Ruby Dee Movies

A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.

The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects...

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written...

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she...

A chronicle of the history of baseball in the movies. Includes interviews with the directors and stars of some of the most memorable baseball-themed...

A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman...

This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created...

When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her...

The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology,...

In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on...

An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.

Joe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "go bad" by a gangster known as Caper, an older...

U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

Tuesday Morning Ride is based on the short story "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Set in the 1930s, the story...

Panel discussion about the original Broadway production of Lorraine Hansbury's "A Raisin in the Sun."

A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.

An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.