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The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 1950s, to his born again phase and brief retirement from rock and roll

An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood

Bill Cosby is Far From Finished In his first special in thirty years, he leaves the audience asking, How did he get inside our house Whether hes talking about friendship, love or

Mercenary Captain Hawk is in Acion again to save a hostage But he and his team are betrayed Nothing is as it seems

Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob

Sixteen year old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when hes thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys

RB singer Natalie Cole narrates this docudrama about her life, adapted from her autobiography

The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group

Two tacky homegirls move to L A to become dancers instead they scam a dying millionaire but eventually become BAPS Black American Princesses

When police officer Xavier Quinns childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier

A high school teacher from a troubled inner city Washington D C neighborhood becomes a super powered hero and takes on the gang that has been terrorizing his streets

An off screen narration, four dozen talking heads, and clips of performances tell a chronological story about Black comedy who has made us laugh since 1901, what is the nature of their humor, and what social and political contexts i

A drag queen takes in a drug addict and her daughter and helps raise the daughter

Based on Bizets classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen The setting

The behind the scene look at the casting calls selection of cast members, story board ideas producers, and directoral commentary Plus never before scene footage of this iconic cult classic with additional commentary from selected c

Ms Pat first Netflix stand up comedy special shot at the Atlanta Comedy Theater

Two tacky homegirls move to L A to become dancers instead they scam a dying millionaire but eventually become BAPS Black American Princesses

Eddie Murphy in a stand up performance recorded live For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects sex and women

Several shady and shallow people try to profit, one after the other, from a physically deformed teenager whose face looks like a snout of a rodent and who lives hidden in a city garbage dump, alone and miserable