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Jun

Independent Lens | Two Spirits

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Watch Thursday, June 12, 2014 on WORLD | This film explores the life and death of a boy, who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.

Jun

The Powerbroker: Whitney Young and the Fight for Civil Rights

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Watch Monday, June 16, 2014 at 7pm on WORLD | This film follows the journey of Whitney M. Young, Jr. from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League.

Jun

Independent Lens | Love Free or Die

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Watch Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 6pm & 9pm on WORLD | Faith, love, marriage, homosexuality and the Episcopal Church collide in the first openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire.

May

Journey: Don’t Stop Believin’ 2014

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Watch Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 11pm | Follow the personal journey of Arnel Pineda, of the rock band Journey, on a whirlwind world tour.

May

Independent Lens | God Loves Uganda

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Watch Monday, May 19, 2014 at midnight | Explore a place where religion and African culture intersect.

May

Independent Lens | Let the Fire Burn

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Watch Monday, May 12, 2014 at midnight | Review the feud between Philadelphia police and radical group MOVE that ended tragically in 1985.

Apr

Independent Lens | A Fragile Trust

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Watch Monday, May 5, 2014 at midnight | Hear the shocking story of a promising young reporter caught plagiarizing and supplementing his own reporting with fabricated details.

Apr

Independent Lens | Muscle Shoals

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Watch Monday, April 28, 2014 at midnight | Celebrate the Alabama studio that united black and white to create music for the generations.

Apr

Independent Lens | The Trials of Muhammad Ali

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Watch Monday, April 14, 2014 at midnight | Witness Muhammad Ali’s toughest bout, his battle to overturn his prison sentence for refusing U.S. military service.

Mar

Independent Lens | Brothers Hypnotic

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Watch Monday, April 7, 2014 at midnight | See how the eight band members test their father’s ideals against their own brotherly vision.

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American Masters

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Please view the original post to see the video. Migrant Mother, the iconic photo representing America's Great Depression, is part of the body of work Dorothea Lange created while working for the F...