IT'S BLACK ENTERTAINMENT (2002)

It's Black Entertainment
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It's Black Entertainment
Documentary, Music
February 8, 2002
English
1h 20m
United States
Showtime Entertainment Television

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.

Cast & Characters

Vanessa Williams

Self - Host

Ella Fitzgerald

Self (archive footage)

Diana Ross

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)

Sean Combs

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Dandridge

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Billy Eckstine

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

Crew