This September, WORLD presents more reasons than one to clock back into your usual routine. Silence in Sikeston, a new Local, USA special, makes connections between history, violence and trauma in one Missouri city through a documentary film and companion podcast. HBCU Week returns alongside a new film, Segregation Scholarships, exploring a lesser-known piece of desegregation history. And America ReFramed is back with films sharing stories of election officials, housing advocates and community organizers.
A Decent Home
When housing on the lowest rung of the American dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose dream are we serving? A DECENT HOME, directed by Sara Terry, addresses urgent issues of class and economic (im)mobility through the lives of mobile home park residents who can’t afford housing anywhere else.
Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special
Set in the cutthroat, male-dominated world of high school debate, GIRL TALK tells the compelling story of five girls on the diverse, top-ranked Massachusetts team at Newton South. Often talked over, underrepresented and judged differently than their male counterparts, each girl learns to navigate gender biases, reminding us that equal rights and freedom of expression are worth fighting for.
Name Me Lawand
Lawand, deaf from birth, seeks a fresh start with his family in the UK after a traumatic year in a refugee camp. At Derby's Royal School for the Deaf, he learns sign language and discovers a way to communicate with the world. As he thrives, his family faces deportation, challenging their stability. Name Me Lawand is a love letter to the power of friendship and community.
Explore what it means to live with racism and violence and chart the toll it takes on our physical and mental health. This podcast is about finding the words to say the things that go unsaid. This is an invitation. Perhaps this journalism, these stories, will spark a conversation that you’ve been meaning to have. Hosted by KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony.
FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
This September, WORLD provides plenty of reasons to clock back into your routine – peruse our monthly viewer’s guide to find out what to watch and stream this month.
Premiering September 16, Silence in Sikeston makes connections between history, violence and trauma in one Missouri city. Plus, subscribe now to the companion podcast to learn more about how racism can make you sick.
Also new on the 16th, watch Segregation Scholarships, exploring a lesser-known part of desegregation history in America.
And watch the return of America ReFramed every Thursday with stories of election officials, housing advocates and community organizers.
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What's New
Silence in Sikeston is a multi-platform project exploring necessary questions about history, trauma, silence and resilience through one small Missouri city. Find out how to watch the film, listen to the podcast and learn more about the story of Sikeston.
As institutions and organizations across the country recognize the historical and cultural significance of HBUCs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) during nationally-recognized HBCU Week programs, WORLD presents Maryland Public Television (MPT)’s HBCU Week programming initiative with films following the athletics, music and legacies of HBCUs.
Black Americans forced to go North for advanced degrees return home to fight Jim Crow in the South.
Your vote counts every year. Change begins within every city and town across the nation and radiates upward. WORLD Channel explores theses issues – healthcare, economy, race, immigration, housing, climate change and more – told through the lens of politics and policy and the narrative of the American people.
In Hainan, China, young surfers aspire to join the national surf team and dream of the Olympics.
Stories of trans leaders addressing critical issues around economic empowerment and human dignity.
How do we define "home"? From stories of rural communities striving to be seen to explorations of what it means to feel at home, explore the economic, environmental and social issues that affect ways of life across the nation. From the heartland of America to Native lands, from the unacknowledged to the underserved, who are the people facing critical challenges and changes while fighting for a place to call home?
To embrace PRIDE, you often need to define yourself in your own way.
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