Harry Belafonte

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When I Rise
7.7

When I Rise

Mar. 14, 2010

When I Rise

A documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student who finds herself at the epicenter of racial controversy, ...
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
7.6

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish ...
Mama Africa
7

Mama Africa

Aug. 12, 2011

Mama Africa

Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South ...
Bobby
7

Bobby

Sep. 05, 2006

Bobby

In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. ...
Kansas City
6.3

Kansas City

Aug. 16, 1996

Kansas City

A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Uptown Saturday Night
6.6

Uptown Saturday Night

Jul. 26, 1974

Uptown Saturday Night

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
The Angel Levine
6

The Angel Levine

Jul. 28, 1970

The Angel Levine

Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He’s a tailor, but he can’t work because his back ...
Odds Against Tomorrow
7.4

Odds Against Tomorrow

Oct. 15, 1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
Island in the Sun
6.1

Island in the Sun

Jun. 12, 1957

Island in the Sun

A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.
Bright Road
6.7

Bright Road

Apr. 17, 1953

Bright Road

Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
7.9

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium’s first half-century. Actors, ...
Swing Vote
5.9

Swing Vote

Apr. 19, 1999

Swing Vote

A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have ...
Carmen Jones
6.7

Carmen Jones

Oct. 28, 1954

Carmen Jones

At an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and “hot bundle” Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants ...