1993Winner
Best Performance
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Robin D.G. Kelley
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
March 14, 1962
Biography
Robin Davis Gibran Kelley is an American historian and academic. He is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA. His work explores the history of social movements in the U.S., the African diaspora, and Africa--extending into research on Black intellectuals, music and visual culture, and surrealism and Marxism. Kelley’s most recent books include Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. He is also co-editor of numerous books, including Walter Rodney, The Russian Revolution: A View from the Third World, and The Other Special Relationship: Race, Rights, and Riots in Britain and the United States. He is currently completing three book projects.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2015Winner
Best Performance
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2006Nominee
Best Performance
The N Word
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded
2016Highlight
Best Performance
Every Cook Can Govern: The Life, Impact & Works of C.L.R James
Video
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
The N Word