In this 8-part series the parallel lives of Malcolm X & MLK, Jr. unfold, from their boyhood to their maturity as each fights racism in their own way.
Genius: MLK/X –Part 1
Coming Soon. MLK/X, a New Series on Two Great Black Leaders
There is a wonderful limited (8 parts) series telling the parallel stories of Dr. MLK and Malcolm X scheduled to appear on the National Geographic Channel on Feb. 1, and then stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, with two new episodes debuting weekly on all platforms. I have watched all 8 episodes & …
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Joan Baez I am a Noise (2023)
Like most of my generation, I loved Joan Baez, her clear soprano voice uniting us as we listened to her at civil rights events or played her records alone in our rooms at night sometimes so drawn in that we sang along. She seemed so sure and certain on a stage before thousands of fans, …
Bayard Rustin: Slowly Emerging from the Shadows
Bayard Rustin was a genius at organizing mass events, but few Americans know anything about him–and this is just what the makers of the new Netflix film RUSTIN hope to correct. For details of his exciting story, I refer you to my review, found elsewhere on this site. What I want to address here is …
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Rustin (2023)
The story behind the 1963 March on Washington is well-told, including the frank depiction of the genius leading its planning, Bayard Rustin.
Brother Outsider the Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
“The forgotten” man’s story who organized the March on Washington & taught MLK nonviolence is told in photos, archival footage & interviews.
Brother Outsider the Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
This documentary is great preparation for the dramatic film Rustin that I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. Until that dramatic feature film comes out on Nov. 3 in select theaters and then on Netflix Nov. 17, this exciting documentary about Bayard Rustin, often called the Civil Rights Movement’s “Forgotten Man” will whet …
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Upcoming CR Film in November: RUSTIN
I want to alert you to the new film Rustin, due out on November 3 in theaters and then on November 17, on Netflix. But first, a little background. Bayard Rustin is not as well known in the Civil Rights Pantheon as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, or even …
American Experience: The Voice of Freedom (2021)
Concert singer Marian Anderson’s story, from her childhood church singing through her rejection that led to her famous Lincoln Memorial Concert through the Civil Rights era.
John Lewis: Get in the Way (2020)
The story of CR leader turned US Congressman John lewis, from his sharecropping days through Sit-ins & Freedom Rides to his beating at Selma & years as the “Conscience of Congress.”