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Far East Deep South

Far East Deep South

Season 9 Episode 8
1:13:21
Jack & Yaya

Jack & Yaya

Season 9 Episode 12
1:23:45
Hayden & Her Family

Hayden & Her Family

Season 9 Episode 14
56:14
Brooklyn Inshallah

Brooklyn Inshallah

Season 9 Episode 15
52:24
Her Story

Fannie Lou Hamer's America

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For the Love of Rutland

For the Love of Rutland

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Sapelo

Sapelo

Season 10 Episode 3
1:31:22
Any Given Day

Any Given Day

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1:24:30
La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered

Season 10 Episode 8
52:16
Kid Candidate

Kid Candidate

Season 10 Episode 9
1:08:28
The Death of My Two Fathers

The Death of My Two Fathers

Season 11 Episode 2
1:19:25
A Decent Home

A Decent Home

Season 11 Episode 3
1:25:44
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America Reframed

The Area

Season 9 Episode 1

THE AREA is the odyssey of a South Side Chicago neighborhood, where hundreds of Black American families are being expelled from their homes by a multi-billion-dollar freight company. The documentary film follows homeowner-turned-activist Deborah Payne, who vows to be "the last house standing," as she and her neighbors fight the displacement that looms ahead.

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