Andy T. Jones

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1) The youngest marcher: the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist

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Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child's role in the Civil Rights Movement.

2) Feed your mind: a story of August Wilson

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Like many of August Wilson's plays, this story is told in two acts, revealing how Wilson grew up to be one of the most influential American playwrights.

3) Saturday

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In this tender story translated into Spanish, a mother and daughter embark on a journey that reminds them of what is best about Saturdays: precious time together.

A young girl can't wait to grow her hair long -- she has been told it is a source of strength and power, her connection to her culture and the Earth -- but the older women in her family have all had that chance taken from them.

5) Unspeakable: the Tulsa race massacre

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This video traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community.

6) The spacesuit: how a seamstress helped put man on the moon

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When Ellie, an ordinary woman, is asked to lead a team of seamstresses to design the very first spacesuit, no one believes they can win, but they're determined to try!

7) Yoga friends: a pose-by-pose partner adventure for kids

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Team up with a friend, sibling, or parent in this beautiful program that teaches how cooperation helps us to imagine, move, and have fun in a whole new way.

8) A ride to remember: a civil rights story

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An interesting tale that reveals how in 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, an amusement park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time.