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Episode 303
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Colorism in America: SHADE and WHITE CHOCOLATE
Season 2
Episode 206
Racial stereotyping has a long and insidious history in the U.S. While gains in civil rights have increased significantly, younger generations continue to perpetuate harmful labels, often subtle ones, that undermine people of color. Filmmakers take on the current monikers of colorism and challenge white norms that pervade our society.
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While multiracial families are often overlooked, mixed race youth insist on a voice.
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Family estrangement and domestic abuse through the eyes of those impacted most – children.
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Stories of adoption and fostering embolden Americans to redefine what makes a family.
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Understanding eating disorders and anxiety through the eyes of teens and their families.
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Two teens take aim at abusers and online predators while helping heal their families.
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Two teens take aim at the stereotypes they face being blind and autistic.
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The human costs of immigration as told through immigrant families and refugees.
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Representations of transgender lives through the eyes of young Americans.
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Suicide and mental health in black families as told through those left to grieve.
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What happens when teenagers reject self-policing?
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Two young filmmakers recount domestic violence in their high school relationships.
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First generation immigrants caught between family traditions and finding their own voices.