Shades of Black

A young boy resorts to joining the drug game to help his mom and take care of his siblings.

A courier (Donald Faison) lands in the middle of a drug deal gone awry when he accidentally delivers a box of cocaine to the wrong address.","large":"Delivery man Leo Jackson (Donald Faison) is definitely on the wrong road to success. He still lives at home, he and his girlfriend just broke up, and he has multiple complaints stacked against him at work. Fortunately, Leo has plenty of marijuana to

Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) quits her job dancing in a chorus line in Los Angeles and goes home. Ignoring her father's wishes, Kelly teams up with her friends for a break-dancing benefit show to save an endangered community center.","large":"Disappointed with her small part in the chorus line of a Los Angeles show, jazz dancer Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) quits and heads home. Her father (John Christy Ewing)

Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix (Wood Harris) innovates 1960s rock 'n' roll, then dies of a drug overdose at 27.

Orphan Bill Robinson (Gregory Hines) overcomes an impoverished childhood to become a groundbreaking actor and dancer.","large":"Based on the life of tap-dancing legend Bill Robinson -- also known as Mr. Bojangles -- the film follows Robinson (Gregory Hines) as he climbs his way up the entertainment ladder from lowly vaudeville performer to one of the greatest black entertainers of his time. Howeve

An ex-convict (Mario Van Peebles) shows residents of his Pittsburgh ghetto how to drive out riffraff with rap music.

A student composer (Rae Dawn Chong) inspires South Bronx residents to new heights in break dancing, rap music and graffiti.","large":"At the forefront of early hip-hop culture, DJ Kenny Kirkland (Guy Davis), his B-boy brother, Lee (Robert Taylor), and graffiti artist Ramon (John Chardiet) all have hopes of showcasing their talents outside the confines of South Bronx, N.Y. When Tracy Carlson (Rae D

A black attorney (Danny Glover), his wife (Whoopi Goldberg) and their two children move to a posh neighborhood in Greenwich, Conn.