Stand

Stand

122 mins | May 25, 2009

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's rise to presidential power, Smiley and his fellow travelers offer diverse perspectives on African Americans' soul music, historic struggle for equality, current race relations and more.

Stand

122 mins | May 25, 2009

Stand
Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's rise to presidential power, Smiley and his fellow travelers offer diverse perspectives on African Americans' soul music, historic struggle for equality, current race relations and more.
Producers Sivat Productions
Original title Stand
Directors Tavis Smiley
Writers Tavis Smiley, Adriane Hopper

Cast

Tavis Smiley

as Self

Dick Gregory

as Self

Cornel West

as Self

Cliff West

as Self

Eddie S. Glaude

as Self (as Dr. Eddie S. Glaude)

Isaac Hayes

as Self

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

as Self (archive footage)