Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have partnered this September to bring viewers The Black Experience on Film, a comprehensive month-long programming initiative showcasing portrayals of African Americans throughout cinematic history. Hosted by 13 different members of AAFCA from print, online and broadcast outlets throughout the country, The Black Experience on Film provides a wide-ranging retrospective from the 1920s through the 1990s.
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9/18: African-American Musicals were a rarity in Hollywood when Vincente Minnelli directed Cabin in the Sky (1943), a movie version of the Broadway hit about a black gambler's efforts to get into heaven. The film stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Lena Horne. "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe," performed by Waters, was nominated for Best Original Song. Carmen Jones (1954), adapted from a stage musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II and based on the Georges Bizet opera Carmen, was directed by Otto Preminger and features Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte in leading roles.