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The Boys of Baraka
Four "at risk" boys on the brink of adulthood travel from inner-city Baltimore to rural Kenya, hopeful for education and a reversal of their fortunes. »
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The Academy Award-nominated "Hardwood" is a deeply personal filmic journey by director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Mel, now a coach for young basketball players in Vancouver, fell in love at first sight with Hubert's mother, a white woman, at a time when racism seemed to make their union impossible. | Read the synopsis »
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Today they are best known for ball-handling and comedy routines, but the Globetrotters have a long history of serious basketball play, and their beginnings were modest.
Find out more about the fabulous Globetrotters, and, in our exclusive interview, hear Mel Davis’s reminiscences on being a part of the team. »
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The film reflects powerfully on a variety of themes, including fathers and sons, interracial family relationships and basketball's life lessons. Ruminate over these topics in the writings of John Edgar Wideman and James McBride, and read the text of the letter Hubert's brother, Mawuli, shares in the film. »
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