How It Feels to Be Free

Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.

Cast

Abbey Lincoln Self (archival footage) Nina Simone Self (archival footage) Diahann Carroll Self (archival footage) Pam Grier Self (archival footage) Lena Horne Self (archival footage) Cicely Tyson Self (archival footage)

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