AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Spare Me

This month’s digital short tells the story of Trey Compton, a young African American man confronting his past to overcome changing a flat tire.

Anyone who has ever watched Black content on public media has likely been touched by the work of Black Public Media. For nearly 50 years, we’ve worked with independent filmmakers and public television providers to develop and distribute documentaries, narrative films and digital shorts about the global Black experience. More recently, we’ve begun working with immersive media makers to ensure Black content is part of the immersive media landscape. Explore our website to learn more about this award-winning organization and the creatives it supports.

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AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Sundown Road

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AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Coming Home

Trinidee Jones

AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Coming Home

Coming Home provides an observational glimpse into the inaugural Princeville Homecoming, a celebration of the town’s resilience & history as the 1st town chartered by Black people in the nation. Journey to this historic Black town and bear witness to a community that still finds cause to celebrate, despite being on the frontlines of climate change.