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Part 4: America in Black and White – Looking Ahead (BBC)

America in Black and White Episode 4 of 4 How are black Americans represented and what does it mean to be black in America today? Rajini Vaidyanathan discusses with those involved in politics, culture and activism. Travelling widely across the country she hears from...
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Part 3: America in Black and White – Segregation (BBC)

America in Black and White Episode 3 of 4 Rajini Vaidyanathan examines segregation. The Brown versus the Board of Education case and the civil rights movement were supposed to have brought Americans together, but in Kansas City Rajini sees for herself the much more...
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Part 2: America in Black and White – Economic Opportunity (BBC)

America in Black and White Episode 2 of 4 Rajini Vaidyanathan explores economic opportunity – or lack of it - amongst black Americans. She speaks to the academic whose study suggests employers think being black is as bad as having a criminal record but that they...
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Part 1: America in Black and White – Criminal Justice (BBC)

America in Black and White Episode 1 of 4 Rajini investigates the criminal justice system. In Nebraska she visits the conservative politician promoting laws to reduce the number of people behind bars. Will that help black Americans? “I hope so” he answers. Elsewhere...
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