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Decade of Fire. by Hildebran, Gretchen,film director.; Vazquez, Vivian,film director.; Bayview Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bayview Entertainment in 2019.In the 1970s, fires consumed the South Bronx. Black and Puerto Rican residents were blamed, even as they fought to save their homes. Vivian Vázquez Irizarry pursues the truth around the fires, uncovering racist policies and neglect that shape our cities.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; Nineteen seventies.; Political participation.; Communities.; Fire.; Disasters.; Hispanic Americans.; New York (State).;

Forgotten Hero. by Smawley, Michelle,film director.; Morton, Joe,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joe MortonOriginally produced by PBS in 2025.The civil rights movement was set in motion by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. While some of its leaders are familiar, Walter White -- NAACP head from 1929 to 1955 and one of America’s most influential Black men -- has been all but forgotten. This film traces the fascinating and complex life of this neglected civil rights hero. From AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; Political participation.; United States--History.; Civil rights.; Civil rights workers--United States.;

The art of power : my story as America's first woman Speaker of the House / by Pelosi, Nancy,1940-author.;
"The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker -- how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Pelosi, Nancy, 1940-; United States. Congress. House; Legislators; Power (Social sciences); Women legislators; Women politicians; Women; Women;

Band of Sisters. by Fendelman, Joel,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2024.BAND OF SISTERS follows a group of 1.15 million women and men as they march through the streets of Washington DC for women's lives in what might possibly be the largest march in US history.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; History.; Women--Health and hygiene.; Political participation.; Abortion.; Feminism.; Women's rights.; Washington (D.C.).; United States--Politics and government.;

Periodical [videorecording] / by Plioplyte, Lina,film director.; Collective Eye Films,publisher.;
Periodical is an eye-opening documentary that examines science, politics, and mystery of the menstrual cycle, through the experiences of doctors, athletes, movie stars, journalists, activists, and everyday people.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Science films.; Nonfiction films.; Menstrual cycle.; Menstrual cycle; Menstrual cycle;
For private home use only.

We Afghan Women. by Migotto, Anna,film director.; Fedeli, Sabina,film director.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Eight Afghan women: a photographer, a director, a mayor, a sportswoman, a businesswoman, a teacher and two activists talk about their work over the last twenty years, about the arrival of the Taliban, and of escape and resistance. We meet up with them in the countries they found refuge in after their escape - Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany. Their stories and the footage shot by some of them have become a documentary also using animated drawings and private archives. A story of courage, freedom and the desire for equal rights.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; Human rights.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Ethnicity.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Political participation.; Equality.; Afghanistan.; Taliban.; Switzerland.; Refugees.; France.; Islam.; Italy.; Germany.;

The Technological Republic : Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West / by Karp, Alexander C.,author.; Zamiska, Nicholas W.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A sweeping indictment of Silicon Valley, showing how the West has slid into a culture of complacency, even as we enter a new era of mounting global threats"--
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); Regression (Civilization); Technology and state; World politics; Technology;

Illustrated Black history : honoring the iconic and the unseen / by McCalman, George,author,artist.; Reynolds, April,author.;
"A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers--famous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and more, with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Photobooks.; Illustrated works.; Personal narratives.; African Americans; African Americans.;

The kids book of great Canadian women / by MacLeod, Elizabeth; Mantha, John;
Brief biographies of more than 130 outstanding women of Canada and their achievements in exploration, science, the arts, politics and many other fields.
Subjects: Women;
© 2006., Kids Can Press,

Without you, there is no us : my time with the sons of North Korea's elite / by Kim, Suki,1970-;
Subjects: Kim, Suki, 1970-; Education; Elite (Social sciences); English teachers;

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