James Brown: Say It Loud
Season 1
20244 episodes
Episodes
E1Making a Life for Myself
7.02024-02-19 · 42m
Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences, and breaks down racial barriers; propelling himself into stardom.
E2The Most Powerful Black Man in America
8.02024-02-19 · 42m
Aligning with the civil rights movement, James Brown becomes a cultural force by articulating community pride and political influence, ultimately hailed as the most important Black man in America.
E3Life in the Raw
8.02024-02-20 · 43m
Amidst financial pressures, record company politics, substance abuse, and personal struggles, James Brown found himself on a perilous path, colliding with the law and confronting the threat of revisiting prison.
E4Big As Big Can Be
6.02024-02-20 · 43m
As the godfather of a breakbeat that birthed hip-hop, James Brown's life serves as a crucial call for respect and dignity for Blackness and Black music in America.