---USA---2007---87 mins.
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BEEN TO THE MOUTAINTOP ( MLK )
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A compilation of original footage from the dramatic speeches and reflective moments of the legendary civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. From a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama on November 13, 1956, to his last address on April 3, 1968--the night before his assassination in Memphis--Been to the Mountaintop features the highlights of this great orator's moving calls for justice and equality. 2006.
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BEN CARSON: WORLD FAMOUS NEURO
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The inspirational life story and career achievements of world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson are celebrated in this program. He rose from poverty and overcame racism. Now he outlines his steps to success. 30 mins.
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BLACK HOLLYWOOD: BLAXPLOITATION AND ADVANCING AN INDEPENDENT BLACK CINEMA
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This 1984 documentary traces the history of black filmmakers, actors, and audiences in America. From Oscar Micheaux to Eddie Murphy, Black Hollywood amasses interviews and clips to explore the role of black entertainers and entrepreneurs. Although progress has been undeniable, the exposure ushered in by blaxploitation movies did little to advance a black cinema independent from Hollywood. After all, the majority of blaxploitation films were financed by white producers who reaped great rewards. Featuring Diahnne Abbot, Rosalind Cash, Alfre Woodard, Jim Brown, Vonetta McGee, D'Urville Martin, Lorenzo Tucker, Joel Fluellen, Vincent Tubbs, and Sidney Poitier.
Howard Johnson---USA---1984---75 mins.
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BLACK IS.. BLACK AIN'T
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In Black Is... Black Ain't, filmmaker Marlon Riggs memorably likens the concept of a black America to his grandmother's gumbo: it includes "just a little bit of everything." Riggs and prominent intellectuals like Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Cornel West share their stories and theories here in order to provoke new ideas about black identity and the true diversity of black America. "A dense, sizzling, stimulating gumbo of thought and emotion--the essential Riggs statement" (San Francisco Chronicle). This was Riggs last film before succumbing to complications from AIDS. Marlon Riggs---USA---1994---87 mins.
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BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
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To tell the story of the Black Power Movement in the U.S. during the late '60s and early '70s, the makers of this documentary look to the archives of...Sweden?
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BUFFALO SOLDIERS (GLOVER)
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Danny Glover, Mykelty Williamson and Michael Warren star in this spirited salute to the famed African-American U.S. Cavalry corps whose fighting bravery in the West helped carve out a nation and the cavalrymen's rightful place in Charles Haid---USA---1997---95 mins.
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CENTURY OF BLACK CINEMA
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A celebration of the finest African-American entertainers to grace the silver screen. Features rare film footage ranging from pioneer director Oscar Micheaux to Spike Lee, behind-the-scenes takes with Richard Pryor, Sidney Poitier and James Earl Jones, and interviews with Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover and Fayard
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COLOR OF THE CROSS
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In the first feature length film to depict Jesus as a black man, writer/director/actor Jean-Claude LaMarre (Malcolm X) gives an affecting performance as the Son of Man in his final days. If anything can be said about this headline-grabbing movie, it's that Color of the Cross reveals how religion, just like history, depends on who's telling it and for what purpose. Jean-Claude LaMarre---USA---2006---88 mins.
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DARE NOT WALK ALONE
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Filmmaker Jeremy Dean looks at the legacy of the civil rights movement as experienced by one representative community--St. Augustine, Florida. Archival footage of racial unrest in the town is joined by interviews with residents from both sides of the racial divide, offering their memories of Dr. King, the riots, and protests. This history is then compared with the current poverty and inequalities experienced by African-Americans in St. Augustine. "Dare Not Walk Alone reminds us that for far too many Americans of color, 'free at last' has meant trading one sociological prison for another" (Scott Jeremy Dean---USA---2006---81 mins.
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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
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An examination of King's extraordinary life using rare and largely unseen footage and photographs, this program looks at the ideas, thoughts and causes of the civil rights leader's times. 90 mins.
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ELECTRIC PURGATORY: THE FATE OF THE BLACK ROCKER
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This documentary on the racial history of rock music raises some fascinating questions. Put simply, since rock 'n' roll was derived most directly from black rhythm and blues, why are there so few black rock musicians today carrying the torch that was set ablaze by Chuck Berry, Littler Richard, and Jimi Hendrix? If anything, acts like Bad Brains, Fishbone, Living Colour, the Roots, and God Forbid are exceptions to the rule. To help find answers and flesh out the story, the filmmakers interview members of these bands above, as well as record label insiders and music journalists. Electric Purgatory also boasts some great archival concert footage.
Raymond Gayle---USA---2005---85 mins.
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EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE
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A rockumentary about the rise and fall of Fishbone, the genre-shredding African-American band who had more influence than record sales during the 1980s and early '90s. Blending punk, ska, funk, and metal, Fishbone connected with fans who not only liked hearing jarring styles being combined, but also loved seeing a black band tearing it up in a predominantly white scene. Everyone from Les Claypool to Gwen Stefani sings their praises. Laurence Fishburne narrates.
Lev Anderson/Chris Metzler---USA---2010---107 mins.
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