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A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

It's definitely a 'singles thing' when six upwardly-mobile African-Americans; a smart feminist, her endearing cousin, a superficial diva, and sharp-tongued lawyer, a macho stockbroker, and a naïve handyman allow viewers to come into their Brooklyn brownstone and eavesdrop on their lives, loves and attitudes.

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented...

It's definitely a 'singles thing' when six upwardly-mobile African-Americans; a smart feminist, her endearing cousin, a superficial diva, and sharp-tongued lawyer, a macho stockbroker, and a naïve handyman allow viewers to come into their Brooklyn brownstone and eavesdrop on their lives, loves and attitudes.

It's Madea as you've never seen her before, in her first animated movie! After a hilarious run-in with the law, Madea is sentenced to community service. Determined to do good for the "hood, Madea enlists Aunt Bam and Uncle Joe to try and save the Moms Mabley Youth Center from being shut down. With her irresistible sass and wisdom, Madea rallies the local kids to make a stand, and proves that behind her tough exterior is a whole lot of love!

This is the story of Harriet Ross Tubman, founder of the Underground Railroad, who led hundreds of slaves to freedom in the North before the Civil War.

Based on the critically acclaimed film of the same name, the show reunites the Joseph family in an hour-long drama series, which chronicles the lives of a tight-knit African American family living in Chicago. The series explores, in an honest and touching way, the relationship between three sisters, the men in their lives and their children. The Joseph family faces everyday struggles to which all families can relate. It is not your typical family;...

"A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world"--Container.

Betty & Coretta: Two extraordinary women-Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X-come to life in this Lifetime Movie Network movie. After their husbands' tragic assassinations, they developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the Civil Rights movement while supporting their families as single mothers. Through their strength and dignity, they became role models for millions...

Four poor black women try to get some payback from the social system which has abused them by a staging a series of bank robberies.