The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
• February 24th, 2022 • 0h 58min
Documentary
Overview
The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
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