My Omaha | Trailer
Preview: Season 28 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A filmmaker explores racial justice in his hometown as he returns to his conservative father.
As Omaha is shaken by protests and a polarizing death tied to the movement, filmmaker Nick Beaulieu navigates family conflict, personal reckoning, and the lived realities of racial justice activists. What begins as an investigation into division becomes an intimate exploration of what it takes to stay connected when our deepest beliefs pull us apart.
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My Omaha | Trailer
Preview: Season 28 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
As Omaha is shaken by protests and a polarizing death tied to the movement, filmmaker Nick Beaulieu navigates family conflict, personal reckoning, and the lived realities of racial justice activists. What begins as an investigation into division becomes an intimate exploration of what it takes to stay connected when our deepest beliefs pull us apart.
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A Conversation with Rashaad Newsome
Our interview with interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome, co-director and protagonist of Assembly and creator of Being the Digital Griot.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- People often refer to Omaha as a tale of two cities.
And since I'm from here, I feel like I'm the guy to tell this story - Omaha is the most segregated city I've ever been.
- Do you mind if I ask you some questions about it?
- Nah, I don't want.
- Why not?
- Talking about racism with my dad is not something we usually do.
But sometimes it would come up.
- You have a whole different set of facts than I do.
And one of us is wrong.
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