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For the Culture with Amanda Parris(2024–)

Name: For the Culture with Amanda Parris
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-01-30

January 30, 20241 Season · 6 Episodes

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Overview

In this point-of-view documentary series, award-winning writer, executive producer and host Amanda Parris leaves the wars raging on social media to create space for urgent and provocative conversations that centre Blackness and Black folks.

Network CBC Gem

Seasons

Season 1

6 Episodes

2024

E01

Diaspora Wars

1/30/2024·47m

Diving into the conflicts that can happen within Black communities, Amanda travels to Grenada, England, New York and Toronto to unpack generations of baggage.

E02

The Glass Cliff

1/30/2024·49m

Amanda considers the cultural reckoning of the past few years and the wave of Black leaders who were appointed during a global crisis: were these leaders set up to fail?

E03

A Failing Grade

1/30/2024·46m

Amanda travels to the UK, US and Canada and questions why Black children frequently fall through the cracks in these public education systems. Is it time for something different?

E04

The Business of Black Hair

1/30/2024·45m

The Black hair industry is worth billions of dollars but those profits are rarely enjoyed by its largest consumer: Black women. Amanda wants to find out why.

E05

The Standard of Care

1/30/2024·45m

Black maternal health is in crisis. Amanda speaks to those on the front lines and asks: What is the standard of care necessary for Black birthing people to feel safe in childbirth?

E06

Reparations

1/30/2024·44m

The renewed global call for reparations is about more than money. Amanda travels to Barbados, London and Paris to find out how the movement is making connections to the climate crisis.