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Black Family

Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight the contemporary state of the black family. These are the stories of places and people often left out of the grand conversation to the detriment of all of society. Mostly though, these are the stories of journeys to and from home, stories that are first universal in documenting that one thing we all have in common, a communal, ancestral, link with others of like history. These titles define and redefine the boundaries of the black family, and are selected to engender conversations on our concepts of the black family and the historical circumstances that cast on our ideals varying degrees of shadow and light.

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A Doula Story
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A Doula Story 56 mins

Loretha Weisinger, a doula (mid-wife) and counselor, helps young teen mothers experience their pregnancies with a little hope and humor.

A Place Of Our Own
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A Place Of Our Own 60 mins

In this cinematic love song to place and identity, director Stanley Nelson explores the rarely seen world of the black middle class and the town of Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, where African Americans have vacationed for generations.

Outside Looking In: Transracial Adoption In America
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Outside Looking In: Transracial Adoption In America 56mins

An exploration of transracial adoption in America through the stories of three mixed-race familes.

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THE PACT
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The Pact 56mins

Three friends growing up on the tough streets of Newark, New Jersey, form a strong bond as they are determined to become doctors.

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I Am A Man
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I Am A Man 56:46 mins

Byron Hurts exploration of black masculinity, fatherhood and youth malehood.

The Masculinity Project

The Masculinity Project

What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...

In Short

In Short

Sometimes brief glimpses are the most intriguing; flashes of insight, which are paradoxically fulfilling....

BlackART Roots

BlackART Roots

The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...

Africa Open For Business

Africa Open For Business

"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...

AfroPoP

AfroPoP

Many complicated and opposing, not to mention controversial, viewpoints are often presented about Africa....

Citizen Journalism

Citizen Journalism

Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...

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The DC Locative Media Project

We invite you to take a "geo" journey with us around Washington, D.C., a city that has strong liberation and freedom roots in the development of our great country.

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Fueling Voices

The "Fueling Voices" New Media Institute 2008 project is a collage of shared and user generated information.

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Collective Communities

Created in partnership with PBS' Frontline series, this site is a collection of relevant video content that can be presented to our new government.

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Virtual Harlem Machinima

The Virtual Harlem Machinima Project synthesizes the debate and dialogue around politics, race and identity in the United States, spanning from the Harlem Renaissance to this past election, advocating for active citizenship.

Aisha
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A Virtual Letter to the President (VLP)

Tothepresident.com enables everyday Americans to share their views directly with the new president, his administration and millions worldwide.

Sizzle
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SpeakOUT-- The Kid Open Letter

SPEAK OUT encourages civic engagement among 6 to 12 year olds by prompting them to submit ideas to address prominent citizens' issues as they most relate to kids' lives.

PRX Public Radio Talent Quest: State of Reunion
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PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins

The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.

Education
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Education 08mins 30secs

Education and the black male, youth in general, link to many wide themes within the black community, here the students of Hampton explore it.

Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt
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Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs

Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.

The Other Side
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NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs

Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?

Black Hole
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NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins

A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.

Pictoons: Animated In Senegal
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Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs

A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.

From Black Power To Black Monday
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From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs

Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition

Breaking Silences
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Breaking Silences 10mins

A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.

Face Of Tomorrow
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NMI Africa 2007 ~ Face Of Tomorrow 6mins 23secs

Student filmmaker Barakatu

Daallo Airlines
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Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs

Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.

House, Home & Finance
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House, Home & Finance 8mins 31secs

A profile of a successful mortgage lending business in Ghana.