Although his brand of humor has been reviled for decades, Negro character actor Mantan Moreland parlayed his cocky but jittery character into a recognizable presence in the late 1930s and early 1940s, ...

Throughout history, African Americans have used humor as an escape and a way to express the black experience in America. This January, the Sundance Film Festival screened a documentary, which explores ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. (SOUNDBITE OF THE BILL COSBY SHOW INTRO) SIMON: Next week a DVD of The Bill Cosby Show is being released for home viewing. Now this is not Cosby ...

It`s obvious from my own subjective, non-scientific survey over the past 12 months that very few racial slurs are edited from the old films. Uncle Tom is still alive and well on the late show and, for ...

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- To appreciate what Spike Lee hopes to accomplish with his latest film, look back to 1968, when Mel Brooks made his movie debut with "The Producers." A poorly received ...

A 16mm print of a film with the title Ebony Parade. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage consists of a ...