The Sun Rises in the East

February. 24,2022

Rating：

8.3

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Brooklyn, New York City

Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

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