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African American and Proud

A collection of films on African Americans.

Be Too Much | United States of Comedy, Ep 2

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Special | 23m 40s | Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup. (23m 40s)

The Making of a Griot | United States of Comedy, Ep 1

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Special | 23m 51s | Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water. (23m 51s)

All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5

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Special | 4m 15s | The powerful story of an enslaved woman who sued and won her family’s freedom in 1832. (4m 15s)

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