When I Walk: Mapping Accessibility
In this clip from When I Walk, Jason comes up with the idea to generate a map of all the accessible establishments in the area.
When I Walk: Scooting Around
In this clip from When I Walk, Alice and Jason both ride scooters around the Guggenheim Museum on their fourth date.
When I Walk: The Cars Will Run You Down
In this clip from When I Walk, Jason explains the obstacles that make traveling around New York City difficult for him.
When I Walk: You Have to Hear the Geese
In this clip from When I Walk, Alice goes on a hike for the first time in two years to relieve some of the stress of caring for Jason.
American Promise: Filmmaker Interview
Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster discuss their film 13 years in the making: American Promise.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 3
Banneker’s principal, Dr. Daryl Rock, challenges the white, middle-class assumptions that are central to how children are educated in the United States. Martha Edleson articulates Dalton’s expectations for its students.
American Promise - Trailer
In 'American Promise,' African-American parents Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson film their son and his friend, who attend one of the country’s most prestigious private schools.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Rethinking Achievement
In this clip from American Promise, Seun is tested for his martial arts certification, Joe talks with Idris about the family’s history of success, struggle and access, and Banneker’s principal talks about the ethos of the school.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 1
In this clip from American Promise, Idris and Seun talk about how they see themselves fitting in at Dalton Academy and outside of school.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 2
Faculty discuss why Seun faced difficulty at Dalton Academy and Seun transfers to Benjamin Banneker Academy in Brooklyn.
The Jazz Ticket
Vince Womack has built a high school jazz powerhouse that's helping kids from some of the toughest Los Angeles neighborhoods go to college.
Teaching Fatherhood
In Milwaukee, Delvyn Crawford teaches men how to be responsible fathers in a community where two out of three children are raised by single parents.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 1
In this clip from American Promise, Idris and Seun's parents discuss why they chose to send their sons to Dalton Academy.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 1
In this clip of American Promise, parents take a tour of and receive an orientation to Dalton Academy.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 2
In these clips from American Promise, we see Idris and Seun make their way both at Dalton Academy and in their personal development over the years.
A High School Behind Bars
In San Francisco, Captain Kevin Paulson hopes to break the cycle of recidivism by overseeing the nation's first high school inside a jail.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 2
In this clip from American Promise, Idris talks to his parents about going to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs of his peers at Dalton.
American Promise: Behind Every Promise
Behind Every Promise takes a behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning documentary American Promise, supplementing select scenes from the film with newly shot video testimonials from Idris Brewster and Seun Summers.
American Promise: Idris Code Switches
Idris thinks about how he fits in with his basketball team and how he fits in at his school, Dalton Academy.
Listening Is an Act of Love - Trailer
Listening Is an Act of Love offers a couple of greatest hits, new treats, dramatic "reveals" and founder Dave Isay's telling of how StoryCorps began.
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