WATCH: PBS Online Film Festival (Feb. 27-March 30, 2012)

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  Watch & Learn, Great Films for Free The first ever PBS Online Film Festival has begun and 20 short films from independent film makers are available for viewing, absolutely free. Every Monday through March 30th, a new category of films will be available to watch via the PBS website and the PBS YouTube channel.  And for the [...]

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An Interracial Valentine’s Day: Loving Story to Premier on HBO Tonight at 9pm

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  Interracial Loving I laid in bed last night, beautiful husband asleep next to me, precious fourth child (who thinks we are in his bed) sound asleep between us, and I imagined the sheer terror we would experience if a team of law enforcement officers broke down our door and rushed into our bedroom, guns [...]

Diversity on Demand Initiative Expands Multicultural Programming

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  Discover Diversity Programming Via Facebook & Win Prizes! Throughout February, digital cable customers will have access to a variety of films and resources about Black history and culture as part of cable’s Diversity On Demand initiative. Diversity On Demand, which kicked off February 1, will focus on Black History Month and wrap up following Hispanic Heritage Month [...]

Language Learning Fun with El Perro y El Gato

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Images courtesy HBO Latino    Ring in the New Year with El Perro y El Gato! HBO Latino’s wildly fun series about the best friend duo, Perro and Gato is sure to be a family favorite.  The bilingual children’s video series, which debuted last fall, is now releasing it’s second series of installments.  Learn more [...]

Films That Teach {Racism}: “Slavery and the Making of America”

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Image via pbs.org   This post is part of a new series on Multicultural Familia called, “Films That Teach”.  You can follow the series by clicking clicking the tag “Films That Teach”  If you have a recommendation for an upcoming feature, please add it to the comments!    Slavery and the Making of America One of [...]

The Hapa Community & Kip Fulbeck

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  Part of the Mixed Community is the Hapa Community. What is a Hapa, you ask? Hapa is Hawaiian  for “half”. The term became popular in Hawaii first as “hapa haole”, which means “half white”. Hapa is most often used in a positive light. Hapa haole however is sometimes used as a put down. The first [...]

FRONTLINE Presents “Lost in Detention” {Airs Tonight – Oct.18}

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  FRONTLINE Presents “Lost in Detention” Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS www.pbs.org/frontline/lost-in-detention www.facebook.com/frontlinepbs @frontlinepbs Last year, the Obama administration set new records for detaining and deporting immigrants who were inside the country illegally. The government plans to best those numbers in 2011, removing more than 400,000 people. In partnership with [...]

Enjoy Date Night: 3 Romantic Comedies for Interracial Couples

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When it comes to date night, finding the perfect film can be difficult.  You may have different interests, you want to have fun and above all there has to be a little romance involved. Here are three popular picks to help you enjoy your weekend!   My Big Fat Greek Wedding IMDb description: “A young Greek [...]