James Earl Jones

Ossie Davis

Fidel Castro

Martin Luther King

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1972)

Leonard Bernstein

Orson Welles

Steve Allen

Musician and documentary filmmaker Sacha Jenkins accessed the personal archive of legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. Tapping into Louis' own audio recordings, representing a meticulous account of his personal life, Jenkins offers insights into the man behind the music-his private conversations juxtaposed with his public persona as one of the most famous musicians and performers in the world. Archival footage and a soundtrack containing some of Satchmo's best-known songs and performances bring Louis to life and show him as a barrier-breaking Black entertainer who navigated the times he lived in to keep at his craft over a 50+-year career.—KS at ClassicCoupleAcademy.com

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Roscoe Lee Browne

Ruby Dee

Ida Berrocal Torres

A journey into the life and work of beat poet and activist Bob Kaufman and his insistence that poetry is fundamental to humanity's moral survival.

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead (2015)

Madeline Zima

Yvonne Zima

Zachary Bennett

The young daughter of an abusive grandfather finds happiness when she is with an older black couple. Her mother tries to overcome the family's problems, but is constantly beat back by her controlling father.—John Sacksteder

The Secret Path

The Secret Path (1999)

Richard Pryor

Ted Lange

Isaac Hayes

Documentary with a selection from a non-stop 7-hour musical event at Watts, the Los Angeles Coliseum, August 20, 1972. It's a sort of Woodstock event but with black artists, namely the groups Dramatics, Staple Singers, Rance Allen Group, Emotions, Bar Kays, Mel & Tim.—Artemis-9

Wattstax

Wattstax (1973)

David Denman

Richard Narita

Barbara Babcock

A business executive's life is turned upside-down when his wife contracts a debilitating disease.

A Vow to Cherish

A Vow to Cherish (1999)

Forest Whitaker

Jonathan Potts

Marcus Johnson

The words "Black Power" bring back memories of names like Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and Eldridge Cleaver, but in Bogalusa, LA a group of harassed Afro-Americans had decided they'd had enough and took up arms to defend themselves and force the white power structure to listen to them. This took place during "Freedom Summer", 1964, right after the Civil Rights Act had become law. Fact based movie stars Forest Whitaker and Ossie Davis, the former as the founder of the Deacons of Defense and Justice (DDJ) and the latter as a peaceful minister trying to prevent the unavoidable violence that will follow. The story revolves around the white-controlled factory which provides 70% of the town's income and employees 40% of its people. Segregation is still clinging on within the factory, with blacks denied the supervisory positions and forced into separate lunchrooms, bathrooms, and drinking fountains. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has its strongest power in this area and, as the DDJ gets armed the KKK brings in more members from throughout the U.S. There will be a war!—AzRanger

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense (2003)

Betsy Russell

Rory Calhoun

Frank Doubleday

Molly, former baby prostitute "Angel" from Sunset Boulevard, has managed to leave her street life with help of Lt. Andrews. She studies law at an university and aims to become attorney. When she learns that Andrews was shot during a failed observation by brutal gangsters, she returns downtown to take revenge. She frees Kit Carson from the old people's home and together with the other old friends she tracks down the bad guys.—Tom Zoerner

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel (1985)

Bruce Campbell

Daniel Roebuck

Larry Pennell

Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by cult author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death", then missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy, and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term care facility as his happy hunting grounds.—Eric Shovanda

Bubba Ho-Tep

Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

Shelley Winters

Burt Lancaster

Dabney Coleman

Trapper Joe is on his way to the town with all of his gain of hides of the last winter. However a group of Indians stops him and takes all of his hides, leaving him the escaped slave Joseph instead. But Joe has no use for Joseph and is determined to get his property back and follows them. Before he can do anything, the Indians are raided themselves by a group of scalphunters under the greedy Howie. Not only the hides, but also Joseph falls into their hands. Now Joe follows them alone and tries to trick the numerical superior group out of his hides.—Tom Zoerner

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters (1968)

Morgan Freeman

George Harris

Richard Gant

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.—Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet (1981)

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