Classic 1970s Black Films

A troubled boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.

A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.

In the 1970s Harlem, garbage collector Roop feels intimidated by the idea of dating Claudine who is a single mother of six on welfare.

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.

An African-American family struggles to retain their heritage, in the form of a history told in the carvings on the family piano. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano and use the money to buy farmland, but sister Berniece won't part with it.

Three sisters form a singing group in 1950s Harlem, but success threatens to ruin their relationship forever.

A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.

A retired Chicago cop blackmails two rich thieves into "volunteering" to help juvenile delinquents change paths.

Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.

At Madame Zenobia's illegal nightclub, when Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin get robbed of their wallets containing a winning lottery ticket, they set out to recover it.

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.

The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.

A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.

Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

Jeff Gerber, a racist white man, wakes up one morning to discover that he has become black.

Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.

It showcases the key themes of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech and highlights the systemic inequities that persist in our society.

High drama payoffs and dangerous political power cloud the atmosphere as a heist team attempts to steal hidden FBI files. These files hold the secrets surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. and his assassination.

No person has transformed a race's social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, serving as the spokesman for non violence during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. The quest for equality came with consequences as on April 4 1968, was a day that changed the landscape of society forever. The life of the most influential voice of social justice had ended. He may have died, but his words remained transforming the landscape of American society for generations. The official account of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination points the finger solely at one lone gunman. Was it the actions of a poor, crazed ex convict or...the working of a deeper conspiracy? How was the assassination able to take place? Who wanted him gone? And why? Retrace his pursuit to unshackle America's racial prejudices and encounter the twists and turns of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

King (1929-68), the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, set an example of non-violence and led the civil rights movement advocating justice for all classes and races.

A look into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the conspiracies surrounding it.

In this visual exploration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest works. Pastor David Anthony Johnson dives deep into the legacy of Dr. Kings speeches and recites them in a series of performances still relevant to our world today.