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The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (Country: US; Year: 1999; Director: Stanley Nelson; Writer: Jill Nelson, Stanley Nelson, Lou Potter, Marcia Smith; Stars: George Barbour, Timuel Black, Frank Bolden, Wallace Burney, Earl Calloway, Chester Commodore, Evelyn Cunningham, Phyllis Garland, Dora Harris Glasco, Walter Gordon, James Grossman, Charles Teenie Harris, Vera Jackson, Vernon Jarrett, Robert Lavelle)
The history of African American journalism.
To Be Heard (Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Roland Legiardi-Laura, Edwin Martinez, Deborah Shaffer, Amy Sultan; Stars: Roland Legiardi-Laura, Adrian Martinez, Anthony Pittman, Pearl Quick, Karina Sanchez, Amy Sultan)
Celebration of great teachers, poetry and self-empowerment.
Vintage - Families Of Value (Country: US; Year: 1995; Director: Thomas Allen Harris; Writer: Thomas Allen Harris; Stars: Anni Cammett, Paul Eaddy, Vanessa Eaddy, Lyle Ashton Harris, Thomas Allen Harris, Adrian Jones, Anita Jones)
A pioneering film spotlighting the experiences of queer African-American siblings.
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