In Search of Bengali Harlem
As a teen, Alaudin Ullah was swept up by the energy of hip-hop and rebelled against his Bangladeshi roots. Now a playwright contending with post-9/11 Hollywood’s Islamophobia, he sets out to tell his parents’ stories. IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM tracks his quest from mid-20th-century Harlem to Bangladesh, unveiling intertwined histories of South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans.
Episodes
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In Search of Bengali Harlem
S12 E5 - 1h 22m
As a teen, Alaudin Ullah was swept up by the energy of hip-hop and rebelled against his Bangladeshi roots. Now a playwright contending with post-9/11 Hollywood’s Islamophobia, he sets out to tell his parents’ stories. IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM tracks his quest from mid-20th-century Harlem to Bangladesh, unveiling intertwined histories of South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans.
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Hundreds of Thousands
S12 E4 - 20m 1s
In HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, a family reeling from the unjust incarceration of an ailing mentally ill loved one, calls on their faith and the strength of community to right a systemic wrong. Music, love and creativity are used to permeate the isolation of a solitary confinement cell, and a public performance on prison grounds is used to challenge the state to do better.
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What These Walls Won't Hold
S12 E3 - 43m 36s
Transcending the grim realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adamu Chan's WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD paints a portrait of resilience and hope blossoming within San Quentin State Prison. Chan, formerly incarcerated himself, offers an insider's view delving into his own journey towards freedom, while amplifying the voices of his community and their loved ones on both sides of the prison walls.
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A Woman on the Outside
S12 E2 - 1h 23m
After watching nearly every man in her life disappear into prison, Kristal Bush channels her struggle into reuniting other Philadelphia families divided by incarceration. But when her father and brother come home after decades behind bars, she confronts the greatest challenge yet - can she unite her own family without losing herself?
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The Cost of Inheritance
S12 E1 - 55m 23s
THE COST OF INHERITANCE, an America ReFramed special, explores the complex issue of reparations in the U.S. using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate.
Extras + Features
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The Cost of Inheritance | Callie House & Reparations History
S12 E1 - 1m 19s
Beginning in the 1800s, the reparations movement started with Mrs. Callie House, who led the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association. Historian Mary Frances Berry tells of House's efforts to organize Black Americans to ask for compensation from the government and the backlash against her that would not slow the activist down until her death.
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The Cost of Inheritance | Preview
S12 E1 - 30s
THE COST OF INHERITANCE, an America ReFramed special, explores the complex issue of reparations in the U.S. using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate.
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The Cost of Inheritance | The Wealth Gap of Black Americans
S12 E1 - 2m 37s
Through her ancestry, the harm they created in slavery, and the privilege it has granted her, Lotte Lieb Dula found Briayna Cuffie in her work on reparations. The two work together to tell their own stories and teach Americans about what they can do to repair their history. What they also share is the wealth gap between Black and white Americans that began with slavery and continues today.
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The Cost of Inheritance | A Reparation of Land
S12 E1 - 2m 50s
In 2019, Sarah Eisner discovered acres of land that her ancestor, George Adam Keller, granted to enslaved Zeke Quarterman in the 1800s. But the title of ownership was never legally given. Eisner connected with Quarterman's descendant, Randy, who at first doubted the proposition, and they are now working together to right history's wrongs.
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In Search of Bengali Harlem | Preview
S12 E5 - 30s
As a teen, Alaudin Ullah was swept up by the energy of hip-hop and rebelled against his Bangladeshi roots. Now a playwright contending with post-9/11 Hollywood’s Islamophobia, he sets out to tell his parents’ stories. IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM tracks his quest from mid-20th-century Harlem to Bangladesh, unveiling intertwined histories of South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans.
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Geographies of Kinship
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May 30
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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Geographies of Kinship
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May 31
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
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May 31
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
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May 31
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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Geographies of Kinship
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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Geographies of Kinship
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Jun 2
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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Geographies of Kinship
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Jun 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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Geographies of Kinship
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Jun 2
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Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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From Here
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Jun 6
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Artists and activists from immigrant families fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities in New York and Berlin. -
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America ReFramed
From Here
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Jun 7
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Artists and activists from immigrant families fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities in New York and Berlin. -
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America ReFramed
From Here
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Jun 7
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Artists and activists from immigrant families fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities in New York and Berlin. -
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America ReFramed
From Here
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Jun 7
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Artists and activists from immigrant families fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities in New York and Berlin. -
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America ReFramed
From Here
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Jun 8
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Artists and activists from immigrant families fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities in New York and Berlin. -
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America ReFramed
From Here
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Jun 9
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Artists and activists from immigrant families fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities in New York and Berlin.
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