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The Pelican Brief
as SargeA law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a...
Movie pageMalcolm X
as ChollyA tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation....
Movie pageFreedom Road
as Brother PeterEx-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the...
Movie pageThe Distinguished Gentleman
as Van DykeA Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just...
Movie pageDeath of a Prophet
as uncreditedAfter breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it...
Movie pageLawman Without a Gun
as Mr. SmithDuring the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small...
Movie pageI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Uncle WillieBased on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing...
Movie pageJust an Old Sweet Song
as TrunkUpon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack...
Movie pageIf You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
as Mr. SimsLife in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a...
Movie pageFive on the Black Hand Side
as SweetmeatLeonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African...
Movie pageLaw & Order
as Albert GigginsIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
TV Show pageThe Sophisticated Gents
as Coach Charles 'Chappie' DavisThe 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its...
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