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William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from 2012 to 2016.
Total trailers found: 16
10 February 2024
An in-depth look at the Electoral College, its slavery origins, and its impact on society today. The film features four dynamic electors from different parties offering insight into the inner workings of this often-misunderstood institution.
07 October 2016
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
06 September 2022
Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.
22 September 2020
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
18 June 2021
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
27 January 2025
Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narratives in the press influence public perception and the fight for transgender rights.
24 March 2020
The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.
21 November 2023
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate why Black neighborhoods all over the country were “rioting” in protest.
06 January 2022
Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
28 June 2016
George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States.
05 September 2010
Documentary looking at the introduction of the some of the first black superheroes.
15 September 2020
George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States.
19 June 2021
“Looks at the impact key movements throughout U.S. history have had in shaping our society, laws and culture.
13 January 2020
A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
06 January 2020
"McCarthy" chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an election no one thought he could win.
05 March 2019
Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus on his five quintessential documentary series about American, African and African American history for PBS.
