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13th

2016 Culture

The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads 'Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.' The progression from that second qualifying cl ...ause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis. Show More

A Savage Legacy

History

Examines the impact of racism in the 20th century. By 1900 European colonial expansion had reached deep into the heart of Africa. Under the rule of King Leopold II, the Belgian Congo was turned into a vast rubber plantation. Men, women and children who failed to gather their latex quotas would have their limbs dismembered. The country became ...the scene of one of the century's greatest racial genocides, as an estimated 10 million Africans perished under colonial rule. Show More

Series: Racism: A History

Am I Racist

2024 Culture HD

Follow one man's hilarious journey as he goes deep undercover to infiltrate and expose the weird world of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Laugh, gasp and cringe at his real-life misadventures.
From the white guys who brought you ‘What Is A Woman?’ comes their next great question, and America's next great movie, ‘Am I Racist?.’ Matt Wal ...sh goes undercover in the world of DEI (Diversity, equity, and inclusion organizational frameworks), hilariously skewering the absurdity of race hustlers. Prepare to be shocked by how far the grifters will go and how much further Matt Walsh will go to expose them. Show More

Are We All Bigots

2015 Culture

If you had less than one second to make a life-or-death decision to shoot a man who might be armed with a lethal weapon, what would you do? Would the ethnicity of the man affect your decision? Are you sure? The outcome – whatever your race – will surprise you. Brain imaging studies are showing that negative cultural stereotypes hijack everyon ...e’s subconscious decision-making. But some science says we can overcome bigotry through exposure, self-awareness and flexible social networks… and, most controversially of all, ultra-violent video games! Show More

Series: Through the Wormhole Season 6

Attica

2021 History

Survivors, observers, and expert government officials recount the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility. The violent five-day standoff between mostly Black and Latino inmates and law enforcement gripped America then, and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

Combat Zones

2017 History

In the second episode, the directors learn their vision for the films is not always permissible by the U.S. government. Wyler is shocked by the racism he encounters against African American soldiers and refused to make a film recruiting black soldiers. Meanwhile, the films' racist depiction of the Japanese versus human depiction of the German ...s causes worry for the War Department, which at that time planned to redistribute the Japanese-American population from internment camps into towns across the United States. Show More

Series: Five Came Back

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