Oscar Brown Jr.

A documentary that looks at the obstacles African-American males face when building a career. As the narrator states, "this film is about his...

The Rebels rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. They shoot storekeeper Marvin Bookman for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they...

An animation (long before there were such things) for Oscar Brown Jr’s track “But I Was Cool”, from his 1961 debut album Sin & Soul. Preserved...

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written...

A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career...

A black teen from a Chicago housing project struggles to find acceptance after he transfers into a suburban high school.

Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy,...

Oscar Brown Jr. amassed quite an impressive career in which he was by turns poet, playwright, singer, jazz musician, TV presenter, radio host and...