Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Genre:
Documentary
Countries:
United States, United Kingdom
Release Date: October 9, 2025
Year: 2025
Runtime:98 min
IMDb Rating:
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.