Nelson Mandela

Sophiatown is a 2003 documentary film. Sophiatown in the 1950s was a suburb of Johannesburg South Africa where all races mixed in defiance of apartheid. Sophiatown was famous for jazz and black gangsters heavily influenced by American film who spoke a slang called Tsotsitaal. This era is revisited by some of the artists who lived there and they call back the past in two concerts. (en.wikipedia.org)

A three-part documentary series about the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa and the first fully democratic election that followed. The series was largely written and researched by Allister Sparks, who also narrated it. The series was accompanied by a book by Sparks, named Tomorrow is Another Country. (en.wikipedia.org)

Naomi and her supermodel friends travel to South Africa to put on a charity fashion show for Nelson Mandela's Children's fund. A behind the scenes look at Naomi (even while getting a rub down) as she and her friends meet Mr. Mandela and put on a fashion show. (imdb)

A celebratory tribute to the late African-American tennis great Arthur Ashe. Narrated by Ossie Davis, the 50-minute program takes an in-depth look at Ashe's personal and professional battles, including his struggle with AIDS and racism.