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Coded Bias | Trailer

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Trailer | Women in Blue

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Trailer | Mr. SOUL!

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American Nomads Short Film

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Trailer | 9to5: The Story of a Movement

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Trailer | A Day in the Life of America

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Trailer | A Woman's Work

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Trailer | Belly of the Beast

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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

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Feels Good Man
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Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.

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Women in Blue
Female officers in the Minneapolis Police Department fight for gender equity and police re

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9to5: The Story of a Movement
They couldn’t kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing — they organized.

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A Day in the Life of America
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.

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Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
The “Property Brother” journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.

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Represent
Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.

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Feels Good Man
Pepe the Frog’s surreal journey from mellow cartoon character to registered hate symbol.

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Pipe Dreams
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.

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Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
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Wilma J. Wooten | Public Health Officer

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Shawn Evans | Emergency Department Physician

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Omar Passons | Integrative Services

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Nick Macchione | Health & Human Services Director

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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Charlie Russell's Old West
Charlie Russell's Old West

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Charlie Russell's Old West
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187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 3: Taking Action

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187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 5: Prop 187’s Legacy

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187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 4: Signs of Change

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187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 2: Communities Divided

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John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band

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Grateful Dead – From Anthem To Beauty

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Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

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Carly Simon - No Secrets

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Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere

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Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
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Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
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Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Confirmation - Bobby Watson Quartet

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Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century
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Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century
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Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
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By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South
By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South

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By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South
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The Queen at War
The Queen at War

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The Queen at War
Pantomimes at the Waterloo Chamber

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The Queen at War
Princess Elizabeth Joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service

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The Queen at War