Pushing the Elephant - Preview
Witness the reunion of a mother and daughter separated during the Congolese civil war. 3/22/2012
We Still Live Here - As Nutayunean (Preview)
Witness the resurrection of the Wampanoag language more than a century after the last native speaker died. 3/15/2012
Bhutto: The First Woman Leader of a Muslim Nation
This special educational module explores various elements of the context in which Benazir Bhutto became the first woman leader of a Muslim nation, including the status of women in Pakistan, the influences of Islam and the military on Pakistani politics, the leadership of her father, and her personal family life. In addition, we see the complexities of being a female leader in a Muslim country.
Bhutto - Preview
A portrait of one of the most fascinating and complex figures of our time, Bhutto is the epic tale of the life and tragic death of Benazir Bhutto, who broke the Islamic glass ceiling as the first woman leader of a Muslim country. 3/8/2012
Women and Girls Lead: Meet Beverly
With more national championships than any other African American college coach, University of Texas track coach Beverly Kearney is used to breaking barriers. After an accident left her paralyzed, she learned to walk again, empowering other women to live by her motto: "Failure has never been an option." A Women and Girls Lead web exclusive.
Half the Sky: Desmond Tutu's Message About Manmade Customs
Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu explains how manmade customs need to be changed in order to include the talents of women and girls. He is a proud supporter of Women and Girls Lead -- a Public Media initiative designed to focus, educate, and connect audiences worldwide through film. A Women and Girls Lead web exclusive.
Women and Girls Lead: Melanne Verveer Web Exclusive
Ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues, Melanne Verveer explains the payoff that comes from investing in women and girls. She is a proud supporter of Women and Girls Lead -- a Public Media initiative designed to focus, educate, and connect audiences worldwide through film. A Women and Girls Lead web exclusive.
Women and Girls Lead: Meet Sonia
Sonia B. Castellanos: Sonia B. Castellanos is a real-life role model for young Latinas in central Texas. Just 1% of the Latinas in her community graduated high school when she started Con Mi MADRE. Last year, 97% of the program's seniors went on college. A Women and Girls Lead web exclusive.
Reinventing a South Bronx School
In the first year of a South Bronx public high school, visionary rookie principal Edward Tom leads teachers, students, and their parents in their biggest gamble yet.
End Black History Month?
Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman sets off on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. His insightful and humorous journey explores the complexity and contradictions of relegating an entire group's history to one month in a so-called "post-racial" America.
More than a Month: Where It's At With Marco and Shukree!
Styled as an homage to early, locally-produced public affairs programming, this companion piece to the film More Than a Month featues a amusing interview between the film's director, Shukree Tilghman, and executive producer, Marco Williams.
More than a Month: How Does Confederate History Mesh with Bl
When filmmaker Shukree Tilghman goes to a gathering of Confederate history enthusiasts in Virginia, he feels as if he has stepped behind enemy lines. While participants advocate for the establishment of a special month dedicated to their own heritage and history, it seems that some participants do not see how the issue of slavery and the African American experience intersects with their own.
More Than a Month: Black History Month...There's an App for
Shukree Tilghman, the director of the Independent Lens film More Than a Month, speaks with PBS Newshour's Hari Sreenivasen about the special interactive iPhone app -- More Than a Mapp -- that his team has developed to track and showcase important African American historical sites.
More Than a Month: Philadelphia's Innovative Black History R
In 2005, the Philadelphia public school district became the first in the country to establish a mandatory African American history graduation requirement. Now, students spend an entire year looking at the African American experience.
More than a Month: Pounding the Pavement for Black History
Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman hits the streets of New York to collect signatures in favor expanding Black History Month beyond February. In the process, he hears arguments both for and against observing a single Black History Month.
The Black Power Mixtape: Angela Davis on Seeing Herself
Dr. Angela Davis speaks with Hari Sreenivasen of the PBS NewsHour about her 1972 interviews with Swedish journalists that appear in the documentary film "The Black Power Mixtape 1967 - 1975.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Point Where Caution End
A 1968 speech by Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver sets the stage for a contemporary reaction by singer Erykah Badu about how African American self-defense and community empowerment was depicted by the mainstream media and politicians as acts of radical aggression.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Civil Rights Firebrand
Hip hop musician Talib Kweli recounts how he became a figure of interest to federal officials while he was researching the speeches of Stokely Carmichael ... 40 years after the fact.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-9175: A Miscarriage of Justice
In 1970, activist and scholar Angela Davis was charged with involvement in a criminal incident in which a young African American man attempted to help two black defendants escape from a California courtroom. In this 1972 interview with her lawyer, Dennis Roberts, he describes how the case against Ms. Davis was based solely on circumstantial evidence and was potentially a conspiracy against her.
Looking Back at the Black Power Movement
In the 1960s and 70s, Swedish filmmakers arrived in America to explore the Black Power movement which the U.S. media saw as a violent threat. Thirty years later in the cellar of a Swedish television station, an amazing collection of unseen interviews was discovered featuring some of the key personalities of the era.
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