Greensboro: Closer to the Truth
On November 3, 1979, members of the Communist Workers Party were holding a Death to the Klan rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. Suddenly a caravan rounded the corner, scattering the […]
The Guestworker – Bienvenidos a Carolina del Norte
Having spent the last 40 years harvesting American crops, Candelario Gonzalez Moreno (Don Cande) is now a guestworker in the U.S. Government’s H-2A Visa Program. While he has made the […]
HOTEL CLERMONT
HOTEL CLERMONT documents the last days of a storied Atlanta hotel and the lives of its residents, who occupy the fringes of Atlanta society. Until it was officially shuttered in […]
In So Many Words
Lucy Daniels believes that a family secret her sister told her when she was only four years old radically impacted the trajectory of her life, and set in motion a […]
Inner Revolutions: Muslim Americans and the Legacy of Imam Khomeini
During the 1979 Iranian Revolution, many Americans came to know Ayatollah Khomeini as a stern, uncompromising political leader who hated America. The United States had helped install the Shah Pahlavi […]
JIG SHOW | Leon Claxton’s Harlem in Havana
Step right up, folks! The last remaining great troupers are finally telling their stories about one of America’s most successful traveling shows. JIG SHOW | Leon Claxton’s Harlem in Havana is a compelling hour-long […]
Landscapes of the Heart: The Elizabeth Spencer Story
Elizabeth Spencer, 86, is a quietly sophisticated woman, reared on a Mississippi plantation in the midst of the Depression. Her small dark eyes twinkle like a 17-year-old who has just […]
The Rise and Fall of Liberty
The Rise and Fall of Liberty examines Durham’s development and shifting economy through the lens of its last tobacco auction house. In its prime, Liberty Warehouse was a central part […]
Washerwoman – DO NOT PUBLISH
Harriet Tubman. Madame C.J. Walker. Josephine Baker. Billie Holiday. All of these women at some point were washerwomen- women who took in laundry to make a living. Once the number […]
American Reckoning
America’s recent resurgence of racist violence only scratches the surface. Buried below are hundreds, maybe thousands, of mostly black men murdered by the Klan and their sympathizers. Nearly all of […]
