Jesse Jackson Filmes

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq.

Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry...

In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being...

Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s....

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...

Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and...

Through never-been-seen-before footage and fascinating interviews with key members of the 1985 Chicago Bears -- Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Mike...

Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he...

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a...

The closing of a student film program serves as a paradigm for interrogating the corporate ideology that guides the largest public university in the...

The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this...

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner's fierce battles with...