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- DirectorLily MariyeStarsChristine BaranskiJohn SlatterySarah SteeleLiz gets a strange phone call. Marissa is informed by the FBI that she may be in danger. Ri'Chard asks for Diane's help in a case involving Elsbeth Tascioni.
- DirectorJackie J. StoneStarsRosa AcostaJazzmon BakerDerrex BradyTensions rise during a pick-up basketball game as Jarvis and Greg's disagreements come to a head; Greg encounters the infamous Atlanta Water Boys when his car is broken into.
- DirectorDaniel NettheimStarsCoco Jack GilliesAretha-Mae CollinsKate MulvanyDetective Sam Chedid takes the stand as various pieces of evidence are introduced to the court, some of which raise questions about Nathan Spears' involvement.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsD.L. HughleyFrom his inner-city roots in L.A., D.L. Hughley has become one of the smartest, most popular stand-up comics working today. This HBO special--his fourth--will show audiences just how far he's come, and how funny he is--with no apologies necessary! Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., Hughley focuses on such topics as the dangers of living in the nation's capital, the qualifications of the 2008 presidential candidates, the current administration, the immigration debate, Cuban refugees, airplane restrictions, the 'n' word, Don Imus and freedom of speech, whites and blacks on cruise ships, Paris Hilton, and much more--including D.L.'s now-famous interaction with hapless audience members in the first row.
- DirectorJohn MoffittStarsTracy MorganMarvin McClellanPut the kids to bed and get ready to throw your inhibitions out the window as red-hot comedian/actor Tracy Morgan makes his HBO stand-up debut--a performance in which no subject, celebrity or situation will be off-limits.
- CreatorMalcolm SpellmanStarsAnthony MackieSebastian StanWyatt RussellFollowing the events of 'Avengers: Endgame,' Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities -- and their patience.
- DirectorKatt WilliamsStarsKatt WilliamsKatt Williams riffs on truth, lies, chicken wing shortages and the war on drugs in this electrifying stand-up special filmed in Las Vegas.
- DirectorDonald GloverStarsDonald GloverBrian Tyree HenryLaKeith StanfieldDown on his luck, a mixed-race high school senior attempts to win a full scholarship to college by proving he is "black".
- DirectorKristi ZeaStarsAshley Nicole BaptisteAnna Deavere SmithShining a light on a lost generation of American youth, Anna Deavere Smith brings to life the stories of 18 real-life people, among them current and former inmates, protesters, educators and politicians.
- DirectorGarrett ZevgetisA viral video shows a white policeman removing a black teenage girl from a classroom who refuses to leave. One woman helps the girl, faces the officer, and dismantles the system.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksStarsLloyd HaynesDenise NicholasMichael ConstantineTeacher Pete Dixon tries to teach the students at Walt Whitman High to be tolerant. He's assisted by girlfriend and school counselor, Liz and student teacher (later teacher) Alice. The students love him.
- DirectorGreg GallowayStarsJennifer AnsariLester Bailey Jr.Towanda BraxtonWhen 2 brothers stop by a diner for dinner, they get a taste of more than what's on the menu.
- DirectorToni BestardStarsAlba BonninArmando BuikaKeba DiedhouTwo kids experience an initiatory journey during their first day of summer holidays.
- DirectorMandla DubeStarsThabo RametsiArnold VoslooNoxolo DlaminiFollows three young freedom fighters who seek refuge in a South African bank in Silverton, and take the bank and its customers hostage and would only release them in exchange for the release of Nelson Mandela.
- DirectorWilliam CrainStarsWilliam MarshallVonetta McGeeDenise NicholasAn 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.
- 20211h 58mPG-138.0 (14K)96MetascoreDirectorQuestloveStarsDorinda DrakeBarbara Bland-AcostaDarryl LewisDocumentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
- DirectorBill GunnStarsDuane JonesMarlene ClarkBill GunnAfter being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
- DirectorXavier BurginStarsRusty CundieffErnest R. DickersonRobin R. Means ColemanA look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.
- DirectorPatrick CreadonStarsJudy van DyckRich RochelleJohn CrnokrakIn 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago broke racial barriers and changed college basketball forever.
- DirectorRobert RedfordStarsWill SmithMatt DamonCharlize TheronA down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsKiKi LayneStephan JamesRegina KingA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
- DirectorBen LawrenceStarsHugo WeavingAndrew LuriHayley McElhinneyDaniel is preparing an exhibition of his work from the world's war zones. When Sebastian learns that this exhibition may display photographs of a massacre in his village, he finds Daniel and appeals to him to exclude those photographs.
- DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsVanessa WilliamsVivica A. FoxNia LongOne person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsRichard PryorJackie GleasonNed BeattyAn underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsJeffrey WrightMichael WincottBenicio Del ToroThe brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario DawsonWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chardControversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
- DirectorAudrey CummingsStarsOlunike AdeliyiPeter MacNeillKiana MadeiraWhen a girl goes missing, a woman with a mysterious past tracks down the people responsible.
- DirectorRZAStarsJohn David WashingtonLorraine ToussaintCommonAzealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.
- DirectorAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeStarsLeke AdebayoAdemola AdedoyinAdejola AdeyemiBased on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he joins a white skinhead gang.
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsOmar EppsKristy SwansonMichael RapaportPeople from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.
- DirectorRobin BissellStarsTaraji P. HensonSam RockwellBabou CeesayCivil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
- DirectorChanning Godfrey PeoplesStarsIssa RaeGriffin MatthewsLauren E. BanksA woman (Issa Rae) disappears. Literally.
- CreatorKeith KnightMarshall ToddStarsLamorne MorrisBlake AndersonT. MurphKeef is an African-American cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected incident changes his life.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsStephan JamesJason SudeikisEli GoreeJesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
- StarsThuso MbeduChase DillonJoel EdgertonA young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsJamie FoxxRobert Downey Jr.Catherine KeenerA newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
- CreatorRick BermanMichael PillerStarsAvery BrooksRene AuberjonoisCirroc LoftonIn the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
- DirectorWilliam PhelpsStarsMatt AdlerNia PeeplesGregory HarrisonAfter learning how to surf by using the local wave tanks, Arizona resident Rick uses his winnings from a recent contest to fly to Hawaii and try to make a living for himself as a professional wave rider.
- DirectorIvan DixonStarsLawrence CookJanet LeaguePaula KellyA black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
- DirectorDee ReesStarsJason MitchellCarey MulliganJason ClarkeTwo men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
- DirectorRachid BoucharebStarsSamy NaceriRoschdy ZemSami BouajilaDuring World War II, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from German oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
- CreatorArnold PinnockBruce RamsayAubrey NealonStarsAml AmeenRonnie RoweMouna TraoréRailway workers from both Canada and the United States joined together to give birth to the world's first Black union.
- CreatorDaniel Lawrence TaylorStarsDaniel Lawrence TaylorKadiff KirwanAdelayo AdedayoA struggling jazz band from South London are propelled back in time.
- CreatorBradley BredewegPeter PaigeStarsTeri PoloSherri SaumHayden ByerlyTeenager Callie Jacob is placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their blend of biological, adoptive, and foster children.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzT.J. BradyStarsJabari BanksCassandra FreemanJimmy AkingbolaThe journey of a street-smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of West Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA's wealthiest suburbs.
- CreatorMarissa Jo CerarStarsAdrienne WarrenCedric JoeCarter JenkinsAn anthology series that chronicles the civil rights movement as told by the women behind it.
- CreatorTassie CameronSherry WhiteStarsMeredith MacNeillAdrienne C. MooreAl Mukadam"Pretty Hard Cases" follows Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Drug Squad detective Kelly. By day, they are heroes in their particular way: skilled, tough, determined, and entertaining, fighting to do good in a broken system.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAndré WilmsBlondin MiguelJean-Pierre DarroussinWhen an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
- CreatorHugh DillonTaylor SheridanStarsJeremy RennerHugh DillonTobi BamtefaThe McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.
- DirectorDavid C. JohnsonStarsEriq La SalleVondie Curtis-HallVing RhamesThe DROP (Deprogramming and Restoration of Pride) Squad is an outlaw organization that abducts and "deprograms" African-Americans who exploit and/or deny their cultural heritage. But their persuasive methods become increasingly violent.
- CreatorAva DuVernayColin KaepernickStarsJaden MichaelNick OffermanMary-Louise ParkerThis drama series from Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay explores Kaepernick's high-school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist.
- 2021– 33mTV-146.7 (13K)TV EpisodeDirectorBryan AndrewsStarsJeffrey WrightMichael B. JordanJon FavreauKillmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan and manipulates his influence for his designs of conquering Wakanda.
- DirectorJoshua GoldinStarsMatthew BroderickSanaa LathanMichael Kenneth WilliamsBen Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.
- DirectorLiesl TommyStarsJennifer HudsonForest WhitakerMarlon WayansFollowing the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
- StarsSharlene WhyteSteve CooganHugh QuarshieFollows the Lawrences and their quest for justice 18 years after the death of Stephen Lawrence.
- StarsSam JayYanise MonétJak KnightJay tackles trending topics in urban and world culture for the week, including race, politics, sexual identity, science, celebrity, religion, and more.
- DirectorChase PalmerStarsJohn BoyegaOlivia CookeBill SkarsgårdAn idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.
- DirectorLouis C.K.StarsChris RockLance CroutherJ.B. Smoove"The Man" is baffled by a chill hero's invincible weapon: gibberish.
- StarsPeter BleksleyAlex WheatleLeila HoweUprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.
- DirectorMaya AngelouStarsAlfre WoodardAl Freeman Jr.Mary AliceIn a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer at her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi.
- DirectorStella CorradiStarsPippa Bennett-WarnerAndrew DennisNadine MarshallAnthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immigration scandal.
- DirectorPete TravisStarsWilliam HurtChiwetel EjioforJonny Lee MillerA story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
- DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsMartin LawrenceEmily ProcterNia LongAn FBI agent reprises his disguise as a corpulent old lady and takes a job as a nanny in a crime suspect's house.
- DirectorJosh RubenStarsSam RichardsonMilana VayntrubGeorge BasilFeature adaptation of the video game where werewolves attack a small town.
- DirectorCharles BurmeisterStarsVal KilmerBobb'e J. ThompsonRichard EdsonA thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.
- DirectorEdward T. McDougalStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Benjamin GardnerFrank KasyIn the midst of the Civil War, a boy and his dog escape a plantation and embark on a life-changing journey. Inspired by true events, "Dog Jack" chronicles a turbulent moment in American history, and a tale that's never been forgotten.
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerDavid SimonStarsKhandi AlexanderRob BrownKim DickensLife after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.
- DirectorLes MayfieldStarsCedric The EntertainerLucy LiuNicollette SheridanAn amnesiac wakes up in a hotel room next to a dead FBI agent and $250,000. Is the sexy lady in the lobby his wife? Is he a spy or a cleaner?
- DirectorPaul WeitzStarsKevin HartAlfre WoodardLil Rel HoweryA father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
- DirectorRoger M. BobbStarsChaley RoseTobias TruvillionPhillip Edward Van LearA man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsEddie MurphyMichael RapaportKim MiyoriA Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.
- DirectorPeter MacDonaldStarsJean-Claude Van DammeAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeSteven BerkoffAlain is a boxer in 1925 Marseille, France. When he doesn't take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch each other's backs.
- 2021–20238 epsTV-147.7 (935)TV SeriesStarsStephen SatterfieldJessica B. HarrisAdrian MillerBlack food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
- DirectorPete ChatmonStarsDorian MissickZoe SaldanaHill HarperWhen Reginald "Cool" Coolidge's ex-fiancee Charli pulls into the gas station where he works, he realizes that he still loves her after three years apart. There's just one problem: Charli is marrying another man in 36 hours.
- DirectorShyam MadirajuStarsNate ParkerGrant Alan OuztsJames RemarWhen a US soccer team gets stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash they must face difficult choices to survive. Modern day Lord of the Flies.
- DirectorCharles MurrayStarsShanola HamptonElimu NelsonOmari HardwickAn aspiring poet in a troubled marriage sparks with a new man who helps her find her artistic voice.
- DirectorTina GordonStarsCraig RobinsonKerry WashingtonDavid Alan GrierSparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.
- DirectorMark AminStarsJames CromwellBruce DernMykelti WilliamsonAn escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
- CreatorLeigh DavenportStarsAmber Stevens WestBresha WebbCorbin ReidFour best friends living in Harlem strive for world domination.
- DirectorMalik VitthalStarsMary J. BligeNat WolffDavid ZayasWhen a routine traffic stop results in the unexplained, grisly death of her colleague, a cop realizes footage of the incident will play for her eyes only. As the attacks mount, she races to understand the supernatural force behind them.
- StarsW. Kamau BellRussell PetersMark NykanenW. Kamau Bell travels America and dives into issues in America such as racism, incarceration, and more.
- CreatorZiweStarsZiweMichelle DavisCole EscolaZIWE, a riotously funny, new variety series from writer, comedian and internet sensation, Ziwe. A no-holds-barred mix of musical numbers, interviews and sketches that challenge America's discomfort with race, politics, and cultural issues.
- StarsRobert HolmesCharles A. MooseIn the fall of 2002, 17-year-old Lee Malvo and Gulf War veteran John Muhammad terrorized the D.C. region with a series of random shootings from inside the trunk of a blue Chevy Caprice, killing 10 people and injuring three.
- DirectorBarry Alexander BrownStarsLucas TillJim KlockMichael SirowThe true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.
- DirectorAndrew CohnStarsRichard JenkinsShane Paul McGhieDa'Vine Joy RandolphStanley's last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American work employee.
- DirectorKevin WillmottStarsTimaine BryantTrai ByersBashir SalahuddinIt is the story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917.
- DirectorBryan BuckleyStarsAl PacinoEvan PetersMelanie GriffithIn 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself with the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
- DirectorRobert SmigelStarsAdam SandlerChris RockSteve BuscemiTwo fathers with opposing personalities come together to celebrate the wedding of their children. They are forced to spend the longest week of their lives together, and the big day cannot come soon enough.
- DirectorWes MillerStarsDavid GyasiRon PerlmanFrank GrilloArkansas, 1875, After shooting 5 men to save a judge and then going into Indian Territory after a lethal outlaw, Bass Reeves becomes the first black deputy marshal west of Mississippi.
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsForest WhitakerEric BanaJeff GumAfter the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
- DirectorSpike LeeDanya TaymorStarsJon Michael HillJulian ParkerRyan HallahanTwo young men pass the time dreaming of the promised land.
- DirectorIrin DanielsStarsMcMagic CardenasReginald KennedyOwen ConwayLives are torn apart after a police officer suffering from PTSD shoots a deaf African-American kid.
- DirectorDirector XStarsStephan JamesSarah JefferySteven LoveA young, black NHL hopeful living in a racially divided Nova Scotian community finds his career prospects in jeopardy when tensions in his community come to a head.
- DirectorMark HarrisStarsDarrin Dewitt HensonChristian KeyesLamman RuckerAfter Robert is fired from his own father's company, he feels like his luck has run out - until Morgan enters into his life.
- DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsFlorence PughCosmo JarvisPaul HiltonIn 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate.
- DirectorAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsCaleb CastilleSean AstinJon VoightA gifted high-school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.
- DirectorEmmanuel AdjeiIbra AkeBlitz BazawuleStarsBeyoncéTina KnowlesJay-ZVisual album from Beyoncé inspired by 'The Lion King'.
- DirectorMichael CarneyStarsGreg KinnearRenée ZellwegerDjimon HounsouInternational art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.