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Betrayal of Justice is a stunning new documentary short film by Lindell Singleton that explores the Camp Logan tragedy that resulted in the execution of 18 soldiers. These men were convicted in a kangaroo court by the US military in 1917 for a crime to which many believe the majority of those convicted had no involvement. Considered the largest court martial in US military history, the men of the 24th Infantry were stationed amid the hostility of the Jim Crow South in Houston, Texas to help protect the construction of Camp Logan. For the men of the 24th Infantry, these were unimaginable circumstances. White townsmen and law enforcement resented black soldiers in uniform and made their sentiments clear: Never challenge the southern codes of white supremacy. On that sweltering August day, local law enforcement deliberately provoked the men of the 24th and what ensued was a heinous, preventable tragedy of historic gravitas. After the incident, it was discovered that for the first time in American history, more white people perished than did blacks during this race riot. Housed in the church chapel on base at Fort Sam Houston, the unjust trials and executions of these men were carried out within hours, without presidential review or due process. What happened in Houston was connected to an event that happened in East St. Louis, Illinois a few weeks earlier. The East St. Louis riot was one of 33 major interracial disturbances in the United States between 1919 and 49. More than 125 blacks were killed in East St. Louis in 1917. Most of the riots were concentrated in the period between 1915 through 1919 and 1940 through 1944. These were also times during World War I and World War II when large numbers of blacks migrated to northern cities from the south. Studies of the East St. Louis riot show that a major factor underlying the disturbance was resentment over the rapid buildup of blacks in previously white communities. Directed by Lindell Singleton, Betrayal of Justice: A Buffalo Soldier Story offers a most convincing assertion and sound justification for a presidential pardon for the men of the 24th Infantry who served in the United States Army with honor, dignity and valor. Unflinchingly sobering, Betrayal of Justice: A Buffalo Soldier Story is a compelling, must-see documentary for veterans, historians and ostensibly all Americans, especially those committed to righting the wrongs of our sometimes painful past, even when that task seems insurmountable.

Unfiltered dialogue on topics ranging from culture, art, and music to the contours of systemic racism, philosophy, the power of Socratic self-examination, and the possibilities of a peaceful and just world.

Jessica has to face everyday prejudice. She seeks in art a way of expressing herself and overcoming her insecurities.

Documentary reveals how a small Georgia city's history of overpolicing belies its liberal image

Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain explores Vernon Jordan's rise from the segregated South, his tenure as the head of several civil rights organizations, and his current position as a partner at a corporate law firm and financial behemoth Lazard. Jordan is one of the most influential African American thought leaders in America. Learn how he made this rise to power and fortune and the sacrifices he made.

"Hacktivist" group Anonymous returns from the shadows as the world deals with a widespread civil war, police brutality within the George Floyd protests, and a global pandemic.

The adventures of Koko The Clown, out of an ink bottle, with his sidekick Kokonut, his girlfriend Kokette and his foe Mean Moe. At the beginning of each episode, Koko interacts with the drawer. However, with Mean Moe's everlasting pranks, Koko always find a way to outcome these and win, either with the help of Kokonut...or vice versa !

A film about small Ontario town's struggle to restore a desecrated African-Canadian cemetary and the resulting turmoil over it.

The car of successful author Anna Rivers is found disabled next to the river, the thought being that she accidentally fell into the river while trying to change a flat tire. Her dead body is found upstream several weeks later, consistent with the accidental death theory. Based on incidents around him, her grieving husband, architect Jonathan Rivers, decides several months later to visit with Raymond Price, who approached John prior to Anna's body being found with news that she was trying to contact him from beyond. At that time, John was skeptical of Raymond's claims of electronic voice phenomena (EVP): that he is contacted from the beyond through electronic means - radio, television - which he is able to record. Along with Sarah Tate, another of Raymond's "clients" whose fiancé passed away, John becomes obsessed with EVP as he gets more and more audio and video messages, however fuzzy, from Anna from beyond. That obsession takes a slight change in focus when John believes that Anna is trying to pass along information to help others. But the nature of those messages and their connection to Raymond in combination with John learning that not all good comes through EVP leads to the possible belief that he dabbling in EVP in and of itself may be dangerous and the cause of those potentially deadly issues in which he is supposed to assist in helping. John has to decide whether or not to continue with his work in EVP, not continuing which means that he may actually prevent bad things from happening, and continuing which means that he gets his much wanted connection with Anna.

In early-1930s Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s, racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a lover of man and beast alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. Six months later he's down to his last nickel and orders a cup of coffee, which is served by Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek): beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check from H.L. Mencken (Richard Schickel), so he keeps writing and he keeps seeing Camilla. But he's mean to her for no apparent reason, so the relationship sputters. A housekeeper from back East suggests a way out of his jealousy and fears.

It follows Symone as she explores issues at the intersection of politics, culture and race.

Based on True Events, "From Segregation to Justice" The J.A. and Mattie De Laine Lecture Film will portray the events that led to the landmark court case of Briggs V. Elliot through the perspective of J.A. and Mattie De Laine.

Three funeral home employees--a white woman, a Black man, and a bi-racial gay man--must sort out who is in charge, and why, when the sudden death of the owner throws their lives in disarray. Their power struggles encompass misogyny, racism, and implicit bias. Along the way, they encounter the profane, the ridiculous, and many forms of grieving.

This is a beautiful and profound journey through various contexts of a lifetime, a captivating and poetic exploration about love, racial issues and belonging, as filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela examines her personal story of growing up in apartheid-scarred South Africa. Discover the power of memory and self-discovery as she reflects on her experiences and grapples with the complexities of identity in a deeply moving and intimate, thought-provoking investigation into what it means to be human.