The Wealth Gap of Black Americans | The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special | Clip

Through her ancestry, the harm they created in slavery, and the privilege it has granted her, Lotte Lieb Dula found Briayna Cuffie in her work on reparations. The two work together to tell their own stories and teach Americans about what they can do to repair their history. What they also share is the wealth gap between Black and white Americans that began with slavery and continues today. THE COST OF INHERITANCE, an America ReFramed special, is an hour-long documentary that explores the complex issue of reparations in the United States using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and the critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate. A documentary film by Yoruba Richen. THE COST OF INHERITANCE on PBS 1/8, and on WORLD 1/15 & 1/18. And streaming on the PBS app, YouTube and . Watch: Learn more: A co-production of WQED and the Center for Social Solutions (CSS) at the University of Michigan, and presented in partnership with WORLD and American Documentary. Funding for The Cost of Inheritance provided by the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. #CostofInheritancePBS #americareframed #documentary #reparations #blackhistory #americanhistory @PBS @WQED @universityofmichigan8202 @centerforsocialsolutions1694 SUBSCRIBE YouTube: Newsletter: FOLLOW America ReFramed: Website: Facebook: Twitter: TikTok: @worldchannel FOLLOW WORLD: Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: TikTok: @worldchannel America ReFramed brings to life compelling stories, personal voices and experiences that illuminate the contours of our ever-changing country. Since 2012, the anthology series has premiered 170 films from more than 370 filmmakers - more than half were helmed by female filmmakers and a third are credited to BIPOC filmmakers. The series has centered the stories of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated, veterans, seniors, immigrants and people from a myriad of backgrounds. Funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and Reva and David Logan Foundation. WORLD shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and programming. WORLD’s original series examine the issues and amplify the voices of those often ignored by mainstream media. The multicast 24/7 channel helps audiences understand conflicts, movements and cultures from around the globe. Its original work has won a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, an International Documentary Association Award, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award, two Webby Awards and many others honoring diversity of content and makers. WORLD is carried by 194 member stations in markets representing 77% of US TV households. Funding for WORLD Channel is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and Artworks. WORLD is produced by GBH in partnership with WNET and is distributed by American Public Television (APT).
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