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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.
Salman Rushdie on Saul Bellow's books
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Salman Rushdie talks about some of his favorite Saul Bellow books in this outtake.
Gloria Naylor on the American dream
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Gloria Naylor speaks about the American dream and Nella Larsen's "Passing."
Herbie Hancock on jazz and Quincy Jones' influence
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Herbie Hancock discusses the producer's career and influence in the music industry.
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.
Marian Anderson's singing recalls America's racial unrest
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"Crucifixion" recalled the racial unrest Marian Anderson saw during her time in Chicago.
How racism affected Marian Anderson's vocal classification
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Though Marian Anderson could sing both high and low notes, she was billed as a contralto.
Overcoming the distinct challenge of indoor swimming
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Duke found his mind and body shocked by his first time swimming in an indoor pool.
How Duke broke the swimming world record in Hawaii
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Duke Kahanamoku shattered the Amateur Athletic Union's swim record in 1911.
Duke's incredible rescue mission while on a surfboard
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Duke Kahanamoku rescued eight men from the capsized Thelma in California.
"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.
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