James Armstrong and his son remember the historic moment when their local school became integrated and the Armstrong boys became some of the first black students to attend.

James Armstrong, whose Alabama barbershop has been a hub for haircuts and civil rights for 50 years, celebrates the election of the first black president.

Robin Fryday discusses what inspired her to make her first film The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement and the difficulties she faced along the way.

Alabama barber and civil rights veteran James Armstrong remembers how he always thought that the worst thing a man could do was "nothing."

Savor brief documentaries, including an Oscar nominee, a Student Academy Award® winner and “StoryCorps.” 8/9/2012

Tamara, a bright and hard-working student at Navajo Pine High School in Navajo, NM, dreams of going to college and furthering her education.

As Thomas gets ready to embark on his life after high school, which may include leaving the Navajo reservation, his family holds a traditional meeting for him.

Erica Scharf discusses the filmmaking process behind 'Up Heartbreak Hill,' and her subjects' reactions to seeing the film.

Thomas introduces us to Navajo, New Mexico, the reservation he lives on. He describes the challenges that accompany living on a reservation, but emphasizes the sense of home and the legacy that ties him to the land.

Gabby lives on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. She dreams of going to college and becoming a photographer, but faces many challenges as many Native American youth do in following their dreams.

Thomas and Tamara are track stars at their rural New Mexico high school. Like many teenagers, they are torn between the lure of brighter futures elsewhere and the ties that bind them to home. For these teens, however, home is an impoverished town on the Navajo reservation, and leaving means separating from family, tradition and the land that has been theirs for generations.

Tamara and Thomas, two students living on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, graduate ready to go on to college.

Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher, founded a Qur’an school for girls in Damascus, Syria, 30 years ago. Every summer, her students immerse themselves in a rigorous study of Islam. A surprising cultural shift is underway - women are claiming space within the mosque. Shot right before the uprising in Syria erupted, 'The Light in Her Eyes' offers an extraordinary portrait of a leader.

The filmmakers of 'The Light In Her Eyes' talk about their portrait of a leader, filmed before the start of the Syrian uprising, who challenges the women of her community to live according to Islam without giving up their dreams.

A Qur'an student recites a sura, then explans why this sura has special meaning for her

Two women show that it is cultural norms and customs, as advocated my conservative male clerics, present the biggest challenge for women in the Muslim world, rather than conservative religious behaviors. Distinguishing between these two brings a better understanding of how women can empower themselves in a Muslim community, while still living under religious laws.

Houda al-Habash explains the reasons and significance of wearing the hijab to her students, even though she doesn't require it of them.

A woman recites a memorized passage from the Qur'an.

Dr. Iman Al-Jabi, a dentist in Syria, lives a pious life, obeying religious laws, while shrugging off the typical gender roles assigned to women by cultural norms rather than the faith of Islam itself.

Houda al-Habash encourages her students never to give up the right to choose their own paths in life, and to continue their education.