It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

80 mins | Documentary, Music | Feb. 8, 2002

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.

It's Black Entertainment

80 mins | Documentary, Music | Feb. 8, 2002

It's Black Entertainment
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Showtime Entertainment Television
Original title It's Black Entertainment
Directors Stan Lathan
Writers John Davies

Cast

Vanessa Williams

as Self - Host

Whitney Houston

as Self

Ella Fitzgerald

as Self (archive footage)

Snoop Dogg

as Self

Diana Ross

as Self (archive footage)

Spike Lee

as Self

Louis Armstrong

as Self (archive footage)

Little Richard

as Self

Debbie Allen

as Self

Carl Anderson

as Self

Josephine Baker

as Self (archive footage)

James Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Nat King Cole

as Self (archive footage)

Sean Combs

as Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Dandridge

as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Rah Digga

as Self

Dr. Dre

as Self

Billy Eckstine

as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

as Self (archive footage)

Jamie Foxx

as Self

Aretha Franklin

as Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

Nelson George

as Self

Jasmine Guy

as Self

Jimi Hendrix

as Self (archive footage)

Gregory Hines

as Self

Billie Holiday

as Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

as Self (archive footage)

Reginald Hudlin

as Self

Ice-T

as Self

Michael Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones

as Self

A.J. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Eartha Kitt

as Self (archive footage)

John Landis

as Self

Stan Lathan

as Self

Terry Lewis

as Self

LL Cool J

as Self (archive footage)

Wynton Marsalis

as Self

Harold Nicholas

as Self (archive footage)

Alan Parker

as Self

Otis Redding

as Self (archive footage)

Christopher Reid

as Self (archive footage)

Busta Rhymes

as Self

Smokey Robinson

as Self

Russell Simmons

as Self

Bessie Smith

as Self (archive footage)

Tina Turner

as Self (archive footage)

Fats Waller

as Self (archive footage)

Donald Bogle

as Self

Kenny Burrell

as Self

James Cross

as Self (archive footage)

Berry Gordy

as Self

Eddie Hartman

as Self (archive footage)

'Crip' Heard

as Self (archive footage)

Rubberneck Holmes

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Jordan

as Self (archive footage)

Camille King

as Maddam CJ Walker

Kyme

as Rachel Meadows (archive footage)

Velma Middleton

as Self (archive footage)

Fayard Nicholas

as Self

The Notorious B.I.G.

as Self (archive footage)

Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker

as Self (archive footage)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

as Self (archive footage)