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Poets, public figures and members of various communities join series creator Elisa New to engage in close readings of a single American poem. Each episode mixes lively discussion with archival materials, location footage, and vivid animation. The series offers audiences an immersive and accessible experience in reading poems that touch on many aspects of American life, past and present.
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One hundred years after the destruction of the Black-owned Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, residents and descendants examine the history of the 1921 tragedy and its aftermath. Through the historical lens of white violence and Black resistance, the film explores vital issues of atonement, reconciliation and reparation.
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After Newtown, guns in America: An unprecedented exploration of America's enduring relationship with firearms. Traces the evolution of guns in America, their inextricable link to violence, and the clash of cultures that reflect competing visions of national identity.
Marijuana nation: Hear revealing interviews with law enforcement, growers, scientists and everyday users who offer unique insight into the medical marijuana phenomenon.
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206) Journey to planet Earth: Dispatches from the Gulf 3 :ten years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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From back of container: "Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? An international team of scientists has spent nearly that long studying its environmental impact on humans, wildlife, and the ecosystem. They provide assessments of the current state of the Gulf, but lingering questions are challenging their ability to predict the long-term impacts."
207) The story of Ireland
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The Story Of Ireland is a five-part landmark history of Ireland presented by Fergal Keane. Ireland is living through a significant period in its cycle of history, since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the island has been at peace.
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Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers--Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier--changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.
209) How we got to now
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Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to hear extraordinary stories behind remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.