United Shades of America
8 episodes
1. Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?
1. Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?
Re-examining the national and international hate rhetoric in the current political era and the damaging systemic applications of white supremacy.
57min
Dec 31, 2019
2. All-American Family Farms
2. All-American Family Farms
The legacy of thriving Black farmers have been largely lost to time because of racist economic and social practices. Independent farmers now face the same fate.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
3. Going to Public School
3. Going to Public School
A tale of two Cleveland school districts: One strives for students to rise above their economic circumstances, the other confronts the racial achievement gap.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
4. The Gig Economy
4. The Gig Economy
Gig work is the fastest-growing category of new jobs in the US. In the gig economy, low and uncertain wages have replaced benefits and other worker's rights.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
5. The Time for Reparations
5. The Time for Reparations
Many scholars and activists believe the first step of reparations isn't money, but acknowledging the enormous scale of slavery in the US.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
6. Venezuelans in Florida
6. Venezuelans in Florida
South Florida is home of the largest number of Venezuelans in the US, and the treatment of this community here and abroad has political implications.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
7. Iranian-Americans in NY
7. Iranian-Americans in NY
The US and Iran are as connected as they are oppositional, intertwined through culture and politics. Iranian immigrants discuss their American experience.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
8. The Homeless Crisis in LA
8. The Homeless Crisis in LA
Exploring the racial, socio-economic and statistical dynamics that drive homelessness in the US and Los Angeles's notorious Skid Row.
42min
Dec 31, 2019
