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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Coen was born with cystic fibrosis and later developed diabetes. With a lung capacity of just 20%, Coen spent a 1/3 of each day dealing with treatments of varying kinds. At age 15 he received a double lung transplant, a procedure that saved his life. Now a once painful hissing sound can be recognized as a laugh, a difficult walk now a full-on run, he can even wrestle with his little brother. Able to live like a normal teenager, Coen enjoys snorkeling,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The Ballerina had planned a “Pas de Trois” dance with the Strongman and the Clown but accidentally left out the Goblin. To get attention, the Goblin plays tricks on the other boys and the Ballerina ends up blaming the wrong person. But all is cleared up in the end and they include their friend Goblin in a “Pas de Quatre” dance instead.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
From Chinese New Year to Christmas, “Let's Celebrate” looks at religious and cultural festivals from a child’s perspective. Each episode visits a different UK community to witness a family dressing up, decorate the house, prepare food, or exchange gifts. A musical or dramatic performance tells the story behind the festival. In Part Five, Charlotte introduces viewers to the festival celebrating St. David, the patron saint of Wales. She and her...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
LuLu and Jelly are very excited to see the "colored" water they heard about in the city's water fountain, but are surprised to learn what "colored" water actually means.
When Abby tells cousins LuLu and Jelly about the colored water in town in the 1960s, they decide to see for themselves and learn about the civil rights movement.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009], c1987
Language
English
Description
As the strain of total war increased on both sides, the Union and Confederacy each bitterly fought on in an effort to break the other's will. Topics in this program range from draft riots in the North and the Union's recruitment of African-Americans, to the hardships imposed on the South by the ongoing coastal blockade and Sherman's March to the Sea, to the wartime leadership of Lincoln and Davis, to the battles that shaped the beginning of the end...
Series
Language
Français
Description
In this French language program, Franklin shares secrets and accidentally reveals that Skunk doesn't know how to swim. Skunk later learns that Franklin has a rash on his foot. Franklin fears that Skunk will tell his secret in front of everyone at the swimming party.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c2000
Language
English
Description
As communism tightened its grip on what was once South Vietnam, a stream of refugees poured into America. This program uses poignant interviews and archival footage to reveal the fortitude of Vietnamese who faced the gravest hardships in their escape to the U.S. following the fall of Saigon. In addition, Vu-Duc Vuong, of the University of California, Berkeley, and South Vietnamese and American veterans give their firsthand views on the Vietnam War,...
Pub. Date
[2007], c1992
Language
English
Description
Two generations ago it was a recipe for social ostracism; a generation ago the tongues wagged; and now there are some once totally clannish ethnic groups with a 60% rate of intermarriage. This program examines how and why couples of different colors, religions, and ethnic roots are drawn to one another, how their differences affect their marriages, how they deal with their friends, and how their parents make peace with the children-in-law they wish...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would become a cultural movement. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it ... Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and over 80,000 people downloaded the supporting work Me and White Supremacy. Updated and expanded from the original edition, Me and White Supremacy...
Pub. Date
[2010], c2008
Language
English
Description
For many different reasons-perhaps because of ignorance or long-standing cultural and political barriers-China is often viewed by outsiders as a homogeneous nation. Such erroneous views are slowly giving way to greater awareness of the country's myriad minority populations. This program introduces viewers to the 55 officially recognized minority groups of China as many of their members gather to celebrate their diversity and preserve their ways in...
17) Tomorrow's Islam
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
Both in principle and historically, Islam is a pluralistic and progressive faith. Unfortunately, world events involving extremist groups and fundamentalist regimes have projected a distorted image of the religion into the West. In this program, devout Muslim intellectuals-Ridwan al-Killidar, of the Al Khoei Foundation; Baroness Pola Manzila Uddin, the first Muslim woman to sit in Britain's House of Lords; the "Muslim Martin Luther," Tariq Ramadan;...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Layla Saad is one of the most important and valuable teachers we have right now on the subject of white supremacy and racial injustice."-New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert Based on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey of how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of...
Pub. Date
[2007], c2007
Language
English
Description
In her book Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, Melissa Harris-Lacewell studies various ways that racial and political issues are discussed in America. Bill Moyers talks with the Princeton University associate professor about the need for constructive public dialog as the racial makeup of the United States evolves. Also on the program are Harper's Magazine publisher John R. MacArthur, author of The Selling of "Free...
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