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Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The story of the American civil rights movement through its music, the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and more, as they fought for justice and equality. Includes new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, archival footage, and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders. Freedom songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and even from the black church.
Publisher
MTV
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
It follows the journey of Reeves and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi. Despite arresting over 3,000 outlaws during his career, the weight of the badge was heavy, and he wrestled with its moral and spiritual cost to his beloved family. This release features over two hours of special features, including an exclusive interview with Production Designer, Wynn Thomas (Malcolm...
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Archival footage and in-depth interviews with former members of organizations including Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Black Panther Party reveal how black women mobilized, fought for recognition, and raised awareness of how sexism and class issues affected women of color within and outside The Black Power Movement and mainstream feminism."--WMM website.
5) Queen & Slim
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly...
6) Set it off
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Four poor black women try to get some payback from the social system which has abused them by a staging a series of bank robberies.
7) Waves
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times....
8) Eve's bayou
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Roz Batiste is a beautiful and dedicated mother of three, who is forced to admit that her family is falling apart due to her philandering husband Louis. Her younger daughter, Eve, witnesses one of her father's infidelities. Struggling to make sense of what she has seen, Eve turns to her older sister Cisely, who dismisses her in fear of the truth, and then to her Aunt Mozelle, a known psychic and rumored black widow. Unable to find the understanding...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
The film centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain't no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Barbershop), this film skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
11) Freedom song
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Stirring account of the civil rights struggle in the early 1960s, based on first-hand recollections of veteran activists, burning with realism, commitment, and the urgency of the lives in crisis.
13) Head of state
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A Washington D.C. alderman is elected President to the dismay of the Vice President.
14) Up from slavery
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Documents the history of slavery in America from colonial times to after the Civil War.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This DVD compilation features a collection of documentaries and programs chronicling the contributions and accomplishments of the most prominent and influential African-Americans throughout the history of the United States. From the oppression and hardship during the time of the Civil War to civil rights movements that paved the way to this country's first African-American president, this 40 program set is a comprehensive retrospective of Black history...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The incredible true story of Bass Reeves, the first black U.S. Marshal in the Wild West. Having escaped from slavery after the Civil War, Reeves arrives in Arkansas seeking a job with the law. To prove himself, he must hunt down a deadly outlaw with the help of a grizzled journeyman. As he chases the criminal deeper into the Cherokee Nation, Reeves must dodge bullets and severe discrimination in hopes of earning his star, and ends up cementing his...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A spin-off from the seminal "All In The Family" series, the ground-breaking The Jeffersons chronicled the rise of jive-talking African-American dry cleaner king George Jefferson and his sassy, no-nonsense wife Louise "Weezy," as they left their blue-collar neighborhood, "movin' on up" to a luxury high-rise apartment in New York City"--
19) D.C. Cab
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A young southerner (Baldwin) travels to Washington, D.C. to seek his fortune, and gets a job as a cabbie in a company owned and managed by a friend of his late father (Gail). The wide-eyed youth is determined to win acceptance by the rag-tag group of crazies who are the drivers for the struggling cab company.
20) NightJohn
Publisher
Platinum Disc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When a new slave named NightJohn is brought to the plantation, he opens a whole new world for Sarny because he has forbidden talents. He can read and also he can teach. As she learns to read she learns the power of words and the unconquerable strength of the human spirit.