Chasing the Dream PBS

A public media initiative from @ThirteenWNET reporting on the people, issues, and solutions surrounding poverty and opportunity in America. #ChasingtheDreamPBS

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TONIGHT! During the Jim Crow era, Black Americans had to travel north to pursue higher education degrees. Explore the establishment and legacy of these so-called “segregation scholarships” on a new episode of #LocalUSA, 9/16 on @worldchannel: https://t.co/323sftTm5T

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Who are the leaders confronting discrimination against Black #transgender people? Explore #trans empowerment with @imarajones in American Problems, Trans Solutions a #ChasingTheDreamPBS film series premiering on @worldchannel on June 24: https://t.co/HuJBrC5Rgg @chasingthedream

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Stream now: “Segregation Scholarships” from @chasingthedream highlights the untold story of African Americans who traveled to the North in pursuit of advanced academic degrees when Southern graduate schools were white-only: https://t.co/g50Vtn5Yps #BlackHistoryMonth

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Thank you @anthemawards for honoring our "After Broad and Market" podcast with two 2024 Silver #AnthemAwards! Listen to the award-winning podcast that explores how justice was served in one of the first prosecuted #LGBTQ+ hate crime homicides in NJ at https://t.co/9jVNzvTmQO

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@chasingthedream and @JamilaPaksima are 2024 Silver #AnthemAwards winners in the Human & Civil Rights Category for "The Power of a Pardon,” which celebrates human stories of transformation around #CriminalJusticeReform. Watch the award-winning series: https://t.co/L9B0GWCs5W

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At MIT, America’s premier technological university, four African students strive to graduate into agents of change for their home countries. Stream POV: Brief Tender Light on @PBS. #BriefTenderLightPBS #POVonPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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An intimate look at how two artistic teenagers explore and develop their creative identity in a rapidly changing Oakland community. Stream POV Shorts: WHEN I WRITE IT now on @PBS. #POVShortsOnPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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Two deeply personal short films, THE GOLDEN RULE, and NATOUR’S GROCERY, recontextualize and reconsider what divides us and what brings us together. Stream POV Shorts: THE SPECTRUM OF DIVIDE now on @PBS. #POVShortsOnPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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In an old cigar factory in Cuba, the work is often demanding and repetitive. Enter the reader, who manages to keep employees entertained simply with a good book and the power of their voice. Stream POV's short film, LA LECTORA, on @PBS. #POVShortsOnPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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Shahnaz loves writing and her stories are inspired by her lifestyle. While her father wants to marry her off to better the family’s condition, Shahnaz wishes to pursue bigger dreams. Watch POV Shorts: THE DREAM OF A HORSE now on @PBS. #POVShortsOnPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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“When you don’t see yourself represented on screens, it just makes you feel invisible.” In the immensely popular world of British period dramas, what isn’t shown can be just as impactful as what is. Watch POV Shorts: CLASH now on @PBS. #POVShortsOnPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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Meet Dujuan: healer, hunter, and ten-years-old. POV: IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS traces his struggle to maintain a strong Arrernte identity while facing pressure to conform to the Western ideals of what an education entails. Stream now on @PBS. #POVonPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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Explore how the aftershocks of 9/11 are still being felt by the Muslim-American community today. POV: AN ACT OF WORSHIP offers valuable insight into the policies that impact everyday Muslims living in America today. Stream now on @PBS. #POVonPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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From the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the mountains of Iran, take a closer look at the power of global educational systems. Check out our new collection, "Hidden Syllabus," now streaming this January 2024 at @POVdocs on the @PBS App! #POVonPBS https://t.co/pJci3tnqUh

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Battling academic pressure, homesickness, and growing pains, four African students find themselves confronting cultural differences and shifting expectations at an elite university in Boston. Watch POV @btenderlightdoc now on @PBS. #BriefTenderLightPBS https://t.co/ZbbBccSmqL

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TONIGHT on @POVdocs: A Ghanaian MIT alum follows four African students. Striving to become agents of change, each wrestles with how much of their homeland to hold onto. @btenderlightdoc premieres at 9:30pm on @PBS. #BriefTenderLightPBS https://t.co/ZbbBccSmqL

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At elite American college MIT, four African youths strive to graduate into agents of change for their home countries. But can idealism survive growing up? Catch the premiere of POV @btenderlightdoc, 1/15 on @PBS. #BriefTenderLightPBS https://t.co/ZbbBccSmqL

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VOTE NOW to help "The Power of a Pardon” win the Anthem Community Voice Award! Celebrate this series that amplifies human stories around #CriminalJusticeReform, from @JamilaPaksima and @chasingthedream. Cast your vote: https://t.co/jATVEU4XSl

#AnthemAwards

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VOTE NOW! @chasingthedream is a finalist to win the Anthem Community Voice Award! Vote for "After Broad and Market” to support impactful storytelling that explores progress around #LGBTQ rights and justice. Cast your vote: https://t.co/yj6a80RXk7

#AnthemAwards

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VOTE NOW! @chasingthedream is a finalist to win the Anthem Community Voice Award! Vote for "The Power of a Pardon” to celebrate human stories of transformation around #CriminalJusticeReform. Cast your vote: https://t.co/jATVEU4XSl

#AnthemAwards @JamilaPaksima