Black Films, TV, Books and People to Know

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I try really hard to keep my blog light and positive but with what's happening in America right now, I don't feel it's right to keep posting about summer blog posts. For today's post I'm going to be posting about movies, shows and books featuring black entertainers. I think it's important not just now, but from now on, to learn about black entertainers, musician, authors, etc.

Series:

  •  Julia (1968-1971) Streaming on Philo
  •  Sanford and Son (1972-1977), Streaming on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Sling TV, YouTube TV and Starz
  •  Good Times (1974-1979) Streaming on Hulu, Starz, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, iTunes
  •  The Jeffersons (1975-1985) Streaming on Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Starz
  •  What's Happening!! (1976-1979) Streaming on Sony Crackle
  •  Diff'erent Strokes (1978-1985) Streaming on Hulu, Starz, YouTube TV, Sling TV 
  •  A Different World (1987-1993) Streaming on Amazon Prime
  •  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996) Streaming on Amazon Prime, Vudu, iTunes, YouTube, HBO Max

Films:
  •  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Streaming on Vudu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play Movies & TV
  •  To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Streaming on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu
  •  Pinky (1949) Streaming on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play Movies & TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime
  •  Imitation of Life (1934) Streaming on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play Movies & TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime
  •  A Patch of Blue (1965) Streaming on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play Movies & TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime
  •  In the Heat of the Night (1967) Streaming on YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime
  •  The Defiant Ones (1958) Streaming on Vudu, Amazon Prime, Sling TV
  •  To Sir, With Love (1967) Streaming on Vudu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, iTunes
  •  Lilies of the Field (1963) Streaming on Vudu, Amazon Prime
 Books:
  • I Put A Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone by Nina Simone
  •  Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday with William F. Duffy
  •  Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences by Richard Pryor
  •  Hollywood Black: The Stars, the films the filmmakers by Donald Bogle
  •  The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier
  •  Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara Miniskirts and Madness or My Life as a Fabulous Ronette by Ronnie Spector with Vince Waldron
  •  Josephine: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker
  •  Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood by Jill Watts
  •  In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. by Wil Haygood
  •  Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz 


People:
  • Sammy Davis Jr. 
  • Sidney Poitier
  • Hattie McDaniel
  • Josephine Baker
  • Richard Pryor
  • Billie Holiday
  • Marvin Gaye
  • Nina Simone
  • Ethel Waters
  • Lena Horne
  • Louis Armstrong 
  • Diahann Carroll
  • Dorothy Dandridge 
  •  Cicely Tyson
  •  Bill Robinson 
* These is only a handful of black entertainers, films, shows and books from past eras. If you are truly interested in classic Hollywood I suggest you learn about these entertainers, watch their films and shows and read up on them. 
Until Next Time,
Ashley A. 

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