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It's Black Entertainment

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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.

Date: 02/08/2002

Rating: 8.0

Cast: Vanessa Williams, Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Snoop Dogg, Diana Ross, Spike Lee, Louis Armstrong, Little Richard, Debbie Allen, Carl Anderson, Josephine Baker, James Brown, Tisha Campbell, Nat King Cole, Sean Combs, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Rah Digga, Suzzanne Douglas, Dr. Dre, Billy Eckstine, Duke Ellington, Jamie Foxx, Aretha Franklin, Nelson George, Jasmine Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Gregory Hines, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Reginald Hudlin, Ice-T, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Quincy Jones, A.J. Johnson, Eartha Kitt, John Landis, Stan Lathan, Terry Lewis, LL Cool J, Wynton Marsalis, Harold Nicholas, Alan Parker, Otis Redding, Christopher Reid, Busta Rhymes, Smokey Robinson, Russell Simmons, Bessie Smith, Tina Turner, Fats Waller, Billy Dee Williams, Donald Bogle, Kenny Burrell, James Cross, Suzanne de Passe, Berry Gordy, Eddie Hartman, 'Crip' Heard, Rubberneck Holmes, Louis Jordan, Camille King, Kyme, Velma Middleton, Fayard Nicholas, The Notorious B.I.G., Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker, Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Vanessa Williams