How It Feels to Be Free
#How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Director: Yoruba Richen
- Cast: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier, Lena Horne
- Country: United States