In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers. Recruiting performers that include the likes of St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock, and Ira Glass to collaborate on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the US and Canada, Contemporary Color is a beautifully filmed snapshot of a one-of-a-kind live event.

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.

It's foot-stomping, soul-searching music that has raised the roof (in a spiritual sense, anyway) more than once: gospel. Now, you can learn about the people who give voice to this thrilling contemporary sound in this packed video that includes the candid stories -- and music -- of such artists as Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary, Dr. Bobby Jones, Karen Clark Sheard, Vickie Winans, T-Bone and many others.