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A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Forest Whitaker

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Taraji P. Henson

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Matthew Broderick

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Denzel Washington

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Bryan Cranston

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jennifer Hudson

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ethan Herisse

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kerry Washington

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sissy Spacek

In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anthony Mackie

Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: André Holland

An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Chris Rock

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Stevie Wonder

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program....

Genre: War

Cast: Laurence Fishburne

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Avery Brooks

Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. ...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mamie Till Mobley

United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nate Boyer

When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Frances Causey

Journey through the history of black representation on television, showcasing how black artists and creators both shaped and revolutionized the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Issa Rae

Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brown

Masters of American Music is a multi-award-winning television series, as entertaining and memorable as it is educational, it is a must have for any...

Genre: Documentary

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Explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Caroline Randall Williams, an award-winning writer, cookbook author and restaurateur, travels the United States uncovering the fascinating, essential...

Genre: Documentary

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"The Montice Harmon Show" appears to be an endeavor that seeks to explore the complex issues of today's society, politics, and Black culture, while...

Genre: Talk

Cast: Montice Harmon