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Bill T. Jones remembers the first time he met Alvin Ailey
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"I was lonely for colleagues who were people of color," said Jones upon meeting Ailey.
Ailey dancers reflect on company's scrappy beginnings
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Former Ailey dancers recall how Alvin Ailey worked hard to raise money for the company.
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author [Audio Description + ASL]
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Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind fencer, hiker, published author
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Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
The meaning of Aloha
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Paul Strauch recounts a conversation he had with Duke about the power of the word "Aloha."
Buffy Sainte-Marie brought Indigenous representation to TV
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Sainte-Marie insisted that Indigenous people play the Indigenous roles on "The Virginian."
The origins of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier"
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"Who's responsible for war?" wonders Buffy Sainte-Marie in "Universal Soldier."
How Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for "Up Where We Belong"
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Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for her song "Up Where We Belong."
When Buffy Sainte-Marie wrote the "first feminist anthem"
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"I always wanna be offering people stuff that they won't get somewhere else," says Buffy.
A classic Saul Bellow rant about Chicago
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Chicago in the 1980s is the backdrop for Bellow's novel "The Dean's December."
"We Don't Sugarcoat Anything" in this "Definitive" Doc
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The Miles Davis Estate offered unprecedented access to its archive for this film.
Director Stanley Nelson Talks About Miles Davis
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Director Stanley Nelson on how this is more than just a film about a jazz musician.
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