How a lynching and police killing 78 years apart haunt the rural community of Sikeston, Missouri.
The story of how the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright - and the subsequent failure of the first federal attempt to prosecute a lynching - continues to haunt the small city of Sikeston, Missouri. Then, in 2020, the community is faced with the police killing of a young Black father. The film SILENCE IN SIKESTON explores the necessary questions about history, trauma, silence and resilience over 78 years.
Established by Congress, the 14th Amendment promised citizenship in exchange for enlistment, prompting many African American men. They were denied due to Jim Crow laws but still served. The film examines the profound and often-contradictory roles played by Buffalo Soldiers in U.S. history, and how they fought on two sets of front lines: military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home.
The definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Narrated by political leader and civil rights activist Julian Bond (1940-2015).
From Here
“Where are you really from?” Inspired by a young generation’s creative response to this loaded question, FROM HERE follows artists and activists from immigrant families coming of age in an era of rising xenophobia and political turmoil. Set in New York and Berlin, the film shows them create families, fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities, while redefining what it means to belong.
Race in America
While individuals, institutions and social movements are doing the necessary work in combating systemic racism, hate and extremism persists in the US. This has culminated in racially-motivated violence and discrimination across the country at a far too constant rate.
In America, each and every person’s experience of race is distinct, colored by their personal histories, and the social systems that have existed for generations. In order to eradicate racism and realize an equitable nation, together we must continue to educate our fellow citizens and greater communities by encouraging uncomfortable yet essential dialogue.
From fighting for equal rights to raising social awareness and accepting people of diverse backgrounds and cultures, WORLD Channel presents multicultural and multi-faceted stories to continue the vital conversation on #RaceInAmerica.
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Exploring the often-contradictory role played by Black soldiers in American history.
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Artists and activists fight to redefine belonging on both sides of the Atlantic.
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To commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, an exclusive, digital-first series will turn the lens on AAPI filmmakers: Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond features seven short films by both emerging and established creators, all focusing on the theme of resilience.
Decolonizing Mental Health calls for a redress of ways we define and treat mental health.
The remarkable life of a fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist.
EYES ON THE PRIZE tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today.
The history of how skin became race, and race became power.
What does it mean to grow up Black in America, a country too often divided by race?
Growing up Black in America means bonds, struggles, and all too often, unearned judgement.
Millions are creating their own definitions of what it means to be Asian American.
The history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans.
Being a young Latina means living within a global culture...and navigating identity.
A mosaic of America's famously emerging identity told by a single person from each state.
The story behind civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South.
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
Shattering the foundations of white supremacy over 10 memorable weeks in 1964.
The biography of Madame C.J. Walker, America's first self-made millionairess.
After the FedEx shooting, the Sikh community grieves while navigating the investigation.
With a thriving berry farm in Washington, Mohinder is now helping other Sikh farmers.
Filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson talk about their process in filming 'The Conversation Remix.' Two of the series' shorts are nominated in the 2021 PBS Short Film Festival.
As the U.S. continues to fight COVID-19, vaccines have become the most efficient way of curbing the virus, but a hesitancy in Americans to get vaccinated threatens to delay the process.
Changes in the past decade - and now a pandemic - have added hurdles to voting. Says one advocate: ‘We used to be like the gold standard of voting’
HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly.
The coming-of-age story of a young Muslim American competing at Rubik cubing competitions.
A mother & daughter organize their Black community to prepare for the 2020 presidential election and its challenges.
A look at Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio.
A haunting look at the deep and lasting wounds of segregation and racial injustice.
A Chinese American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta.
A chronicle of the battles for social justice in the historic San Francisco neighborhood.
While preparing to stage a musical, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities.
Portrait of artist Sonia Sanchez revealing her uncompromising life as she raised her voice
A vivid portrait of the thousands of immigrants who disappear along the trail to America.
Two opposing political leaders find common ground to heal the divide in America.
The story of David Alfaro Siqueiros, one of the great Mexican artists of the 20th century.
Off the Georgia coast, two brothers grow up in an enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.
The rarely seen lives of an Arctic tribe who try to continue to honor their way of life.
A young woman's quest to find a place in her Native American community in Louisiana.
The power struggle that turned a single city block into a battlefield over service wages.
An ice cream shop owner learns that taking down a Confederate flag may not be so easy.
A Navajo coal miner struggles with his part in the destruction of a sacred mountain.
A survivor of America’s Indian Adoption Era helps Native adoptees find their way home.
A Native adoptee’s journey to reconnect with her birth mother and her Lummi heritage.
The coming-of-age story of George Dull Knife, a Lakota teen fighting for Native justice.
A closer look at the rapidly changing demographic: How and when we got the vote may help us to keep it.
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