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The Docuseek African-American Studies Collection

The African-American Studies Collection is an interdisciplinary collection of over 80 films focused on the social, political, and cultural history and present experience of African Americans.

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The Docuseek African-American Studies Collection collection includes the following titles:

In the Name of the Gene - imageIn the Name of the Gene

The story of the more than century-long myth of an all powerful "gene," and how this concept has been used as a social weapon to promote certain political agendas.

Bullfrog Films | 2025 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Post Atlantic - imagePost Atlantic

POST ATLANTIC: The Art of Dewey Crumpler tells Crumpler's story and follows him in his studio, at home, around the Bay, and at a high-profile opening at a New York gallery

Bullfrog Films | 2025 | 29 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Hard to Swallow, Episode 1: THIS IS BLACK PEOPLE’S SHIT (Pilot) - imageHard to Swallow, Episode 1: THIS IS BLACK PEOPLE’S SHIT (Pilot)

Tunde reflects on the erasure of Black chefs from New Orleans’ food culture even as tourism and hospitality hold up the city’s economy.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults
Hard to Swallow, Episode 2: There is No Authority without Hypocrisy - imageHard to Swallow, Episode 2: There is No Authority without Hypocrisy

Tunde visits Chef Syrena Johnson and revisits his conversation with the journalist, reflecting further on the first episode’s interwoven storylines.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults
Hard to Swallow, Episode 3: A Great White Hope - imageHard to Swallow, Episode 3: A Great White Hope

Tunde visits two of Detroit’s mayors: Dennis Archer, who blames Detroit’s collapse on his notorious successor Kwame Kilpatrick; and Mike Duggan, the first white mayor in fifty years.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults
Hard to Swallow, Episode 4: They're Not the Oscar Committee - imageHard to Swallow, Episode 4: They're Not the Oscar Committee

Tunde’s Nigerian food pop-ups in Detroit marked his professional entry into cooking, which coincided with leaving his restaurant, (revolver), after a dispute with his partner.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults
Hard to Swallow, Episode 5: Honey, It's Probably a Porno - imageHard to Swallow, Episode 5: Honey, It's Probably a Porno

Tunde catches up with a vendor from the St. Roch Market, whose successful juice stand blossomed into several locations.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults
Hard to Swallow, Episode 6: You're in the Show Now - imageHard to Swallow, Episode 6: You're in the Show Now

The season finale of Hard To Swallow centers on an allegation of racism at the show’s world premiere in Cannes.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults
Kumina Queen - imageKumina Queen

Imogene “Queenie” Kennedy was a contemporary priestess in post-colonial Jamaica who catapulted her African spiritual practice into renown.

Collective Eye Films | 2023 | 57 minutes | College, Adults
Her Fight, His Name - imageHer Fight, His Name

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, spends years seeking justice over the death of her son.

Collective Eye Films | 2024 | 30 minutes | College, Adults

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