Dick Gregory
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The activist and comedian examines key events in black history, from the beginnings of the slave trade in Africa and the Middle Passage to the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Post-Hiroshima, the US Army engaged in classified open-air studies on the effects of aerosol radiation. Low-income African-Americans in St. Louis were the unwitting subjects of that testing, by design. TARGET: ST. LOUIS investigates historical catalysts for these events, tracing firsthand accounts and questions from survivors to subsequent Federal legislation requiring informed consent by human subjects. Official Selection at **Los Angeles Cinefest**...
Publisher
S'more Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Since 1968 Dick Cavett has been host of his own talk show, in a variety of formats and on a number of television and radio formats. These releases were taken from episodes that aired between 1969 through 1990 and feature some of the most celebrated black stand-up comedians and actors of the twentieth century including Dick Gregory, Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy, and Richard Pryor.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The iconic Mister Kelly's illuminated legendary Chicago's Rush Street, and the entire country, by launching talents like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It's visionary owners George and Oscar Marienthal smashed color and gender barriers to put unknown, controversial voices on stage and transform entertainment. Now, with the club long gone, and its star talent reaching its golden years, George's son David...