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#ICYMI on @AmericaReFramed: music and community have always gone hand-in-hand for American Blues musician Leo "Bud" Welch. Learn his story in @LateBlossomBlues, streaming free online on @worldchannel. #WORLDxBHM
Leo "Bud" Welch first picked up a guitar at age 13, but his recording and touring career didn't begin until age 81. Tune into @AmericaReFramed’s @LateBlossomBlues, 2/26 on @worldchannel to learn about his musical journey. #WORLDxBHM
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against civil asset forfeiture, limiting state + local police's ability to seize the property of suspects. Learn about how this practice has fueled the poverty-to-prison pipeline by screening #DoNotResistFilmPBS: https://t.co/hY885anCa0
The #CivilRights leader Malcolm X was killed Feb. 21, 1965, at a rally in New York City. Hear from a witness and visit the site of the assassination in the past, present, and in 360 video. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/wu7uJ4fvp6
Tonight on @AmericaReFramed: Spencer Nero is a cowboy from Rentiesville, OK, one of the last remaining all-black towns in America. He wants to prove that it's still possible to make a good living in his hometown. Watch Struggle and Hope on 2/19 at 8/7c on @worldchannel#WORLDxBHM
Listening to others recount stories of trauma and abuse can be difficult. Visit the resources section of the #MindingTheGapPBS discussion guide to connect with support. https://t.co/3htWAkybUm
Watching #MindingtheGapPBS and looking for ideas for how to bring the film into your classroom? Check out our resource for educators and share your own ideas!
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"If they take away our water, we'll be left with nothing." Watch Struggle and Hope to learn how residents of all-black towns in Oklahoma are working to save their communities. 2/19 at 8/8c on @worldchannel. @AmericaReFramed#WORLDxBHM
In Taft, OK, music connects residents to their pasts and to each other. Watch Struggle and Hope on 2/19 at 8/7c on @worldchannel to learn how residents of all-black towns fight to save their towns and their histories. @AmericaReFramed#WORLDxBHM
Brother Outsider: the Life of Bayard Rustin combines rare archival footage with provocative interviews to illuminate the life and work of a forgotten prophet of social change. #brotheroutsider is now available to stream: https://t.co/3Kkkx9RUw2
This #VDay, be inspired to take action after viewing #HooliganSparrowPBS, in which activist Ye Haiyan seeks justice against an elementary school principal who abused six girls. #RiseResistUnite
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"Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings." -@WHO#VDay#BreakTheChain
This #VDay explore the reading list for #TheApologyFilmPBS, which follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls & women forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII. #TurningPainIntoPower
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Global estimates published by WHO indicate that over 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. #VDay@WHO
Join us in observing #VDay, an international day of solidarity to end violence against women and girls. Gender-based violence is a a major public health crisis and violation of human rights. #RiseInSolidarity#UntilTheViolenceStops
In 1963, Bayard Rustin organized the March on Washington, the biggest civl rights protest America had ever seen. But his open homosexuality forced him to remain in the background, marking him as a "brother outsider." Stream #brotheroutsider now: https://t.co/fYlloBI0Kf