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Hey kweliFam! In need of some new binge-worthy content? We’ve got you covered with our latest release. From a man seeking help from beyond the grave to documentaries exploring exotic islands, there’s a wide variety of content to explore. Here’s what streaming for the culture on kweliTV:

COMING TO AFRICA: WELCOME TO GHANA

For the first time since her divorce, Akosua, an African schoolteacher, is in love again and preparing to fulfill her lifelong dream of moving to the U.S. with her new American boyfriend, Adrian, who is struggling to gain acceptance from her family.

LET THE CHURCH SAY

In a time of racial upheaval and a multitude of woes affecting marginalized communities, a young, African American filmmaker journeys to the heart of the Black experience to find the answer to a daunting question: Is the Black church dead?

AS FAR AS I CAN WALK

A re-imagining of a traditional medieval epic in which contemporary African migrants take the place of Serbian national heroes. Urgent and timeless at the same time, the adaptation raises questions about identity, tradition, race and love.

ANGELS ON DIAMOND STREET

Angels on Diamond Street spotlights three women fighting for social justice in an African-American church in Philadelphia.

A LITTLE CLOSURE

After dying from a shrimp allergy, Keith returns as a ghost seeking help from his best friend, Woody, to give his fiancée closure before moving on.

ZANZIBAR THE TIDAL ARCHIPELAGO

The Zanzibar archipelago, a jewel of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa, seduces with its white sand beaches and turquoise waters. However, what makes it unique are the spectacular tides that characterise its shores.

PEANUT HEADZ BLACK HISTORY TOONZ: JACKIE ROBINSON

Peanut Headz Black History Toonz is back with a new episode celebrating the life and legacy of sports great Jackie Robinson.

THE ART OF FLOW: LOVE IS A MOOD

The Art of Flow is an intimate live music experience where music enthusiasts can connect more deeply with independent artists listening not only to the sounds but also to the thoughts behind the artistic expression. DJ Larry Love and AMood collaborate to share conversations about conversations they have had over the last 13+ years of friendship.

THE RAISING BLACK MILLIONAIRES SHOW

The Raising Black Millionaires Show goes into the homes and offices of today’s Black millionaires and billionaires, in business, to find out the child-rearing strategies their parents used to get them to their various levels of success; and which of those same techniques they used in rearing their children to carry on their legacies.

AYAANLE

AYAANLE is a 21-year-old, living in Nairobi who aspires to become an actor and reach Hollywood. Despite his conservative upbringing and coming from humble beginnings, he remains optimistic about making it in the film industry and hopes to emulate his hero Denzel Washington. His life is turned upside down after a series of unlikely events that lead him to becoming the most wanted man in Kenya.

WHERE HEARTS LIE

A young Brooklyn-based real estate mogul unwittingly gambles his success, sanity, and the safety of his young child when he falls for the wrong woman.

VICTORIA

In the desert of Southern California, lies the unfinished city of California City. A predesigned city, originally in tended to mirror Los Angeles in size and population, but it was never completed. Lashay T. Warren, left behind his turbulent past in LA to make a fresh start within this grid of thousands of crumbling streets.

OF MIND AND MUSIC

Of Mind and Music is a story about a beautiful street musician suffering from memory loss and a disheartened neuroscientist intent on helping her. 

DANCING THE TWIST ON BAMAKO

Samba, a young socialist militant whose father is a well-established merchant from Bamako, meets a woman and falls in love.

WHAT’S THE MARK?

Through the lens of an actress unintentionally involved in a controversial commercial, What’s the mark explores the power of media and advertisements in influencing public opinion and the perpetuation of stereotypes and its effects.

QUILOMBO

Palmares is a 17th-century quilombo, a settlement of escaped slaves in northeast Brazil. In 1650, plantation slaves revolt and head for the mountains where they find others led by the aged seer, Acotirene. She anoints one who becomes Ganga Zumba, a legendary king. For years, his warriors hold off Portuguese raiders; then he agrees to leave the mountains in exchange for reservation land and peace. It’s a mistake. Zumbi, a warrior whose mother was killed by Portuguese and who spent 15 years with the Whites, stays in the mountains to lead Palmares. In 1694, the Portuguese import a ruthless captain from São Paulo to lead an assault on the free Blacks. Can Zumbi keep Palmares free?

THE ALLURE OF ANTIGUA, THE GEM OF THE CARIBBEAN

A visit to a Caribbean island and once-British colony led by Captain Horatio Nelson, a bitter enemy of pirates, that over 80,000 people call home.