Category: Black Cinema
When The Chickens Came Home To Roost — Part 2
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Part I & II. This is a one-hour version of the award-winning 1982 New York stage hit “When The Chickens Came Home To Roost,” written by Lawrence Holder and produced by Woodie King, Jr. It stars Denzel Washing...
A Filmmaker’s Look at Ralph Bunche
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Dr. Ralph Bunche, renowned United Nations statesman and Nobel Prize winner, is the subject of this discussion with Emmy award-winning filmmaker William Greaves. (2402)
Legends of Comedy
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This program features a tribute to comedy with a litany of entertainers such as Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Dick Gregory, George Kirby, Nipsey Russell and Moms Mabley. (2206)
Who Was Stepin Fetchit?
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Who was the real man behind one of Hollywood’s most negative images, Stepin Fetchit? Author Mel Watkins explains that Lincoln Perry was very different from the lazy, bug-eyed buffoon on screen. (2905)
Black Hollywood: The Way It Was
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This four-part version of the 90-minute documentary is about the secret history of race movies. Between 1910 and 1950, over 150 independent film companies were organized for the specific purpose of producing Black-cas...
Stars on Hollywood
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Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ben Vereen explain being Black in a hostile industry. (623)
The Devil’s Advice — Part II
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Educator Dr. Joe Cornelius once again shares his insightful talent as he weaves the tale of a young man struggling against the odds. In “The Devil & Leroy Jones,” Dr. Cornelius imbues his performance with a messag...
The White Girl Movie
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A young African American college student, a judge's daughter, battles a cocaine addiction, or as the substance is known on the streets, the white girl.
