In honor of Black History Month 2026, the Bronx Community College Library is pleased to share a curated selection of films and documentaries that celebrate Black history and the Black American experience.

These documentaries, along with a wide range of additional educational films, are available through Academic Video Online (Alexander Street). Academic Video Online provides access to more than 70,000 titles across numerous disciplines, including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. The collection features documentaries, interviews, news programs, original and archival footage, and performances.

Viewing Start Date:   February 1, 2026
Off-campus access: To sign in to Academic Video Online from off campus, please use your CUNY login credentials.
Username: firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu
Password: Your CUNY login password

Click on the hyperlinked titles to learn more about each documentary and to view them within the database.

• Alex Haley. Bellinelli, M. (Director). (1992).[Video/DVD] California Newsreel.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/alex-haley
• Arden Ostrander, Eileen M. Lucas, & ABCNews Productions (Producers), & . (1997). Thurgood Marshall: Justice For All. [Video/DVD] A&E Television Networks.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/thurgood-marshall-justice-for-all
• Bent Hannigan (Producer), & . (2010). America in the 20th Century: The Civil Rights Movement. [Video/DVD] Media Rich Learning.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/america-in-the-20th-century-the-civil- rights-movement
• Birgitta Elisabeth Svensson, & Sveriges Television (Producers), & . (1997). God is Angry: The Black Power Movement. [Video/DVD] Filmakers Library.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/god-is-angry-the-black-power-movement
• Brian Stewart, & Stewart Media USA LLC (Producers), & . (2021). Black Women in America & Their Fight for Voting Rights. [Video/DVD] TMW Media Group.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/black-women-in-america-their-fight-for-voting-rights
• The Color of Justice. Buckley, B. (Director). (2011).[Video/DVD] Rediscovery Productions.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/the-color-of-justice
• Dwayne Buckle, & Vision Laboratories (Producers), & Buckle, D. (Director). (2024). Innovators of Black History Vol. 1. [Video/DVD] Bayview Entertainment.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/innovators-of-black-history-vol-1
• Frank Christopher (Producer), & Burnett, C. (Director). (2002). Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property.  [Video/DVD] California Newsreel.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/nat-turner-a-troublesome-property
• Hub Theatre Group (Producer), & Chanda, P. (Director). (2020). James Baldwin – The Dream Unrealized.  Video/DVD] Broadway Licensing.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/the-dream-unrealized-the-james-baldwin-project
• Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice, With Audio Description. . (1989).[Video/DVD] California Newsreel.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/ida-b-wells-a-passion-for-justice-with-audio-description
• Joel Sucher, Steven Fischler, & Lori Cheatle (Producers), & Cheatle, L. and Fischler, S. (Directors). (2000). From Swastika to Jim Crow. [Video/DVD] Pacific Street Films.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/from-swastika-to-jim-crow
• Kathe Sandler (Producer), & Sandler, K. (Director). (1993). A Question Of Color. [Video/DVD] California Newsreel.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/a-question-of-color
• Ken Burns (Producer), & Burns, K. (Director). (2000). Gumbo. [Video/DVD] Public Broadcasting Service.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/Gumbo
• Ken Burns (Producer), & Burns, K. (Director). (2000). Our Language. [Video/DVD] Public Broadcasting Service.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/our-language
• Lina Gopaul, David Lawson, & Smoking Dogs Films (Producers), & Akomfrah, J. (Director). (2013). The March. [Video/DVD] BBC Worldwide.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/the-march-doc
• Love and Solidarity. [Video/DVD] Bullfrog Films.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/love-and-solidarity
• Mayday.  (1969).[Video/DVD] Newsreel Films.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/Mayday
• Mark Hayhurst (Producer), & . (1993). Sold Down the River. [Video/DVD] BBC Worldwide.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/sold-down-the-river
• Natalie Bullock Brown, & Ascension Productions (Producers), & . (2011). What was SNCC? how did it evolve over the years? why did it cease to exist? [Video/DVD] California Newsreel.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/what-was-sncc-how-did-it-evolve-over-the-years-why-did-it-cease-to-exist
• Paul Sapin (Producer), & Sapin, P. (Director). (1995). Unforgiven: Legacy Of A Lynching. [Video/DVD]   BBC Worldwide.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/unforgiven-legacy-of-a-lynching
• Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Janet Goldwater, & Barbara Attie (Producers), & Sabrina, S. G., Goldwater, J. and Attie, B. (Directors). (2015). Baddddd Sonia Sanchez. [Video/DVD] California Newsreel.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/baddddd-sonia-sanchez
• Severo Perez (Producer), & Perez, S. (Director). (2009). Willa Beatrice Brown: An American Aviator.  [Video/DVD] Filmakers Library.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/willa-beatrice-brown-an-american-aviator
• Sheryl J. Parker, James Cannady, & Tony Brown (Producers), & . (1984). The Longest Struggle, Part 1:Reign of Terror. [Video/DVD] Tony Brown Productions.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/the-longest-struggle-part-1-reign-of-terror
• Tony Brown Productions (Producer), & . (2000). Tulsa Race Riots. [Video/DVD] Tony Brown Productions.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/tulsa-race-riots
• William W. Greaves (Producer), & . (1969). Black Journal 1969 Part 1. [Video/DVD] William Greaves Productions.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/black-journal-1969-part-1
• Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey. Greaves, W. and Archambault, L. (Directors). (2001).[Video/DVD] Filmakers Library.
  Retrieved from https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/ralph-bunche-an-american-odyssey