Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production – including powerful readings from Coates’ book – with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
Genre: Documentary, Drama Actors: Alicia Garza, Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Courtney B. Vance, Janet Mock, Jharrel Jerome, Joe Morton, Kendrick Sampson, Mahershala Ali, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Michelle Wilson, Oprah Winfrey, Pauletta Washington, Phylicia Rashād, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tariq Trotter, Wendell Pierce, Yara Shahidi Directors: Kamilah Forbes Production: HBO Documentary Films
