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How It Feels to Be Free(2021)

How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
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Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.

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Directed by:

Yoruba Richen

Written by:

Ruth Feldstein

Cast

Abbey Lincoln thumbnail

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archival footage)

Nina Simone thumbnail

Nina Simone

Self (archival footage)

Diahann Carroll thumbnail

Diahann Carroll

Self (archival footage)

Pam Grier thumbnail

Pam Grier

Self (archival footage)

Lena Horne thumbnail

Lena Horne

Self (archival footage)

Cicely Tyson thumbnail

Cicely Tyson

Self (archival footage)

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