Person

Essex Hemphill

Actor 1967-04-16 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Essex Hemphill was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C. art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-American gay community.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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Tongues Untied

1990 · Self - Poetry Performance

Anthem

1993 · Movie

Black Is… Black Ain’t

1995 · Self

Affirmations

1990 · Movie

Fellow Travelers

2008 · Self (archive)

Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre

2015 · Self