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Until September 2012, DVDs from our African American Perspectives collection are available for up to 75% OFF their list prices Colleges, Universities and Government Agencies can buy 10 or more titles for ONLY $49.95* each. High schools, public libraries, HBCUs and Qualifying Community Organization can purchase titles for $24.95* each. Choose from over 50 documentaries spanning centuries of African American history, literature and culture and titles addressing racial justice themes
*The following titles are exempt from these special offers: Freedom on My Mind, Have You Heard from Johannesburg?, No!, Skin Deep, and W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices. |
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| Race Today and Tomorrow |
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BLACK IS...BLACK AIN'T
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 87 minutes, 1995
Facilitator Guide Available |
| Marlon Riggs's final film debates Black identity, white critiques, sexism, patriarchy, homophobia, colorism and cultural nationalism. MORE... |
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BLACKING UP: HIP-HOP'S REMIX OF RACE AND IDENTITY
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 57 minutes, 2010,  |
| Explores tensions surrounding white participation in Hip-Hop. For some, it is an example of cultural progress. For others, it is just another case of cultural appropriation. MORE... |
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BLACKS AND JEWS
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 85 minutes, 1997
Facilitator Guide Available |
| Scholars and critics probe the history and psychology of victimization shared between Blacks and Jews and their exploitation by the media. MORE... |
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BRICK BY BRICK: A CIVIL RIGHTS STORY
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 53 minutes, 2008
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| Brick by Brick Tracks the landmark case, U.S. vs Yonkers, which challenged housing and educational discrimination in the North and pushed for desegregation. MORE... |
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FRANTZ FANON: BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASK
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| DVD and and 35mm, 52 minutes, United Kingdom, 1996, in English and French with English subtitles |
| Dramatization and documentary trace Fanon's intellectual development. Cultural critics position his pioneering studies of the psychological impact of racism on the colonized and colonizer alike. MORE... |
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HERSKOVITS AT THE HEART OF BLACKNESS
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 57 minutes, 2009, |
| A compelling examination of the career of Melville J. Herskovits, the pioneering American anthropologist of African Studies and controversial intellectual who established the first African Studies Center at an American university and authored, The Myth of the Negro Past. MORE... |
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LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY
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DVD, 94 minutes, 2000
Facilitator Guide Available |
| A documentary of South Africa's quest for restorative justice following four cases that come before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). MORE... |
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NO! CONFRONTING SEXUAL ASSAULT IN OUR COMMUNITIES
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DVD, 94 minutes, 2006,
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| NO! Confronting Sexual Assault in Our Communities is a new documentary film about the impact of sexual violence on Black women and girls. NO! artfully combines socio-historical inquiry with messages from violence prevention advocates and first person testimonial from survivors. This film is the one tool you need to help your students understand the complex dynamics of sexual assault. MORE... |
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ONE DROP RULE
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| DVD, 45 minutes, 2001 |
| Commentary about color consciousness in the African American community and interracial dating provide material for discussion. MORE... |
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A QUESTION OF COLOR
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 56 minutes, 1993 |
| Colorism, a caste system based on skin color within the Black community, is traced and discussed. MORE... |
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