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THE SPIRIT MOVES: A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986. Part 3: Postwar Era

Actors: Teddy Brown, Sugar Sullivan, Jack Asquiew, Leroy Appens, Tandaleo
ASIN : B001M3X5HE
Director : Mura Dehn
Studio : Dancetime Publications
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0880104455834
UPC : 880104455834
Release Date : December 05, 2008
Publisher : Dancetime Publications
Manufacturer : Dancetime Publications
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Running Time : 40

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Part 3: Postwar Era, 1950s-1980s Filmed at P.S. 28,Brooklyn and at the Palladium New York, Part 3 features dances from the Bebop Era the Flying Home Harlem Style, Bebop improvisations, the Mambo and an Applejack Challenge, danced by Teddy Brown, Sugar Sullivan, Jack Asquiew, Leroy Appens, Tandaleo and Jackie, plus others. 40 minutes

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Malcolm X [Region 2]

Actors: Teddy Brown, Sugar Sullivan, Jack Asquiew, Leroy Appens, Tandaleo
ASIN : B00005A7TO
Sales Rank : 168171
Region Code : 2
Format : PAL
Binding : DVD
EAN : 5060002830390
Number Of Discs : 1

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Just as Do the Right Thing was the capstone of Spike Lee's earlier career, Malcolm X marked the next milestone in the filmmaker's artistic maturity. It seemed everything Lee had done up to that point was to prepare him for this epic biography of America's fiery civil-rights leader, who is superbly played by Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington, from his early days as a zoot-suited hustler known as "Detroit Red" to his spiritual maturity after his pilgrimage to Mecca, as a Black Muslim by the name of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. Do the Right Thing climaxed with the photographic images of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King engulfed by flames of rage; Malcolm X explores the genesis and evolution of that rage over Malcolm's lifetime, and how these two great figures--held up to the public as polar-opposites within the African American human rights movement (King for nonviolent civil disobedience, Malcolm for achieving equality "by any means necessary")--were each essential to the agenda of the other. Lee careens from the hedonistic ebullience of Malcolm's early days to the stark despair of prison, from his life-changing conversion to Islam to his emergence as a dynamic political leader--all with an epic sweep and vitality that illuminates personal details as well as political ideology. Angela Bassett is also terrific as Malcolm's wife, Betty Shabazz. --Jim Emerson

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Charlie Rose with Michael Isikoff & John Harris; Jesse Jackson, Gardner Taylor and John Conyers; Marcus Roberts (June 20, 1996)

Actors: Teddy Brown, Sugar Sullivan, Jack Asquiew, Leroy Appens, Tandaleo
ASIN : B000LXGWGC
Sales Rank : 217393
Region Code : 0
Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
UPC : 883629141879
Release Date : December 05, 2006
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In the wake of controversy in Washington over the White House's acquisition of FBI background reports on some 400 people, Charlie talks to Michael Isikoff of "Newsweek" and John Harris of "TheWashington Post." Then, a conversation with Reverend Jesse Jac

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THE SPIRIT MOVES: A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986. Part 2: Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950s

Actors: Al Minns, Leon James, public
ASIN : B001M3X5H4
Director : Mura Dehn
Studio : Dancetime Publications
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0880104455827
UPC : 880104455827
Release Date : December 25, 2008
Publisher : Dancetime Publications
Manufacturer : Dancetime Publications
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Label : Dancetime Publications
Running Time : 30

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Part 2: Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950's Filmed at the Savoy Ballroom in the 1950's, Part 2 features footage of dancing by the general public. This is important because the 'public' includes Al Minns and Leon James. Part 2 includes Bebop, Lindy, Shim Sham, Charleston, and an aerial Lindy contest for the Harvest Moon Ball Championships.. 30 minutes

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Malcolm X [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Denmark ]

Actors: Al Minns, Leon James, public
ASIN : B001MULGLO
Director : Spike Lee
Studio : Scanbox
Region Code : 2
Format : Import, PAL, Widescreen
Feature : THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
Binding : DVD
Publisher : Scanbox
Manufacturer : Scanbox
Label : Scanbox
Running Time : 194

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Denmark released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),Danish ( Subtitles ),Finnish ( Subtitles ),Norwegian ( Subtitles ),Swedish ( Subtitles ),ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Scene Access,SYNOPSIS: An account of the life of African-American leader Malcolm X, from childhood through to his assassination. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, Golden Globes, Oscar Academy Awards,

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Lady Day - The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

Actors: Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae
ASIN : B000056B03
Sales Rank : 89378
Studio : White Star
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780769712925
ISBN : 0769712924
UPC : 032031129290
Release Date : December 28, 2000
Publisher : White Star
Manufacturer : White Star
Label : White Star
Running Time : 60

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Given the often inextricable relationship between art and suffering, it's no coincidence that Billie Holiday, popularly acclaimed as jazz's greatest (if not technically best) female singer, was also one of its most tragic figures. While both triumph and tragedy are covered in this hourlong documentary, we are mercifully spared excessive details about the more sordid aspects of Holiday's life (her drug and alcohol addictions, her disastrous relationships with abusive men) in favor of careful consideration of her music. Testimonials are offered by those who played with her (pianist Mal Waldron and trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison), were influenced or inspired by her (singers Carmen McRae and Annie Ross), or worked with her (producer Milt Gabler). Together, they paint a portrait of a woman who was both tough and vulnerable, sad and defiant, an unschooled musician who became a supreme innovator.

Fairly or not, documentaries like this one will inevitably be compared to Ken Burns's Jazz, especially when they contain some of the same material, as is the case here. But while Lady Day doesn't always benefit from the comparison (actress Ruby Dee, reading from Holiday's autobiography, and narrator David Smyrl race through their lines as if they've got a train to catch), it surpasses Jazz in one vital respect: instead of constantly interrupting the music with voiceovers, Lady Day offers some of Holiday's few performances on film or TV in their entirety, including "Strange Fruit," her graphic and disturbing song about Southern lynchings, and "Fine and Mellow," in which a visibly and audibly deteriorating Holiday is backed by Lester Young, Ben Webster, and other jazz immortals. --Sam Graham

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The Psychological Residuals of Slavery (Instructor's Version)

Actor: Kenneth V. Hardy
ASIN : B000NJXBK4
Sales Rank : 152627
Director : Kenneth V. Hardy
Studio : Psychotherapy.net
Region Code : 0
Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0856445001252
UPC : 856445001252
Release Date : December 19, 2007
Publisher : Psychotherapy.net
Manufacturer : Psychotherapy.net
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Label : Psychotherapy.net
Running Time : 18

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As internationally acclaimed family therapist and educator Kenneth V. Hardy observes in this compelling video, slavery remains a contemporary ghost that shapes African Americans' self-image, their relationships to one another and their relationships with White Americans. Behind a backdrop of powerful historical and contemporary imagery, Hardy clearly demonstrates the importance of recognizing and openly addressing the past, and lays the groundwork for genuine dialogue, understanding, and healing in clinical environments, classrooms, and other settings. This video is a catalyst for discussion, a tool for beginning to move toward a more promising future by honestly confronting this deeply significant and painful aspect of our collective past. By watching this video program, you'll learn: *How residual trauma resulting from slavery shapes the contemporary African American psychological experience. *Ways the legacy of slavery continues to divide African Americans and White people today. *Why feelings of guilt and shame about slavery may lead to avoidance, denial and trivialization of this issue by White Americans. This video is an excellent resource for: *Fostering awareness and insight among non-Black practitioners and human service providers who work with African American clients. *Triggering candid discussions in multicultural training courses, clinical settings, classrooms, and beyond. *Promoting classroom discussions on slavery, Black history, American history, and current events. Instructor's Version licensed for group, teaching and training puposes. Includes an Instructor's Manual.

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Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation Gift Set

Actor: Kenneth V. Hardy
ASIN : B0018AT502
Director : Angus Gibson, Jo Menell
Studio : Palm Pictures/National Geographic
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Collector's Edition, CD+DVD, NTSC, DVD-Video
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0044000014421
UPC : 044000014421
Publisher : Palm Pictures/National Geographic
Manufacturer : Palm Pictures/National Geographic
Label : Palm Pictures/National Geographic

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Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation Gift Set with Original Soundtrack CD, 48-page Book and 20" X 30" National Geographic Map Poster

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THE SPIRIT MOVES: A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986. Part 3: Postwar Era

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Malcolm X [Region 2]

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Charlie Rose with Michael Isikoff & John Harris; Jesse Jackson, Gardner Taylor and John Conyers; Marcus Roberts (June 20, 1996)

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THE SPIRIT MOVES: A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986. Part 2: Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950s

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Malcolm X [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Denmark ]

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Lady Day - The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

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Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee [Region 2]

The Psychological Residuals of Slavery (Instructor's Version)

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Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation Gift Set

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Martin Luther King Jr.