Reginald Hudlin on his Clarence Avant documentary The Black Godfather

Published: May 31, 2019, 7 a.m.

You may have never heard of Clarence Avant, but this enigmatic manager, producer and record executive has touched the lives of a wide array of people you have heard of: Bill Withers, Hank Aaron, Barack Obama. Director Reginald Hudlin tells us about his new Netflix documentary \u2018The Black Godfather,\u2019 which profiles the now 88-year-old Clarence Avant, the ultimate unseen mover in music, movies, politics and more.