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A Fragile Trust: Jayson Blair on Where It All Began to Fall

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A Fragile Trust: Jayson Blair

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Let the Fire Burn: The Philosophy of MOVE

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Let the Fire Burn: Philadelphia Special Investigation Commis

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The New Black: ĺ䁥€_Letĺ䁥_s Have a Healthy Conversationĺ

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The New Black: Canvassing for Marriage Equality

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Trials of Muhammad Ali: "Why Are We Called Negroes?"

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Trials of Muhammad Ali, "Captain Sam," a minister in the Nation of Islam in Miami, recalls his first meeting with the famed boxer. Ali, inspired by Malcolm X, asked rhetorically, "Why are we called Negroes… why's everyone else making progress and yet we lag so far behind?"
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