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America Reframed
For Ahkeem
Season 6
Episode 2
Expelled from high school, Daje Shelton is only 17 years old when she is sentenced by a judge - not to prison, but to the Innovative Concept Academy. It offers Daje one last chance to earn a high school diploma. FOR AHKEEM is an unvarnished exploration of a complex web of juvenile justice, education, poverty and race in America today.
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1:12:58
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.

1:22:25
A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.

20:01
A family acts to rectify a systemic wrong after a mentally ill loved one's incarceration.

43:36
A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin.

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1:23:50
A story of Kristal Bush's fight against the impact of mass incarceration in Philadelphia.

55:23
Exploring reparations to illuminate the scope and rationale of this complex debate.

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12:59
A journey into a brother's memories transform into a tool for reconciliation and healing.

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1:30:00
Local election officials work around the clock to secure the vote and uphold US democracy.

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1:26:21
Five female activists run for local office in a grassroots effort to take back their city.

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1:29:39
Artists and activists fight to redefine belonging on both sides of the Atlantic.

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1:25:44
How are the lives of mobile home park residents impacted by class and economic injustice?

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1:19:25
Sol Guy watches his late father’s tapes -- and confronts the choices of his father’s life.