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Boss: the Black
Experience in Business
Review by Suzanne Lanoue
4/1/19 |
This is a really eye opening documentary
about the history of African Americans in business in our
country. I learned quite a lot watching it. It was so good
that I wanted it to go longer than 2 hours. Perhaps they'll
make a sequel one day.
I think everyone should watch
this, particularly young people who may not know about this
history.
There are no features or extras on this
DVD.
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be releasing a plethora of new programs on DVD and
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BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS
Directed by Peabody- and Emmy
Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Tell
Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges,
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution and
Freedom Summer),
BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS shines a light
on the story of resilience and resistance within the black
American experience in the face of racial hostility and
violence, economic exclusion, segregation and
discrimination. The new two-hour documentary traces the
lives of African American entrepreneurs over 150 years, from
those bound by bondage to moguls at the top of
million-dollar empires.
Stories featured in the film include those of entrepreneur
Madam C.J. Walker, publisher John H. Johnson, Motown CEO
Berry Gordy, and business pioneer and philanthropist
Reginald F. Lewis, among many others.
BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN
BUSINESS
brings
viewers on a journey from the end of Reconstruction through
the present, tracing the emergence of a stable black
business community alongside the greater struggle for civil
rights.
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Street Date: April 23, 2019
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Run Time: 120 minutes on 1 disc
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SRP: DVD, $24.99
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Format: DVD, Digital
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Genre: History: African American
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