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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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1:24:54
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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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1:23:01
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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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Essential Voices
Wilma J. Wooten | Public Health Officer
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Essential Voices
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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Classic Albums
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
Official Trailer
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Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Official Teaser
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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
