Posts Tagged ‘documentary’
Americans Won’t Be Free Until We Face Our Racist History
“True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality,” a new HBO documentary coming out June 26, digs into Stevenson’s work with the Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, fighting racism in the criminal justice system for over 30 years, largely by defending poor, black people on death row.
Read MoreA Sandra Bland Documentary Is Coming to HBO
HBO revealed their fall lineup of documentaries, including Say Her Name, a documentary about Sandra Bland’s life. The documentary will be told through various clips of her mother and sisters and clips from her video blogs.
Read MoreGoogle Launches ‘Lynching In America’ Project Exploring Country’s Violent Racial History
Google does the unthinkable and creates a project dedicated to the history of lynchings in America. Read all about it here.
Read More“Spies of Mississippi” on PBS on February 10, 2014
Dawn Porter’s documentary about an organization created in Mississippi to spy on citizens and preserve white supremacy is available on PBS.
Read MoreWatch “Breaking The Taboo” (On USA’s Failed War On Drugs) Narrated by Morgan Freeman
Actor Morgan Freeman’s memorable voice narrates this documentary about the country’s failed war on drugs.
Read More“In My Genes,” Feature Debut By Lupita Nyong’o, Actor in “12 Years A Slave”
Not only a talented actor, Lupita Nyong’o proves she can direct with this full-length documentary film focusing on Kenyans with albinism.
Read MoreIncendiary Anti-Obama Doc ‘2016: Obama’s America’ Shocks Box Office Newbies
Political commentary Dinesh D’Souza created a shocking anti-Obama documentary to deter Americans from re-electing the president.
Read MoreSneak Peek of the Documentary – ‘Colored Confederates: Myth Or Matter Of Fact?’
Ken Wyatt tackles the question of whether slaves fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War in his documentary.
Read MoreTonight: Premiere of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on PBS
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has joined the ranks of notable Black Americans to investigate their ancestors on PBS’ Finding Your Roots.
Read MoreBlack Filmmaker Wins Big With ‘Undefeated’
Martin’s 2011 film about one Mississippi high school football team won, among other awards, the Oscar for best documentary.
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