The New BlackGay gospel singer Tonex and the head of the National Black Justice Coalition challenge homophobia in the black church and confront traditionally white gay organizations around issues of race. | |
Niños de la Memoriaby María Teresa Rodríguez and Kathryn Pyle Hundreds — possibly thousands — of children disappeared from El Salvador in the midst of that country's civil war in the 1980s. Niños de la Memoría follows three of those children as they return to their native country in search of identity and answers. Global Voices | |
The People's Courtby Bruno Sorrentino, and Maggie Still Follow itinerant judges, law students, a human rights lawyer, and ordinary Chinese citizens seeking justice as the country tackles the massive task of establishing a legal framework for its new market economy. Wide Angle, Global Perspectives Collection | |
The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rightsby Bonnie Boswell Whitney Young was one of the most powerful, controversial, and largely forgotten leaders of the civil rights movement. Independent Lens | |
Race to Executionby Rachel Lyon and Jim Lopes Through compelling personal narratives and the often unexpected results of research on race, justice, and the media, Race to Execution exposes the factors that influence who lives and who dies at the hands of the state. Independent Lens | |
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indianby Neil Diamond Kemosabe? Loincloths, fringed pants, and feather headdresses? Heap big stereotypes. Reel Injun is an entertaining trip through the evolution of North American Native people ("The Indians") as portrayed in famous Hollywood movies, from the silent era to today. Jim Jarmusch, Clint Eastwood, Graham Greene, John Trudell, and others provide insights into the often demeaning and occasionally hilariously absurd stereotypes perpetuated on the big screen through Hollywood's history. 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 | |
Rules of the Gameby Thom Cookes and John Lewis Rules of the Game follows the course of the 2007 elections in eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea. The candidates include a coffee tycoon, the first woman candidate, and a white descendent of colonists. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection | |
Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968by Northern Lights Productions Scarred Justice investigates the continued cover-up of the 1968 tragedy at South Carolina State University, and follows ongoing efforts to seek justice. | |
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteriaby Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker, and Jack Walsh When San Francisco police raided a popular late-night hangout for transgendered people in 1966, the patrons unexpectedly fought back, helping to launch a broader fight of human rights in America. |
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