Genres
Duration
80 min
Director
Stan Lathan
Rating
8.0
Release Date
February 7, 2002
It's Black Entertainment
Original title: It's Black Entertainment
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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.
It's Black Entertainment cast
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Vanessa Williams
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Whitney Houston
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Snoop Dogg
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Diana Ross
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Spike Lee
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Louis Armstrong
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Little Richard
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Debbie Allen
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Carl Anderson
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Josephine Baker
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James Brown
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Tisha Campbell
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Nat King Cole
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Sean Combs
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Dorothy Dandridge
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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Rah Digga
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Suzzanne Douglas
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Dr. Dre
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Billy Eckstine
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Duke Ellington
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Jamie Foxx
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Aretha Franklin
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Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
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Nelson George
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Jasmine Guy
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Jimi Hendrix
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Gregory Hines
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Billie Holiday
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Lena Horne
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Reginald Hudlin
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Ice-T
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Michael Jackson
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Jimmy Jam
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Quincy Jones
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A.J. Johnson
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Eartha Kitt
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John Landis
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Stan Lathan
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Terry Lewis
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LL Cool J
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Wynton Marsalis
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Harold Nicholas
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Alan Parker
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Otis Redding
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Christopher Reid
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Busta Rhymes
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Smokey Robinson
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Russell Simmons
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Bessie Smith
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Tina Turner
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Fats Waller
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Billy Dee Williams
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Donald Bogle
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Kenny Burrell
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James Cross
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Suzanne de Passe
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Berry Gordy
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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
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Maddam CJ Walker
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Kyme
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Rachel Meadows (archive footage)
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Velma Middleton
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Fayard Nicholas
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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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