15 things to watch to educate yourself about systemic racism
Part of becoming an ally is educating yourself. These 15 movies and TV shows are a good first step in learning about systemic racism in the US.
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- The US still has a long way to go in terms of systemic racism, inequality, and police brutality.
- Here are 15 movies and TV shows that are a good place to start educating yourself.
- The list includes biopics like "Judas and the Black Messiah" and comedies like "Sorry to Bother You."
Reading books and watching documentaries is a part of education, but fictional movies or dramatizations of real stories can be equally as illuminating.
June 19 was Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. To mark the holiday, we picked 15 movies and TV shows that will help people understand the history of racism in this country, from the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic "Selma" to the 1961 film "A Raisin in the Sun," to the horror-comedy "Get Out."
Keep scrolling for our recommendations of movies and TV shows to watch to educate yourself.
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