Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America's most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that's about much more than music, The war on disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery. Join filmmaker Byron Hurt and his extended family as they celebrate the joy of family in the African diaspora and discover details that they thought were lost forever"--
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Malaria is one of humanity's oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough with a promising new vaccine. Follow the quest to deliver humankind from one of the world's deadliest diseases"--
