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Race and Culture

13 essential social justice-themed films of the 2010s

by Danielle A. Scruggs December 17, 2019January 16, 2020

Here’s our picks of films from the past decade that reflect the political, social and cultural upheaval that have shaped the times we live in now.

Perspectives, Race and Culture

Martin Luther King Jr., women, and the possibility of growth

by Jeff Kelly Lowenstein January 18, 2019January 21, 2019

After the Dan Ryan shutdown, we need to march to the polls

by Kanu Iheukumere July 9, 2018July 12, 2018

Perspectives, Race and Culture

In Chicago, Dick Gregory cultivated fame and activism

by Deborah Douglas September 5, 2017November 1, 2017

Child and Family, Education, Perspectives, Race and Culture

Kids must learn Black history movements and heroes

by Courtney Robinson and Jennifer Keys Adair February 27, 2015November 8, 2016

Looking back at Selma

by Yuri Han February 16, 2015February 25, 2015

Government and Politics, Perspectives, Race and Culture

‘Selma’ puts importance of Black voting power on display

by Christopher Benson January 23, 2015February 10, 2015

Government and Politics

Civil rights priest, photographer: ‘There’s so much work left to do’

by Angelica Sanchez August 4, 2014August 5, 2014