Ruby Dee Movies

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and...

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

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

A miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s ambitious story of good and evil, set in a near-future America decimated by an apocalyptic virus and...

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

Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team...

Dr. Sam Delaney a caring physician in charge of a District Health Office in Philadelphia, treats his patient as well as the patient's illness.

Featuring the swinging sounds of the all-woman band The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and a young Ruby Dee, the 1946 musical showcases...

The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To...

Examines the history and purpose of the "merit system" used by the U.S. Civil Service in hiring and promoting Federal Government workers. Shows how...

Jason Ross is an 11-year-old boy whose love for baseball exceeds his talent for the game. When cut from his little league team, Jason's undefeatable...