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How It Feels To Be Free
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
How It Feels To Be Free
(Jan 2021)
Directed by Yoruba Richen
Written Features
How It Feels To Be Free
filmmakers’ statement
Black entertainers are still longing for equity in entertainment
How Nina Simone reinvented herself after a rejection from classical music conservatory
A professional song selector shares 15 songs of Black women’s empowerment and freedom
The image makers are always consequential
Abbey Lincoln biographical timeline
Pam Grier biographical timeline
Cicely Tyson biographical timeline
Diahann Carroll biographical timeline
5 ways Lena Horne revolutionized the entertainment industry
Nina Simone biographical timeline
The story behind Nina Simone’s protest song, “Mississippi Goddam”
Lena Horne biographical timeline
Video Features
00:00:43
How It Feels To Be Free
Clip | Why Cicely Tyson was selective about her acting roles
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How It Feels To Be Free
Clip | The role of women entertainers in the civil rights movement
00:01:59
How It Feels To Be Free
Clip | Lena Waithe on mixed feelings towards Blaxploitation
00:02:01
How It Feels To Be Free
Clip | Alicia Keys doesn’t mind being compared to Lena Horne
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How It Feels To Be Free
Clip | Diahann Carroll talks race and makeup while filming "Julia"
00:01:58
How It Feels To Be Free
Clip | Lena Waithe on why Cicely Tyson's hair was revolutionary
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