January serves as a moment to pause and reflect on 2021 and look ahead to a new year. This month, watch films that explore social inequality issues and examine human rights, economic impacts, and the resilience of communities, recognizing the urgent work that must be done to transform America into a more equitable society.
Fannie Lou Hamer's America
Fannie Lou Hamer's America is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer's America explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.
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As a new year begins, WORLD looks beyond today to what 2022 may bring. Explore our January viewer’s guide of films that examine the current state of the U.S. and the world, and how we can continue to restore our communities.
This month, honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with films celebrating his legacy and those who continue his mission of service, including the pivotal series Eyes on the Prize and a first look at Fannie Lou Hamer’s America as a part of the season 10 premiere of America ReFramed.
And continue to watch Doc World’s WHY SLAVERY? during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
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In 2022, America ReFramed will broadcast its 10th season, bringing with it a slate of new films from multicultural makers that explore unique experiences of Americans from all corners of the nation.
To inform and inspire with real stories from around the world.
Student co-hosts Kate Nakamura and Terry Jones Jr. talk to PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs on what their "new normal" looks like at school during the pandemic. Watch Our New Normal: How Teens Are Redefining School Life on Jan. 25 at 7p ET.
A Lutheran pastor's bid to be his district's first Arab American councilman.
Over the last year, while the world has faced unprecedented obstacles, it has also celebrated its share of triumphs. Explore a list of WORLD Channel's best documentaries from 2021 and look for what’s new to come in 2022.
As the U.S. continues to fight COVID-19, vaccines have become the most efficient way of curbing the virus, but a hesitancy in Americans to get vaccinated threatens to delay the process.
When the Dominican Republic strips citizenship for anyone with Haitian parents, young activist Elena becomes the face of the struggle to remain in the country built on the labor of her ancestors.
Decolonizing Mental Health calls for a redress of ways we define and treat mental health.
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