Historical Context & Additional Resources
Resources to help us deepen our understanding of racism in America.
Black History & Historical Individuals
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
- Project C: Lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement
- East Lake Meadows: Redlining | Stereotyping and the Narrative of the Welfare Queen
- American Icons: Malcom X | Rosa Parks | Muhammed Ali | Sojourner Truth | George Washington Carver | Martin Luther King Jr. | Jackie Robinson
- American Masters: James Baldwin | Maya Angelou | Lorraine Hansberry | August Wilson | Zora Neale Hurston | Bill T. Jones | Sammy Davis Jr. | Ralph Ellison
Race
- What is “Race”?
- Is Race Real?
- America After Ferguson: America and Race
- Confronting Anti-Black Racism
Racial Bias
- Confronting Bias
- Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias
- Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle: Objectivity and Bias in Journalism
Resources for Adults working with Children
- PBS Parents
- PBS LearningMedia (resources to share with young children)
- Collection: World Cultures Collection
- Video: Same/Different with Abby & Elmo
- Media Gallery: Alike & Different | Daniel Tiger’s Life’s Little Lessons
- Song: Count Me In | Sesame Street
- Song: What I Am | Sesame Street
- Song: You Are Special | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
- PBS NewsHour
- 6 Books to Read with Your Kids That Celebrate Differences and Diversity
- 13-year old Founder of #1000blackgirlbooks Shares Some of Her Favorite Reads
- The Talk
- It’s Never too Early to Talk to Your Kids About Race
- How One Parent Talks to His Biracial Kids About Race
- NPR
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The Sound of Masks | Promo
This film features a Mozambican man's commitment to preserving the art of Mapiko dancing.
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Monday, 3/27 at 10:00 P.M. on NHPBS
Bill Traylor | Promo
Bill Traylor was an American artist with a remarkable and unlikely biography.
Queen Kidjo | Promo
Explore the life, career and global impact of international music icon Angélique Kidjo.
Rewind & Play | Promo
This film reveals the disrespect jazz luminary Thelonious Monk endured.
Can You Bring It | Promo
Trace the history and legacy of one of the most important works of art from the AIDS era.
Maletero
Porters deliver precious cargo across the U.S.-Mexico border to keep families connected.
Storming Caesars Palace
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
Trailer | Free Chol Soo Lee
Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
AfroPoP | Season 15 | Trailer
The 15th season of AfroPoP spotlights the power of Black art and artists.
Trailer | Hidden Letters
Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
Outta the Muck
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck†to celebrate family history and football.
Trailer | Storming Caesars Palace
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
Underground
Survivors of subway harassment share their stories in hopes of changing the stigma.
No Straight Lines
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
The Picture Taker
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
The Big Payback
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
Trailer | Outta the Muck
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck†to celebrate family history and football.
Children of Las Brisas
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
Trailer | The Big Payback
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
Trailer | The Picture Taker
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
Trailer | Love in the Time of Fentanyl
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
Trailer | This Winter on Independent Lens
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Trailer | No Straight Lines
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
Trailer | Children of Las Brisas
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
Move Me
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
Trailer | Stream the Best Docs on the PBS Video App
Groundbreaking documentary. Award-winning docuseries.
Trailer | The Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction
“What could go wrong?â€
The Command Center to Bring Women Home
An imagined space run by formerly incarcerated women for comfort and healing.
Hazing | George Desdunes
A mother recounts her son's death.
Trailer | Move Me
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
Hazing | Ryan Abele
How recklessness led to a college student's death.
Hazing
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Trailer | This Fall on Independent Lens
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Trailer | Hit the Road with Independent Lens!
Hit the road from the PBS Video app.
Brother
A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.
Our League
A transgender woman comes out to her old-school Ohio bowling league.
Trailer | Hazing
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Trailer | Tiktok, Boom.
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
TikTok, Boom.
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Folk Frontera
Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Scenes From The Glittering World
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
When Claude Got Shot
After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
Season 14 Promo
See what's coming in the latest season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Trailer | Independent Lens Spring 2022 Season
Watch live or stream anytime on the PBS Video app.
Trailer | Scenes From the Glittering World
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu
Discover the Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown.
She Had a Dream
This documentary sheds light on women's place in Tunisia's changing society.