Tag: black america
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Living in Ferguson, Missouri: Part 2
There is a lot of violence in America, and even more so, in neighbourhoods with low socio-economic status. In St Louis, Missouri, there are many such neighbourhoods where the crime rate is high and where people move out because they feel unsafe. The mother and daughter you will meet in this film express their frustration…
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Black Lives Matter
Muhiyidin lives in Charleston, South Carolina. As a young black man, he has experienced racism and injustice, and currently he is engaged in the Black Lives Matter movement. In this film Muhiyidin talks about the birth of Black Lives Matter, about black people being killed by the police and the high number of young black men ending…
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Street Corner Resources: Part 2
On the street corners of Harlem, New York, communities come together. Everybody wants the community to be a safe place and people from the neighbourhood come to the street corners with information about housing, employment and other useful information. The young men become more aware of the consequences of being in a gang. Most of…
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Living in Ferguson, Missouri: Part 1 – A Young Father
Tony is a young man living in Ferguson, Missouri, just outside the city of St Louis. He talks about regular police harassments and how frightened people are becoming by all the violence. Tony has kids, and what is most important for him is to take good care of them. Length: 06:03.
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African Americans – The Struggle Continues
We met Dominique Sharpton, the daughter of the famous activist Reverend Al Sharpton, in the National Action Network’s headquarters, on 145th street in Harlem New York on a Sunday morning. She gave us some insight into many of the issues that face America today, such as racial tensions, the disproportionate number of incarcerated black youths,…
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Street Corner Resources: Part 1
The problem: Many young people gather on the street corners of New York. They are engaged in gang activities, drug dealing and gun violence. The solution: Occupy the street corners. Talk to the young men. Connect them with former criminals who have spent years in prison. Make them understand that other people care about them.…