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Explore the County Committee political machine in New York City, suppression at the local levels of American democracy, and the activists...

When the Smoke Clears chronicles the Camp Fire from the day it struck to the aftermath, two years later. The film focuses on the town of...

During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the...

African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy and Hip Hop reveal a story about the creative...

Talking Black in America: Social Justice reveals linguistic discrimination on Black Language speakers in education, work, housing, and...

The Nez Perce Tribe teeters on the brink of a biodiversity and cultural crisis– and their fight continues to restore and recover wild...

Justly Wed investigates the struggle for marriage equality, by looking back at the momentous 2004 decision by San Francisco to begin to...

Coming to this country with dreams of a better life, frontline caregivers, nannies and house cleaners risk it all to support their...

Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, Alpha Kappa Alpha: A Legacy of Service , documents the 115-year history of one of the nation’s oldest...

Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People features compelling modern stories told through a documentary lens in this Emmy award-winning...

Equalization schools were established throughout the American South to maintain racial distance from Blacks. Austin created its own...

Through intriguing interviews with historians, scholars, and educators, I AM SHE: The Matriarch of America takes viewers on a...

Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work on race, gender, class, and love...

The entertaining story of toy inventor Eddy Goldfarb, best known for the iconic Yakity-Yak Teeth and 800 classic toys. At 102-years-old,...

The Stones Are Speaking tells the inspiring story of how archaeologist Mike Collins, at great personal sacrifice, saved a looted piece...

For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the practice of allowing colleges and universities to use race as a criterion in...

This documentary explores the affection Americans have for covered bridges, and includes a look at preservation efforts, history,...

The story of a third-generation Japanese American-owned fruit orchard in the shadow of Oregon’s Mount Hood. The Kiyokawas have been...

Asian American communities in New Jersey are highlighted for their spirit and relationship to the wider community.

Across the United States, mid sized cities like Nashville, Tenn., are experiencing unprecedented growth in their international...