Independent Lens
Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
Word Is Bond
From the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement to rap, Word Is Bond explores the connections between each era's poets and African American spoken word culture in inner cities today.
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Nefretiti Makenta
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The Film
This timely, thought-provoking documentary weaves poetry, music, dance, and interviews in an engaging and critical look at a generation of young African American poets while they struggle to define themselves, their mission, and their place within the renaissance continuum of African American culture.
