The mission of The Department of Afro-American Research Arts and Culture to identify the global significance of the creative contributions pioneered by an international diaspora of Blackness
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Friday, February 16, 2018

Rufus Jones for President (1933)






















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A musical short film about a young African-American boy dreaming about becoming President. Debuting Sammy Davis Jr. in his first film. 

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Friday, February 9, 2018

Oscar Micheaux Filmography


Here is a comprehensive list of films from African American pioneer filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux.

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party (1935)














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This entry in Paramount's "Headliner" series of musical shorts headlines Cab Calloway and his Orchestra. They do some numbers at Harlem's "Cotton Club" and following the show, they go over to a Harlem rendezvous and shimmy at a jitterbug party. Cameo appearance of Lena Horne and Ethel Moses. 

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A Bundle of Blues (1933)












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Duke Ellington and his orchestra play two jazz compositions plus 'Stormy Weather' (sung by Ivy Anderson). 

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