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Racism

Is Asian-American Safety Backsliding?

July 13, 2022 | Clip

Hate crime targeting Asian Americans is on the rise, and many are recalling the gruesome murder of Vincent Chin in 1980s Detroit. Helen Zia was on the front lines as an activist then and still leads the fight today. She…

Police on Trial

June 1, 2022 | Clip

“Police on Trial”, which is supported by The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative – features police cam video of Derek Chauvin using excessive force years before George Floyd’s death

From the Archives: A Conversation with Elie Wiesel

April 18, 2022 | Episode

A group of journalists sit down with Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, a renowned author and humanist. The Nobel laureate discusses everything from the rise of antisemitism and the origins of hate to Jewish/Black relations and the importance of preventing future…

Full Film & More: Take This Hammer (1964)

April 18, 2022 | Episode

Author and activist James Baldwin meets with members of San Francisco's African American community in 1963. Escorted by Youth For Service's executive director, Orville Luster, Baldwin is intent on discovering "the real situation of Negroes in the city, as opposed…