Amiri Baraka

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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
8.2

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insight on the ...
The Pact
8.3

The Pact

Jan. 01, 2006

The Pact

A gritty, provocative true-life story of three friends from the ‘hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in ...
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
6.6

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

The poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is among the world’s living monuments to arts and letters. For well over a half century, ...
Nationtime
7.6

Nationtime

Nov. 01, 1972

Nationtime

A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the ...
Bulworth
6.8

Bulworth

May. 15, 1998

Bulworth

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by ...
1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)
6.1

1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)

Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker ...
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
7.4

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of “Last Exit To Brooklyn” and “Requiem For A Dream.” Hubert ...
Death of a Prophet
4.7

Death of a Prophet

Jan. 01, 1981

Death of a Prophet

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death…and it was just a matter of time before his enemies ...