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WHAT'S RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
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DVD, 49 minutes, 2006, 
Facilitator Guide Available |
| 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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AT THE RIVER I STAND
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| VHS and DVD, 56 minutes, 1993 |
| During two eventful months in 1968, what began as a local labor dispute between African American sanitation workers and the white power structure of Memphis grew into the devastating tragedy of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a national struggle for racial and economic justice. It marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement MORE... |
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THE BELOVED COMMUNITY
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DVD, 56 minutes, 2006,
Facilitator Guide Available |
| A Chippewa community in a Great Lakes oil town near Detroit is facing a health crisis because of prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals. While the community once enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country, for the past decade miscarriages, reproductive cancers and widespread neurological problems point to the dangers of living near irresponsible corporations. The documentary follows a group of native women who choose to fight against the large corporations for their community’s right to good health. MORE... |
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ETHNIC NOTIONS
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| DVD, 56 minutes, 1987 |
| Scholars shed light on the origins and consequences of anti-Black stereotypes in popular culture from the Antebellum period to the Civil Rights era. MORE... |
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FREEDOM ON MY MIND
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| VHS and DVD, 110 minutes, 1994 |
| This documentary reconstructs the story of the Mississippi freedom movement of the early 1960s and the voter registration drives, which led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. MORE... |
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THE HERO
(O HEROI)
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| VHS, DVD and 35mm, 97 Minutes, Angola, 2005, In Portuguese with English subtitles |
Winner, best foreign feature, the 2005 Sundance Film Festival
The Hero (O Herói) tells the story of Angola, a nation attempting to reconstruct itself after 40 continual years of anti-colonial and civil warfare, through the story of a veteran who has lost his leg, a prostitute who has lost a child and an orphaned boy. MORE... |
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HUGHES' DREAM HARLEM
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| DVD, 61 minutes, 2002 |
| This cine-poetic experience celebrates the spirit and work of Harlem's poet laureate Langston Hughes. Contemporary writers, slam poets and arts supporters star. MORE... |
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IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE
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| VHS and DVD, 53 minutes, 1989 |
| Documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. MORE... |
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JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET
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| VHS and DVD, 87 minutes, 1990 |
| Film biography of the life of James Baldwin includes excerpts from his work . Writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, Ishmael Reed and William Styron discuss Baldwin's influence. MORE... |
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RACE - THE POWER OF AN ILLUSION
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VHS and DVD, 3 episodes - 56 minutes each, 2003,
Facilitator Guide Available |
| An eye-opening three-part series confronting our myths and misconceptions about race through the distinct lenses of science, history and social institutions. MORE... |
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