Independent Lens

The Inquisitor traces Barbara Jordan's rise from Texas congresswoman to national icon, highlighting her powerful voice, integrity, and influence on U.

A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch the 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation and include the voices often left out of the American story.

A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch the 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation and include the voices often left out of the American story.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase 'Assembly,' a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Liberty City, Miami, is home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

After multiple heart surgeries, a 70-year-old man transforms his life to become an avid cyclist.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father.

After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr.