American history is filled with brilliant Black figures, but it has also consistently denied Black leaders, artists, and scholars the recognition they deserve, stealing their ideas and labor or hiding it from view. These histories shine a spotlight on the diverse contributions of Black Americans who have had an integral role in shaping and advancing the modern world.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences....
The saga of the Freedom Riders is an improbable, almost unbelievable story....
In 2013 Assata Shakur, founding member of the Black Liberation Army, former Black Panther and godmother of Tupac Shakur, became the first ever woman to make the FBI's most wanted list....
This stunningly personal document displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works....
Created by Chris Morrow, produced by Kevin Hart and Charlamagne tha God’s SBH Productions, and narrated by Hart, a Philadelphia native, Summer of '85 marks the first attempt to connect two historic events and detail the incredible irony (and tragedy) of Philadelphia hosting a benefit for Africa the same summer it bombed a thriving African American neighborhood...
Facing death rather than enslavement - a story of one man's triumphant choice and ultimate rise to national hero....
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