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Try Harder!

Try Harder!

Season 23 Episode 13
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Hazing

Hazing

Season 24 Episode 1
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Children of Las Brisas

Children of Las Brisas

Season 24 Episode 4
1:22:50
The Picture Taker

The Picture Taker

Season 24 Episode 7
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Storming Caesars Palace

Storming Caesars Palace

Season 24 Episode 10
1:24:45
Hidden Letters

Hidden Letters

Season 24 Episode 11
1:25:27
Matter of Mind: My ALS

Matter of Mind: My ALS

Season 24 Episode 13
54:42
Sam Now

Sam Now

Season 24 Episode 14
1:24:59
Silent Beauty

Silent Beauty

Season 24 Episode 15
1:25:49
Mama Bears

Mama Bears

Season 24 Episode 16
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El Equipo

El Equipo

Season 25 Episode 2
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Three Chaplains

Three Chaplains

Season 25 Episode 3
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Mr. SOUL!

Season 22 Episode 9

Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr. SOUL! delves into this critical moment in television history, as well as the man who guided it, highlighting a turning point in representation whose impact continues to resonate to this day.

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Children of Las Brisas
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Season 24 Episode 4
Children of Las Brisas
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
Hazing
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1:43:28
Season 24 Episode 1
Hazing
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Try Harder!
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Season 23 Episode 13
Try Harder!
At San Francisco’s Lowell High School, stressed-out seniors chase college dreams.
Dolores
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Season 19 Episode 12
Dolores
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.
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Season 14 Episode 5
Soul Food Junkies
The rich culinary tradition of soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity.
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