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Adopted Girl

by Melanie Judd and Susan Motamed

Spanning four years in the life of one irrepressible girl, Adopted Girl offers an intimate look at the struggle to create an identity in the aftermath of adoption across race and culture.

Global Voices

The Boys of Baraka

by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

A group of troubled boys in inner city Baltimore leave home to complete the 7th and 8th grade at the Baraka School, an experimental program located in rural Kenya, East Africa.

POV

A Panther in Africa

by Aaron Matthews

In the 1960s, Pete O’Neal founded the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panther Party. In 1970, he fled the country for Africa where he has lived in exile for more than 30 years.

POV, Global Voices

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Welcome to Shelbyville

by Kim A. Snyder

On the eve of the 2008 election, the town of Shelbyville, Tennessee finds itself embroiled in a struggle to come to terms with a new wave of immigrants and grappling with what it means to be American.

Independent Lens, Diverse Muslim Voices

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