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It's Black Entertainment (2002) Poster

(2002 TV Special)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Stan Lathan

Writing Credits (WGA)  

John Davies ... (written by)

Cast  

Debbie Allen ... Self
Carl Anderson ... Self
Louis Armstrong ... Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker ... Self (archive footage)
Donald Bogle Donald Bogle ... Self
James Brown ... Self (archive footage)
Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell ... Self
Tisha Campbell ... Self (as Tisha Campbell-Martin)
Nat 'King' Cole ... Self (archive footage)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ... Self (archive footage) (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
James Cross James Cross ... Self (archive footage) (as Stump and Stumpy)
Dorothy Dandridge ... Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Suzanne De Passe ... Self
Rah Digga ... Self (as Ra Digga)
Suzzanne Douglas ... Self
Dr. Dre ... Self
Billy Eckstine Billy Eckstine ... Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington ... Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald ... Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx ... Self
Aretha Franklin ... Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
Nelson George ... Self
Berry Gordy ... Self
Jasmine Guy ... Self
Eddie Hartman Eddie Hartman ... Self (archive footage) (as Stump and Stumpy)
'Crip' Heard 'Crip' Heard ... Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix ... Self (archive footage)
Gregory Hines ... Self
Billie Holiday ... Self (archive footage)
Rubberneck Holmes Rubberneck Holmes ... Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne ... Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston ... Self
Reginald Hudlin ... Self
Ice-T ... Self
Michael Jackson ... Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Jam ... Self
A.J. Johnson ... Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones ... Self
Louis Jordan ... Self (archive footage)
Camille King Camille King ... Maddam CJ Walker
Eartha Kitt ... Self (archive footage)
Kyme Kyme ... Rachel Meadows (archive footage)
John Landis ... Self
Stan Lathan ... Self
Spike Lee ... Self
Terry Lewis ... Self
Little Richard ... Self
LL Cool J ... Self (archive footage)
Wynton Marsalis ... Self
Velma Middleton Velma Middleton ... Self (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas ... Self
Harold Nicholas ... Self (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G. ... Self (archive footage)
Alan Parker ... Self
Otis Redding ... Self (archive footage)
Christopher Reid ... Self (as Chris 'Kid' Reid)
Busta Rhymes ... Self
Smokey Robinson ... Self
Diana Ross ... Self (archive footage)
Russell Simmons ... Self
Bessie Smith ... Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg ... Self
Sister Rosetta Tharpe ... Self (archive footage)
Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker ... Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner ... Self (archive footage)
Fats Waller ... Self (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams ... Self
Vanessa Williams ... Host
Carolyn Franklin Carolyn Franklin ... Soul Food Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Barry Clark ... executive producer
John Davies ... executive producer
Jason Fisher ... associate producer
R.J. Johnson ... producer
Stan Lathan ... executive producer
Steven Lewis ... executive producer
Russell Simmons ... executive producer

Music by 

Bill Maxwell ... (original music by)

Cinematography by 

Daryl Studebaker

Sound Department 

Tony Smyles ... sound recordist

Editorial Department 

Cheryl Campsmith ... on-line editor

Additional Crew 

Leane Clifton ... researcher
Dawn Douglass ... assistant: Stan Lathan
Lisa D. Kaufman ... researcher
Joel Kirk ... production assistant (as Joel Lindley)
Nancy Oey ... clip clearance
Makiko Ushiyama ... talent executive

Thanks 

Mayme Clayton ... acknowledgment: archival footage and photographs provided by (as Dr. Mayme Clayton)
Altovise Davis ... special thanks
Billy Preston ... special thanks
Paul Robeson Jr. ... special thanks

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