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Angela Davis was born on January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama. Her both parents were college graduates and worked as school teachers. Her brother, named Ben Davis, played for the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions in the 60s and 70s. Young Angela chose to attend a small private school known as the 'Little Red School House' in Greenwich Village in New York City... See full bio »

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Angela Y. Davis
in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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1990 Never Leave Nevada
Neighbor
 
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2012 Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2012 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
– The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2012)
 
2011 The Great Incarcerator, Part 1: Dark Little Secret (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (documentary)
 
2011 The Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #7.96 (2011) … Herself
 
2009 The Black List: Volume Two (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Sidney Poitier, un outsider à Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Fidel (documentary)
Herself
 
1996 Jean Genet, le vagabond: Jean Genet, l'écrivain (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 Herbert's Hippopotamus (documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
1994 Black is... Black Ain't (documentary)
Herself
 
1993 Emma and Elvis
Herself
 
1991 A Place of Rage (documentary)
Herself
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 March 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1976 Black Journal (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 April 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1973 Wer die Erde liebt (documentary)
Herself
 
1972 Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary (documentary)
Herself
 
1971 This Week (TV series)
Herself
– Death in the Prison Yard (1971) … Herself
 
1970 Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Herself
 
2001 A Huey P. Newton Story (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1992 Malcolm X
Himself - Giving Black Power Salute at Olympics (uncredited)
 
1972 Malcolm X (documentary)
Herself
 

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Fidel -- This documentarytakes a look at the political and social impact the immensely powerful Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has had on the world during the 40-plus years he's been in power. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 -- Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker. The Black List: Volume Two -- Trailer for The Black List
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Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation. See more »

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In 1970 was on the FBI's most wanted list. See more »

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