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• Midnight Basketball League

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Jamie Ceaser, Sports

  The Midnight Basketball league team, the Pistons, get ready for a game at the Henry Horner Boys and Girls Club and get a visit from Attorney General Neil Hartigan, who praises the work of the League. Continue reading →

• Marquette Park I

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Tom Palazzolo

  A film by Tom Palazzolo and Mark Rance documenting neo-Nazi activity in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago on August 21, 1976. The day marked one of many conflicts between black civil rights marchers and white supremacist neighborhood groups who were mobilizing to prevent black residents from moving into the neighborhood. Continue reading →

• (CBS) 60MinII: Jessie Jackson Jr.

  Black, Carol Marin, Politics

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  Reality: Family, Community, The Truce

  Black, Communities, Latinx

  This video presents a variety of interviews and musical performances on the subject of gangs and gang violence. The primary topic is the truce between Black and Latinx gangs in the Oakwood area of the neighborhood of Venice in Los Angeles, California in the summer of 1994.

  The people in the video include gang members, former gang members, and members of Los Angeles communities most affected by gangs. Speakers discuss the root causes of gangs, including disinvestment and lack of economic opportunity in Black and Latinx neighborhoods.

  Produced through the Imperial Courts Cap Video Workshop, 1994. Continue reading →

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  [Aristide speaks to Carver Community Club]

  Black, Communities, Politics

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  Message to the Grassroots: Henry Peco Justice Committee Part 2 of 2

  Black, Communities

  An episode of Message to the Grassroots, a cable access talk show produced & hosted by Michael Zinzun from 1988-1998 at Pasadena Community Access Corporation, which is now Pasadena Media. Continue reading →

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  Message to the Grassroots: Henry Peco Justice Committee Part 1 of 2

  Black, Communities

  An episode of Message to the Grassroots, a cable access talk show produced & hosted by by Michael Zinzun from 1988-1998 at Pasadena Community Access Corporation, which is now Pasadena Media. Continue reading →

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  Message to the Grassroots: Stop the Execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal

  Black, Communities

  An episode of Message to the Grassroots, a cable access talk show produced & hosted by Michael Zinzun from 1988-1998 at Pasadena Community Access Corporation, which is now Pasadena Media. Continue reading →