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Title: Intelligent lives
Subjects--Topical: People with mental disabilities, Youth with mental disabilities, Education, People with mental disabilities, Vocational education, People with mental disabilities, Employment, Intelligence levels, Intelligence tests, Inclusive education, Inclusive education, Intelligence levels, Intelligence tests, People with mental disabilities, People with mental disabilities, Employment, People with mental disabilities, Vocational education, Youth with mental disabilities, Education
Description: Intelligent Lives stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities -- Micah, Naieer, and Naomie -- who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning...

Title: Mirrors of privilege
Subjects--Topical: Racism, Anti-racism, Race relations, Race awareness, Cultural pluralism, Equality, Multicultural education, Racism, Prejudices, Whites, Race identity, Asian Americans, Race identity, African Americans, Race identity, Race relations, Ethnic relations, Social justice, African Americans, Race identity, Anti-racism, Asian Americans, Race identity, Cultural pluralism, Equality, Ethnic relations, Multicultural education, Prejudices, Race awareness, Race relations, Racism, Social justice, Whites, Race identity
Description: This film advances the argument that with transformative learning, a dialogue for learning, changing, healing, and undoing race-based oppression can begin. It features the experiences and stories of White women and men who are social justice advoc...

Title: Raising Bertie
Subjects--Topical: Rural African American youth, African American high school boys, African American teenage boys, Coming of age, Alternative schools, Rural African Americans, Economic conditions, Rural African Americans, Social conditions, Rural African American youth, Education, African American high school boys, African American teenage boys, Alternative schools, Coming of age, Rural African American youth
Description: "Recorded over six years, Raising Bertie delivers an authentic and tender portrait of the lives of three young boys as they face a precarious coming of age within Bertie County, a rural African-American community in North Carolina, another harrowi...

Title: Talking black in America
Subjects--Topical: African Americans, Language, Language and culture, Black English, African Americans, Language, Language and culture, Black English
Description: "African American English is the most controversial and misunderstood variety of speech in America. With the perspectives of everyday speakers and the guidance of linguists, historians, and educators, Talking black in America showcases the history...

Title: Two spirits
Subjects--Topical: Two-spirit people, Sex role, Navajo Indians, Sexual behavior, Navajo Indians, Social life and customs, Indian gays, Crimes against, Gay youth, Crimes against, Hate crimes, Hate crimes, Navajo Indians, Social life and customs, Sex role, Two-spirit people, Indians, North American, Homophobia, Gender Identity, Sexual Behavior
Description: Examines the role of two-spirit people in the Navajo culture in the context of the story of a gay youth named Fred Martinez. Martinez was a ńadleeh́i or a male-bodied person with a feminine essence, who was murdered in a hate crime at the age of ...