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A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion....

The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal...

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility...

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...

Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker.

This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often absent are the names and experiences of African...