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Citizen Journalism

Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to audio and video, new voice are continuously arriving on the stage of opinion. These selections speak to that trend with a special focus on content created by citizens and documentaries created with a unique citizen perspective.

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Faces Of Change
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Faces Of Change 56mins

Join us for a series of online web & video chats with our favorite filmmakers. First on May 13th, Michele Stephenson.

PRX Public Radio Talent Quest: State of Reunion
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PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins

The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.

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Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration

Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...

Black Family

Black Family

Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...

Black Locales

Black Locales

Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...

AfroPoP

AfroPoP

Many complicated and opposing, not to mention controversial, viewpoints are often presented about Africa....

Spotlight

Spotlight

The process of independent filmmaking, especially in terms of documentary content, is one that has constantly...

The Masculinity Project

The Masculinity Project

What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...

Africa Open For Business

Africa Open For Business

"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...

Mandisa
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Mandisa 4mins 20secs

Mandisa, a young poet living in a township of Durban, South Africa, shares her challenges pursuing a career in the arts.

Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute
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Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins

Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.

Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
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Remix: In Search of Our Fathers

Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.

Remix: Slaying Goliath
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Remix: Slaying Goliath 8mins

Producers and "basketball parents" Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson profile their son's coach and his sometimes intense relationship to the team.

Remix: 10 Days In Africa
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Remix: 10 Days In Africa 10mins

A remix of Regi Allen's energetic and impressionistic "10 Days in Africa" chronicling his journey to West Africa - Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal - along with other African American travelers.

Juvenile Asylum
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Juvenile Asylum

High school youth examine their rights in the context of fair searches on school grounds.

Education
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Education 08mins 30secs

Education and the black male, youth in general, link to many wide themes within the black community, here the students of Hampton explore it.

Prison
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Prison 09mins 49sec

Students at Hampton take on the US prison system.

Sojuke
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NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins

A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.

None on Record: Nick
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None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs

After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.

Juke Joint Live
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NMI 2007 ~ Juke Joint Live 5mins

As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, Jacqueline Olive and Darcie Sanders create an audio pod exploring the history of juke joints in Mississippi

The Other Side
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NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs

Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?

Black Hole
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NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins

A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.

From Black Power To Black Monday
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From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs

Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition

Blues People ~ Super Chicken
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NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 07secs

As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.

Pictoons: Animated In Senegal
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Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs

A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.

Daallo Airlines
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Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs

Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.

Made In Lesotho
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Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs

Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.

Remixing The Blues ~ Africa
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NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs

As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.