Chuck D

A look at the unlikely marriage between the NFL’s rebel franchise and America’s glamour capital.

The feature program chronicles the Globetrotters' legendary upset of the World Champion Minneapolis Lakers in 1948, as well as the team's historic trip to Berlin in 1951.

This is an incredible narrative of struggle, triumph and resistance through the lens of an art form that has chronicled the emotions, experiences and expressions of Black and Brown communities: Hip Hop. Featuring Killer Mike, Will.i.am, Monie Love, Ice-T, Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte and many more, this is a portrait of the unique relationship between Hip Hop and the political history of the U.S.

Delves into the often fatal encounters between police and people of color in America and looks into potential solutions to address the ongoing crisis.

Narrated by Chuck D and featuring interviews with legendary artists, this doc explores hip hop’s early days through the lens of freestyle rap.

A love letter to a forgotten masterpiece, this film tells the story of Hustlers Convention, the seminal album that laid the foundation for hip-hop.

It lit up jazz and hip-hop -- and ignited a war on drugs steeped in racial injustice. Experts explore America's complicated relationship with weed.

A look at the life and work of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

"The Untold Story of Hip-Hop" Narrated by Chuck D. Tells the colorful true stories of the people, places and sounds behind the mainstream names we know and love. We start in Detroit, host of one of the most important and influential music movements of the 21st century.

With "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown," fans have a documentary befitting the "Godfather of Soul." Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Alex Gibney, and co-produced by the singular Mick Jagger, "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown" digs into the career of one of music and culture's towering figures, using fresh interviews with band members and contemporaries, extraordinary historical footag

The Fab Five is about one of the most famous—and infamous—teams in college basketball history.

A documentary examining the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression and copyright law by tracing the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current industry status.

The life, work and demons of NYC street photographer Ricky Powell.

The life and career of Bobbito Garcia -- author, filmmaker, disc jockey and basketball enthusiast.

This one-time-only concert at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall brought together some of the greatest performers in the history of blues music.

Trace the history of Kwanzaa from its birth during the Black Power movement of the 1960s to its present-day status as a globally celebrated holiday.

Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, two-time Sundance Grand Jury winner Eugene Jarecki’s new film takes the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across America.

Alarmed by the growing multitude of conservative talk-radio shows, a group of investors set out to launch a liberal radio network for those whose opinions skewed more to the “Left of the Dial.” The result was Air America Radio. This engaging, fast-paced film charts the long-anticipated rise, scandalous near-fall, and subsequent salvation of the liberal-leaning radio network. Told through verite footage shot at the New York-based station over the course of nine months, the film follows the network’s evolution and features interviews including TV satirist and author Al Franken, liberal radio host Randi Rhodes, stand-up comics Marc Maron and Janeane Garofalo, National Public Radio pioneer Katherine Lanpher, and radio personalities Mark Riley and Rachel Maddow.

The promising future for a high school valedictorian from inner-city Cleveland takes a tragic turn when she witnesses the murder of her best friend.

This documentary explores the evolving landscape of the music industry and chronicles how young artists built their careers on social media platforms.