The Black Candle
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, 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. —June Thomas
Genre: Documentary
Director: M.K. Asante
Actors: Chuck D, Haki R. Madhubuti, Jim Brown, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Maulana Karenga, Maya Angelou, Molefi Kete Asante
Country: United States