Racism
Emmy-Nominated 'Watchmen' Writer Explores Generational Trauma And Racism
Cord Jefferson wrote the episode of the HBO superhero series in which the main character goes back in time and to relive the trauma of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Originally broadcast Aug. 13, 2020.
Documentary Chronicles Students' Fight For Black Rights During 'Freedom Summer'
Freedom Summer, now streaming on PBS, focuses on the 1964 movement to get Black people to vote in Mississippi. Director Stanley Nelson and organizer Charles Cobb discussed the film in 2014.
Emmy-Nominated 'Watchmen' Writer Explores Generational Trauma And Racism
The HBO show uses sci-fi and superheroes to examine American racism. Cord Jefferson wrote the episode in which the main character goes back in time and to relive the trauma of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
It's More Than Racism: Isabel Wilkerson Explains America's 'Caste' System
In her new book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Wilkerson says that acknowledging America's caste system deepens our understanding of what Black people are up against in the U.S.