See the Preview for The New Black
Preview: Season 15 Episode 21 | 30s
The New Black premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Sunday, June 15, 2014.
The New Black explores how the African American community debates the marriage equality movement and the fight over LGBT rights. The film documents activists, families, and clergy on both sides of campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar — the church — while reflecting on how this may have been exploited by political conservatives.
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See the Preview for The New Black
Preview: Season 15 Episode 21 | 30s
The New Black explores how the African American community debates the marriage equality movement and the fight over LGBT rights. The film documents activists, families, and clergy on both sides of campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar — the church — while reflecting on how this may have been exploited by political conservatives.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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The New Black: Canvassing for Marriage Equality
Clip: S15 Ep21 | 1m 22s | The New Black premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Sunday, June 15, 2014. (1m 22s)
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