Belly (1998)Anthony Bodden & Nas

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800018701/details


Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2006)

Byron Hurt. A documentary on gender roles in Hip-Hop.


Boys Of Baraka, The (2005)
Culture. Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady A documentary following a group of Baltimore students at The Baraka School in Kenya.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/boysofbaraka/index.html



Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Culture. John Singleton
Boyz n the Hood is an Academy Award-nominated 1991 film directed by John Singleton. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Regina King, Nia Long, and Morris Chestnut, the film depicts life in economically deprived South Central (now South) Los Angeles, California, and was filmed and released in the summer of 1991. It was nominated for both Best Director and Original Screenplay during the 1991 Academy Awards, making John Singleton the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director and the first African-American to be nominated for the award. The film has influenced many Hip-Hop artists present day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyz_N_the_Hood



Breakin' (1984)
Dance. Charles Parker & Allen DeBevoise


This article is about the 1984 movie; for other breakin' or breaking references see breaking. Breakin' is a 1984 movie directed by Joel Silberg. It was also released under the title Breakdance: The Movie in some international locations. The film is a retelling of West Side Story. The film setting was inspired by a German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin' set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip-hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers including Ice-T (who makes his movie debut as a club MC) and Boogaloo Shrimp went straight from Breakin' and Enterin' to star in Breakin'. The story is a retelling of the 1957 musical West Side Story, which is based in turn on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Kelly's agent Franco has a West Side Story poster directly behind his desk). Breakin' reverses the genders of the white/Puerto Rican couple. Although Kelly and Ozone are clearly a romantic couple in the sequel, and although they peck briefly in the first film (during the song "99 1/2 Won't Do"), the love scene in which they become a couple has been cut, and now exists only as a glimpse during the end credits.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakin'



Class Act (1992)
Humor. Michael Swerdlick & Wayne Allen Rice School records of an A student and a delinquent get mixed up


Class Act is a 1992 comedy motion picture, released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Randall Miller and starred hip hop musicians Kid 'n Play. The film is an urban retelling of the fairy tale The Prince and the Pauper. It is the third of four movies starring Kid 'n Play, along with House Party, House Party 2 and House Party 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_Act



Class Dismissed (2004)
Education. Provides a critical analysis of how US History is taught in high schools. Includes interviews with Howard Zinn and Peter Lowen (VHS).
Paper Tiger Television

Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Culture. Julie Dash

Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Julie Dash. It tells the story of three generations of Gullah women at the turn of the 20th century and focuses on the family's migration from the Sea Islands to the American mainland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_the_Dust


Do the Right Thing (1989)
Culture. Spike Lee

Do the Right Thing is a 1989 film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee. The film tells a tale of bigotry and racial conflict in a multi-ethnic community in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on the hottest day of the year. It was shot on Stuyvesant Ave between Lexington Ave and Quincy St. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, and John Turturro. Do the Right Thing marks the feature film debuts of both Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez. Samuel L. Jackson plays DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy, an alternative voice of the author to Spike Lee's character.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_Right_Thing


Get on the Bus (1996)
Culture. Spike Lee

The trip begins in Los Angeles, California and ends in Washington, D.C. where the March is being held. Along the way, the men get to know each other and discuss various topics including their personal lives, their political beliefs and even the O.J. Simpson murder case (in which some members of the group share the notion that, even if Simpson was guilty, which they maintain he wasn't, it was right of him to be acquitted as "payback" for societal racism).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Bus



Higher Learning (1995)
Culture. John Singleton

This drama examines the personal, political, and racial dilemmas facing a group of college freshmen as they begin their first semester at Columbus University. Malik (Omar Epps) is an athlete attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge (Ice Cube), a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America, while Professor Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), a black professor of political science, mentors Malik and lets him know that he will not be graded on a different standard either because of his race or his ability to run quickly. In Deja (Tyra Banks), Malik finds a girlfriend, a tutor, and a training partner all rolled into one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Learning



Hip Hop Project, The (2006)
Documentary. Scott K. Rosenberg & Matt Ruskin

The Hip Hop Project



Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Comedy. Robert Townsend

The movie focuses on Bobby (Townsend) and his quest to succeed as a Hollywood actor. He is stuck working at a fast-food stand with some hilarious and demented characters who consistently try to destroy his plans for the future. When he finally gets a break, he is forced to question his own morality. Should he join the system and play stereotypical roles? Or should he refuse, risking his dream of becoming an actor? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Shuffle

Jungle Fever (1991)
Culture. Spike Lee

The plot centers on the interracial romance between a successful married African American architect, Flipper Purify (Snipes), and an Italian-American woman, Angie Tucci (Sciorra). The two meet at their workplace in New York, an architectural firm where Purify works and Tucci is hired as a temporary secretary. The lovers come under intense pressure from their friends and family as a result of their relationship. The title of the film refers to the sexual attraction of white people to black people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Fever



Krush Groove (1985)
Culture. Ralph Farquhar

"Krush Groove" is a 1985 Warner Bros. film, written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz (who also produced the movie, along with Doug McHenry). This film is based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings and up-and-coming record producer Russell Simmons (re-named Russell Walker in the film), portrayed by Blair Underwood in his feature film debut. Russell Simmons was the film's co-producer and story consultant; he also has a cameo role in the film as a club owner named Crocket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krush_Groove



Lyrical Minded
Education. Enhancing Literacy Through Popular Culture and Spoken Word Poetry (CD/DVD).

College Now - School of Education at Brooklyn College


Malcolm X (1992)
Biography. Culture. Spike Lee

Malcolm X is a 1992 biographical film directed by Spike Lee about the African-American activist and black nationalist Malcolm X. The story is based on The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley. Denzel Washington was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Malcolm X.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X_(film)


Mr. Devious
Culture. Documentary about a South African emcee and Hip Hop activist.

Queensbridge: The Other Side
Documentary. Chronicles the history of the Queensbridge Housing Project, including featured personalities like Marley Marl and Ron Artest.

Rapmatics
Education. Hip Hop interlaced with mathematics.

Reading Between The Rhymes
Education. This documentary explores the efforts of a growing number of educators who use Hip-Hop language, dance, and music to improve the educational culture of American schools.

Respect is Due (1992)
Documentary. Cyrille Phipps
In this video, Black youth examine the ways women of African descent are frequently portrayed in rap and music videos and speak candidly on issues of sex, class and gender roles.

Sankofa (1993)
Culture. Haile Gerima

Mona, a contemporary model, is possessed by spirits lingering in the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. She travels to the past where, as a house slave called Shola on a sugar plantation, she is constantly abused by the slave master. Nunu, an African-born slave, and Shango, Shola's lover, continuously rebel against the slave system. For Nunu this means direct conflict with her son, a mulatto benefitting from the system as a head slave. Inspired by Nunu and Shango's determination to defy the system, Shola finally takes her fate into her own hands.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800262057/details



School Daze (1988)
Comedy. Musical. Spike Lee

School Daze is a 1988 musical-drama film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell-Martin. Based in part on Spike Lee's experiences at Atlanta's Morehouse College, it is a story about fraternity and sorority members clashing with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. School Daze was the second feature film directed by Spike Lee, and was released on February 12, 1988 by Columbia Pictures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Daze

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