Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted "the most important black leader".
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival,...
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as SelfMike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor...
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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
as SelfFollowing folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her...
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show...
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Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as...
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. ...
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4 Little Girls
as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push CoalitionOn September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four...
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'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as SelfThrough never-been-seen-before footage and fascinating interviews with key members of the 1985...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King,...
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as SelfKing: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to...
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Michael Jackson Memorial
as SelfA live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.
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A Man's Story
as SelfDocumentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
as SelfA revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and...
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Uncle Tom
as Self (archive footage)In this collection of interviews with some of America's most conservative black pundits, white...
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Uptight
as Self (archive footage)Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by...
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self (archive footage)The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one...
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I Am MLK Jr.
as SelfThis feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement...
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In Remembrance of Martin
as SelfPersonal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring...
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University, Inc.
as Self (Archive Footage)The closing of a student film program serves as a paradigm for interrogating the corporate...
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South to Black Power
as SelfIn his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times...
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MLK: The Assassination Tapes
as Self (archive Footage)Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only...
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Fantastic Lies
as Himself (archive footage)One night in Durham, North Carolina, a rape accusation set fire to the reputations of three...
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Save the Children
as SelfA concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.
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BaadAsssss Cinema
as SelfWith archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical...
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We Are Many
as SelfThe story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003,...
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The Soul of Stax
as uncredited"Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and...
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The Road to Mass Incarceration
as SelfThis video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice...
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The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self (archive footage)Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in...
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A Decade of Struggle
as SelfThis special three-part presentation of "Like It Is" examines the history of the black civil...
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Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
as SelfWhen Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968, he left a legacy of...
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as SelfThe story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ...
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Route One/USA
as SelfRoute One is the first major U.S. highway. 5000 km along the Atlantic coast, from the Canadian...
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Anecdotes about Fidel
as uncredited23 Anecdotes that reveal a personal side of Fidel Castro, told by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Alicia...
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Last Party 2000
as SelfFilmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman...
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Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal...
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Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
as uncreditedDocumentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's...
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Decade
as SelfInterviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr,...
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The Subtext of a Yale Education
as SelfTwo years in labor relations at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, during the decade of...
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Nationtime
as SelfA report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic...
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Loudmouth
as SelfJosh Alexander’s Loudmouth documents the winding road that is Al Sharpton’s life story as an...
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Chicago at the Crossroad
as SelfWhile gun violence was on the decline in most major US cities, why did it continue to increase...
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Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
as SelfNo person has transformed a race’s social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended...
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Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
as Himself"This biography profiles the life and faith of the man who has preached to more people than any...
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Crashing the Party
as SelfWith the survival of the Democratic Party at stake after the country's worst three presidential...
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Punch 9 for Harold Washington
as uncreditedIn this epic story of American politics, race, and triumph against all odds, director Joe...
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Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
as SelfAn inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham...
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Operation Breadbasket
as SelfActor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a...
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September First, Twenty-Twenty
as HimselfA witness to Kenosha Wisconsin's largest protest following the Jacob Blake shooting, september...
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A Matter of Respect
as uncreditedTeen pregnancy short drama, mixed with a real Planned Parenthood group session of women, and...
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The Daily Show
as SelfThe World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Real Time with Bill Maher
as SelfEach week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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A Different World
as HimselfA Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise...
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Explained
as Self (archive footage)This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current...
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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
as uncreditedThe command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world....
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Cocky Locky (voice)Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Baseball
as Various (voice)The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and...
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Dinah!
as SelfDinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...
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The Chris Rock Show
as uncreditedThe Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris...
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Joy Behar: Say Anything!
as uncreditedJoy Behar: Say Anything! was a news program and talk show hosted by Emmy-award winning talk show...
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Robins
as Self - GuestRobins is a Swedish late-night talk show which premiered on SVT2 on August 23, 2006. The host is...
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Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Civil Rights LeaderAn inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political...
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Tanner '88
as Himself (uncredited)In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry...
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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as SelfPresident Obama's personal story and his vision for America, set against the backdrop of the...
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