Brown Sugar: The History of the Black Female Entertainer (1985/1990) | 2 Hour Version EDITED
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Published 2021-05-21
Directed by the late Gene Davis. Research by Charles Woods (Reelblack Podcast).
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All Comments (21)
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Wow! Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Ma Rainy, and the list goes on and on.....so beautiful to watch😢. Wonderful to watch beautiful, talented brown women making history all the way to Aretha Franklin, Vanessa Williams, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Debbie Allen, ect...Legends!!!!!!!
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What a great history lesson on all of these talented, beautiful and courageous Black queens! Let us never, ever forget them!!
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Waiting to hear Maya Angelou, she sang, danced and was one of the greatest poets of our time.
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Thank you for posting this great tribute for great Black woman!
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Very good doc. I made a list. You hit everyone except Phyllis Hyman, Mary Wells, The Marvellettes, The Shirelles, and NINA SIMONE
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Queen Latifah did an amazing job playing Bessie Smith. I LOVE that movie
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Oh sure, when Josephine dances it's called classic but when I do it it's a seizure! But seriously thanks for putting this up. So much talent & history that needs to be remembered. Some of my best memories were my grandma playing me some of Billie Holiday's music when I was just a tiny kid.
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Mahalia makes the hair on the back off my neck stand up!!
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👑❤️👑This was so great!!! I have read about/seen documentaries about a few of these Queens. I was looking forward to seeing Roberts Flack, Mahalia Jackson, Mini Riperton, & many others. ⭐But maybe there will be an updated version, starting with many that weren't mentioned. Thankful for the few I learned of, and never heard of before.
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Wonderful tribute to wonderful women of Black Culture
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Been looking for this for a long time! Saw it when I was a preteen back in 1985!
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The movie left out the Emotions from Chicago and Vesta Williams.
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Thank you for the empowerment I love to see beautiful strong black women who can sing and act. They are all hero who broke barrier's for us indigenous peoples of color. You are amazing for dropping this video
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At last! I have been looking for this documentary for year. Thank you blackreel because this is one of best documentaries on black female entertainers ever. Had this bootlegged on VHS but it broke and it never appeared on DVD. Love it
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BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO BLACK WOMEN OF ALL SHADES OF COLOR.👍
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Thank You!!!! I love to celebrate my Beautiful Black Diva's and this is it. God Bless The Child That's Got It's Own!!! AMEN
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How nice these are documented for generates to appreciate. I was exposed to a great variety of musical styles and am familiar with most of these talented women. I really enjoyed it, thank you so much for posting.
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Thank you for posting all these movies! 💕 So appreciated. Especially after a long workweek 🙌🏾 Reminds me why I do it 🙏🏾💕
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Reelblack, you out did yourselves. This footage was SUPERB!!! You featured Outstanding Black Women, with pics & footage that's irreplaceable...ijs Well Done!!!
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Wow....This was fantastic! I grew up with all of them starting in the late 50's onward. miss them all! Thanks for bringing them back with this great tribute. :)
