A moving film based on the true story of the writer by the same name, Antwone Fisher captures a pivotal chapter in the life of a young Black man struggling with the emotional scars of his childhood while trying to build a future as a sailor in the United States Navy. Starring Derek Luke in his breakout…
A feel-good drama starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro, Men of Honor combines the struggle to achieve greatness against the backdrop of racial discrimination in the United States Navy. Inspired by the true story of Carl Brashear, the film follows a determined young man who dreams of becoming the Navy’s first African American Master Diver,…
Too many, NASA is viewed as the pinnacle of human ingenuity—an institution that brings together some of the brightest minds in the country to send humanity to places we’ve never been before. Hidden Figures tells the remarkable true story of the African American women whose mathematical brilliance helped make many of those achievements possible, despite working in…
The Green Book centers around the cultural artifact of the same name. This small guidebook was used by African Americans throughout much of the 20th century to navigate the racial dangers of traveling through segregated America, listing hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses where Black travelers could expect to be treated with dignity. Mahershala…
John Singleton’s intimate portrait of Black manhood, family pressure, emotional growth, and the complicated path toward maturity.
A warm portrait of Black summer life, family memory, young love, and a rarely centered slice of Black middle-class history.
A landmark story of survival, sisterhood, spiritual endurance, and the emotional power of Black women’s lives on screen.
Sidney Poitier’s defining civil rights-era thriller about dignity, authority, racial confrontation, and American justice.
A quiet political drama about memory, grief, the Black Power generation, and the unfinished work of liberation.
