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Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, and activist. She was best known for her performances in A Raisin in the Sun, Do the Right Thing, and American Gangster. Throughout her career, she was also a leading civil rights activist, working alongside her husband Ossie Davis. Dee was awarded numerous awards for her work in both film and activism, including the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Titles credited to Ruby Dee
Passing Glory
A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signale...
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Buck and the Preacher
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
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Just Cause
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.
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The Jackie Robinson Story
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
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Betty and Coretta
The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
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Little Bill
Little Bill is a television show for children that is presently on Nick Jr. The stories are based on Bill Cosby's Little Bill book series, set in Philadelphia and feature Bill Jr. learning a lesson or...
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Cat People
After years of separation, Irena and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans in this erotic tale of the supernatural. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat -- an...
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America
In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to t...
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Finding Buck McHenry
When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team.
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A Thousand Words
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and J...
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