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The Black Candle

A documentary about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture, using Kwanzaa as a vehicle to celebrate the African-American experience. The documentary explores the holiday's growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants.
IMDb 6.81 h 11 min2009X-Ray13+
DocumentaryCerebralGentlePowerful
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Flashing lightsviolencesmokingfoul language

Audio languages

English

Subtitles

English [CC]

Directors

M. K. Asante

Producers

M.K. AsanteMaya FreelonKenny GambleBen HaazWalter Lomax

Cast

Maya AngelouMolefi Kete AsanteJim Brown

Studio

Shout! Factory
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