Maya Angelou Movies

James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...

The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.

A jukebox operator helps promote a calypso craze.

Integration Report 1, Madeline Anderson's trailblazing debut, was the first known documentary by an African American female director. With tenacity,...

Bonnie Greer looks back on the extraordinary life of one of literature’s most significant and inspirational figures, Maya Angelou, through an...

A young orphaned boy comes to live with his aunt and discovers that his best friend is having an affair with her.

Travel to the mysterious island that time forgot -- the island of Madagascar. Nestled in the tranquil waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of...

A singer whose companion hates whites falls for a white U.S. photographer in Sweden.

This award-winning documentary tells the story of the American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s journey to Ayrshire to visit the...

A television drama directed by Maya Angelou. In 1975, the accomplished writer became the first African American woman to join the Directors Guild of...

Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

Contemporary African-American artists tell how their art and lives have been affected by African influences and their own experiences living as Black...

Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words but in the meantime let’s be careful about the words we use.