The Black Candle
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| Directed by | M. K. Asante |
| Produced by | M. K. Asante Ben Haaz Kenny Gamble Walter Lomax |
| Written by | M. K. Asante Maya Angelou (poetry) |
| Narrated by | Maya Angelou |
| Starring | Chuck D Maulana Karenga Dead Prez Kiri Davis Amiri Baraka Ursula Rucker Jim Brown Haki Madhubuti Molefi Kete Asante |
| Music by | Nnenna Freelon, Derrick Hodge |
| Release date(s) | November, 2008 |
| Language | English |
The Black Candle is a 2008 documentary film about Kwanzaa directed by M. K. Asante and narrated by Maya Angelou.
[edit] Synopsis
The Black Candle uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore and celebrate the African-American experience.
Narrated by the poet Maya Angelou and directed by author/filmmaker M. K. Asante, The Black Candle is about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture.
The documentary traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality.
