It's Black Entertainment

Directed by Stan Lathan
2002    80m
Documentary, Music,
6.8
"It's Black Entertainment" is a vibrant exploration of Black musical legends through the decades. Each segment highlights the dynamic artists and genres that shaped American culture, celebrating the powerful legacy of dance, soul, rock, and hip-hop brilliance.
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Cast of It's Black Entertainment
  • Vanessa WilliamsSelf - Host
  • Whitney HoustonSelf
  • Ella FitzgeraldSelf (archive footage)
  • Snoop DoggSelf
  • Diana RossSelf (archive footage)
  • Spike LeeSelf
  • Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
  • Little RichardSelf
  • Debbie AllenSelf
  • Carl AndersonSelf
  • Josephine BakerSelf (archive footage)
  • James BrownSelf (archive footage)
  • Tisha CampbellSelf
  • Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)
  • Sean CombsSelf (archive footage)
  • Dorothy DandridgeSelf (archive footage)
  • Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)
  • Rah DiggaSelf
  • Suzzanne DouglasSelf
  • Dr. DreSelf
  • Billy EckstineSelf (archive footage)
  • Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)
  • Jamie FoxxSelf
  • Aretha FranklinMrs. Murphy (archive footage)
  • Nelson GeorgeSelf
  • Jasmine GuySelf
  • Jimi HendrixSelf (archive footage)
  • Gregory HinesSelf
  • Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
  • Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)
  • Reginald HudlinSelf
  • Ice-TSelf
  • Michael JacksonSelf (archive footage)
  • James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris IIISelf
  • Quincy JonesSelf
  • A.J. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
  • Eartha KittSelf (archive footage)
  • John LandisSelf
  • Stan LathanSelf
  • Terry LewisSelf
  • LL Cool JSelf (archive footage)
  • Wynton MarsalisSelf
  • Harold NicholasSelf (archive footage)
  • Alan ParkerSelf
  • Otis ReddingSelf (archive footage)
  • Christopher ReidSelf (archive footage)
  • Busta RhymesSelf
  • Smokey RobinsonSelf
  • Russell SimmonsSelf
  • Bessie SmithSelf (archive footage)
  • Tina TurnerSelf (archive footage)
  • Fats WallerSelf (archive footage)
  • Billy Dee WilliamsSelf
  • Donald BogleSelf
  • Kenny BurrellSelf
  • James CrossSelf (archive footage)
  • Suzanne de PasseSelf
  • Berry GordySelf
  • Eddie HartmanSelf (archive footage)
  • 'Crip' HeardSelf (archive footage)
  • Rubberneck HolmesSelf (archive footage)
  • Louis JordanSelf (archive footage)
  • Camille KingMaddam CJ Walker
  • KymeRachel Meadows (archive footage)
  • Velma MiddletonSelf (archive footage)
  • Fayard NicholasSelf
  • The Notorious B.I.G.Self (archive footage)
  • Earl 'Snake Hips' TuckerSelf (archive footage)
  • Sister Rosetta TharpeSelf (archive footage)
 
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