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FILM: Top 10 Must-See Black documentaries

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Below you will find a list of documentaries, based on the roots of African American culture, compiled by Word in Black partner, The Houston Defender. From “I Am Not Your Negro” to “High on the Hog,” each film offers up the origin stories of our most important activists, artists, athletes and traditions.

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This list of documentaries based on the roots of African American culture was compiled by Word In Black.

This list of documentaries based on the roots of African American culture was compiled by Word In Black.

Related Topics:#10: Attica (2021)#1: High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)#2: The Last Dance (2020)#3: I Am Not Your Negro (2016)#4: Jeen-Yuhs (2022)#5: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021)#6: Thunder Soul (2010)#7: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)#8: Four Little Girls (1997)#9: Quincy (2018)16th street baptist church 1996 Bulls’ championship ride 35 years 92-year-old ‘Prof’abject cruelty act of White domestic terrorism Addie Mae Collins advocate for Black self-determination African roots AFRO ages of 11 and 14 albums anti-black racism artists athletes Attica guards Attica Prison baby boomers basketball fan beautifully filmed beautifully narrated beloved band leader biggest names in Black history biggest singer of any generation Birmingham Ala.birth of Black August Black Black ownership bombed brilliance Carole Robertson celebrates our history church’s Sunday school Civil Rights and Black Power Movements Civil Rights Movement coaches completion of Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Cooke’s life criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson Cynthia Wesley dancing in the streets Denise McNair director Spike Lee Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)extraordinary alumni family lineage family members featured Film food four African American girls four members galaxy-sized genius heritage High on the Hog hometown entry Horrific Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band human story hyper-talented I Am Not Your Negro iconic Conrad Johnson incarcerated inhumane treatment insanely talented James Baldwin just plain insane killed in the blast Ku Klux Klan-affiliated racist group largest prison riots last run at an NBA championship Latinx list of documentaries logaining ownership of his own music Love Ye / Hate Ye scale malcolm x man of the people March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Medgar Evers Michael Jackson fan Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls modern myth of a post-racial America most important activists movies Muhammad Ali murdered by prison guards music myth of White supremacy negro Kanye okra on top origin stories Pan-African family part of our story piece of art play a tribute concert players powerful H-Town connection Prince prison reform movement produced Quincy Jones Raoul Peck Rashida Jones Remember This House return to old ways Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr revolutionary activist George Jackson Rikers Island rise to fame roots of African American culture roots of our culture Sam Cooke school’s struggling jazz band scored self-obsession slavery sober reminder spotlighting triumphs and tragedies stark timeline story of professional athletes Superstardom The Houston Defender The Wiz Thunder Soul Traditions unabashed Black United States US history Word In Black world-class funk powerhouse worships jazz music

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