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It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Directed by Stan Lathan
Overview
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.
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Vanessa Williams | Whitney Houston | Ella Fitzgerald | Snoop Dogg | Diana Ross | Spike Lee | Louis Armstrong | Little Richard | Debbie Allen | Carl Anderson | Josephine Baker | James Brown | Tisha Campbell-Martin | Nat 'King' Cole | Sean Combs | Dorothy Dandridge | Sammy Davis Jr. | Rah Digga | Suzzanne Douglas | Dr. Dre | Billy Eckstine | Duke Ellington | Jamie Foxx | Aretha Franklin | Nelson George | Jasmine Guy | Jimi Hendrix | Gregory Hines | Billie Holiday | Lena Horne | Reginald Hudlin | Ice-T | Michael Jackson | James Harris III | Quincy Jones | A.J. Johnson | Eartha Kitt | John Landis | Stan Lathan | Terry Lewis | LL Cool J | Wynton Marsalis | Harold Nicholas | Alan Parker | Otis Redding | Christopher Reid | Busta Rhymes | Smokey Robinson | Russell Simmons | Bessie Smith | Tina Turner | Fats Waller | Billy Dee Williams | Donald Bogle | Kenny Burrell | James Cross | Suzanne de Passe | Berry Gordy | Eddie Hartman | 'Crip' Heard | Rubberneck Holmes | Louis Jordan | Camille King | Kyme | Velma Middleton | Fayard Nicholas | The Notorious B.I.G. | Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker | Sister Rosetta Tharpe