For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
Harry Belafonte,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Tamron Hall,
Jason King,
Robin Thede,
Questlove,
Johnny Carson
Added on Peacock 2022-05-14, leaving 2024-09-10.
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This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.
Sidney Poitier,
Harry Belafonte,
Halle Berry,
Morgan Freeman,
Nelson George,
Louis Gossett Jr.,
Aram Goudsouzian
Added on HBO 2023-09-18, leaving 2024-08-18.
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star. Once billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World," Mabley pushed the …
Whoopi Goldberg,
Moms Mabley,
Harry Belafonte,
Joan Rivers,
Sidney Poitier,
Kathy Griffin,
Bill Cosby
Added on HBO 2023-06-27, leaving 2024-11-14.
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A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
Martin Luther King Jr.,
Joan Baez,
Harry Belafonte,
Clarence Jones,
Bernard LaFayette Jr.,
Andrew Young,
C.T. Vivian
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
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On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. …
Ellis Haizlip,
Sidney Poitier,
Blair Underwood,
Harry Belafonte,
Patti LaBelle,
Stevie Wonder,
Gladys Knight
Added on HBO 2023-06-27, leaving 2024-08-22.
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Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.
Ray Nagin,
Garland Robinette,
Kathleen Blanco,
Darleen Asevedo,
Jay Asevedo,
Harry Belafonte,
Wendell Pierce
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
Samuel L. Jackson,
James Baldwin,
Martin Luther King Jr.,
Malcolm X,
Medgar Evers,
Robert F. Kennedy,
Harry Belafonte
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-07-22.
Added on Peacock 2024-02-02, leaving 2024-04-02.
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