Black Women Like Ida B. Wells Very Vital to The Vote
The struggle began with mass demonstrations, passing pamphlets on the street, standing on soapboxes and explaining why women needed to the right vote. But, men, just as the remain today,…
AFI DOCS: Jimmy Carter’s Legacy is Dignified and Full of Rock ‘N’ Roll
Music has the ability to speak on numerous levels and it literally spoke through a bottle of scotch during and a late-night visit from musician Greg Allman with Jimmy Carter.…
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AFI DOCS 2020: Algorhymic Racial Bias Put on Blast in Coded Bias
To date, over 117 million people in the United State have their face in a facial recognition network Currently there are nine companies (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Tencent,…
AFI DOCS 2020: Political Superstars on Parade in And She Could Be Next
Working with Emily's List has opened my eyes to the staggering number of women who are smart, capable in politics. Gone are the days where there is only one (Barbara…
AFI DOCS 2020: First Vote Spotlights Asian Voting Issues
When Lance Chen, PHD states "...Asians are told two lies when coming to America. The Democratic Party is good for immigrants and minorities." I was like Wow...not sure if I'm…
AFI DOCS 2020: Women March for Equal Right in Sisters of ’77
2,000of the women were delegates elected by their states and territories and worked to adopt a national plan of acton that would be presented to the President of the United…
AFI DOCS 2020: THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE
Remember how uncomfortable we all felt watching the Clarence Thomas hearings, Chistine Blasey Ford get humiliated, every story of a every female slave who was raped or any woman who…
AFI DOCS 2020: Elder Abuse and Witchcraft Permeate The Letter
he Letter has moment that show how black people can make joy out of any occasion and situation regardless of the circumstances. It also shows how deep religion brews within…
AFI DOCS 2020: Guggenheim Symposium Conversation with Legendary Lee Grant
Lee Grant was and is a classic movie star. More importantly she is a movie star who has transitioned beautifully from movie star to documentary filmmaker. Film lovers recognize her…
AFI DOCS 2020: Portraits and Dreams Inspires Resilience and Imagination
Based on Ewald's book of he same name, Ewald travels back in time 30 years later to catch up with her students ( who around 7 years-old at the time).…
