It's Black Entertainment

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It's Black Entertainment

2002

1h 20m

8.0(2 votes)

Documentary

Music

Overview

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.

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69 members

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Vanessa Williams

Self - Host

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Whitney Houston

Self

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Ella Fitzgerald

Self (archive footage)

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Snoop Dogg

Self

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Diana Ross

Self (archive footage)

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Spike Lee

Self

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Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

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Little Richard

Self

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Debbie Allen

Self

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Carl Anderson

Self

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Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

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James Brown

Self (archive footage)

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Tisha Campbell

Self

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Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)

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Sean Combs

Self (archive footage)

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Dorothy Dandridge

Self (archive footage)

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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Rah Digga

Self

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Suzzanne Douglas

Self

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Dr. Dre

Self

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Billy Eckstine

Self (archive footage)

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Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

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Jamie Foxx

Self

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Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

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Nelson George

Self

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Jasmine Guy

Self

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Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)

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Gregory Hines

Self

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Billie Holiday

Self (archive footage)

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Lena Horne

Self (archive footage)

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Reginald Hudlin

Self

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Ice-T

Self

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Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

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Jimmy Jam

Self

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Quincy Jones

Self

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A.J. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

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Eartha Kitt

Self (archive footage)

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John Landis

Self

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Stan Lathan

Self

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Terry Lewis

Self

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LL Cool J

Self (archive footage)

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Wynton Marsalis

Self

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Harold Nicholas

Self (archive footage)

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Alan Parker

Self

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Otis Redding

Self (archive footage)

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Christopher Reid

Self (archive footage)

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Busta Rhymes

Self

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Smokey Robinson

Self

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Russell Simmons

Self

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Bessie Smith

Self (archive footage)

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Tina Turner

Self (archive footage)

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Fats Waller

Self (archive footage)

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Billy Dee Williams

Self

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Donald Bogle

Self

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Kenny Burrell

Self

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James Cross

Self (archive footage)

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Suzanne de Passe

Self

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Berry Gordy

Self

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Eddie Hartman

Self (archive footage)

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'Crip' Heard

Self (archive footage)

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Rubberneck Holmes

Self (archive footage)

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Louis Jordan

Self (archive footage)

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Camille King

Maddam CJ Walker

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Kyme

Rachel Meadows (archive footage)

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Velma Middleton

Self (archive footage)

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Fayard Nicholas

Self

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The Notorious B.I.G.

Self (archive footage)

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Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker

Self (archive footage)

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Self (archive footage)

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