The remarkable life of a fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist.
Your Vote: America 2022
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A 24-year-old artist & musician in Amarillo, TX makes an unorthodox run for city council.
As extremist beliefs and violence were downplayed, a dangerous ideology grew as a threat.
On Election Day, voters and candidates require creative thinking, integrity and courage.
Two opposing political leaders find common ground to heal the divide in America.
Climate journalists report on stories of struggle and resilience around the world.
Indigenous leaders protecting our natural resources in the face of the climate crisis.
A young woman's quest to find a place in her Native American community in Louisiana.
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat.
A biracial family navigates conversations about racial reckoning and its impact on them.
HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly.
A haunting look at the deep and lasting wounds of segregation and racial injustice.
An investigation of the Minneapolis police in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Watch this film up to April 17th.
The power struggle that turned a single city block into a battlefield over service wages.
An entire community is upended when Lordstown Ohio's auto plant is idled.
Exploring the survival of three Chinatowns in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston.
Families struggle to keep homes during the pandemic, despite a federal ban on evictions.
When COVID struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisis.
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.
A loving portrait of two transgender siblings following the 2016 presidential election.
A humanizing portrait of DACA students banned from Georgia's top public universities.
A look at school through the eyes of teenage storytellers. Hosted by Theresa Okokon.
A haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
Stories of women dealing with unplanned pregnancies in a community divided over abortion.
The history of Filipinos in care work and the Filipino Americans on the front lines today.
A filmmaker and three Chicagoans navigate the complexities of living with mental illness.
The lives of three Latinx people intersect at a clinic on the border.
Dismantling the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry.
Coming to America. Hosted by Theresa Okokon.
An intimate look into America’s immigration system through the eyes of a young man.
In a divided New England town, an unexpected leader emerges to heal her community.
Fleeing persecution, four LGBTQ+ refugees desperate to find a safe place to call home.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.
Black men reflect on their younger selves, sharing how their ideas of racism has changed.
A Native adoptee’s journey to reconnect with her birth mother and her Lummi heritage.
A Chinese American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta.
What does it mean to grow up Black in America, a country too often divided by race?
An unsolved 1960s murder reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement.
Through a series of four films narrated by "The Kite Runner" author Khaled Hosseini, Afghanistan: The Wounded Land creates an opportunity to learn about Afghanistan’s history, understand the struggles of others who are not unlike ourselves, and build a more peaceful and prosperous global future.
9/11 changed the world with people struggling to make sense of it and rebuild their lives.
An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan.
Investigating evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and the pursuit of justice.
Ten-year-old Oleg's life is turned upside down by the on-going war in Eastern Ukraine.
