Independent Lens - Soul Food Junkies
The Revisionaries
Once every decade, the highly politicized Texas State Board of Education rewrites the teaching and textbook standards for its nearly five million schoolchildren. When an unabashed creationist seeks re-election as chairman, the theory of evolution and U.S. history are caught in the crosshairs, which...
Air date: 01/29/2013
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The Powerbroker
Whitney M. Young, Jr. was one of the most celebrated-and controversial-leaders of the civil rights era. The Powerbroker follows his journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League. Unique among black leaders, he took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining...
Air date: 02/19/2013
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Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
The unlikely story of America's original shock jock who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation's capital.
Air date: 02/03/2009
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When I Rise
In 1957, Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student found herself at the epicenter of racial controversy, struggling against the odds and ultimately ascending to the heights of international opera.
Air date: 02/08/2011
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Beauty Is Embarrassing
Take a ride through the life and current times of one of America?s most important artists, Wayne White. Raised in the mountains of Tennessee, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in New York City. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the TV show, Pee-wee?s Playhouse, which...
Air date: 01/22/2013
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