There is such a wonderful opportunity to learn and to celebrate the depth and breadth Paul Laurence Dunbar created in his work, especially regarding the diversity of Black cultural life. Although he wrote twelve books of poetry, he was so much more...
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Starring: Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Tony King and Margaret Avery
Rated: R Action/Crime/Drama
Following up Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem continues tracking the ascension, and possible downfall, of Black crime boss, ...
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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...
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Long before Reggie Hudlin, Kasi Lemmons, Robert Townsend, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, John Singleton, Mattty Rich, Ava DuVernay, husband-wife duo Reggie Rock Bythewood & Gina Prince Bythewood, and Spike Lee, there was Oscar Micheaux. A film di...
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In 1991, Julie Dash made history when her groundbreaking film, Daughters of the Dust, became the first feature film directed by a Black woman to receive theatrical distribution in the United States.
Premiering at the Sundance Film Fe...
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Starring: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte and Calvin Lockhart
Rated: PG Action/Comedy/Crime
One of the most hilarious films ever produced, Uptown Saturday Night is the story of two best friends, Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier), ...
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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...
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“Black
music is such a reflection of what is going on in Black life …”
&...
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When you think of the Low Country region in the United States, you readily envision the Sea Islands, areas along the southeastern coastlines of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. These islands, of which there are more than one hundred, are...
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