By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

2020    50m    TV-14
Documentary
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Inspired by the music and subjects featured in the series “Godfather of Harlem,” this documentary series brings alive the dramatic true story of Harlem and its music during the 1960s, and connects that history to our present moment.
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1 Season
  • Season 1
    Season 14 Episodes
Cast of By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
  • Jamal JosephSelf - Activist
  • Courtland CoxSelf - SNCC Activist
  • Herb BoydSelf - Journalist and Educator
  • James SmallSelf - Pan-African Activist & Scholar
  • Denise Oliver-VelezSelf - Activist
  • Giancarlo EspositoAdam Clayton Powell Jr.
  • Gary BartzSelf - Jazz Saxophonist
  • Warren SmithSelf - Jazz Percussionist
  • Joe BataanSelf - Harlem Resident
  • Eunice TownsendSelf - Harlem Resident
  • Al SharptonSelf - Founder of National Action Network
  • Martha ReevesSelf - Singer
  • Robin ClarkSelf - Singer
  • Felipe LucianoSelf - Poet & Activist
  • Forest WhitakerSelf - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem
  • Billy MitchellSelf - Apollo Theater Historian
  • Nile RodgersSelf - Musician
  • Adger W. CowansSelf - Photographer
  • Carlos AlomarSelf - Harlem Resident
  • Peter BaileySelf - Journalist
  • Taharqa AleemSelf - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters
  • Shana L. RedmondSelf - Professor UCLA, Musicology
  • Mickey MelendezSelf - Activist
  • Ilfenesh HaderaSelf - Actress, Mayme Johnson, Godfather of Harlem
  • Charles B. RangelSelf - U.S. Congressman 1971-2017
  • Ramón Bryant BraxtonSelf - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger
  • Gladys KnightSelf - Singer
  • A$AP FergSelf - Hip-Hop Artist
  • Herbie HancockSelf - Jazz Musician and Composer
  • Berry GordySelf - Motown Creator
  • Sonia SánchezSelf - Poet
  • Harry BelafonteSelf - Musician
  • ChikaSelf - Hip Hop Artist
  • Markuann SmithSelf - Actor, Junie Byrd, Godfather of Harlem
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