Oprah Winfrey Network Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1) | 52 minutes
Oprah Winfrey leads the conversation speaking directly with Black thought leaders, activists and artists about systematic racism and the current state of America.
SELMA | 2 hours : 8 minutes | free via Amazon
True story of courage and hope that changed the world forever.
13TH | 1 hour: 40 minutes | free via Netflix
Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.
JUST MERCY | 2 hours: 16 minutes | free via Amazon
A powerful true story that follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his battle for justice as he defends a man sentenced to death despite overwhelming evidence to prove his innocence.
We need to talk about an injustice | 23 minutes | Bryan Stevenson TED Talk
Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.
King in the Wilderness | 1 hour: 52 minutes | via HBO
King in the Wilderness chronicles the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
The urgency of intersectionality | 18 minutes | Kimberlé Crenshaw TED Talk
Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.
