Ralph Ellison was an African-American writer and essayist, who's only novel Invisible Man (1953) gained a wide critical success. Ellison's ambitious journey from a childhood of hardship and poverty to celebrated African American writer is chronicled in this inspiring program through exclusive interviews and personal recollection.
Orange Mound is a southeast Memphis neighborhood with a surprising legacy. With roots going back to ...
United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the nati...
A series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imp...
Half blind and half deaf, ostraziced Cuban writer Rafael Alcides tries to finish his unpublished nov...
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of...
Stepping is a dance form that can be found across the country at virtually every college with a subs...
One Irish Rover, a documentary focusing on the words and music of Van Morrison, was broadcast in 199...
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the...
Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and An...
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over ...
Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years i...
Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias an...
Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias an...
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retre...
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of...
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering h...
The life was cruel with Ivas. The landlord sent him at war, and his girlfriend – in the house of ill...
Showcases the life of Giacomo Leopardi, an Italian poet known for his melancholic verses on fleeting...