Central Rap Squad Performs for Female Empowerment
The Central High Rap Squad performs their updated take on a classic anthem at the Female Empowerment assembly.
West Helena, Arkansas Rallies for a New School
Central High School of West Helena rallies to support a millage tax for a new school.
Rap Squad Preview
An Arkansas community mobilizes around a divisive ballot initiative for a new high school, led by a group of high school writers and performers who seek healing for themselves and justice for their community through hip hop.
Embalming is His Calling
A career as an embalmer was and is his life's calling. Go inside the mind of a world-renowned embalmer whose business is supporting the grieving.
Equine Love in San Antonio
How does a Vietnam veteran recover from trauma and addiction? This San Antonio embalmer deals with more death than most, and he knows the importance of grieving and processing.
The Passing On Preview
Renowned African American embalmer, James Bryant, puts his faith in a new generation to continue the legacy of Black funeral homes in San Antonio, Texas. But his young intern, Clarence Pierre, is conflicted about his commitment due to the judgment he receives as a queer, Christian man.
Wilderness 101
Elk, Marmots and Snow: Welcome to Colorado wilderness 101, for first timers from Atlanta it's a whole new world.
Traversing the Mountainside
Familiarity with snow would have helped these teens traverse a snow-packed mountain side in the Rocky Mountains.
That's Wild Preview
When Atlanta teens Cliff, Ahmani, and Nicholas attempt to trek four, 12,000 ft snow-capped peaks in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, they face the thrills, joy, and struggles of navigating the wilds of Colorado and daily life back home in Georgia.
James Meredith Attempts to Register
Watch this historic moment where Mississippi state officials in Jackson, MS deny one of James Meredith's attempts to register as a student at the University of Mississippi. Meredith was eventually successful in enrolling as the first Black student of the University in 1962 and graduated in 1963.
RFK Spills the Tea on Ross Barnett
When RFK dropped by Ole Miss, he spilled some tea about the true goings-on in the highest levels of Mississippi government and his and Governor Ross Barnett's conversations.
You Asked for the Facts Preview
Robert Kennedy defies a Mississippi statewide campus speaker-ban in 1966, rallying a group of students and lawyers.
Late Night Cheerleading Practice
Thrilla in the Villa! Late night practice with the joint cheer squads from Ville Platte, on Tee Cotton Bowl Eve.
Pre-Game Meal before the Tee Cotton Bowl
Pre-game meal before a high school football game is an almost sacred time especially when it comes to this town's historic annual Tee Cotton Bowl football game.
Creating a Black Golf Tournamnet
#FashionGoals in this flashback to the 1970s with these Black golfers competing in the legendary Skyview Golf tournament in Asheville, NC.
Life in Segregated Asheville
Black Asheville natives tell it how it is growing up in a segregated society, not without a little humor of his own.
Muni Preview
A jovial love letter to the game of golf, told by the Black golfers who, despite segregation and racist systems, built a vibrant culture and lasting community on a municipal golf course in Asheville, NC.
Season 6 First Look | Season Premiere April 5!
Season 6 of Reel South tackles this moment in American life with nuance and camaraderie. This collection of films finds common ground through ritual and participation with stories that face up to the past and bend to the future by finding pathways away from absolution and toward equity.
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