 | Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greeneby Loren Mendell The unlikely story of America's original shock-jock — Petey Greene — who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation's capital. Independent Lens |
 | An American Love Storyby Jennifer Fox A true-life series about a black man and a white woman who have struggled for 30 years against racial stereotypes and societal prejudice to keep their family together. |
| An Angel in the Villageby Frances McElroy An Angel in the Village follows Lily Yeh's journey from young artist in China to international activist using art to transform destitute urban communities on two continents. |
| Baby Loveby Carol Cassidy In blunt, provocative, and often humorous language, young mothers between the ages of 13 and 17, from various social, racial, and economic backgrounds, tell their own stories of what it means to be a teenage mother. |
 | Banishedby Marco Williams From the 1860s to the 1920s, towns across the U.S. violently expelled African American residents. Today, these communities remain virtually all white. As black descendants return to demand justice, Banished exposes the hidden history of racial cleansing in America. Independent Lens |
 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journeyby Constance Marks Kevin Clash grew up dreaming of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Today, he is the man behind Elmo, among Sesame Street's most beloved characters. Independent Lens |
 | Bill T. Jones: A Good Manby Gordon Quinn, Bob Hercules, Joanna Rudnick, and Keith Walker Bill T. Jones: A Good Man follows the Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones as he conceives and executes a dance production based on the life of Abraham Lincoln. The New York Times claimed that Jones's "portrayal of Lincoln is likely to scandalize as many people as it delights." American Masters |
 | Billy Strayhorn: Lush Lifeby Robert Levi The composer of "Take the A-Train" and other Duke Ellington hits, Billy Strayhorn struggled with obscurity and prejudice as a successful gay man in the tumultuous middle of the 20th century. Independent Lens |
| Black Is ... Black Ain'tby Marlon Riggs Marlon Riggs's final film explores questions of "blackness" and black identity. |
 | The Black Kungfu Experienceby Martha Burr and Mei-Juin Chen From Blaxploitation cinema in the 1970s to hip-hop and reggae iconography, the martial art of kungfu provides a vital subtext for the modern African American cultural experience. |
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