The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
Althea Gibson�s life and achievements transcend sports. A truant from the rough streets of Harlem, Althea emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world in the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper�s daughter, her family�s migration north to Harlem in the 1930s, mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring her story into a much broader realm of the American story.
Civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall's triumph in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to desegregate America's public schools completed the final leg of a journey of over 20 years laying the groundwork to end legal segregation. He won more Supreme Court cases than any lawyer in American history, making the work of civil rights pioneers like the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks possible.
Trace the triumphs of black nationalist pioneer Marcus Garvey, who achieved great political success in organizing West Indian workers, founding the Universal Negro Improvement Association, and promoting the freedom and unification of blacks. Through interviews with activists Mariamne Samad and Roy Carson, expert commentator Vivian Durham and others, viewers will gain significant insight into Garvey's incredible life.
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries�and path of promise toward the American dream�Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for 150 years. For the first time ever, their story is told.
Documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement.
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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 abuse at the hands of Houston police officers.
Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs.
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
