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Passage

Passage

Season 6 Episode 7
16:35
Auntie

Auntie

Season 6 Episode 8
15:38
Vivre

Vivre

Season 6 Episode 9
13:43
Queen Kidjo

Queen Kidjo

Season 15 Episode 1502
56:45
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts

Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts

Season 15 Episode 1503
56:46
The Sound of Masks

The Sound of Masks

Season 15 Episode 1504
56:46
Rewind & Play

Rewind & Play

Season 15 Episode 1505
56:45
Freedom Hill

Freedom Hill

Season 16 Episode 4
47:23
Sound of Torture

Sound of Torture

Season 7 Episode 3
57:20
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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange

Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC

Season 6 Episode 1

“Doin’ It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC,” explores the history, culture and social impact of New York’s summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide mecca of the sport, where pickup basketball is not just a sport but a way of life. With 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as church.

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Freedom Hill
47:23
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of ‘Freedom Hill,’ faces flooding and erosion.
Rewind & Play
56:45
This film reveals the disrespect jazz luminary Thelonious Monk endured.
The Sound of Masks
56:46
This film features a Mozambican man’s commitment to preserving the art of Mapiko dancing.
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts
56:46
Bill Traylor was an American artist with a remarkable and unlikely biography.
Queen Kidjo
56:45
Explore the life, career and global impact of international music icon Angélique Kidjo.
Sound of Torture
57:20
In the Sinai desert refugees are being kidnapped and held for huge ransoms daily.
Vivre
13:43
A teacher asks her class “What do you want to be when you grow up?
Auntie
15:38
When a barrel arrives from London, a caregiver in Barbados makes a hasty decision.
Passage
16:35
Passage is the story of a twenty-year-old woman and her sick brother being smuggled.
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