Black History Month

by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (writer & producer)
Copyright date: 2013
This six part series covers African American history from 1500 - 2013.

by Roger Ross Williams (director)
copyright 2018
The Apollo, directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Roger Ross Williams, chronicles the legacy of New York City’s landmark Apollo Theater, covering the rich history of the storied performance space over its 85 years. THE APOLLO examines the current state of race in America, chronicling the multimedia stage adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ acclaimed Between the World and Me as it comes together on the theater’s grand stage." - Films on Demand

by Tracey Seretean (director)
Copyright 2000
"Big Mama follows 18 months in the lives of Viola Dees, and African American grandmother, and Walter, her grandson, as she tries to raise him alone in South Central Los Angeles." Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. - Kanopy

National Archives & Records Administration (producer)
Copyright 2008 (originally 1963)
"This historical motion picture film from the U.S. Information Agency, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, Joseph Mankiewicz, James Baldwin, and David Shoenbrun discuss the Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963. From the National Archives and Records Administration." - Films on Demand

produced by HBO
copyright date 2017
Boasting an exceptional cast and production team, and based on Rebecca Skloot’s critically acclaimed 2010 nonfiction best-seller of the same name, this HBO Films drama tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African- American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, known as HeLa.

Ken Burns (director)
Copyright date: 2016
This two-part series tells the story of the baseball legend's commitment to civil rights as well as his athletic accomplishments.

by Peter Kunhardt (director/producer)
Copyright Date: 2018
This film spotlights the last three years of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life (1965-1968).

produced by PBS
copyright date:2014
This documentary tells the story and impact of Thurgood Marshall, civil rights attorney and U.S. Supreme Court justice.

by Julie Dash (director)
copyright date: 2001
"This scripted narrative follows Rosa Parks' life from the time she was a private-school student, to her rise to infamy. Part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Parks fought against discrimination and segregation. But, it was her refusal to relinquish her seat on a bus and subsequent arrest, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which thrust her into the spotlight." - Films on Demand

by PBS (producer)
Copyright 2002
"This inspiring documentary examines the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps - The Tuskegee Airmen." - Films on Demand