Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest | Season 1 | Episode 6

What Comes After Hope? (2008-2015)

TV-14 | 1 HR 0 MIN

Despite hope for significant societal change following the election of America’s first Black president, police brutality soars and a new movement emerges under the banner of #BlackLivesMatter.

1.America, Don't Look Away (1977-1988)

Through the rise of Reaganomics and the AIDS crisis, communities in the South Bronx and Philadelphia fight for housing and healthcare.

2.Trapped (1989-1995)

Public defenders and organizers sound the alarm against the disproportionate impacts of the criminal justice system on the Black community.

3.Million Man March (1995)

A look at the controversy and community inspired by the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C.

4.Spoil the Vine (1982-2011)

Amid a growing environmental justice movement, communities in West Virginia and Florida fight threats to their health and survival.

5.We Don't See Color (1996-2013)

Academics and organizers explore the complexities of affirmative action and how changing demographics have affected school desegregation.

6.What Comes After Hope? (2008-2015)

The years of America’s first Black president mark both a rise in police brutality and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.