It's Black Entertainment
8
80 minutes
2/8/2002
Overview
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.
Cast List
Vanessa Williams
as Self - Host
Whitney Houston
as Self
Ella Fitzgerald
as Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
as Self
Diana Ross
as Self (archive footage)
Spike Lee
as Self
Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
Little Richard
as Self
Debbie Allen
as Self
Carl Anderson
as Self
Josephine Baker
as Self (archive footage)
James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Tisha Campbell
as Self
Nat King Cole
as Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs
as Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge
as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Rah Digga
as Self
Suzzanne Douglas
as Self
Dr. Dre
as Self
Billy Eckstine
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
as Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx
as Self
Aretha Franklin
as Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
Nelson George
as Self
Jasmine Guy
as Self
Jimi Hendrix
as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Hines
as Self
Billie Holiday
as Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
as Self (archive footage)
Reginald Hudlin
as Self
Ice-T
as Self
Michael Jackson
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Jam
as Self
Quincy Jones
as Self
A.J. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt
as Self (archive footage)
John Landis
as Self
Stan Lathan
as Self
Terry Lewis
as Self
LL Cool J
as Self (archive footage)
Wynton Marsalis
as Self
Harold Nicholas
as Self (archive footage)
Alan Parker
as Self
Otis Redding
as Self (archive footage)
Christopher Reid
as Self (archive footage)
Busta Rhymes
as Self
Smokey Robinson
as Self
Russell Simmons
as Self
Bessie Smith
as Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner
as Self (archive footage)
Fats Waller
as Self (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams
as Self
Donald Bogle
as Self
Kenny Burrell
as Self
James Cross
as Self (archive footage)
Suzanne de Passe
as Self
Berry Gordy
as Self
Eddie Hartman
as Self (archive footage)
'Crip' Heard
as Self (archive footage)
Rubberneck Holmes
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Jordan
as Self (archive footage)
Camille King
as Maddam CJ Walker
Kyme
as Rachel Meadows (archive footage)
Velma Middleton
as Self (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas
as Self
The Notorious B.I.G.
as Self (archive footage)
Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
as Self (archive footage)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
as Self (archive footage)