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Cast

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Self

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Self

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Roxanne Shanté

Roxanne Shanté

Self

Cory Booker

Cory Booker

Self

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Udi Aloni

Udi Aloni

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Ayana Stafford-Morris

Ayana Stafford-Morris

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Udi Aloni

Udi Aloni

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Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

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Oren Moverman

Oren Moverman

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Why Is We Americans?

20220.0 / 10101 min
Documentary

Overview

The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.