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I Was Poised to be the First Black Astronaut. I Never Made it to Space. NYT 19 December 2019
I Was Poised to be the First Black Astronaut. I Never Made it to Space. Video 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs NYT 19 December 2019
This is the story of Ed Dwight Jr., who was invited by his country to train to be the first African-American astronaut.
Back in 1963, it was hot news.
But the United States never sent Dwight to space.
For decades, he has maintained that he was discriminated against during his time at the Aerospace Research Pilot School, a prerequisite to NASA run by the legendary pilot Chuck Yeager.
Dwight is now a prolific artist, building memorials and creating public art honoring African-American history.
His footprints cannot be found on the moon.
But his fingerprints can be found on sculptures across the country.
“Almost Famous” is a special Op-Docs series of short films directed by Ben Proudfoot featuring people who nearly made history — only to fall short.
These are tales of overcoming disappointment at its most epic, from an astronaut who never flew to a superstar who never was.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj1sJQW98nE
What Was It Like to Travel While Black During Jim Crow? NYT 1 February 2019
What Was It Like to Travel While Black During Jim Crow? Video Op-Docs NYT 1 February 2019
The Green Book was a critical guide for African-Americans struggling to travel safely in the Jim Crow era.
This 360 degree video explores its complicated legacy.
This film offers a revealing view of the Green Book era as told through Ben’s Chili Bowl, a black-owned restaurant in Washington, and reminds us that the humiliations heaped upon African-Americans during that time period.
Sandra Butler-Truesdale, born in the capital in the 1930s, references an often-forgotten trauma — and one of the conceptual underpinnings of the Jim Crow era — when she recalls that Negroes who shopped in major stores were not allowed to try on clothing before they bought it.
Store owners at the time offered a variety of racist rationales, including that Negroes were insufficiently clean.
At bottom, the practice reflected the irrational belief that anything coming in contact with African-American skin — including clothing, silverware or bed linens — was contaminated by blackness, rendering it unfit for use by whites.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UUFn7iyymo
Skip Day - high school friendship and everyday racism in Florida G 29 November 2018
Skip Day - high school friendship and everyday racism in Florida Video G 29 November 2018
Intimate glimpses of one very special day in the lives of high-school seniors from an industrial corner of the Florida Everglades: prom’s over, the future is uncertain, and the irresistible pull of the beach makes the long-time friends drive 60 miles to chill, pose and revel in the waves.
Once at the beach, friendship, discussions about what's next, and an unwelcome dose of everyday racism mix.
Winner of the Illy Prize for best short film at Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71nFbsBlkkY
The Black Panther still in prison after 46 years The Guardian 30 July 2018
The Black Panther still in prison after 46 years Video The Guardian 30 July 2018
In 1971, two police officers were shot dead in Harlem. Nineteen-year-old Jalil Muntaqim of the Black Liberation Army was convicted and sent to prison.
Nearly half a century later, he's still locked up – and he believes he's a victim of his involvement in the black liberation struggle
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ORtv-4wX-k
A Conversation With Black Women on Race NYT 3 December 2015
A Conversation With Black Women on Race Video Op-Docs The New York Times 3 December 2015
In this short documentary, black women talk about the challenges they face in society.
Black women talk about the multilayers of race and the culture of being a black women in America.
They talk about racism and stereotypes that they face every day.
Related ‘A Conversation With Black Women on Race’ The Opinion Pages NYT DEC. 1, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/opinion/a-conversation-with-black-women-on-race.html
A Conversation With Police on Race NYT Nov. 12, 2015
A Conversation With Police on Race Video Op-Docs The New York Times 12 November 2015
In this short documentary, former officers share their thoughts on policing and race in America.
In the previous years the discussion of police on race has reached a fever pitch.
There have been the deaths by the hands of policemen of Philando Castille, Alton Sterling, Freddie Gray, Mike Brown, and Eric Garner.
This has started two movements.
Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter.
This has popped up in pop culture with the movies Straight Outta Compton, and now the new movie Detroit.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Funraox29U
Related A Conversation With Police on Race By GEETA GANDBHIR and PERRI PELTZ The New York Times Nov. 11, 2015 | 6:37 http://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000004027684/a-conversation-with-police-on-race.html
Haunted by Memories for 100 Years NYT Sep. 27, 2015
Haunted by Memories for 100 Years Video The New York Times 27 September 2015
In 1915, Mamie Kirkland and her family fled Ellisville, Miss., in fear that her father would be lynched.
She swore she would never return.
But at age 107, she made the journey.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toWC8yOp7Xk
Related Haunted by Memories for 100 Years NYT Sep. 20, 2015 | 5:00 http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000003923891/haunted-by-memories-for-100-years.html
The Ferguson Case, Verbatim NYT 6 August 2015
The Ferguson Case, Verbatim Video Op-Docs | The New York Times 6 August 2015
This short video juxtaposes the reenacted testimony of two key witnesses in the shooting of the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, MO.
Produced by: Brett Weiner Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1ORfE8k Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQXbEUEtf2U
A More Perfect Union Story Corps 30 June 2015
A More Perfect Union Video Story Corps 30 June 2015
When Theresa Burroughs came of voting age, she was ready to cast her ballot —but she had a long fight ahead of her.
During the Jim Crow era, the board of registrars at Alabama's Hale County Courthouse prevented African Americans from registering to vote.
Undeterred, Theresa remembers venturing to the courthouse on the first and third Monday of each month, in pursuit of her right to vote.
Directed by: The Rauch Brothers Art Direction: Bill Wray Producers: Lizzie Jacobs, Maya Millett & Mike Rauch Animation: Tim Rauch Audio Produced by: Nadia Reiman & Katie Simon Music: Fredrik Label: The Kora Records Publisher: House of Hassle
Funding Provided by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA87JWa0bEw
Black Panther Professor: Bobby Seale and D'Angelo in Oakland NYT 26 June 2015
Black Panther Professor: Bobby Seale and D'Angelo in Oakland Video The New York Times 26 June 2015
Bobby Seale co-founded the Black Panther Party.
The R&B star D’Angelo speaks out on racial injustice in his new album.
The two met in Oakland, Calif.
Produced by: Zackary Canepari and Ora DeKornfeld Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Dfp-PzOLE
A Conversation About Growing Up Black NYT 8 May 2015
A Conversation About Growing Up Black Video Op-Docs | The New York Times 8 May 2015
In this short documentary, young black men explain the particular challenges they face growing up in America.
Produced by: Joe Brewster and Perri Peltz Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1bBlzAB Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAw51caEeg&index=1&list=PL4CGYNsoW2iCb4uQUNgWK6TJJgNVp-MpP
A Conversation With My Black Son NYT 18 March 2015
A Conversation With My Black Son Video Op-Docs | The New York Times 18 March 2015
In this short documentary, parents reveal their struggles with telling their black sons that they may be targets of racial profiling by the police.
Produced by: Geeta Gandbhir and Blair Foster Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1AUYBtI Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgfX1y60Gw
The Ferry: A Civil Rights Story NYT 8 March 21015
The Ferry: A Civil Rights Story Video Retro Report 8 March 21015
Weeks before Selma's Bloody Sunday in 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged residents of Gee's Bend, Ala., to vote, and fed a continuing fight over a small ferry that would last for decades.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIup5K3J5vc
Gay Talese on the Legacy of Selma NYT 8 March 2015
Gay Talese on the Legacy of Selma Video The New York Times 8 March 2015
Gay Talese reflects on how events in Selma, Alabama, fifty years ago (March 7, 2015, marks the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a turning point in the civil rights movement) affected race relations in the United States.
Produced by: Colin Archdeacon and Natalia V. Osipova Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1GePGHB Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFfr81lILjw
A Call From Selma NYT 7 March 2015
A Call From Selma Video Op-Docs | The New York Times 7 March 2015
This short documentary explores how the murder of a white minister in Selma, Ala., helped catalyze the civil rights movement.
Produced by: Andrew Beck Grace
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klNPO8X-q3Q
Black Panthers Revisited NYT 23 January 2015
Black Panthers Revisited Video Op-Docs | The New York Times 23 January 2015
This short documentary explores what we can learn from the Black Panther party in confronting police violence 50 years later.
This is part of a series of videos produced by Independent filmmakers, who are supported in part by the nonprofit Sundance Institute.
Produced by: Stanley Nelson and Laurens Grant Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1BMFR57 Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZpDt6OYnI
Curt Flood: The Athlete Who Made LeBron James Possible NYT 7 October 2014
Curt Flood: The Athlete Who Made LeBron James Possible Video Retro Report | The New York Times 7 October 2014
When baseball star Curt Flood rejected a trade in 1969, he challenged America’s pastime and helped spark a revolution that rippled beyond the game.
Produced by: Retro Report Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1s3p8Gf Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-gZEGyf-7g&index=23&list=UUqnbDFdCpuN8CMEg0VuEBqA
Michael Brown’s Body Ferguson Missouri 2014 NYT 25 August 2014
Michael Brown’s Body Ferguson Missouri 2014 Video The New York Times 25 August 2014
For at least four hours after he was shot by a police officer, the body of Michael Brown lay in the middle of Canfield Drive.
What happened in those hours set the stage for two weeks of unrest.
Produced by: Brent McDonald and Alexandra Garcia Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1tBMAIP Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPHJnm4DPDc&list=UUqnbDFdCpuN8CMEg0VuEBqA&index=4
Civil rights leaders look back at the 1960s WP 18 May 2014
Civil rights leaders look back at the 1960s Video 18 May 2014
The so-called "Great Society" era was a turbulent time of change with President Lyndon B. Johnson ushering an era of transformation, centered around programs coming from the federal government.
A huge part of that decade: the civil rights movement and the people focused on changing the country.
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itLpup9Y0TU&list=PL8QBkS_wk32X_N0xvHoKM0Mgs7QvQJZ9t
MICHAEL NUTTER - MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA HARDTALK INTERVIEW BBC 8 November 2013
MICHAEL NUTTER - MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA Video HARDTALK INTERVIEW - BBC NEWS 8 November 2013
Speaking to the HardTalk programme the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, said that the violence within the African-American community in the US could be helped by more investment in education and job training.
"When people are educated and can get a job, they're not involved in violence, they are not involved crime," said Mr Nutter.
The mayor, who was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011, has made reducing crime - particularly the city's murder rate - a focus of his time in office.
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zf-UfpCKZE&list=PLS3XGZxi7cBWNRyHpG2jv3FiFv7TnqYwq&index=12
Jesse Jackson interview: 'Black Americans are free, but not equal' G 12 August 2013
Jesse Jackson interview: 'Black Americans are free, but not equal' Video 12 August 2013
The acquittal last week of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has reignited the debate about race and racism in America.
Veteran civil rights campaigner and former presidential candidate the Reverend Jesse Jackson reflects on the 'blacklash' that threatens the African-American community 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr's March on Washington
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tef-x_SQZAY&list=PL0C73F1830698CCFF&index=8
President Obama Speaks on Trayvon Martin July 19, 2013
President Obama Speaks on Trayvon Martin Video July 19, 2013
President Obama makes a statement about Trayvon Martin and the verdict of the court trial that followed the Florida teenager's death
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBdZWbncXI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ
A History of Voting Rights NYT 25 June 2013
A History of Voting Rights Video NYT 25 June 2013
For much of the 20th century, voting remained a contentious issue, but the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, suggesting that conditions have changed.
Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/19qy1kg Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4XtZ-tIzIA
The Tawana Brawley Case NYT 3 June 2013
The Tawana Brawley Case Video Retro Report | The New York Times 3 June 2013
In 1988, the nation learned the truth about the alleged crimes against Tawana Brawley, but the shocking story was far from over.
Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/15vtdnY Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T78DwdFUq0c
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross The Cotton Economy and Slavery, Episode 2 PBS 29 October 2013
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross | The Cotton Economy and Slavery, Episode 2 Video PBS 29 October 2013
"The Age of Slavery" premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 8/7c on PBS. For more, visit: http://www.pbs.org/manyrivers
Many stakeholders in the South and North benefited from the cotton economy that fueled slavery's expansion.
The cotton economy increased the number of slaves in America and led to cotton plantations spreading west across the Deep South to Texas.
This created the second largest forced migration in America's history, as African Americans were uprooted from the Upper South to the Deep South.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRlfMhP_CMI
Eyes on the Stars StoryCorps 27 January 2013
Eyes on the Stars Video StoryCorps 27 January 2013
On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space.
But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
Funding Provided by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting National Endowment for the Arts In partnership with POV. Directed by: The Rauch Brothers Art Direction: Bill Wray Producers: Lizzie Jacobs & Mike Rauch Animation: Tim Rauch Audio Produced by: Michael Garofalo Music: Fredrik Label: The Kora Records Publisher: House of Hassle
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=41&v=okF5UGpivR8
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