Explore how the influence of Black culture is more than a trend as perseverance, excellence and the undeniable impact through music, television, sports and film changed the culture forever.
Added on Peacock 2023-08-21.
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A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Christina Ricci,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Justin Timberlake,
S. Epatha Merkerson,
John Cothran,
David Banner,
Michael Raymond-James
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-08-21.
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Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of …
Breno Mello,
Marpessa Dawn,
Lourdes de Oliveira,
Léa Garcia,
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva,
Waldetar De Souza,
Alexandre Constantino
Added on HBO 2023-06-27, leaving 2024-10-01.
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A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
Forest Whitaker,
Angela Bassett,
Jennifer Hudson,
Tyrese Gibson,
Jacob Latimore,
Mary J. Blige,
Nas
Added on HBO 2022-10-03.
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This documentary follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
Clarence Avant,
Quincy Jones,
Reginald Hudlin
Added on Netflix 2019-06-07.
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The story of how the classic album "Paranoid" was made, with stories from band members to those who were influenced by its content, form and vitality. Paranoid is the second studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath. Released in …
Ozzy Osbourne,
Tony Iommi,
Geezer Butler,
Bill Ward,
Tom Allom,
Deena Weinstein,
Henry Rollins
Added on Amazon Prime 2023-07-24.
Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button issues. This underground laugh riot recounts the rise, fall and resurrection of a clueless bunch of would-be rappers, Ice Cold, …
Larry B. Scott,
Mark Christopher Lawrence,
Rusty Cundieff,
Kasi Lemmons,
G. Smokey Campbell,
Faizon Love,
Deezer D
Added on Peacock 2023-01-01.
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An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally …
Louis Armstrong,
Nas,
Wynton Marsalis,
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Added on Apple 2022-09-12.
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From the crocs and cops of 1960s Queensland to the blood-splattered disco floors of 1970s Melbourne, comes the hilarious and heartbreaking story of afro bearing, flare wearing DJ Monty Pryor and his brother Paul.
Clarence John Ryan,
Aaron L. McGrath,
Lisa Flanagan,
Tom E. Lewis,
Nilbi Yasserie,
Christopher Ketchup,
Boori Monty Pryor
Added on Netflix 2022-03-30.
Follow the exploits of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the two halves of Tenacious D, the self-proclaimed "greatest band on earth." Their music is heavy on power chords and lyrics about sex, Satan, and why they are the greatest band …
Jack Black,
Kyle Gass,
Kirk Ward,
JR Reed,
Laura Kightlinger,
Laura Milligan,
Ernest M. Garcia
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
Country music has always been Black music. For Love & Country examines the genre's past through the lens of a new generation of Black artists claiming space in Nashville, and transforming country music in the process.
Allison Russell,
Amythyst Kiah,
Blanco Brown,
BRELAND,
Brittney Spencer,
Frankie Staton,
Jimmie Allen
Added on Amazon Prime 2022-06-18.
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By the time Johnny Cash released his iconic “Man in Black” album in 1971, the international superstar was broken down, hollow-eyed, and wrung out - often torn between Jesus and the “Cocaine Blues.” This tells the true story of …
Johnny Cash,
Alice Cooper,
Tim McGraw,
Jimmie Allen,
Marty Stuart,
Wynonna Judd,
John Carter Cash
Added on Starz 2023-08-02.
A documentary series focusing on the music from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The show centers on the songs and score from the movie and features interview with director Ryan Coogler, composer Ludwig Göransson, among others.
Ryan Coogler,
Ludwig Göransson,
P.Priime,
Monica Sonand,
Foudeqush,
Bloody Civilian,
Lupita Nyong'o
Added on Disney 2023-03-07.
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Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and …
Tina Turner,
Angela Bassett,
Oprah Winfrey,
Kurt Loder,
Katori Hall,
Erwin Bach,
Roger Davies
Added on HBO 2023-06-27, leaving 2024-03-31.
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The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
Ben Carruthers,
Lelia Goldoni,
Hugh Hurd,
Anthony Ray,
Dennis Sallas,
Tom Reese,
David Pokitillow
Added on HBO 2023-06-27, leaving 2024-10-01.
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The story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ activism.
Dionne Warwick,
Quincy Jones,
Burt Bacharach,
Clive Davis,
Gladys Knight,
Cissy Houston,
Smokey Robinson
Added on HBO 2023-06-27.
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During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, …
Stevie Wonder,
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Chris Rock,
Tony Lawrence,
Nina Simone,
B.B. King,
Abbey Lincoln
Added on Hulu 2022-03-28.
Added on Disney 2022-02-08.
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For over five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock and roll, from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath, a successful solo career and a lovable 21st century television dad.
Ozzy Osbourne,
Sharon Osbourne,
Kelly Osbourne,
Jack Osbourne,
Marilyn Manson,
Rob Zombie,
Ice-T
Added on Hulu 2023-01-12.
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Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.
Sun Ra,
Raymond Johnson,
Christopher Brooks,
Marshall Allen,
June Tyson,
Walter Burns,
Morgan Upton
Added on HBO 2023-06-27, leaving 2024-10-01.
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This career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his incredible rise from 50's doo-wop crooner, to his early classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osborne in …
Ronnie James Dio,
Wendy Dio,
Tony Iommi,
Geezer Butler,
Bill Ward,
Vinny Appice,
Lita Ford
Added on Paramount 2022-12-05, leaving 2024-11-30.
Added on Showtime 2022-12-25, leaving 2024-11-30.
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