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2003
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Writer and director John Sayles returns with another multi-layered look at an American community, subtly exploring how race,...
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2002
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The documentary What I Want My Words to Do to You offers a look at some actual rehabilitation at a women's maximum security...
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2002
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Actor Sidney Poitier returns to CBS, the same station which originally broadcast his leading role in 1999's...
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2001
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In Catfish In Black Bean Sauce, Paul Winfield and Mary Alice play an African-American couple who in the 1970's adopted two...
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Dolores
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2000
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Several stalwarts of the New York independent film scene make appearances in this tale of a creatively frustrated...
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Violet
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2000
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Even though her brother died of a drug overdose, a young, angry black girl named Charnelle (Kenya Williams) is on the brink...
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2000
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In this family drama, Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) is a lawyer who pays a visit to her hometown in the Georgia farm country...
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2000
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Poet Maya Angelou made her feature directorial debut with this African-American family drama, shown theatrically but...
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Rosa Lynn
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1998
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Two lonely people learn to say it with flowers in this romantic drama. Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a business executive...
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1996
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An African-American busdriver befriends a white girl in this sensitive drama set in 1970 during the height of the...
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Mary Jones
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1995
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1994
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The Vernon Johns Story is the inspirational saga of the man who preceded Martin Luther King Jr. as pastor of a Montgomery,...
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Altona
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1994
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Charming comedy about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976. ~ Nicole Gagne, Rovi...
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1994
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When an African-American honors student is found murdered, detectives Logan (Chris Noth) and Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) dig up...
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1993
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Maggie Arnett
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1993
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1993
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Clint Eastwood, hot off of his Academy Award win for Unforgiven, directed this small character study, appearing in the guise...
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1993
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Based on a true story as related by neurologist Oliver Sacks, Awakenings stars Robin Williams as the Sacks counterpart, here...
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1990
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1990
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African-American drifter Danny Glover shows up at the LA doorstep of his old pal Paul Butler. In the spirit of auld lang...
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Suzie
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1990
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1989
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Season two of A Different World finds the overall quality of the series improving immensely, which many insiders attributed...
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1988
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The full title of this made-for-TV film is Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom. But don't be put off by this...
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1985
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Jon Chardiet plays a Puerto Rican youth who targets subway walls for his graffiti renderings. For a while, it looks as though...
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1984
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1984
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Arthur Hiller directed this satiric look at contemporary urban high schools, examining disillusioned teachers who try to...
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1984
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This ABC Afterschool Special tackles the issue of racial harmony, which was still a "hot potato" on children's teleivision...
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Mrs. Garth
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1981
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This socially conscious drama is set during the Civil Rights Movement and chronicles the endeavors of a black minister to...
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1979
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1978
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The civil rights movement in the South saw the election of the first black county sheriff as portrayed in this drama. ~ Rovi...
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1978
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Originally telecast September 14, 1976, as a CBS "General Electric Theater" special, Just an Old Sweet Song was the first of...
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1976
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A trio of musically talented Harlem sisters rise to become major stars of the '50s. Unfortunately, their sudden popularity...
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Effie
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1976
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Forced to play host to his unemployed white brother-in-law Rodney Victor (Allan Drake), Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) is fed up...
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Frances Victor
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1975
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Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) is delighted that his sister Frances (Mary Alice) has finally gotten married. His delight quickly...
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Frances Victor
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1975
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Florida (Esther Rolle) throws a surprise baby shower for her friend Loretta (Mary Alice). The festivities come to an abrupt...
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1975
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An uprooted African-American family is forced to confront their traditional values and ponder the effect that the emerging...
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1974
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A surprisingly long and worthwhile film, The Education of Sonny Carson is based on a true story. Rony Clanton stars as...
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1974
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