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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
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Improvisational pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is among the 20th century’s most revered jazz luminaries. This film by Alain Gomis, features raw footage from an interview the artist gave to French state television in 1969. It shows Monk in the grip of a violent factory of stereotypes, offering an unfiltered glimpse at the racial indignities some artistic geniuses are asked to endure.
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The road to motherhood takes 3 Black women on a journey from heartbreak to resistance and healing.
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Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of ‘Freedom Hill,’ faces flooding and erosion.
