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Similar Movies:

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

The Beauty President

Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic

Where are the African Gods?

Affirmations

Daughters

Paris Is Burning

Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown

Poly-Love

Leaders of Madison’s Black Renaissance

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Men Of The Forest

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Kokomo City

Portrait of Jason

Uncle Tom

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn

80 Blocks from Tiffany's

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin