"A Man Called Adam" (Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson)

50K views · 1.5K reactions | In the late 1980s, Spike Lee helped revive Ossie Davis' film career when he cast him in SCHOOL DAZE ('88). Davis followed that up with two more Lee films: DO THE RIGHT THING ('89), and JUNGLE FEVER ('91), which also co-starred his wife Ruby Dee. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

20K views · 504 reactions | In 1998, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee hosted A Separate Cinema on TCM, a five-week film series saluting the Black independent film industry of the early 1900s. From Oscar Micheaux to Clarence Muse, it showcased those who established a successful underground movement outside of Hollywood. You can see the lineup of films that were featured during this programming on our Letterboxd page here: https://tinyurl.com/2wcjxnxf | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook