DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. From his birth, just five years after the Emancipation...

In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his...

A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...

In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting...

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

Herman J. Russell, born in the Jim Crow-era South, built one of the oldest and largest black-owned construction and real estate firms in the country....

While George Washington Carver's rise from slavery to scientific accomplishment has inspired millions, time has reduced him to the man who did...

Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...

Celebrate the life and work of Donald McKayle, whose contributions as choreographer, dancer and teacher have enriched our nation's cultural heritage....

An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from...

An animated satire on the question of self-image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in...

A descendant of the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history, filmmaker Katrina Browne explores the contemporary legacy of slavery by traveling...