It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment by Stan Lathan

8.00

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.

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Cast

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams as Self - Host

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston as Self

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald as Self (archive footage)

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg as Self

Diana Ross

Diana Ross as Self (archive footage)

Spike Lee

Spike Lee as Self

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage)

Little Richard

Little Richard as Self

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen as Self

Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson as Self

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage)

James Brown

James Brown as Self (archive footage)

Tisha Campbell

Tisha Campbell as Self

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole as Self (archive footage)

Sean Combs

Sean Combs as Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage)

Rah Digga

Rah Digga as Self

Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas as Self

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre as Self

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington as Self (archive footage)

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx as Self

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin as Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

Nelson George

Nelson George as Self

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy as Self

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix as Self (archive footage)

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines as Self

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday as Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

Lena Horne as Self (archive footage)

Reginald Hudlin

Reginald Hudlin as Self

Ice-T

Ice-T as Self

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson as Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Jam

Jimmy Jam as Self

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones as Self

A.J. Johnson

A.J. Johnson as Self (archive footage)

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt as Self (archive footage)

John Landis

John Landis as Self

Stan Lathan

Stan Lathan as Self

Terry Lewis

Terry Lewis as Self

LL Cool J

LL Cool J as Self (archive footage)

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis as Self

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas as Self (archive footage)

Alan Parker

Alan Parker as Self

Otis Redding

Otis Redding as Self (archive footage)

Christopher Reid

Christopher Reid as Self (archive footage)

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes as Self

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson as Self

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons as Self

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith as Self (archive footage)

Tina Turner

Tina Turner as Self (archive footage)

Fats Waller

Fats Waller as Self (archive footage)

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams as Self

Donald Bogle

Donald Bogle as Self

Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell as Self

James Cross

James Cross as Self (archive footage)

Suzanne de Passe

Suzanne de Passe as Self

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy as Self

Eddie Hartman

Eddie Hartman as Self (archive footage)

'Crip' Heard

'Crip' Heard as Self (archive footage)

Rubberneck Holmes

Rubberneck Holmes as Self (archive footage)

Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan as Self (archive footage)

Camille King

Camille King as Maddam CJ Walker

Kyme

Kyme as Rachel Meadows (archive footage)

Velma Middleton

Velma Middleton as Self (archive footage)

Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas as Self

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G. as Self (archive footage)

Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker

Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker as Self (archive footage)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe as Self (archive footage)

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