Nikole Hannah-Jones recounts, through her experiences and historical events, the centuries-long struggle of African-Americans. This includes their fight to vote, to democratise America, and to hold it to its ideals.
Examines the construct of race as a political invention while tracing the impact that has had on African-American women's bodies and reproductive lives.
From Motown's wide popularity to funk's rebellious independence to today's genre-breaking musicians, the uncapturable spirit of African-American music is celebrated and is maintained that it in fact is America's music.
Nikole Hannah-Jones' family and current labour battles how slavery formed the bedrock of American capitalism and how this foundation of brutality continues to permeate the deeply unequal economic system.
Explores how modern policing, surveillance and the criminalisation of African-Americans draw roots from the slavery era, fear of rebellion and a centuries-long quest for freedom.
Examines the historical events that denied African-Americans the opportunity to build generational wealth through Nikole Hannah-Jones' family story and one Georgia community fighting for restitution.
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Host
Producer
Roger Ross Williams
Kathleen Lingo
Oprah Winfrey