A Place of Our Ownby Stanley Nelson Each summer, affluent and successful African Americans like filmmaker Stanley Nelson return to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, an upper middle class resort community that has historically provided an oasis for black professionals. Independent Lens | |
Revolution '67by Bongiorno Productions Inc. Revolution '67 returns to Newark, New Jersey in the summer of 1967 to reveal the untold story of what happened during the Newark rebellion. POV | |
Stolenby Rebecca Dreyfus In 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, successfully executing the largest art heist in modern history. Independent Lens | |
Struggles in Steel: A Story of African-American Steelworkersby Anthony Buba and Raymond Henderson An examination of the 100-year struggle of African American steelworkers for equal rights in the mills. | |
Taking the Heat: The First Women Fire Fighters of New York Cityby Bann Roy When the New York City Fire Department tried to push women out of firefighting, Brenda Berkman pushed back. Her story, and those of other pioneer female firefighters, reveals the price these women paid to break the department’s gender barrier. Independent Lens, True Stories | |
We Still Live Here - Âs Nutayuneânby Anne Makepeace The Wampanoag nation of southeastern Massachusetts revives their native tongue, a language that was silenced for more than 100 years. Independent Lens, Women and Girls Lead |
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