Tuesday Feb 7 | Detroit News
Few know of the first black male Oscar winner, James Baskett. He played a friendly storyteller in 'Song of the South,' which has been largely inaccessible for decades because of stereotypical portrayals.
Tuesday Feb 7 | Broadcasting & Cable
Bounce TV Buys Movies From Paramount, Warner
New African-American broadcast network Bounce TV said it acquired rights to movies from Warner Bros.
Civil rights era films 'The Help' and 'Guess Who's Coming to...
Katharine Houghton and Sidney Poitier as Joey Drayton and Dr. John Prentice in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," which will show Feb.
Sidney Poitier film festival at Way Library
To help celebrate Black History Month, Way Public Library will screen four Sidney Poitier films on successive Sundays beginning Feb.
3 pioneering African-American actors made their mark through song and drama
It's been a long, difficult road for African Americans in achieving equality in all aspects of American life, and Hollywood is no exception.
Boston Public Library Commemorates Black History Month
The Boston Public Library will observe Black History Month in February with a series of music, films, and activities for all age groups.
WBTT revives A Raisin in the Sun
Sidney Poitier earned a Tony Award nomination for playing Walter Lee Younger on Broadway in 1959 and then about two years later reprised the role in the classic film of the same name, earning a Golden Globe nomination.
Geva Theatre Center Presents A Raisin in the Sun
Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Lorraine Hansberry's classic play, A Raisin in the Sun, which begins performances on February 21 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through March 25.
Free Showing at Laemmle NoHo 7 of 'A Raisin in the Sun'
The new Laemmle NoHo 7 in the NoHo Arts District is hosting a special free screening of the 1961 landmark film A Raisin in the Sun tonight at 7:30 p.m. Check the information here in a press release from Laemmle: Join Laemmle for a special Martin Luther King Jr.
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