Release Date

18 Jan, 2021

Runtime

02:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry

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.

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Actors

Abbey Lincoln

Nina Simone

Diahann Carroll

Pam Grier

Lena Horne

Cicely Tyson

Crew

Ruth Feldstein

Mehret Mandefro

Alicia Keys

Elliott Halpern

Elizabeth Trojian

Lacey Schwartz Delgado

Michael Kantor

Yoruba Richen