Marion Barry
Know for: Acting
Born: 1936-03-06
Place of birth: Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
Also know as:
The Legend of Cool Disco Dan (2012)
"The Legend of Cool 'Disco' Dan" is the story of black Washington DC told from the perspective of Cool "Disco" Dan starting with his birth during the...
Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)
A short documentary about the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which took place on Sunday, October 14th 1979.
Slam (1998)
Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the...
The People and the Police (1971)
Documents the early, turbulent years of OEO'S experiment in police-community relations in Washington, DC R.1: Police and citizens express their...
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (1988)
TV short about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
The Beat Don't Stop (2020)
The history and legacy of Go-Go music and its contribution to the musical landscape. Appearances from such artists as Doug E. Fresh, Junk Yard Band,...
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (2009)
Many people remember Marion Barry as the philandering drug-addled mayor of the nation's capital. He's the poster boy for corruption, a pariah. Yet to...