Race in America

What does it mean to grow up Black in America, a country too often divided by race?

2021 is the year of appreciation...for the traditions, the cultures, the innovations, and the many voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Throughout May, WORLD Channel will share AAPI stories of defiance, solidarity and humanity.

A collage of lives and experiences, framing the racial reckoning happening around us.

Explore the coverage and context of change.

A Chinese American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta.

While preparing to stage a musical, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities.

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 identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans.

Now as the country moves forward in 2021, as Black history is recognized as American history, we renew our collective commitment to lifting up the stories of Black movement makers and culture creators who define our world.

The history of how skin became race, and race became power.

Engaging and thought-provoking stories about modern life in the African Diaspora.

Explore the coverage and context of change.

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.

Portrait of artist Sonia Sanchez revealing her uncompromising life as she raised her voice

A closer look at the rapidly changing demographic: How and when we got the vote may help us to keep it.

In Youngstown, a new crop of activists and leaders work to revitalize their hometown.

States of America is a series of documentary shorts that explore the idea of what makes a place a home and its connection to our identity. Featuring a person from each of the 50 states, from New York to Hawaii, States of America highlights how residents develop a sense of belonging and ultimately discover #MyHomeIsHere.

Shell Shocked examines the teen murder epidemic and its impact on lives in New Orleans.

The biography of Madame C.J. Walker, America's first self-made millionairess.

Exploring the rise, demise and contested resurgence of Detroit, America's "motor city."

A Camden, NJ resident leads a charge to reclaim Pyne Poynt Park for the community's youth.

The stories, and fight, of the residents of the last remaining all-Black towns in the U.S.

Exploring the Alabama Prison Birth Project at Alabama's women-only Julia Tutwiler Prison.

A haunting look at the deep and lasting wounds of segregation and racial injustice.

The story behind civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South.

Shattering the foundations of white supremacy over 10 memorable weeks in 1964.

Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.

Follow the journey of civil rights hero, congressman and human rights champion John Lewis.

An intimate look at the lives of New York City Housing Authority residents.

Examining the costs of one of America's greatest threats: crumbling water infrastructure.

The health challenges veterans face in transitioning from military to civilian life.

Exploring the often frustrated efforts of black families to pursue the American dream.