 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975by Goran Hugo Olsson A fascinating look at America's Black Power movement as seen through the eyes of Swedish filmmakers who shot hours of footage in the late 1960s and 1970s with many of the movement's leaders. Independent Lens, Women and Girls Lead |
 | Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identityby Robert A. Clift As hip-hop music and culture continue to redefine American life, its influence exposes the high stakes of the struggle to cross or maintain the cultural divide. |
 | The Boys of Barakaby Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady A group of troubled boys in inner city Baltimore leave home to complete the 7th and 8th grade at the Baraka School, an experimental program located in rural Kenya, East Africa. POV |
 | Bronx Princessby Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed Follow the journey of an American teenager who travels to Ghana, West Africa to reunite with her royal father. POV |
 | Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustinby Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer Despite his achievements as a master strategist and tireless activist in the Civil Rights Movement, Bayard Rustin was silenced and imprisoned — largely because he was an openly gay man in a homophobic era. POV |
 | Brother to BrotherBy Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, and Aimee Schoof Bruce Nugent, the black gay writer who co-founded the journal Fire!! with Langston Hughes and others, inspires a gay teenager through memories of the Harlem Renaissance. Independent Lens |
 | Brothermenby Demetria Royals and Louise Diamond A performance-based documentary, Brothermen features five African American men who through their art transmit the historic, political, and cultural realities of the African American experience. |
 | Chinaby Jeffrey Wray When a sick, elderly man zealously takes up martial arts, his marriage is put to the test in this surprising drama of love challenged and renewed. |
 | Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossedby Shola Lynch and Phil Bertelsen In 1972, black congresswoman Shirley Chisholm ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination, launching a groundbreaking campaign that united an unlikely coalition of supporters from every walk of life. POV |
 | Claiming Open Spacesby Austin Allen Claiming Open Spaces explores African-American culture as it clashes with the design of the modern American city. The film includes a comprehensive section on New Orleans — the vital place of historical significance that this city holds, and its role in continuing African American tradition and culture. The film is both a critical examination of the design and histories of American urban open space, as well as a celebration of leisure, recreation, and resistance. |
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