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America to Me

A year-long immersion into one of Chicago's most progressive and diverse public schools, located in suburban Oak Park. Both intimate and epic, exploring America's charged state of race, culture and education today with unprecedented depth and scope.

Genre: Documentary

Actor: Brendan Barrette, Diane Barrios-Smith, Jada Buford, Charles Donalson, Caroline Robling-Griest, Ke'Shawn Kumsa, Grant Lee, Kendale McCoy, Terrence Moore, Tiara Oliphant

Country: United States of America

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 55m

Release: 2018

Rating: 8.4

1 "What's the Big Deal About Oak Park?"

2018-08-26

"The school year begins at OPRF for Grant, Tiara, Charles, Terrence and Ke'Shawn. Controversy over a Black Lives Matter assembly still reverberates as the school confronts years of racial inequities."

2 "Stranger in a Room"

2018-09-02

"Teacher Jess Stovall intervenes in Ke'Shawn's academic struggles. His mother shares her own troubled history at OPRF. Senior Kendale and junior Chanti grapple with identity. Homecoming Dance is very special for Grant."

3 "There is No Pain That Compares to the Struggle"

2018-09-09

"Kendale wrestles to become a starter, while Chanti wresles with emotional trauma. Jess takes on the principal, and senior Jada takes on a teacher. OPRF's football team has a big game and a score to settle."

4 "There's Nothing Funny About Race!"

2018-09-16

"Jada's conflict with a teacher grows more intense. Ke'Shawn's run-in threatens his grade. Grant pursues love. Terrence loves Halloween much more than school. Charles and Chanti audition for the poetry slam team."