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How It Feels to Be Free

Directed by Yoruba Richen
2021    2h
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Cast of How It Feels to Be Free
  • Abbey LincolnSelf (archival footage)
  • Nina SimoneSelf (archival footage)
  • Diahann CarrollSelf (archival footage)
  • Pam GrierSelf (archival footage)
  • Lena HorneSelf (archival footage)
  • Cicely TysonSelf (archival footage)

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