Torrential

It's Black Entertainment

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.

Documentary Music

Vanessa Williams

(Self - Host)

Whitney Houston

(Self)

Ella Fitzgerald

(Self (archive footage))

Snoop Dogg

(Self)

Diana Ross

(Self (archive footage))

Spike Lee

(Self)

Louis Armstrong

(Self (archive footage))

Little Richard

(Self)

Debbie Allen

(Self)

Carl Anderson

(Self)

Josephine Baker

(Self (archive footage))

James Brown

(Self (archive footage))

Tisha Campbell

(Self)

Nat King Cole

(Self (archive footage))

Sean Combs

(Self (archive footage))

Dorothy Dandridge

(Self (archive footage))

Sammy Davis Jr.

(Self (archive footage))

Rah Digga

(Self)

Suzzanne Douglas

(Self)

Dr. Dre

(Self)

Billy Eckstine

(Self (archive footage))

Duke Ellington

(Self (archive footage))

Jamie Foxx

(Self)

Aretha Franklin

(Mrs. Murphy (archive footage))

Nelson George

(Self)

Jasmine Guy

(Self)

Jimi Hendrix

(Self (archive footage))

Gregory Hines

(Self)

Billie Holiday

(Self (archive footage))

Lena Horne

(Self (archive footage))

Reginald Hudlin

(Self)

Ice-T

(Self)

Michael Jackson

(Self (archive footage))

James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

(Self)

Quincy Jones

(Self)

A.J. Johnson

(Self (archive footage))

Eartha Kitt

(Self (archive footage))

John Landis

(Self)

Stan Lathan

(Self)

Terry Lewis

(Self)

LL Cool J

(Self (archive footage))

Wynton Marsalis

(Self)

Harold Nicholas

(Self (archive footage))

Alan Parker

(Self)

Otis Redding

(Self (archive footage))

Christopher Reid

(Self (archive footage))

Busta Rhymes

(Self)

Smokey Robinson

(Self)

Russell Simmons

(Self)

Bessie Smith

(Self (archive footage))

Tina Turner

(Self (archive footage))

Fats Waller

(Self (archive footage))

Billy Dee Williams

(Self)

Donald Bogle

(Self)

Kenny Burrell

(Self)

James Cross

(Self (archive footage))

Suzanne de Passe

(Self)

Berry Gordy

(Self)

Eddie Hartman

(Self (archive footage))

'Crip' Heard

(Self (archive footage))

Rubberneck Holmes

(Self (archive footage))

Louis Jordan

(Self (archive footage))

Camille King

(Maddam CJ Walker)

Kyme

(Rachel Meadows (archive footage))

Velma Middleton

(Self (archive footage))

Fayard Nicholas

(Self)

The Notorious B.I.G.

(Self (archive footage))

Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker

(Self (archive footage))

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

(Self (archive footage))