Breaking Barriers In 'How It Feels To Be Free'

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Raphaela Neihausen
Documentary of the Week | Jan 22, 2021

“How It Feels to Be Free” profiles six Black women entertainers who broke barriers of racial discrimination. Filmmaker Yoruba Richen traces the histories of Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, and Pam Grier.

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