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The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a documentary which aired on The Learning Channel. It is an excellent complement to the book by the same title. Like the book, the video shows the transformation of Malcolm X from a young boy whose family was destroyed by an oppressive racist American society, to a national leader who challenged that very system. The video also chronicles the development of the book co-written by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, revealing the struggles that both men endured during the writing of the book. Director Lynn Dougherly does an excellent job of blending interviews with key people who either knew Malcolm X and Alex Haley personally or who have studied and written on the life of Malcolm X. Among these people are Malcolm's oldest daughter Attallah Shabazz, his nephew and author Rodnell Collins, his close friend actor Ossie Davis, and journalist Mike Wallace. Haley's brother Ambassador to The Gambia George Haley provides some key insight into what was going on in the mind of Haley during the construction of the book, and the things Haley had to overcome to make the book a reality. One of the biggest obstacles that Haley had to overcome was the winning of Malcolm X's confidence, and to get Malcolm to open up to tell his life story rather than the story of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. Scholars Marita Golden and Michael Eric Dyson provide key interruptions on what Malcolm X meant to the world community. For example, Golden sees the book in the same context of American slave narratives. Throughout the book she sees how Malcolm's aim is to attain liberation for not only himself but also for other Americans of African descent. Dyson points out that The Autobiography of Malcolm X provides all the elements of a great text; these elements include mystery, power, the remaking of a man and his living out the American dream as best he could given the circumstances; or in other words a "rages to riches" story. I like how Dyson views the book as a "handbook of struggle." These interviews provide some of the strongest elements in the video, for they not only answer questions as to why and how the book was written, it places the book in its proper historical context with other great classics. The newsreel film footage and still photos of Malcolm, the dramatizations, and the blending of clips from Spike Lee's movie Malcolm X (1992) all help retell the story of Malcolm's life. The dramatizations are well acted and are drawn from critical points in the book. This video is highly recommended for all audiences. -- Reviewed by Eric Acree, Library Instruction Coordinator, Oscar A. Silverman Undergraduate Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted, specifically his efforts growing peanuts and cotton. This role is made even more poingnant when they visit the eldest son who is a cadet in the 99th Pursuit Squadron.
As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of inspired - and inspiring - observations on African-American life in the 21st century forms a roll call of some of the most compelling politicians, writers, thinkers and performers ever to tackle their fields of endeavor. Watch the interview-portraits and get a sharper snapshot of where this country has been and where it's headed.
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.
This film traces the improbable journey of Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in segregated Sledge, Mississippi to his career as a Negro American League baseball player and his meteoric rise as a trailblazing country music superstar. The new documentary reveals how Pride’s love for music led him from the Delta to a larger, grander world.
In World War II. African-American GIs liberate Germany from Nazi rule while racism prevailed in their own army and home country. Returning home they continue fighting for their own rights in the civil rights movement.
Young members of 3 New Orleans school marching bands grow up in America's most musical city, and one of its most dangerous. Their band directors get them ready to perform in the Mardi Gras parades, and teach them to succeed and to survive.
The documentary film "Mr. Dial Has Something to Say" investigates the problem of classism and racism in the elite American art world. By following the dramatic, disturbing story of Thornton Dial, a 79-year-old American-African artist from Alabama's Black Belt.
A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.
How does a state with the motto “Live Free or Die” and a celebrated legacy of abolitionism confront and understand its participation in slavery, segregation, and the neglect of African-American history? What happens when we move toward a fuller understanding of our history by including all voices? No other documentary has explored Black history in New Hampshire, no less Black history in New England. Shadows Fall North brings to light a forgotten history and continues a dialogue that is more important today than ever before. Without acknowledging our past, accepting it and embracing it, we will never move forward in our actions about race in this country.
We have volunteered for the Earth Conservation Corps to restore the Anacostia river and the Washington wasteland where we live and often meet an early violent death. We are striving to return our nation's bird,the bald eagle, to our Nation's Capitol. If the eagles survive maybe we can too. We began filming this documentary in 1992 to show people our America. "Endangered Species" is our story. - Written by Antoine Woods
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.