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| African American Perspectives
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| The films in this collection provide the kind of critical analysis necessary for an appreciation and understanding of African American life and history. Included in this comprehensive set of documentaries are biographies of important literary and historical figures, films on significant historical events, urgent contemporary social issues and the enduring movements for racial justice. They are well-proven and effective resources for educators, student service providers, public libraries and community organizations. Discussion guides and transcripts are available for many of these titles. |
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| Race Today and Tomorrow |
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TONGUES UNTIED
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| DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Referral and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 55 minutes, 1989 |
| A landmark and controversial personal documentary essay on experiences of black gay men and the search for identity. It has been critically acclaimed as one of the most important documentaries of the 20th century. MORE... |
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TULIA, TEXAS
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 54 minutes, 2008,  |
| The story of a small town's search for justice and the price Americans pay for the war on drugs. MORE... |
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UNNATURAL CAUSES
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 7 episodes: 1x56mins, 6x26mins, 2008, , dual language disc - Menus, Audio and Subtitles in English and Spanish
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| UNNATURAL CAUSES, for the first time on film, sounds the alarm about our disturbing socioeconomic and racial inequities in health - and searches for their root causes. But those causes are not what we might expect. There's much more to our health than bad habits, healthcare or unlucky genes. The social conditions in which we are born, live and work profoundly affect our well-being and longevity. MORE... |
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WHAT'S RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 49 minutes, 2006,
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| Ten years after Skin Deep, a new documentary film chronicles the experiences of a diverse group of college students - in this case, led by veteran UC Berkeley facilitators over the course of a semester - as they confront race, diversity, and their own responsibility for making a difference. MORE... |
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WHITE SCRIPTS AND BLACK SUPERMEN: BLACK MASCULINITIES IN COMIC BOOKS
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 52 minutes, plus bonus feature THE BLACK AGE OF COMICS, 2012, subtitled in English for the hearing impaired
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| A valuable and colorful examination of 40 years of changing representations of Black masculinity in a significant area of popular culture - comic books. This genre's reach and impact extended into other forms of cultural production such as movies and animated TV series. MORE... |
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