Essex Hemphill
Born: 1967-04-16
Essex Hemphill was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C. art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-American gay community.
Tongues Untied
as Self - Poetry PerformanceReleased: 1990-03-16
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill,...
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Anthem
as uncreditedReleased: 1993-07-21
A collage of erotic images and a call to arms, with a feverish hip-hop energy that celebrates...
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Affirmations
as uncreditedReleased: 1990-06-23
A look at what it's like to be gay and black in America.
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Black Is… Black Ain’t
as SelfReleased: 1994-06-01
African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died...
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Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre
as SelfReleased: 2015-12-01
Between 2014 and 2017, McClodden revived the work of deceased Black queer artists who were...
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