A documentary chronicling the role of Black heroism in America's Revolutionary War.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
Added on Hulu 2023-06-16.
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Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
As the United States recovered from the bloody aftermath of the Civil War, Congress passed the Reorganization Act in 1866, that created the first-ever all-Black peacetime regiments. These six regiments would be reduced to four – the 9th and …
Blair Underwood,
Added on Hulu 2023-06-15.
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim …
Mark Strong,
Antonio Banderas,
Freida Pinto,
Tahar Rahim,
Riz Ahmed,
Lotfi Dziri,
Liya Kebede
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-02-08.
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For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge - conquering the forces of racism. Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century, proving …
Jeff Wilburn,
Added on Paramount 2022-09-10.
An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces that defined the era. At the heart of the documentary is a series of astonishing interviews with past …
Daniel Kaluuya,
Added on Amazon Prime 2021-11-15.
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'Black and Cuba' follows street-smart students, who are outcasts at an elite Ivy League university, as they band together and adventure to Cuba to see if revolution is truly possible. While filming their poignant encounters with AfroCuban youth, breathtaking …
Added on Peacock 2021-11-04.
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The Black Kung Fu Experience
This film focuses on how a group of African American pioneers became respected masters in a subculture dominated by Chinese and white men.
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-03-30.
Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before …
Harold Agnew,
Shuntaro Hida,
Kiyoko Imori,
Morris Jeppson,
Lawrence Johnston,
Pan Yeon Kim,
Etsuko Nagano
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
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Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His diplomatic status in a Catholic country prevents Colonel Kappler from openly arresting him, but O'Flaherty's activities …
Gregory Peck,
Christopher Plummer,
John Gielgud,
Raf Vallone,
Kenneth Colley,
Walter Gotell,
Barbara Bouchet
Added on Peacock 2023-09-20.
A critically acclaimed documentary that tells the incredible story of a basketball phenom from Watts, California whom many believe was blackballed from the NBA in the’70s – and his unlikely and heartbreaking journey in becoming a hoops legend.
Raymond Lewis,
Caldwell Black,
Jerry Tarkanian,
Gene Shue,
Bob Miller,
Randy Echols,
Adrian Chivers
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-07-22.
Native son returns from school in Spain to California in 1855 and finds corrupt politicians stealing land from old California families. He becomes a sort of Robin Hood in order to fight them.
Ricardo Cortez,
Marjorie Weaver,
Katherine DeMille,
Maurice Black,
Morgan Wallace,
Nigel De Brulier,
George Regas
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-02-06.
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
John Cusack,
Clifton James,
Michael Lerner,
Christopher Lloyd,
John Mahoney,
Charlie Sheen,
David Strathairn
Added on Amazon Prime 2022-12-25.
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A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination …
Denzel Washington,
Angela Bassett,
Albert Hall,
Al Freeman Jr.,
Delroy Lindo,
Spike Lee,
Theresa Randle
Added on HBO 2024-02-06, leaving 2024-03-01.
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The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and …
Trai Byers,
Bashir Salahuddin,
Aja Naomi King,
Mo McRae,
Tosin Morohunfola,
Mykelti Williamson,
Thomas Haden Church
Added on Starz 2021-03-08.
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In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a unique look at being black in America. Featuring media personalities, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, the film …
Allen West,
Candace Owens,
Robert Woodson,
Brandon Tatum,
Carol Swain,
Chad Jackson,
Larry Elder
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-02-04.
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Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using …
Liev Schreiber,
Neil Amdur,
Bob Beamon,
Ralph Boston,
Avery Brundage,
John Carlos,
John Coatsworth
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. The world remembers Jesse Owens. But, …
Blair Underwood,
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-02-04.
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Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Ving Rhames,
Jon Voight,
Don Cheadle,
Bruce McGill,
Loren Dean,
Elise Neal,
Michael Rooker
Added on HBO 2023-01-05.
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A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his …
Tom Hanks,
Stephen Graham,
Rob Morgan,
Josh Wiggins,
Tom Brittney,
Elisabeth Shue,
Will Pullen
Added on Apple 2022-06-17.
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On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights …
Maxine McNair,
Chris McNair,
Helen Pegues,
Queen Nunn,
Arthur Hanes Jr.,
Howell Raines,
Harold McNair
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
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