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Ethnic Studies DatabaseAfrican AmericanNAMESAfrican American: Descendants of Africans in the New World (typically slaves). Newer immigrants are present as well, creating a greater sense of history and culture.Black: Slang/familiar term. Who can use it? I am not sure. MOVIESI Am Somebody (1970)- Madeline Anderson (dir); documentaryShaft (1971)- Gordon Parks (dir); Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn Lady Sings The Blues (1972)-Sidney J. Furie (dir); Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor Cleopatra Jones (1973)- Jack Starrett (dir); Tamara Dobson Let The Church Say Amen (1973)- St. Clair Bourne (dir); documentary Cooley High (1975)- Michael Schultz (dir); Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis Mahogany (1975)- Berry Gordy (dir); Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams Strange Fruit (1978)- Michael Cassidy, Wendell Wright; short The Wiz (1978)- Sidney Lumet (dir); Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Lena Horne Black Dawn (1979)- Robin Lloyd & Doreen Kraft (dir); documentary What Could You Do With A Nickel? (1982)- Cara DeVito & Jeffrey Kleinman (dir) Conversations With Roy Decarava (1983)- Carroll Parrot (dir); Roy Decarava, Alex Haley In Motion: Amiri Baraka (1983)- St Clair Bourne (dir); documentary Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1984)- Spike Lee (dir) Purple Rain (1984)- Albert Magnoli (dir); Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day The Color Purple (1985)-Steven Spielberg (dir); Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey You Got To Move (1985)- Lucy Massie Phenix & Veronica Selver (dir); documentary Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker (1986)- Joanne Grant (dir); documentary Four Voices (1987)- Pamela Yates (dir); documentary Coming To America (1988)- John Landis (dir); Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, John Amos, Shari Headay King James Version (1988)- Robert Gardner (dir); Christina Braggs, Louise Mike, Joan Pryor, Ellwoodson Williams Do The Right Thing (1989)- Spike Lee (dir); Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee Glory (1989)- Edward Zwick (dir); Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman Harlem Nights (1989)- Eddie Murphy (dir); Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Della Reese The Big Dis' (1990)- Gordon Eriksen & John O'Brien (dir); Gordon Eriksen, James Haig The Keystoners (1990)- Dan Levitt (dir); documentary Rice And Peas (1990)- Karen Kramer (dir); documentar Takeover (1990)- Peter Kinoy & Pamela Yates (dir); documentary Blood In The Face (1991)- Anne Bohlen, Kevin Rafferty, & James Ridgeway (dir) Boyz N The Hood (1991)- John Singleton (dir); Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube Jungle Fever (1991)- Spike Lee (dir); Wesley Snipes, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee Black To The Promised Land (1992)- Madeline Ali (dir); documentary Boomerang (1992)- Reginald Hudlin (dir); Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Barry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones A Gang For Good (1992)- Frederick Rendine (dir); documentary Magnum Eye: Gospel & Blues, A Spell in the Mississippi Delta (1992)- Constantine Maros (dir);documentary Malcolm X (1992)- Spike Lee (dir); Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue (1993)-Eugen Richards (dir); documentary Getting Out (1993)- Eli Reed (dir); documentary Passin' It On (1993)- John Valadez (dir); documentary Poetic Justice (1993)- John Singleton (dir); Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur Seven Songs For Malcolm X (1993)- John Akomfrah (dir); documentary What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993)- Brian Gibson (dir); Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne Crooklyn (1994)- Spike Lee(dir); Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly The Heart Of The Matter (1994)- Gini Reticker, Amber Hollibaugh (dir) Merchandising Murder (1994)- Josh Freed (dir); documentary No Loans Today (1994)- Lisanne Skyler (dir); documntary Friday (1995)- F. Gary Gray (dir); Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr., John Witherspoon, Anna Maria Horsford, Regina King Higher Learning (1995)- John Singleton (dir); Omar Epps, Ice Cube, Tyra Banks, Laurence Fishburne Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)- Wes Craven (dir); Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Kadeem Hardison Waiting To Exhale (1995)- Forest Whitaker (dir); Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon Basquiat (1996)- Julian Schnabel (dir); Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro Last Angel of History (1996)- John Akomfrah (dir); documentary Amistad (1997)- Steven Spielberg (dir); Morgan Freeman, Djimon Hounsou Eve's Bayou (1997)- Kasi Lemmons (dir); Jurnee Smollett, Samuel L Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan Family Name (1997)- Macky Alston (dir); documentary 4 Little Girls (1997)- Spike Lee (dir); documentary Love Jones (1997)- Theodore Witcher (dir); Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Nicole Carson Rosewood (1997)- John Singleton(dir); Ving hames, Esther Rolle Soul Food (1997)- George Tillman(dir); Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long Beloved (1998)- Jonathan Demme(dir); Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)- Kevin Rodney Sullivan (dir); Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg Slam (1998)- Marc Levin (dir); Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn The Best Man (1999)- Malcolm D. Lee (dir); Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)- Chi Moui Lo (dir); Sanaa Lathan, Paul Winfield, Mary Alice The Hurricane (1999)- Norman Jewison (dir); Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon Life (1999)- Ted Demme (dir); Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé Lullaby (1999)- Antonia Kao (dir); short The Wood (1999)- Rick Famuyiwa (dir); Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones Next Friday (2000)- Steve Carr (dir); Ice /cube, Tamala Jones, Mike Epps, Don Curry, John Witherspoon, Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)- Spike Lee (dir); Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac Remeber The Titans (2000)- Boaz Yakin (dir); Denzel Washington Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)- Charles Haid (dir); Camen Ejogo, Diahann Carroll, Mario Van Peebles, Klea Scott Shaft (2000)- John Singleton (dir); Samuel L. Jackson; Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright Ali (2001)- Michael Mann (dir); Will Smith, Malick Bowens, Candy Brown Houston, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jamie Foxx, Nona Gaye, Mario Van Peebles, Mykelti Williamson Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)- Robert Townsend (dir); Beyoncé Knowles, Mekhi Phifer, Dante Beze, Rah Digga, Joy Bryant, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat Fire & Ice (2001)- Bryan Goeres (dir); Lark Voorhies, Kadeem Hardison, Glynn Turman, Tempestt Bledsoe Lift (2001)- DeMane Davis & Khari Streeter (dir); Kerry Washington, Lonette McKee, Jacqui Parker, Naheem Allah Snipes (2001)- Rich Murray (dir); Sam Jones III, Nelly, Zoe Saldana Two Can Play That Game (2001)- Mark Brown (dir); Viviva A. Fox, Morris Chestnut All About the Benjamins (2002)- Kevin Bray (dir); Ice Cube, Mike Epps Antwone Fisher (2002)- Denzel Washington (dir); Derek Luke, Denzel Washington Barbershop (2002)- Tim Story (dir); Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve Biggie & Tupac (2002)- Nick Broomfield (dir); documentary Black Picket Fence (2002)- Sergio Goes (dir); Mel, Tislam Milliner, Kool G. Rap Brown Sugar (2002)- Rick Famuyiwa (dir); Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Queen Latifah Deliver Us From Eva (2002)- Gary Hardwick (dir); Gabrielle Union, LL Cool J, Essence Atkins Drumline (2002)- Charles Stone III (dir); Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Jones Friday After Next (2002)- Marcus Raboy (dir); Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Don Curry, Anna Maria Horsford Juwanna Mann (2002)- Jesse Vaughan (dir); Miguel A. Nuñez Jr., Viviva A. Fox, Tommy Davidson, Ginuwine, Kim Wayans, Kimberly 'Lil Kim' Jones Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002)- David Raynr (dir); Martin Lawrence Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)- Paul Justman (dir); documentary VISUAL ARTISTSAaron Douglas- murals, painterAlison Saar- mixed media Benny Andrews- painting Bessie Harvey- mixed media Betye Saar- mixed media Beverly McIver- painter Candace Hill- photography Carol Ann Carter- mixed media, textiles Carrie Mae Weems- photography Charles Porter- painting Clarissa Sligh- narrative photography Clementine Hunter- painter Coreen Simpson- photography David Hammons- installation Edmonia Lewis- sculpture Edward M. Bannister- painting Ellen Phelan- painter Emma Amos- acrylic painting Faith Ringgold- mixed media, textiles Gilda Snowden- painting Henry Ossawa Turner- painter Howardena Pindell- collage, painting Jacob Lawrence- tempura painter Jean-Michel Basquiat- painting John Outterbridge- mixed media Joshua Johnson- painting Joyce J Scott- mixed media Judith Jackson- performance Kara Walker- large paper cutouts Leon Golub- painter Lorna Simpson- photography Martha Jackson-Jarvis- installation, scuplture Martin Puryear- mixed media Mel Edwards- metal works Melvin Edwards- sculpture Michael Ray Charles- painter Michele Godwin- prints, mixed media Noah Jemison- painting, sculpture Pat Ward Williams- mixed media, photography Robert Colescott- painting Robert Scott Duncanson- painting Robbie McCauley- performance Romare Bearden- painter, collage Trena Banks- painting Vivian E Browne- painting William H. Johnson- painter WRITERSAdrienne Kennedy- playAdrienne Rich- essay, poetry Alice Walker- novel Andrea R. Canaan- essay, poetry Angela Davis- essay, autobiography, critical analysis Angelina Weld Grimke- play, short story Anita Bunkley- novel Ann Petry- novel Anne Moody- short story, novel April Sinclair- novel Audre Lorde- essay, poetry Barbara Chase-Riboud- poetry bell hooks- critical analysis Carolyn Rodgers- poetry Cherry Muhanji - poetry, novel, short story Coretta Scott King- essay, biography Cornell West- critical analysis Courtni Wright- children' books, novel Dionne Brand- poetry Dorothy West- novel, short story Edwidge Danticat- novel Ekua Omosupe- poetry, short fiction Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley- memoir Frances Ellen Watkins Harper- poetry, novel Fredrick Douglas - autobiography, essay Gloria Naylor- novel Gwendolyn Brooks- poetry Gwendolyn Parker- novel, memoir Hallie Quinn Brown- poetry, short story Harriet E. Adams Wilson- novel Harriet Jacobs- novel J. California Cooper- plays, short story Jessie Fauset- novel Jewelle Gomez- poetry, novel, essay, critical analysis June Jordan- poetry, novel, children' books, essays Langston Hughes - plays, essays, short stories Lorene Cary- novel Lorraine Hansberry - play Lucille Clifton- poetry Margaret Walker- poetry, novel Martin Luther King Jr. - essay, speeches Mary Church Terrell- autobiography, essay Maya Angelou- poetry, novel Nella Larsen Imes- novel Octavia Butler- science fiction Pat Parker- poetry Pauline Hopkins- play, short story, essay Phillis Wheatley- poetry Rita Dove- poetry, novel Ruthie Bolton- autobiography Samuel Delany- science fiction, memoir Sapphire- poetry, novel Sarah Mapps Douglass- speeches Saundra Sharp- poetry Shay Youngblood- novel short story Sherley Anne Williams- poetry, novel, children' books Sister Souljah- novel Sonia Sanchez- poetry, play, children' books Terry McMillan- novel Toni Cade Bambara- novel Toni Morrison- novel Valerie Wilson Wesley- novel Virginia Harris-essay, short story Virginia Hamilton - novel, children's books Zora Neale Hurston- play, novel MUSICAaliyahAdina Howard Al Green Alana Davis Alicia Keys Angie Stone Aretha Franklin Ashanti Babyface Barry White BB King Ben Harper Billie Holiday Blackstreet Body Count Bobby Brown Bootsy Collins Boyz II Men Brandy Brownstone Cab Calloway Carl Thomas Case Cee-Lo Changing Faces Chaka Khan Chic City High Common Cree Summer Da Brat Destiny's Child Diana Ross Dionne Warwick Dr. Dre Dru Hill Duke Ellington Eartha Kitt Ella Fitzgerald En Vogue Eric Benet Erykah Badu Eve Faith Evans Foxy Brown Fugees Funkadelic George Clinton Gladys Knight India.Arie Isaac Hayes Jackson 5 The Jacksons Jagged Edge Jaguar Wright James Brown Janet Jackson Ja Rule Jill Scott Jimi Hendrix John Coltrane John Lee Hooker Johnny Gill Karyn White Keke Wyatt Kelly Price Kina King's X LaBelle Lauryn Hill Lena Horne Lenny Kravitz Lil' Bowwow Lil' Kim Lil' Mo Lil' Romeo Living Color Louis Armstrong Lucy Pearl Luther Vandross Macy Gray Mahalia Jackson Mariah Carey Mary J. Blige Maxwell MC Lyte Meshell N'degeocello Methodman Michael Jackson Monica Mya Nas Natalie Cole Nate Dogg Nat King Cole Naughty By Nature Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB) Parliament Patti LaBelle Prince Public Enemy Q-Tip Queen Latifah Ralph Tresvant Ray Charles Ray J Rebekah Redman Robyn S. Rufus Salt 'N' Pepa Sarah Vaughan Sean Combs Shanice Sisqo Smokey Robinson Snoop Dogg State Property Stevie Wonder Sunshine Anderson The Supremes Temptations Tina Turner Toni Braxton Tracy Chapman A Tribe Called Quest Tweet Tyrese Vanessa Williams Vernon Reid Warren G Whitney Houston Will Smith Wu Tang Clan Wyclef Jean Xscape Yolanda Adams Yo-Yo Zhane |