David Dinkins

David Norman Dinkins was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993, becoming the first African American to hold the office.

The Central Park Five (2012)

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Burns  •  Sarah Burns  •  David McMahon
CAST:  Antron McCray  •  Kevin Richardson  •  Yusef Salaam  •  Raymond Santana

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Burns  •  Sarah Burns  •  David McMahon
CAST:  Antron McCray  •  Kevin Richardson  •  Yusef Salaam  •  Raymond Santana

Giuliani Time (2006)

A documentary that investigates the 'new' New York City that then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed he helped create.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Keating
CAST:  Rudolph Giuliani  •  Wayne Barrett  •  David Dinkins

A documentary that investigates the 'new' New York City that then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed he helped create.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Keating
CAST:  Rudolph Giuliani  •  Wayne Barrett  •  David Dinkins

13th (2016)

Thought provokingPowerfulInsightfulReal

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ava DuVernay
CAST:  Jelani Cobb  •  Angela Davis  •  Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  •  Michelle Alexander

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ava DuVernay
CAST:  Jelani Cobb  •  Angela Davis  •  Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  •  Michelle Alexander

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Margolis
CAST:  Hank Aaron  •  Danny Aiello  •  Jane Alexander  •  Kim Alexis

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Margolis
CAST:  Hank Aaron  •  Danny Aiello  •  Jane Alexander  •  Kim Alexis

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella (1990)

A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest R. Dickerson
CAST:  David Dinkins  •  Roberta Flack  •  Jay Hoggard  •  Samuel L. Jackson

A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest R. Dickerson
CAST:  David Dinkins  •  Roberta Flack  •  Jay Hoggard  •  Samuel L. Jackson