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The History Makers (2005)
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Video | 60 min | Documentary

The History Makers (2005)

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Video | 60 min | Documentary

This installment of the Russell Simmons Higher Self series profiles a collection of notable African-American figures whose efforts to challenge the status quo and end inequality altered the course of American history forever. Among those ...See moreThis installment of the Russell Simmons Higher Self series profiles a collection of notable African-American figures whose efforts to challenge the status quo and end inequality altered the course of American history forever. Among those featured in this inspirational program are acclaimed poet-author Nikki Giovanni, blues legend B.B. King, civil rights icon Angela Davis, former presidential adviser Vernon Jordan and actor-activist Harry Belafonte. See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
James Avery Host Host See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Ernie Banks Self Self See fewer	Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)
Bob Beamon Self (as Bob Beaman) Self (as Bob Beaman) See fewer	Goldengirl (1979)
Lerone Bennett Self (as Lerone Bennett Jr) Self (as Lerone Bennett Jr) See fewer	Black Power in America: Myth... or Reality? (1987)
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Self (as Yvonne B. Burke) Self (as Yvonne B. Burke) See fewer	Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politics (2024)
Marva Collins Self Self See fewer	Prince: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1994)
Belva Davis Self (as Belva Davis Moore) Self (as Belva Davis Moore) See fewer	The People's Palace: San Francisco City Hall 100 Years (2015)
Ossie Davis Self Self See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Ruby Dee Self Self See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
David Driskell Self Self See fewer	Refuge (IV) (2017)
Nikki Giovanni Self Self See fewer	Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
Isaac Hayes Self Self See fewer	Escape from New York (1981)
Geoffrey Holder Self Self See fewer	Annie (1982)
Benjamin Hooks Self (as Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks) Self (as Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks) See fewer	Black Journal (1968)
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Self Self See fewer	Rounders (1998)
B.B. King Self Self See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
George McKenna Self Self See fewer	Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg (1994)
Carrie Meek Self Self See fewer	Miami Noir: The Arthur E. Teele Story (2008)
Gordon Parks Self Self See fewer	The Learning Tree (1969)
Alvin F. Poussaint Self (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.) Self (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Al Sharpton Self (as Rev. Al Sharpton) Self (as Rev. Al Sharpton) See fewer	Mr. Deeds (2002)
Sonia Sánchez Self Self See fewer	Interior/Noche (1996)
Susan L. Taylor Self Self See fewer	Living Single (1993)
Dionne Warwick Self Self See fewer	Alive (1993)
Maxine Waters Self Self See fewer	Marc Cohn: The Rainy Season (1993)