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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
7.1 / 10

Documentary

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

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The 24th (2020)
5.313 / 10

Drama, History

The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The...

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Greased Lightning (1977)
6.4 / 10

Action, Comedy, Drama

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

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Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
7.3 / 10

Documentary

A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
0 / 10

History, Documentary

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

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Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy (2018)
7.2 / 10

Documentary, History

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...

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Stamped from the Beginning (2023)
6.6 / 10

Documentary, Animation

Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.

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Congo Cabaret (2018)
0 / 10

History, Drama, Music

Harlem, 1926. A “sweetman” Zeddy, living off a woman, brings a country girl he’s trying to impress to a gay-owned cabaret. There he meets a...

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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
5.9 / 10

History, Documentary

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...

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Black Thoughts (2020)
1 / 10

Documentary

A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a...

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The Marcus Garvey Story (1969)
0 / 10

Drama, History

Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and...

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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017)
8.1 / 10

Documentary

A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have...

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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
0 / 10

Documentary

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses...

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Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
2 / 10

Documentary, History

Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary tells the story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent...

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Green Flake (2020)
0 / 10

Drama, History, Western

Green Flake, a southern slave, joins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a child. Later on in his life he is sent to pave the way to what...

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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)
1 / 10

Documentary

Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous,...

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Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare (2019)
6.3 / 10

Documentary

The history of warfare as it relates to global Black society, broken down into 7 chapters that examines the ways the system of racism wages warfare...

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JazzTown (2021)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music, History

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young...

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A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
5.9 / 10

Documentary, Music, History

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

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The Strolling '20s (1966)
0 / 10

Music, Comedy, TV Movie

Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...

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