Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Born: October 3, 1954
in New York City, New York, USA
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former White House adviser for President Barack Obama. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances cable news television. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. In 2015, the program was shifted to Sunday mornings.

Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering" and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is". Former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch, a one-time foe, said that Sharpton deserves the respect he enjoys among black Americans: "He is willing to go to jail for them, and he is there when they need him." President Barack Obama said that Sharpton is "the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden." A 2013 Zogby Analytics poll found that one quarter of African Americans said that Sharpton speaks for them.

His critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations". Sociologist Orlando Patterson has referred to him as a racial arsonist, while liberal columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has called him the black equivalent of Richard Nixon and Pat Buchanan. Sharpton sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness. "In many ways, what they consider criticism is complimenting my job," he said. "An activist's job is to make public civil rights issues until there can be a climate for change."

(Wikipedia)

Movies for Al Sharpton...

When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Title: When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Released: February 19, 2023
Type: Movie
The origins of the Brooklyn-born altar boy who leaned conservative, even as the civil rights era was flourishing all around him. Giuliani’s stark view of good and evil makes him a relentless prosecutor for the Southern District of New York.
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Title: Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 2023
Type: TV
Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.
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The Greatest Lie Ever Sold
Title: The Greatest Lie Ever Sold
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 12, 2022
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the media concocted a narrative that justified a summer of worldwide riots and helped contribute to the rise of Black Lives Matter who used the chaos to raise 90 million dollars. In this documentary, Candace Owens follows the money and discovers exactly how the money was spent and where it did—and didn’t go.
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Title: Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
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Title: Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: TV
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews;
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Rudy! A Documusical
Title: Rudy! A Documusical
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 2022
Type: Movie
The definitive Rudy Giuliani documentary, charting his fall from the cover of Time Magazine to the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
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Title: JANET JACKSON.
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 2022
Type: TV
The documentary takes viewers through Janet Jackson's life and career, contain never-before-seen footage, and feature home videos from the legendary artist. Jackson discusses her controversial 2004 Super Bowl halftime show performance with Justin Timberlake, her father Joe Jackson, the death of her brother Michael Jackson, and more.
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The First Wave
Title: The First Wave
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 19, 2021
Type: Movie
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Title: Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2021
Type: Movie
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
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Title: Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Character: Self
Released: August 3, 2021
Type: TV
Six-hour documentary series focused on the President’s personal story and his vision for America, set against the backdrop of the country’s racial history. It traces his own search for identity and his role shaping a more inclusive American identity that has been under attack since he left office. Through the words of some of the people who knew him best, and through some of his sharpest critics, the film ultimately reveals the fallacy of America as a post-racial society, and confronts the work still needed to achieve a more perfect union as the work of a country, not just one man.
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Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
Title: Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Robin Roberts explores the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots—including her father—that served in WWII, revealing how these warriors for change helped end segregation in the military and pave the way for the civil rights movement.
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Woman in Motion
Title: Woman in Motion
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2021
Type: Movie
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
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Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Title: Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Character: Self
Released: August 12, 2020
Type: Movie
The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.
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Uncle Tom
Title: Uncle Tom
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
In this collection of interviews with some of America's most conservative black pundits, white director Justin Malone presents his vision of being black in America. Featuring politicians, lobbyists, ministers, some unqualified random people (even an alleged sex pest), the film explores their choice to navigate the world as one of America's most self-resenting identities: the American Black Conservative. In this propaganda film from Director Justin Malone and Executive Producer Larry Elder, Uncle Tom evangelizes victim-blaming, selfishness, and their lack of empathy. Uncle Tom shows us a biased perspective of American History from this political ”movement.”
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American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
Title: American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 2020
Type: Movie
By depicting real-life witnesses and actual evidence in a courtroom setting, American Trial will tell the story of the trial that may have occurred had NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo been indicted for the killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York. Using the trial as a conduit, this documentary will examine accountability, race and police/civilian relations in New York City and beyond.
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The Black Godfather
Title: The Black Godfather
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
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Title: Basketball: A Love Story
Character: Self
Released: September 18, 2018
Type: TV
'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game.
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Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Title: Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2018
Type: Movie
The life and times of Muhammed Ali shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show. The film features new interviews with Dick Cavett, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Larry Merchant, as well as archival material from the Cavett Show.
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Title: Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Character: Self
Released: June 22, 2018
Type: TV
Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas among the brightest minds and voices from across the ideological spectrum.
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Satan & Adam
Title: Satan & Adam
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2018
Type: Movie
One was a demon on guitar; the other was fresh out of school and no slouch on harmonica. SATAN & ADAM is a celebration of friendship and the blues comprised of documentary footage shot over the course of two decades.
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I Am MLK Jr.
Title: I Am MLK Jr.
Character: Self
Released: April 4, 2018
Type: Movie
This feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement at large through key events – The Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Birmingham Campaign, March on Washington, the Selma Movement and Assassination and Legacy.
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Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
Title: Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2018
Type: Movie
A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. From Selma to Charlottesville, we also see how modern activists use today's technology to continue fighting injustice today.
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Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
Title: Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
Character: Self
Released: March 22, 2018
Type: Movie
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Sir Trevor McDonald travels to the Deep South of America to get closer to the man who meant so much to him.
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Maynard
Title: Maynard
Character: Self
Released: November 16, 2017
Type: Movie
Director Sam Pollard constructs a portrait of charismatic trailblazer Maynard Jackson, who became Atlanta’s first black mayor in 1973. The son of pastors raised in the segregated South, Jackson entered college at 14 and took office at 35. During his three-term tenure, he led the city through the traumatic Atlanta child murders scare and triumphantly hosted the 1996 Olympics, all while championing racial equality. Family and colleagues, including Bill Clinton, Andrew Young and Al Sharpton, tell the epic story of a dynamic leader and his legacy of honor and progress.
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Get Me Roger Stone
Title: Get Me Roger Stone
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: April 23, 2017
Type: Movie
From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
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Title: Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2017
Type: TV
The story of a teenager wrongfully charged with theft and jailed at Riker's Island prison for over 1,000 days.
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Title: Star
Character: Rev. Al Sharpton
Released: December 14, 2016
Type: TV
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta with the hope of becoming music superstars.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
Title: Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
Character: Self - National Action Network
Released: February 18, 2015
Type: Movie
Interviews and perspectives examining the conditions of intersectional justice from 20 leading faith and community leaders.
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James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Title: James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2014
Type: Movie
The Godfather of Soul tells his life story and features his greatest live performances.
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91 Bullets in a Minute
Title: 91 Bullets in a Minute
Character: Self
Released: August 19, 2014
Type: Movie
The world watched in horror as the NYPD was put on trial for the shooting of Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo. The chants of "no justice," "no peace" were heard around the world, but in the end was justice served? In this sequel to IF I DIE TONIGHT, the story continues and follows the next seven years of this case of police brutality. It presents both sides in an effort to find the truth after the culminating trials. This riveting documentary continues to ask the question, "how far has our country actually come?" Features Al Sharpen, Rudy Giuliani, and Eliot Spitzer.
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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Title: Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2014
Type: Movie
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.
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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Title: We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Released: February 11, 2014
Type: Movie
The Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the death of Crispus Attucks.
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Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Title: Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid audience, and Mort's cigarette smoke always "in your face," The Morton Downey Jr. Show was billed as "3-D television," "rock and roll without the music." Évocateur meditates on the hysteria that ended the '80s and ultimately its most notorious agitator.
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Koch
Title: Koch
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A documentary on the former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.
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The Central Park Five
Title: The Central Park Five
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 24, 2012
Type: Movie
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.
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The After Party: The Last Party 3
Title: The After Party: The Last Party 3
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 2011
Type: Movie
A documentary feature film about a cinematographer who is caught in a mass arrest. His film crew's videotape of the incident leads to a civil rights lawsuit, uncovers a police spying ring and launches his personal investigation in to the weird world of domestic surveillance. With special appearances by Andre '3000' Benjamin, Barack Obama, The Bush Twins, Cornel West, Al Sharpton and Don King.
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Title: On the Shoulders of Giants
Released: February 11, 2011
Type: Movie
The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.
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Looking for Lenny
Title: Looking for Lenny
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear of words and expression.
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Race
Title: Race
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 2010
Type: Movie
Can one recent local election in Louisiana tell us anything about the state of race relations in twenty-first century America? RACE is a story of high ground and low roads in post-Katrina New Orleans politics.
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One Night in Vegas
Title: One Night in Vegas
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2010
Type: Movie
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point in his career, Tyson’s fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business, Hollywood, and hip hop. Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived. Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night, and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from would-be celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy.
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Title: America: The Story of Us
Character: Self
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: TV
America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel. Produced by Nutopia, the program portrays more than 400 years of American history. It spans time from the successful English settlement of Jamestown beginning in 1607, through to the present day. Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the series recreates many historical events by using actors dressed in the style of the period and computer-generated special effects. The miniseries received mixed reviews by critics; but it attracted the largest audiences of any special aired by the channel to date.
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Title: America: The Story of Us
Character: Al Sharpton
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: TV
America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel. Produced by Nutopia, the program portrays more than 400 years of American history. It spans time from the successful English settlement of Jamestown beginning in 1607, through to the present day. Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the series recreates many historical events by using actors dressed in the style of the period and computer-generated special effects. The miniseries received mixed reviews by critics; but it attracted the largest audiences of any special aired by the channel to date.
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Title: America: The Story of Us
Character: Rev. Al Sharpton
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: TV
America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel. Produced by Nutopia, the program portrays more than 400 years of American history. It spans time from the successful English settlement of Jamestown beginning in 1607, through to the present day. Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the series recreates many historical events by using actors dressed in the style of the period and computer-generated special effects. The miniseries received mixed reviews by critics; but it attracted the largest audiences of any special aired by the channel to date.
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Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Title: Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Documentary that traces the last months of Michael Jackson's life, examines the circumstances that led to his untimely passing, and explores the controversy surrounding a death that many say could have been prevented.
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Good Hair
Title: Good Hair
Character: Himself
Released: October 9, 2009
Type: Movie
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.
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Title: Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Character: Himself
Released: September 29, 2009
Type: TV
Joy Behar: Say Anything! was a news program and talk show hosted by Emmy-award winning talk show host Joy Behar. The program had its "Preview" while Behar filled in as a week long host on Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer on June 18, 2012, and officially premiered on Current TV on September 4, 2012. The final episode of the Current TV program aired on Thursday August 1, 2013, as the network prepared to transition to Al Jazeera America.
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If I Die Tonight
Title: If I Die Tonight
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2009
Type: Movie
"No Justice!" "No Peace!" This rising chant from the streets escalated in answer to the seemingly endless incidents of police brutality throughout this great nation. Following the shooting of Amadou Diallo by 4 members of the NY City Police Department these chants rose from the streets by heartbroken and enraged voices. However, there are two sides to every story and the truth is often found where you least expect it. "If I Die Tonight" reflects on the lives and stories of those who survive on both sides of an impenetrable divide.
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Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Title: Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Character: Self
Released: July 27, 2009
Type: Movie
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Madea Goes to Jail
Title: Madea Goes to Jail
Character: Self
Released: February 16, 2009
Type: Movie
After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
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Abraham Obama
Title: Abraham Obama
Character: Self
Released: February 5, 2009
Type: Movie
Artist Ron English travels across the country illegally putting up artwork of President Obama and Abraham Lincoln merged together.
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Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
Title: Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
In this revealing biographical portrait, filmmakers Axel Ebermann and Daniel Frei document the rags-to-riches story of photographer Johnny Nunez, charting his rise from a humble boy in Brooklyn to an in-demand presence on the hip-hop scene. No stranger to high-profile subjects, Nunez made a name for himself photographing wealthy A-list celebrities, but his glamorous lifestyle today belies the poverty and racism he had to overcome in his youth.
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Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Title: Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Feature length documentary about Howard Dean and the Democratic primary.
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Title: Murder in Black & White
Released: October 5, 2008
Type: TV
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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Title: James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Character: Self
Released: April 5, 2008
Type: Movie
On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Black List: Volume One
Title: The Black List: Volume One
Character: Himself
Released: January 22, 2008
Type: Movie
As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of inspired - and inspiring - observations on African-American life in the 21st century forms a roll call of some of the most compelling politicians, writers, thinkers and performers ever to tackle their fields of endeavor. Watch the interview-portraits and get a sharper snapshot of where this country has been and where it's headed.
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Title: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2006
Type: TV
Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.
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Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
Title: Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Larry Holmes is undeniably one of the greatest boxers in heavyweight history, but, despite his accomplishments, he never managed to escape the presence of the beloved Muhammad Ali. This documentary sheds light upon Holmes, bringing his legacy "Out From Ali's Shadow."
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Title: The Colbert Report
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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Title: The Colbert Report
Character: Self (archive footage from Rosa Parks funeral)
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Title: The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Released: August 17, 2005
Type: Movie
Never-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman.
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Pursuit of Equality
Title: Pursuit of Equality
Character: Self
Released: April 24, 2005
Type: Movie
By issuing marriage licenses to same gender couples, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom uproots the status quo and attempts to change the way the nation looks at life, love, and marriage.
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Street Fight
Title: Street Fight
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2005
Type: Movie
This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
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Title: I Hate My Job
Released: November 9, 2004
Type: TV
I Hate My Job is an American reality television series about young men abandoning their careers for the chance to pursue unfulfilled dreams. The show was hosted by Al Sharpton. It was shown on Spike TV from 2004 to 2005.
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Celsius 41.11
Title: Celsius 41.11
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure in the Senate.
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Title: Tanner on Tanner
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2004
Type: TV
Sixteen years ago, Jack Tanner's bid for the White House ended at the 1988 Democratic convention. Now the former congressman is the subject of a documentary film directed by his daughter Alex focusing on the toll paid by failed contenders.
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Title: Boston Legal
Character: Reverend Al Sharpton
Released: October 3, 2004
Type: TV
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
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Title: Rescue Me
Released: July 21, 2004
Type: TV
Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters, the series tackles the daily drama of the life-and-death situations associated with being a firefighter, while exploring the ways the men use dark humor to protect their true emotions.
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Tupac: Resurrection
Title: Tupac: Resurrection
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 14, 2003
Type: Movie
Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.
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Title: Anderson Cooper 360°
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news.
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Mr. Deeds
Title: Mr. Deeds
Character: The Rhyme Master
Released: June 28, 2002
Type: Movie
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
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Title: My Wife and Kids
Released: March 28, 2001
Type: TV
Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.
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Bamboozled
Title: Bamboozled
Character: Himself
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: Movie
TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
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Title: Girlfriends
Released: September 11, 2000
Type: TV
The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and tribulations that most women face today such as relationships, family, friends and other current issues that will interest most women. Whether it’s getting over a divorce, finding a career, or looking for true love, Girlfriends delivers along with comedy and wit.
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Let's Talk
Title: Let's Talk
Released: February 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Out of desperation to save a television talk show that is dying in the ratings, the producer decides to do a controversial episode on racism. He invites representatives from four hate groups, a Neo-Nazi, a Black Hebrew Israelite, a Black Muslim, and a White Separatist on the program to air their views, plying a sensationalist formula that, with the assistance of his manipulative emcee, leads to bloody mayhem.
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The Subtext of a Yale Education
Title: The Subtext of a Yale Education
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Two years in labor relations at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, during the decade of the 1990s.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Himself
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Cold Feet
Title: Cold Feet
Character: The Reverend
Released: August 6, 1999
Type: Movie
A young real estate agent starts having second doubts about his upcoming marriage.
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Title: The Chris Rock Show
Released: February 7, 1997
Type: TV
The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2000.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Title: MSNBC Live
Released: July 15, 1996
Type: TV
msnbc Live is an American news / talk television program on MSNBC hosted by Thomas Roberts, and Craig Melvin during the weekend. Focusing on live news coverage, the program also consists of guest analysis and interviews around the stories of the day, in addition to feature-like stories, in-depth special reports, and The Weather Channel forecasts. The program airs weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m, Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m, and Sundays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m ET.
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Run For Cover
Title: Run For Cover
Character: Himself
Released: May 12, 1995
Type: Movie
Former KGB plot a terrorist attack on New York City.
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Title: New York Undercover
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 1994
Type: TV
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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The Last Party
Title: The Last Party
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 1993
Type: Movie
A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve.
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Title: WWE Raw
Released: January 11, 1993
Type: TV
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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Malcolm X
Title: Malcolm X
Character: Speaker #2
Released: November 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.