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For the Culture with Amanda Parris

  • 2024
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • 1 season

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.

Latest: Season 1 · 2024

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  1. E1. Diaspora Wars

    Jan 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.

  2. E2. The Glass Cliff

    Jan 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?

  3. E3. A Failing Grade

    Jan 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?

  4. E4. The Business of Black Hair

    Jan 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.

  5. E5. The Standard of Care

    Jan 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?

  6. E6. Reparations

    Jan 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.