It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment (2002)


  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 2002-02-08
  • User Rating: 8/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Showtime Entertainment Television
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Stan Lathan
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Summary

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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  • Vanessa Williams

    as Self - Host

  • Whitney Houston

    as Self

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Snoop Dogg

    as Self

  • Diana Ross

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Spike Lee

    as Self

  • Louis Armstrong

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Little Richard

    as Self

  • Debbie Allen

    as Self

  • Carl Anderson

    as Self

  • Josephine Baker

    as Self (archive footage)

  • James Brown

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Tisha Campbell

    as Self

  • Nat King Cole

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Sean Combs

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Dorothy Dandridge

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Rah Digga

    as Self

  • Suzzanne Douglas

    as Self

  • Dr. Dre

    as Self

  • Billy Eckstine

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Duke Ellington

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Jamie Foxx

    as Self

  • Aretha Franklin

    as Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

  • Nelson George

    as Self

  • Jasmine Guy

    as Self

  • Jimi Hendrix

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Gregory Hines

    as Self

  • Billie Holiday

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Lena Horne

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Reginald Hudlin

    as Self

  • Ice-T

    as Self

  • Michael Jackson

    as Self (archive footage)

  • James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

    as Self

  • Quincy Jones

    as Self

  • A.J. Johnson

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Eartha Kitt

    as Self (archive footage)

  • John Landis

    as Self

  • Stan Lathan

    as Self

  • Terry Lewis

    as Self

  • LL Cool J

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Wynton Marsalis

    as Self

  • Harold Nicholas

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Alan Parker

    as Self

  • Otis Redding

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Christopher Reid

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Busta Rhymes

    as Self

  • Smokey Robinson

    as Self

  • Russell Simmons

    as Self

  • Bessie Smith

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Tina Turner

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Fats Waller

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Billy Dee Williams

    as Self

  • Donald Bogle

    as Self

  • Kenny Burrell

    as Self

  • James Cross

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Suzanne de Passe

    as Self

  • Berry Gordy

    as Self

  • Eddie Hartman

    as Self (archive footage)

  • 'Crip' Heard

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Rubberneck Holmes

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Louis Jordan

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Camille King

    as Maddam CJ Walker

  • Kyme

    as Rachel Meadows (archive footage)

  • Velma Middleton

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Fayard Nicholas

    as Self

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    as Self (archive footage)
Directing Stan Lathan Director
Writing John Davies Writer

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