I Heard It Through the Grapevine

A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.

Pata Seca (1828), a man whose back bore the whip marks of his enslavers , whose eyes held the haunted memory of being forced to breed over 200 slave...

A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

Stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground travel guide to navigate the injustices of racial segregation while on the road. The...

In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his...

July, 1949: four young black men are wrongly accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The...

Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood,...

For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the...

Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been on stage for over 60 years. For the now...

Britney Spears has said that her conservatorship had become “an oppressive and controlling tool against her”. This New York Times...

Exceptionally talented actor and bridge-builder between black and white, a political icon and artist at the same time: that was Sidney Poitier. He...

A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.