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Hardwood Dreams - Volumes 1&2 (1994)
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Narrated by Wesley Snipes (BLADE: TRINITY), this documentary recalls Steve James's HOOP DREAMS in its concentration on the trials and glory of an inner-city high-school basketball team. Volume one follows the starting five players of the
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Something Within Me (1999)
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WINNER! Sundance Film Festival: Audience Awards, Filmmakers Trophy, Special Jury Prize. St. Augustine's school is located in the poorest section of the South Bronx. The teachers & principal decided to commit to an arts curriculum, one where the arts
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Gangsta King (2003)
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Robert Stack hosts this incisive look at Raymond Lee Washington, the man behind the infamous Los Angeles gang, the Crips. Following the social turmoil of the 1960's, several socially and politically active clubs for young African-Americans sprung up
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Gang Bangin' Fo' Life - Out On Bail - Vol. 2 (2007)
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Travel Into Neighborhoods Where No Cameras Have Been Allowed, And Witness The Real Life Of A Gang Banger. This Program Ventures Into Compton, Where Street Life First Developed, And Takes An Unflinching Look At The Fights, Crack Cooking, Drug Deals,
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20 Funerals (2004)
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This urban drama revolves around four police officers, who, after seeing a fellow cop lose his life in the name of the law, decide to do something about it by devising their own criminal system. With methods that are rough, and not necessarily moral, the
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Real Talk: Hip Hop Comedy (2006)
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Real Talk: Hip Hop Comedy is the first documentary of its kind to go behind the scenes of urban comedy. Laughter is the best medicine, even if sometimes it has to be given raw. This is what urban comedians have been doing since arriving to the forefront
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Gangs -n- Cinema (2006)
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A double feature of gripping, real-life stories from the dangerous streets of LA. This is the closest you'll get to gang life without wearing a blue or red rag.
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Jive Turkey & Black Hooker (1974)
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Blaxploitation Double Feature! In "Jive Turkey" it's a turf battle over the mean streets of Harlem! In "Black Hooker" a boy moves in with his African American grandparents and learns what his mother does for a living and why she didn't want him around...
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B-Boy Masters (2004)
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B-boy culture is extensively profiled in this fascinating look at graffiti, breakdancing, and music. The streets of New York offer the best examples of the style, so B-BOY MASTERS undergoes a thorough exploration of the Big Apple in search of the best the
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Be Easy (2007)
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Three longtime friends discover that money doesn't buy happiness in this urban drama. Lucky, Khalil, and Wayne chance upon a corpse and a bag full of cash, but they soon realize that their find hasn't made their lives any easier.
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