Documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Jr. may not be a household name in your household, but you know his work. Former NFL star, Michael Vick, jazz icon Miles Davis, historically Black colleges and universities and the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense have all been viewed through Nelson’s lens. Though “Civil War” documentarian Ken Burns may be […]
Stanley Nelson has consistently made great documentaries like Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution. His latest documentary tells the story of the life of jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis. Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool is the first documentary to be […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities are among some of the greatest institutions for anyone to receive an amazing education at. The pride that follows after attending one of these schools is great, however the support is little. Stanley Nelson has created a film called Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story Of Black Colleges and Universities to […]
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is available today on DVD and Blu-Ray. Emmy Award winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson‘s captivating documentary dives into the lives of the Black Panther movement and the significance it had on American culture. On Beyonce’s Super Bowl 50 performance: “I was stunned. I thought it was amazing.” What […]
The Black Panther Party For Self-Defense was a significant social justice group in the 1960’s that was a important precursor to the anti-police brutality movement today. The Panthers believed in self-determination for Black communities and in defending themselves against the police by carrying legal weapons and monitoring police activity in the neighborhoods. Destroyed internally by […]
During a recent meeting in Washington, Dr. William Harvey, longtime president of Hampton University and Chairman of President Obama’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs expressed his…
