Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the history of HBCUs and shows their continued relevancy.
On Monday, February 19th, PBS will be premiering the first-feature length on the rise, influence, and evolution of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Tell Them We Are Rising was written, directed, and produced by Stanley Nelson, the award-winning filmmaker behind Freedom Summer, Freedom Riders, and Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, which is Independent Lens’ most watched film to […]
