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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Beyond the Lens: AfroPoP | Leslie Fields-Cruz and Denise Green
Black Public Media's Leslie Fields-Cruz and Denise Green talk about AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, and the series's evolution over 16 seasons. The Executive Director and Director of Programs, respectively, discuss their organization's investment in filmmakers at all levels and share how the global Black experience is a part of each of the four films, whether documentary or narrative.
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Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of ‘Freedom Hill,’ faces flooding and erosion.

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This film reveals the disrespect jazz luminary Thelonious Monk endured.

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This film features a Mozambican man’s commitment to preserving the art of Mapiko dancing.

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Bill Traylor was an American artist with a remarkable and unlikely biography.

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Explore the life, career and global impact of international music icon Angélique Kidjo.

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A crop of young poets and musicians advocating in support of the revolution in Sudan.

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54:58
The fight for the return of African masterworks to their rightful countries.

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A harrowing tale about the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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This documentary sheds light on women's place in Tunisia's changing society.

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The incredible story of Britain's pioneering million-selling soul and funk band.