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ArticleBoyz n the hood
Boyz in the hood In 1984 South Central Los Angeles, Reva Styles sends her wild son Tre to live with his father, Furious Styles. He becomes close friends with Ricky and Doughboy Baker. Seven years later, the three are reunited at a barbecue for Doughboy's release from prison. Tre and Furious, a financial adviser who speaks out against violence between black gangs as serving white oppression, have a...- Contributor: Ice Cube - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Singleton, John - Fishburne, Laurence - Gooding, Cuba
- Date: 1991
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ArticleHallelujah An all Black cast photoplay which depicts the life of a rural southern Black family written according to racist stereotypes prevalent at the time. Themes show illiterate Black plantation life, religious beliefs and superstitions, including a special baptism sequence, jealousy, greed, pride, and the relationships between men and women in a "sinful environment", including pre-marital sex, illegitimate children, etc.
- Contributor: Deknight, Fanny Belle - Vidor, King - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - McGarrity, Everett - Tuchock, Wanda - Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress) - Spivey, Victoria - Fountaine, William - Haynes, Daniel L. - McKinney, Nina Mae
- Date: 1929
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ArticleKiller of sheep A realistic portrait of a black, urban Los Angeles community. Stan, a slaughterhouse worker, struggles to provide for his family, love his wife, and maintain responsibility to his community. Though his everyday life is filled with setbacks--he struggles with frustration, depression, and the temptation of friends trying to get him involved in their shady dealings--he perseveres in the hope of better life for himself...
- Contributor: Burnett, Charles - Moore, Kaycee - Burnett (Charles) Collection (Library of Congress) - Sanders, Henry G. (Henry Gale)
- Date: 1978
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BiographyMalcolm X PA625-511 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: PUB 18Nov92; PA625-511. Copyright notice on film: Warner Bros. ; 1992. Baseline, 11/30/93 gives alternative title as X and working title as By any means necessary. Original music score, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; photography, Ernest Dickerson. Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr. Largo International, N.V. appears on credits; Baseline, 11/30/93 lists this...
- Contributor: Perl, Arnold - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Freeman, AL - Bassett, Angela - Washington, Denzel - Hall, Albert - Lee, Spike
- Date: 1992
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Article[South Carolina, May 1940, Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort--field footage]
South Carolina, May 1940, Seventh Day Church of God, Beaufort Footage from a folklore collecting project that focused on the study of religious trances in the sanctified church. The footage was taken at services and in the community of the Commandment Keeper Church in Beaufort, South Carolina on May 18-19, 1940. Some services were held in the Grand Army of The Republic Hall; the interior and exterior are depicted. Other services are at the...- Contributor: Chalfin, Norman - Belo, Jane - Mead (Margaret) Collection (Library of Congress) - Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1940