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African American and Proud

African American and Proud

A collection of films on African Americans.

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The powerful story of an enslaved woman who sued and won her family’s freedom in 1832.
Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup.
Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water.
The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.
Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
In Palm Springs, a Black neighborhood fights to remove a divisive wall of trees.
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.