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The Black Candle (2008)
71 min | Documentary

The Black Candle (2008)

71 min | Documentary

A documentary about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture, using Kwanzaa as a vehicle to celebrate the African-American experience. The seven principles of Kwanzaa (unity, self-determination, ...See moreA documentary about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture, using Kwanzaa as a vehicle to celebrate the African-American experience. The seven principles of Kwanzaa (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith) are so important to African-Americans today. The documentary explores the holiday's growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants. Written by June Thomas See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Maya Angelou Narrator Narrator See fewer	Poetic Justice (1993)
Molefi Kete Asante Self Self See fewer	Motherland (2010)
Jim Brown Self Self See fewer	Mars Attacks! (1996)
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Lovensky Jean-Baptiste Self Self See fewer	Young Rock (2021)
Maulana Karenga Self Self See fewer	500 Years Later (2005)
Haki R. Madhubuti Self Self See fewer	Being Mary Jane (2013)
Theodore Perkins Self Self See fewer	Hands to the Sky, Catch Them & They're Yours (2014)
Dead Prez Themselves Themselves See fewer	Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
Synthia Saint James Self (as Synthia Saint James) Self (as Synthia Saint James) See fewer	Emma Mae (1976)