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Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

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Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
NR 1 hr 38 minDocumentary
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Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.
DirectorYemi Bamiro
WritersYemi BamiroOtto Burnham

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Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Andee Ryder, Steve Sarowitz
Production Companies:Misfits Entertainment, The Creative Coalition, Wayfarer Studios, The Kwame Brathwaite Archive
Movie Tags:
historyhuman rightsblack