Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a 1978 television movie starring Morgan Freeman. This movie is the shortened version that was released from the original 3 part drama mini series back in 1978 telling the story of a black girl and her family who try to hold onto their land during the Depression. It is based upon the 1977 Newbery Medal awarded novel by Mildred D. Taylor. The novel is a part of her Logan family series. Plot: The pain of racial prejudice is experienced by members of a black family in Depression-era Mississippi. Storyline: With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black- to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride- no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan, Robert Christian

In 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent is forced to partner with a notorious mafia hitman to investigate a wave of brutal civil rights murders.

Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie

The Girl from Chicago is a 1932 American drama race film produced and directed by pioneering African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, with an all-African American cast including lead actors Star Calloway and Carl Mahon. Produced on a shoestring budget, this independent production features a largely non-professional cast. The film contrasts rural and urban Black life, blending crime, romance, and social commentary. As is common in Micheaux's films, the story line is punctuated with period musical numbers, offering a glimpse of African American musical and dancing talent of the time. The fact that Micheaux often lacked sufficient funding for his sound films affected the technical quality of his productions. But his surviving films represent the beginnings of Black Cinema. Plot: A federal agent falls in love while on assignment in Mississippi. He helps his lover escape a local thug. They then go to Harlem where they become involved in the assassination of a Cuban racketeer. Storyline: An undercover government agent on a case in Mississippi meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman who's being menaced by a local crime boss. He rescues the girl, and they leave Mississippi and head to Harlem, but their troubles follow them: they become involved in the murder of a local crime boss there. Review: “Micheaux had the progressive idea of presenting a black man as a Secret Service agent who worked with Scotland Yard—when none existed in real life” —Sergio Mims About the Film: A remake of Micheaux’s now-lost 1926 silent film The Spider’s Web, The Girl from Chicago (1932) is a film that explores the cultural rift between the urban and the rural, set in both Harlem and Batesburg, Mississippi. As had become his forte, Micheaux punctuates the dramatic scenes with musical numbers, set both in domestic parlors and the lively “The Radium Club.” About the Filmmaker: Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an author, film writer and director, and independent producer of more than 44 silent films and sound films from 1919—1948. Micheaux was the first African American filmmaker to produce a full feature-length film and is regarded as a prominent producer of race films, and the most successful African American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century. Micheaux’s work is not only a milestone in African American cinema, but an incredible insight into American history regarding race in society. Preservation Status: The film is historically significant with a copy held in the Library of Congress collection. The Girl from Chicago is an early all-black talkie, so it has historical value, but amateur acting and low production values hamper this flawed film. While not a masterpiece, it’s worth watching for its cultural importance and Micheaux’s groundbreaking vision. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Carl Mahon, Starr Calloway, Alice B. Russell

Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth. Set primarily in rural Mississippi, the film explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans. Storyline: An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The now-adult Indian daughter meets and falls in love with a Black man, and the respective families are forced to come to terms with it in the climate of racial hatred and cultural difference. Synopsis: Demetrius is a stalwart, self-made man and owner of a carpet-cleaning business. A chance traffic accident introduces him to Mina, a beautiful young Indian woman whose family fled Uganda under the rule of Idi Amin. As Demetrius and Mina begin their secret love affair, each is swept into the other's exotic world, soon finding themselves at the center of controversy and scandal. Mina's parents, Jay and his wife Kinnu, are outraged by the relationship and concerned about their daughter's disregard for the values and traditions of their culture. Demetrius, it seems, fares no better. The Indian community is outraged, his business suffers, the bank wants to repossess his carpet cleaning van and friends whisper that he has crossed the color line. However, Demetrius stands steadfast in his belief that a shade of color is all which separates him and Mina. Reception: On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 74 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sarita Choudhury and Denzel Washington's romantic chemistry lights up the screen in Mississippi Masala, Mira Nair's observant and sexy tale of cultures clashing" We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth

Freedom Song is a 2000 biographical made-for-television drama film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. In the midst of the Freedom Summer, a group of high school students in the small town are eager to make grassroots changes in their own community. The young activists meet resistance not only from white southerners, but from their parents, who have experienced firsthand the violence that can result from speaking out. As high school students band together with the support of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, they make strides in registering African American voters and gaining awareness for their cause. The film was made for television and released on February 27, 2000, on the TNT TV channel in the United States. It was written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson and co-written by Stanley Weiser. Winner of the Image Award, Writers Guild of America award, and Golden Gate Award, it stars Danny Glover, Vicellous Reon Shannon, and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Storyline: A tale about a young man's struggle for equality and justice and basic American rights in 1960s Mississippi and the harrowing ordeals people wanting the same opportunities endured, before Blacks were allowed to vote, and when they did sit-ins at White establishments. The young man, Owen (Vicellous Reon Shannon), is at odds with his father Will (Danny Glover) who is afraid his son's anti-segregation activities will jeopardize the family's livelihood and safety. Review: "Freedom Song" is a surprising, powerful, emotional, sometimes funny, always honest look at the civil rights movement. This is a wonderfully told story. It focuses mostly on teenagers, and it's fascinating. This film is an impressive re-telling of how the non-violent emphasis within that movement led to its eventual success. Carole King's "Song of Freedom" is a great anthem for the film. America is a deeply racist nation, so unsurprisingly there is a lot of bigotry in this movie. Everyone should have a right to vote. No matter what race or ethnic group. America was based on freedom and liberty at its founding, but white Americans didn't extend that same freedom and liberty to the hundreds of thousands of black people they held in slavery. I live in Alabama and right now in May 2026 white people are doing their very best to diminish the power of the black vote and deny African Americans political representation in Alabama and across the South. In May 1963, Birmingham, Alabama became infamous for its use of fire hoses and police dogs on marching African American students during the civil rights protests against segregation. Black people were beaten bloody in Selma, Alabama in 1965 simply for marching for the right to vote. The Supreme Court has dismantled the ensuing Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 2026 in Montgomery, Alabama, the site of the 1955-56 Bus Boycott, 70 years later, amid protests, flooding and evacuations, the Alabama Legislature passed special election bills that produce a racial gerrymander. The struggle continues... We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Danny Glover, Vicellous Shannon, Vondie Curtis-Hall

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an American television film based on the autobiography of the same name by Maya Angelou, first aired April 28, 1979, on CBS. Angelou and Leonora Thuna wrote the screenplay, and the movie was directed by Fielder Cook. Constance Good played the young Maya Angelou. Also appearing were Esther Rolle, Roger E. Mosley, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, and Madge Sinclair. Filming took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The movie traces Maya's life from when she and her brother move in with their grandmother to the trauma of being raped as a young girl by one of her mother's boyfriends and the several years of silence that came after the attack. Plot: Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce. Storyline: A true story based on the early life of actress, professor and author Maya Angelou. The story traces her life from when she and her brother move in with her mother to the trauma of being raped as a little girl by one of her mother's boyfriends and the several years of silence that came after the attack. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Paul Benjamin, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored is a 1996 American period drama film directed by Tim Reid and starring Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashad and Leon. The screenplay was written by Paul W. Cooper. The film is based on Clifton Taulbert’s real life and his non-fiction book Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored. Based on Clifton Taulbert's memoir first published in 1989; this film is about his life experiences from his childhood in a small Mississippi town during the segregated 1950s to his emigration North in 1962 at the age of 17. Synopsis: A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit African American community in the deep south under racial segregation. Welcome to Glen Allan, Mississippi, 1946. Experience an America that remains only in the hearts and minds of those who were brought up in this small southern community. Lost in the sweat of the cotton fields and hidden in the juke joints of muddy water blues, the people of Glen Allan nurtured and protected each other while celebrating life to the fullest. In a time when the Ku Klux Klan terrorized the streets and "White Only" were the first words learned by African American children, Clifton was encouraged by the love and kinship of the tight-knit community to overcome the bigotry and intolerance of the South, allowing him to embark on an extraordinary journey. Quotes: Narrator: Everyone clung to the idea that if you worked hard, you get a piece of the American dream. Reception: Roger Ebert gave the movie four stars of four. At the 1997 NAACP Image Awards film received two nominations: for Outstanding Motion Picture, and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Phylicia Rashad). It also received American Black Film Festival Award for Best Film. The video has poor picture quality, but it is still a worthwhile viewing experience. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashād, Paula Kelly

"FRANCHISE" available at: Directed by Travis Scott Shot by White Trash Tyler & Jordan Hemingway US scenes produced by Randy Donaldson & Kevin Schroeder for Freenjoy US cinematographer: Minka Farthing-Kohl UK scenes produced by Ella Girardot for Academy Films Edited by Jack Dalton and Dylan Coughran Special thanks to NBA Entertainment Travis Scott online: Lyrics: Yup, in my white tee, yeah Call up Hype Williams for the hype, please Uh, they gon’ wipe you, before you wipe me Unboxing my checks not my Nikes Cacti not no iced tea (ah) got-’em bamboozled like I’m Spike Lee (ah) You need more than Google just to find me (ah) I just called up bae to get her hyphy (ah, ooh) Incredible, Ici ici general I just start the label just to sign me Me and Chase connected like we siamese We’ve been on the run, feel like a crime spree Talk to me nicely, I seen his face, I seen it Yup, on his white tee (lets go) Yeah, yeah call the Sprite people (Call ‘em, hol’ on) Private flight to France, tryna sight see (private flight) Popped ’em in his hands, he was typing Caterpillar ‘Rari, I fold it lift it up I went on the stand told the judge to pass my cup Ran up twenty million, told the devil keep the luck Keep that, keep that hoe, RIP Pop, keep the smoke aye Talk to me nicely (to me nicely) Keep her on a chain, that aint like me (that aint like me) Scotts with no strings you can't tie me (with the, hold on) I’m higher than the plane, I’m where the Skypes be (doo, doo, doo, doo) Yup, in my slime tee…(doo doo doo hee) Princey in his prime heee…(doo doo doo hee) Yellowbone too feisty heee...(doo doo doo hee) Clean him up no napkin heee Yup, in my white tee (yeah) Call up Hype Williams for the hype, please (it’s lit) They gon’ wipe you, before you wipe me Unboxing my checks not my Nikes Ooooo… Scuse me Zi zi zi zi zi zi zi zi Don’t be missin’ in Mississippi Dip a sippy Make em happy Make em copy Make em get me chippy chippy There’s a lot im going to spend Tell me when you need me to pull up You going to shoot out while I spin Trippin like I’m trigger happy Salt fish, Ackee ackee, golf buggy Kawasaki, Catch a fish Sushi Maki, Livin Life London city left the town Thug n Travis be that fam Yeah, you know that (slatt) And when they free us out it’s gonna be a film a kodak (yah) Shoot me pouring right Above The Rim like Pollack I’ve been rippin and running, not slippin’ or slidin', athletic tendencies I’ve been up chefin’ it, whippin’ it to the base rock, I provide the remedy When we open gates up at Utopia (it’s lit) It’s like Zooptopia, you see the crosses over ya (ya) That’s how you know it’s us At 4AM i’m phoning ya, not for no shoulder rub Them Jackboys open cleaners up, the way they fold and tuck Yup, in my white tee, yeah Call up Hype Williams for the hype, please Uh, they gon’ wipe you, before you wipe me Unboxing the checks not my Checks not my I be where the fuck that light be Bangers in the system It’s bangers in the system It’s ancient anunnaki (C) 2020 Cactus Jack Records, LLC under exclusive license to Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Based on the acclaimed book of the same name by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, HORROR NOIRE takes a critical look at a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and embraced both black filmmakers and black audiences. Featuring interviews with Ernest Dickerson (Bones), Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood), Jordan Peele (Us), Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned), Tony Todd (Candyman), Paula Jai Parker (Tales from the Hood), Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep), and Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman. ===================================

All around the globe, people are witness to major natural disasters and extreme weather that alter communities forever. Extreme footage and surviving witnesses bring to life the terrifying reality of experiencing deadly earthquakes, avalanches, wildfires, and tornadoes firsthand, in this Witness to Disaster documentary series MEGA episode. Featuring three full episodes: Everest Avalanche When a mega earthquake hits Nepal, it claims thousands of lives and leaves survivors trapped in the remote corners of the Himalayas. Across the country survivors are hit by avalanches that destroy everything in their path. We reveal remarkable stories of survival, from the Kathmandu Valley to Mount Everest. Portugal's Hellfire The story of the largest wildfire in Portugal’s history. When fierce winds from a thunderstorm hit the fire, it becomes unstoppable, spreading uncontrollably. Sixty-six people are killed. Through forensic analysis, we reveal how this event unfolded. Tornado Outbreak The US tornado super-outbreak in April 2011 sees 360 twisters, multiple EF5 tornados, flash flooding, hail, and lightning ravage numerous states, including Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, killing 348 people and leaving thousands homeless in one of the most dangerous tornado seasons of all time. Witness to Disaster | S1 Mega Episode Compilation Watch More Witness to Disaster here on Disney+: Chapters: 00:00-44:02 - Everest Avalanche 44:03-1:28:03 - Portugal's Hellfire 1:28:04-2:12:21 - Tornado Outbreak Explore the World with National Geographic subscriptions: ➡

What's Going On w/ Karlous Miller & Nick Cannon? | The Lou Young Show w/ TreyDay: Season 3 Episode: 11 On this exclusive episode of The Lou Young Show; Fresh off the "We Them One's Tour" Trey & Lou sit down with the great Karlous Miller. Karlous who is from Mississippi, is known for his legendary run with Wild'n Out and as 1/3 of The 85 South Show. They are one of the first podcasts to go from the couch to the stage, and show know signs of slowing down. Karlous talks Netflix specials, Kevin Hart, and what really went down with Nick Cannon & Wild'n Out. Los drops gems and knowledge w/ Trey & Lou and you don't want to miss this hilarious episode!

Moneybag Mafia went from being a failed drug dealer to closing shows for Dave Chappelle *The 85 South Show* | The Lou Young Show w/ TreyDay: Season 3 Episode: 13 On this exclusive episode of The Lou Young Show; Fresh off the "We Them One's Tour" & “Netflix is a joke” Trey & Lou sit down with one of the coldest in the game; Mr. Moneybag Mafia. Moneybag who is born and raised in Atlanta, talks his influence in comedy and the adversity he has dealt with in his journey. This man went from being a failed drug dealer to closing a show after Dave Chappelle. Moneybag drops gems and knowledge w/ Trey & Lou and you don't want to miss this hilarious episode!