Resources

Online Journals

1. Why Black History Month
2. The Journal of African American History

Dance Films to watch during Black History Month

Films are available for viewing with a valid NSU email login credentials. Kanopy

 

Ailey
Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty.

 

A Ballerina's Tale
Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame a tumultuous upbringing and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation. More than just a ballet success story, Copeland's journey is a hugely inspirational, universal tale of perseverance.

 

Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story
Dancing in the Light tells the inspiring story of the first African American prima ballerina, Janet Collins. Narrated by actor and comedian Chris Rock, this story teaches us that we can be anything we set our minds to, even after being told that we are not the current model for success.

 

First Position

Six young ballet students, all from different backgrounds, prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, a competition in which dance schools and companies from around the world scout for new talent.
 

Additional Dance Films to watch during Black History Month

 

The Listings below are available on various streaming services. 
 

• Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
• Free to Dance: The African American Presence in Modern Dance
• Debbie Allen's Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
• Breakin'
• Beat Street
• Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
• Save the Last Dance
• You Got Served
• Step Up
• Street Dance 3D
• Honey

African American Book Collection - A Partial Listing

• Overground Railroad - Candacy Taylor
• Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
• I know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
• Kindred - Octavia E. Butler – Graphic novel only
• Breath. Eyes. Memory - Edwidge Danticat
• Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
• A Gathering of Old Men - Ernest J. Gaines
• A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest J Gaines
• Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
• Beloved - Toni Morrison
• Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
• A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
• Waiting to Exhale - Terry McMillan
• Mama Day - Gloria Naylor
• The Color Purple - Alice Walker
• The Wedding - Dorothy West
• Native Son - Richard Wright
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcolm X
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Musicals available from the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library

 

These musicals are available for viewing with a valid NSU email login credentials. Feature Films for Education
 

• 1943 - Stormy Weather
• 1943 - Cabin in the Sky

 

Musicals to watch during Black History Month

 

The Listings below are available on various streaming services.
 

• 1954 - Carmen Jones
• 1959 - Porgy and Bess
• 1976 - Sparkle
• 1978 - The Wiz
• 1980 - Fame
• 1984 - Purple Rain
• 1988 - School Daze
• 1992 - Sister Act
• 1993 - Sister Act 2
• 2001 - Carmen: A Hip Hopera
• 2006 - Dreamgirls
• 2006 - Idlewild
• 2012 - Sparkle
• 2018 - Been So Long

Pre-recorded and Live Discussions

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALHTV - Youtube channel)