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Summary: Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumu...
Runtime: 2 h 30 min

Language: French
Domestic: $ 320,530
International: $ 59,798
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Summary: The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: TV-PG

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: An in-depth look at the life of boxer, Muhammad Ali, including his years as an activist and philanthropist.
Release Date: September 19, 2021
Runtime: 7 h 25 min

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: PG-13

Distributor: Netflix
Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
Release Date: July 02, 2021
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 2,320,649
International: $ 1,375,420
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Summary: The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
Release Date: July 03, 2020
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: Four black veterans battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
Runtime: 2 h 34 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: A look at the career of 60 Minutes (1968) newsman, Mike Wallace.
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 281,245
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Summary: The story of New York City journalists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill lauded in their time as the voice of New York.
Runtime: 1 h 48 min
MPAA: TV-MA

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures that the Revolution would be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided...
Runtime: 1 h 44 min

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,000,000
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Summary: Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: PG-13

Domestic: $ 7,123,919
International: $ 1,221,379
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Summary: An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: TV-MA

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Runtime: 1 h 13 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 130,152
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Summary: A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Release Date: June 24, 2015
Runtime: 1 h 41 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
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Summary: Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: PG

Language: English
Domestic: $ 7,205
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Summary: The legal battles of the great American boxer against being conscripted into the US military during the Vietnam War.
Release Date: May 05, 2013
Runtime: 1 h 26 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 59,081
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Summary: Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the...
Runtime: 1 h 39 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 51,271
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Summary: Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Countries: Sweden, United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 5,500,000
Domestic: $ 273,749
International: $ 6,507
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Summary: In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
Runtime: 1 h 50 min
MPAA: 14A

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 47,566,524
International: $ 16,083,005