A new MSNBC documentary, “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work,” highlights the hidden labor that held the civil rights movement together and the lessons the 93-year-old diplomat and former Atlanta mayor wants to pass on today.
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New ‘DeBarge’ Documentary Explores Band’s Legacy, James and Randy Living in RVs
The documentary DeBarge, directed by Matthew Siretta, explores the lives of James and Randy DeBarge, former members of the iconic 1980s R&B group, who now live in RVs on the streets of Los Angeles, highlighting their struggles with fame, addiction, and family bond.
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“The Aunties”: A Powerful Documentary Featuring Black Gay Elders Farming Harriet Tubman’s Ancestral Lands
The documentary “The Aunties” premiering on February 17, 2025, explores the lives of two elder Black lesbian farmers, Paulette Greene and Donna Dear, and their role in preserving Harriet Tubman’s ancestral land and the fight for freedom and equality.
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Separate Not Equal: Minnesota’s Integration Story Still Unfolding
The Parkway Theater will be hosting a screening of Separate Not Equal – Minnesota’s Integration Story, a documentary revisiting the 1971 Hale-Field Pairing, followed by a community Q&A, to discuss the current state of racial disparities in education in Minnesota.
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Racial trauma: Why my family broke our silence
SIKESTON, MO. — I wasn’t sure if visiting a cotton field was a good idea. Almost everyone in my family was antsy when we pulled up to the sea of white. The cotton was beautiful but soggy. An autumn rain had drenched the dirt before we arrived, our shoes sinking into the ground with each […]