Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

October 09, 2025 | 98 min

Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.

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