Films

Article titled Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Starring: Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara O and Adisa Anderson Rated: PG Drama/History/Romance Spanning a one-day period and set on Dawtah Island in 1902, Daughters of the Dust presents a narrative focused on three generations of Gulla... Continue Reading
Article titled Tap (1989)

Tap (1989)

Starring: Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Savion Glover and Sammy Davis, Jr. Rated: PG-13 Dance/Drama/Comedy Tap centers around the decisions of its lead character, tap dancer Max Washington (Gregory Hines), who has been recently released fr... Continue Reading
Article titled Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Starring: Robert Townsend, Anne-Marie Johnson, Keenan Ivory Wayans and John Witherspoon Rated: R Drama/Music Hollywood Shuffle is an urban cult classic!  This clever and humorous film centers upon Bobby Taylor, a Black man, who is attemp... Continue Reading
Article titled The Last Dragon (1985)

The Last Dragon (1985)

Starring: Taimak, Vanity, Julius J. Carey III and Christopher Murney Rated: PG-13 Action/Comedy/Drama Set primarily in Harlem, The Last Dragon is about Leroy Green (Taimak), a young Black martial artist who has dreams of becoming great, like ... Continue Reading
Article titled Sparkle (1976)

Sparkle (1976)

Starring: Lonette McKee, Irene Cara, Philip Michael Thomas, Dwan Smith and Dorian Harewood Rated: PG Drama/Music In this typical success story that illustrates the hard struggle to transcend from nothing to something, Sparkle is the ficti... Continue Reading
Article titled Black Caesar (1973)

Black Caesar (1973)

Starring: Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry, D’Urville Martin and Julius Harris Rated: R Action/Crime/Drama Riding the wave of the Blaxploitation era, Black Caesar exploded on the scene, tantalizing Black moviegoers!  Black Caesar i... Continue Reading
Article titled Trouble Man (1972)

Trouble Man (1972)

Starring: Robert Hooks, Paula Kelly, Paul Winfield and Ralph Waite Rated: R    Crime/Drama This film is about a character, simply known as “Mr. T.”, (Robert Hooks) a fearsome “fixer” of problems that plague the Black p... Continue Reading