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It's Black Entertainment

80 %|Feb 8, 2002|Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Stan Lathan
Director
John Davies
Writer

Cast

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Vanessa Williams
Self - Host
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Diana Ross
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Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
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Josephine Baker
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James Brown
Self (archive footage)
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Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
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P. Diddy
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Dorothy Dandridge
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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Billy Eckstine
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Duke Ellington
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Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
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Jimi Hendrix
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Billie Holiday
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Lena Horne
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Ice-T
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Michael Jackson
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A.J. Johnson
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Eartha Kitt
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LL Cool J
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Harold Nicholas
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Otis Redding
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Christopher Reid
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Bessie Smith
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Tina Turner
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Fats Waller
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James Cross
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Eddie Hartman
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'Crip' Heard
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Rubberneck Holmes
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Louis Jordan
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Camille King
Maddam CJ Walker
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Kyme
Rachel Meadows (archive footage)
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Velma Middleton
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The Notorious B.I.G.
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Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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