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Sentencing Children: Cyntoia's Story

16-year-old Cyntoia Brown, who was forced into a life of prostitution and feared for her safety, was arrested in 2004 for the murder of a 43-year-old man. She was tried in adult court and sentenced to life. Filmmaker Dan Birman followed her case from the Nashville trial to her incarceration at TN Prison for Women. Part of a 7-part series Sentencing Children, produced by Birman and Independent Lens
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Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
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Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.
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The rich culinary tradition of soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity.
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