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Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce is an American actor known for his work on television shows such as The Wire, Treme, and Suits, as well as films like Selma and Ray. He has also worked as a director and producer. Born in New Orleans, Pierce is an advocate for the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

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The Wire

The Wire

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 9.3

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-s...

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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2018 IMDB Rating: 8

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse th...

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Becoming Frederick Douglass

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 8

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using Douglass's own powerful, profound speeches and writin...

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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never...

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Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Co...

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Rodents of Unusual Size

Rodents of Unusual Size

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7

Giant swamp rats have invaded coastal Louisiana, and defiant people on the edge of the world are defending their communities, culture, and livelihoods from the onslaught of this curious and unexpected...

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Fear Itself

Fear Itself

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 6.9

A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.

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Confirmation

Confirmation

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.

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Life Support

Life Support

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 6.7

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

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