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BLACK SEEDS: The History Of Africans In America Book 1
Black Seeds uses dramatic historical reenactments, rare period illustrations and an original music score to explain the socioeconomic reasons behind the development of the transatlantic slave trade and shows how the institution of chattel slavery took roo

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Driving While Black
A comedy about the extra layer of police hassle a young black man faces while driving. The film explores, with love, the black experience in everyday interactions with police.

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Cooked Survival by Zip Code
Peabody Award winning filmmaker Judith Helfand takes audiences from the deadly 1995 Chicago heat disaster -- in which 739 people died, mostly black and in the poorest neighborhoods of the city, ties it back to the underlying man-made disaster of systemic

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Folded Map Project Documentary
The Folded Map Project documentary is a great, real example of small steps to understanding how did you end up living there, and how can we get to know each other better. How can we understand these neighborhoods are intertwined? We are all paying taxes,

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GRASSROOTS CHICAGO
A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes on community organizing in different Chicago neighborhoods: LeClaire Courts, Marquette Park, Roseland, Pi

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Dark Girls

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LIL NAS X: UNLIKLEY COWBOY
Montero Lamar Hill, also known as Lil Nas X, is an American rapper and songwriter. He rose to fame with the release of his country rap single “Old Town Road”, which went viral on social media in 2019, before climbing music charts internationally and becom

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PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Balck Girls in School
"PUSHOUT" is a feature length film confronting the criminalization and miseducation of African American girls that has led to their alarming high school dropout rate and increase into the juvenile justice system.

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Mama Gloria
Meet Mama Gloria. Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her. Emerging from Chicago’s South Side drag ball culture in the 1960s, Gloria overcame traumatic violence to become a

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True Justice
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality follows 30 years of EJI’s work on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. The film won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, and is the winner of the National Associati

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Chicago at the Crossroad
Chicago at the Crossroad filmed over the course of 15 years,, offering a penetrating look at the incessant segregation, violence and disastrous public policy decisions that affect Chicago and cities across the country.

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"Everybody Loves Chris Rock" Documentary
Comedian, actor, and producer Chris Rock boasts critical acclaim and global stardom. We take an intimate look into the life of one of the world's greatest entertainers as fans agree Everyone Loves Chris Rock.

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WVON Documentary
WVON 50 Years of Impact traces the history of WVON Radio. This short film documents the important role WVON has played in history of Chicago the nation. Founded as the Voice of the Negro, the station soon became known as the Talk of Chicago Today WVO

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WVON's 50th Anniversary Grand Gala
with a star-studded gala at the Chicago Theater. The event was hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and headlined by the Grammy Award-winning singer Toni Braxton.

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The African American Elite
In the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a combination of entrepreneurial thinking and intensive netw

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