Discover the genesis of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the film directed by Melvin Van Peebles that has become a legend.

A young Jamaican man leaves his rural home to pursue his dream of becoming a successful Reggae singer. When he writes and performs a big hit, however, he finds himself tied to a corrupt record producer.

Director Sacha Jenkins shines a spotlight on the life and rhymes of Biz Markie, best known for his Top 40 hit, “Just a Friend.” A who’s who of legends share how Markie’s playful approach made him an icon and left an indelible mark on hip-hop.

Over a five-year period, two inner-city kids navigate the competitive world of scholastic basketball while overcoming the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their Chicago streets.

A definitive look at the life and battles of the Reverend Al Sharpton. Featuring President Barack Obama, James Brown, Reverend Jesse Jackson and Senator Chuck Schumer.

On the morning of his 30th birthday, Amari struggles to find his purpose. His partner plans an elaborate party but when the city is unexpectedly placed in a mandatory lockdown, the couple finds their relationship tested.

A gifted student returns to her old, crime-filled neighborhood after her sister dies from drug addiction. Isolated from nearly everyone, she rekindles her passion for step dancing and joins an all-male dance troupe as they prepare for a big competition.

Lisa (Regina Hall) acts as den mother to the all-female staff of her sports bar, Double Whammies. Over the course of one trying day, her optimism is challenged by unruly customers, an attempted robbery, and a new business that threatens her livelihood.

With two children in foster care, a pregnant single mother pitted against the system fights to reclaim her family.

The son (50 Cent) of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. But once the truth about his father's death is revealed, revenge overtakes him. Co-starring Robert De Niro.

When four best friends growing up in Harlem rob a convenience store, dissensions arise within the group when one of the friends bails for a DJ gig.

Victor learns the value of compromise. Emmett and Kiesha’s date night is interrupted. Shaad makes an unlikely connection. Professor Gardner’s lecture inspires Bakari. The FBI finds more evidence linking to Q’s murder.

When big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother's gang related murder, a small town sheriff drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death. Stars Val Kilmer.

An ex-special forces member leads a crew of corrupt police officers and former soldiers in a daring bank robbery in this classic heist thriller. Stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck.

A formerly deaf woman who recovered her hearing during the brutal murder of her family is addicted to the sound of human pain. When faced with the prospect of losing her hearing again, she embarks on a gruesome quest to preserve it.

Expert hacker Tara becomes targeted by sentient A.I. on a mission to take over the world’s military. Marked as a terrorist that must be exterminated, Tara must evade A.I. attacks as she tries to destroy the violent machine.

Two elite US Navy fighter pilots, Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors), the first Black aviator in Navy history, and his friend, Tom Hudner (Glen Powell), help turn the tide in the most brutal battle in the Korean War.

Andre Ward's journey from the streets of Oakland to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Facing an all-too familiar series of obstacles he defied the odds and silenced his critics. And then he walked away - choosing his family over his boxing career.

In “Cross My Heart”, a teenage girl visits her family in Jamaica and learns a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves.

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat in this offbeat comedy starring Joel Edgerton and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The proprietor of an after-hours club in 1930's Harlem and his adopted son try standing up to a white mobster who's determined to cut in on their take or put them out of business.

A White soldier deserts the Union Army and is rescued by a free Black man operating a section of the Underground Railroad. But when a ruthless slave catcher discovers the secret network, he conspires to bring it burning to the ground.

Ethan Cox is poised to sell his self-driving car company when his problematic Halloween costume goes viral, nearly ending his career. Desperate to figure out a way forward, he hires a 71-year-old woman to pose as his company's figurehead.

A criminal mastermind (two-time Emmy® winner Courtney B. Vance) decides to pull one last job before going to prison and recruits a group of young bank employees to steal $80 million dollars in a daring and brazen assault on the U.S. banking system.