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Teenage boy with his arm over a girl's shoulder as they walk down a school hallway. Text over the image reads, Carnel ranks in the nation's top 5% of public high schools in academics. Caption. People talking and laughing.

A young boy wearing a beanie, winter coat, and gloves holds a large hook on a stick outside near snow. On the hook is the head of a large silver fish. Caption. The first time I caught a big salmon like this, ever.

Group of teenagers getting ready in a gym locker room, some wearing bathing suits, others in shirts and shorts.

Mottled black and white photo of 3 Native Americans with white tipis in background.

4 Mexican girls, 2 older and 2 younger, in a living room space. The older girls are working with their hands. Caption. My Aunt Maria, took my sisters and me to live with her.

Image of women in colorful attire working and walking in an African village courtyard. They're surrounded by mudbrick buildings. Caption. People said that he was looking for a second wife.

3 people in red, gold, and green headbands sit on horses. Men stand in front of them on both sides. Caption. Selamawit as narrator. Red, gold, and green are the colors of the Ethiopian flag.

Masai boy in red and white shuka looks down at an object held in his fingers. Caption. He tells us that smiling and laughing is for women, not us men.

Tuareg boy smiles broadly and looks slightly off camera. Caption. Another of our Tuareg customs, is wearing blue clothes.

Senior Black man wearing glasses, a teal-colored African scarf and head wrap, and a dark suit jacket stands next to an African wall hanging and speaks towards camera.

Asian people in lab coats, helmets, and suits stand in front of backdrop illustrated with lab equipment, technological devices, and financial symbols.

Faces of influential Black Americans dispersed across frame. February calendar page and map of the U, S in background. Caption. To focus on and learn more about black culture.

Color illustration of ancient Aztec people honoring loved ones who have passed away. Caption. The Day of the Dead began over 3,000 years ago.

Aerial view. Rows of flaming clay lamps fill frame. Title card reads, "Diyas." Caption. Diwali is named after the clay lamps, or diyas.

Digital illustration of Jesus Christ framed by a golden halo and standing in the doorway of a tomb. Caption. Christians believe Jesus Christ came back to life.

Series of illustrated Biblical scenes from Abraham's life. He is shown walking and working with his son.

Aerial view of crowds lined up for prayer in front of illuminated mosque.

A gold menorah lit with flames superimposed in front of a mud brick wall with a doorway framing the moon.

Digital illustration of 2 calendars open to September and October with 15 circled on both. Title card reads, "Hispanic Heritage Month." Caption. September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month.

Series of blue toned illustrations depicting stories of Hindu deities and demons. Caption. It began as an ancient Hindu celebration.

Zulu man beats drum in foreground while giraffes stand in background. Caption. The Inuit in the Arctic regions, and the Zulu in South Africa.

Title card reads, "Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras." Blurry image of man standing behind a table laden with food in background. Caption. The English translation of Mardi Gras from French.

Digital illustration of green topographical map with brown cutouts of the human figure marking various locations. Caption. It honors the indigenous people who lived on the land.

Crowd of people wearing dirndls and lederhosen cheer in foreground. Old map and portrait of nineteenth-century couple in background. Caption. The 40,000 guests had such a good time.

Digital illustration of a post and lintel streaked with red. Pyramid structures and moon in background. Caption. So the plague would pass over them.

Collaged illustration. Queen Esther wears a purple dress and gestures towards King Haman who wears a red robe and gold hat. Caption. And persuaded the king to ignore the decree.

Shofar superimposed over the image of an ornate synagogue sanctuary with light streaming in. Title card reads, "Shofar." Caption. Is blown 100 times to celebrate the story of creation.

Digital illustration. Statue of St. Patrick stands atop map of Ireland. Caption. Who converted many people in Ireland to Catholicism.

Mottled gold image of a Buddha statue that blends into gold background. Title card reads, "Buddha Purnima. Buddha Day." Caption. Also known as Buddha Purnima, or Buddha day.

Family smiles at camera with synagogue sanctuary in background. Caption. They'll go to their synagogues for special prayers.

Colorful, abstract storybook cover with a young Black boy's face in the center. He's surrounded by faces of other Black and Brown children. Storybook title reads, "All Because You Matter."

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Outline of the United States crisscrossed with glowing lines and luminous flares.

Aerial view of an elevated train running between brick buildings beneath a city skyline.

Bearded, turbaned man speaking with another man. Caption. We've been stranded here for awhile.

Person wearing khaki hat and shirt holding a tool. Low building and vehicle in background. Caption: this is where Thao works -- clearing land mines.

Workers in yellow jackets carrying white lunchboxes walk away from the building. Caption. And everybody's wondering exactly what's going on here?

Person from the Dogon tribe in Mali, Africa wearing a bright red, feathered top and a long, clay mask with maroon and brown feathers sticking out of the sides. Caption. "They are the masks of the Dogon dancers."

Closeup of the orange, red, and purple feathers used to make a religious headdress. Caption. "It's the emblem of an endangered culture."

Colored drawing of a boy with a sad expression as he holds his chin in both hands. He wears a red sports jersey.

Closeup of a young boy wearing a hockey helmet with a wire facemask and a black and red hockey jersey stands on an ice rink, while others skate and practice in the background. Caption. I've never played on a team before.

Still image from: Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi: Asian American & Pacific Islander

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White S, U, V driving down city street with parked cars. Covered bridge with windows in the distance. Caption. Queens is home to many Bolivians living in New York City.

Still image from: Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi: Cubanos

Apollo Theater marquee reads, "Urban Word N, Y, C Presents. Grand Poetry Slam Finals. Saturday, April 16, 6 P, M." Caption. Welcome to Harlem, a diverse and culturally rich neighborhood.

Crowded dance floor with lines of women passing by lines of men, some joining hands. Caption. I discover the history of our Jewish New York neighbors.

Woman is twirled from behind by a man in a dimly-lit indoor setting. Caption. That Brazilian-Americans are known for.

Closeup of a street sign that reads, "Astoria Boulevard, Hoyt Avenue" with street traffic and buildings in the distance. Caption. Also known as Little Greece.

Group of people gathered in a studio; some dancing, others seated playing drums. Caption. To preserve and promote Haitian culture through dance.

Small grocery market with people in front. Text on market sign reads, "Meat Market. J. Baczynsky." Caption. Welcome to the neighborhood known as Little Ukraine.

Crowded city sidewalk corner with 2 teenage girls close together as people walk by. Caption. Puerto Rican neighborhoods, known as barrios.

Crowd of Mexican people, a few girls wearing the same red and white top and crossing arms at the chest. Caption. Si cada lengua es una visión del mundo podríamos imaginar.

Group of Brazilian men working the land. Caption. In three months, all the families will harvest.

A dolphin in blue water. Caption: As soon as I see my dolphin friends,

Rope and pulley bridge in China above a slow moving river.

Lush, green landscape with trees in background and brown sign in foreground. Caption. It will make me sad if more of the forest is cut down.

3 teenagers, 2 girls and a boy walk side by side down a path. Caption. They're open to new ways of thinking and behaving.

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Painting. Smiling cat looks at table of food. Caption. While piling ingredients on the table, the doorbell rang.

Young girl seated across a table from a senior man. Caption. Allison, let me tell you a story about my grandfather.

Closeup of rice blades, some flowering. Caption. Rice is easily the most important crop.

Closeup of a green map with 4 of China's regions outlined in white. Caption. You will find a lake over half the size of Seoul.

Young boy in a white shirt and gray sweatpants learns to ride a unicycle inside a large gym. A man and woman are on each side to help him learn to balance. Caption. Put the—straight arms, yes.

Mother, father, and daughter seated around a dining table, heads bowing in prayer. Caption. All three of us set the table and eat our meal.

Group of Black, White, and Brown teenagers walking down a school hallway. Caption. Farmville has become a model for integrated schools.

Group people stand inside a grass hut. 1 man wears white gloves while reaching for a floating bowl and ball. Spanish caption. Entonces ahí, este payaso danza...

3 singers on stage with 2 holding microphones. The man is wearing a traditional white linen short-sleeved shirt and pants. The 2 women are wearing gowns. Spanish caption. Mujer en altavoz as narrator. La señorita Colombia.

Closeup of of a person's hands playing a stringed instrument. Spanish lyrics caption. Doña Mariquinha quiere ir a pasear.

13 women, men, and children stand on stage in front of a backdrop of yellow and orange swirls; some wear costumes, others are in street clothes, many are clapping. Spanish caption. Se encuentra con personas muy tranquilas.

People swimming in the waves and standing in the water at a beach. A woman in the foreground carries a basket on her head with cut watermelon, whole papaya, and pineapple fruit. Spanish lyrics caption. Y vencido los españoles la libertad nos brindó.

Man plays an accordion on a stage. Banner in background reads in Spanish, "Un homenaje al rey sin igual." Man as narrator. Spanish caption. Pero muchas personas se pregunta, José.

Person wearing a helmet, colorful jacket, and jeans rides a white horse around a ring, holding onto the reins. Group of cowboys and crowd of men watch from the sidelines. Spanish caption. Yo soy la primera campeona nacional que tiene Colombia.

Group of Native Americans dancing. Some are in native dress. Caption. We're going to be in the dance together.

Black and white photo of a Black couple, woman gestures using sign language. Caption. M, A, L, A, I, K, A.

Painting of a 1-dimensional red and white barber shop pole and an abstract background. Title card reads, "Crown, An Ode to the Fresh Cut."

Wide shot shows several large ships in the water near the port of Havana. Caption. The port of Havana receives ships.

Group of 4 Cuban teenagers, 1 staring directly at camera. Caption. We also study Spanish grammar and sciences.

Illustration of the earth encircled by children from various cultures and nations holding hands. Text reads, “Cultures of the World.”

Closeup of dense bright green ferns. Caption. Romans rites used flowers and leafy boughs.

Hispanic woman leans towards a White man as they both look off in one direction. Caption. And tolerance between groups.

People stand on and around a large pile of cut grass with an unmotorized vehicle next to it. Caption: In China, young Mekong is called Lancang.

Thousands of North Korean soldiers standing in formation in perfectly straight lines. Caption. Narrator. In the late 1990s, a series of unprecedented floods.

Split screen closeups of the back of a Black man's head and his mouth. Spanish caption. Woman's voice as narrator. ¿En qué idioma hablaran?

Sculpture of a dragon made from stone inlaid on a flat surface. Caption: It can create life, but it can also destroy it,

2 children watch as a man plays the guitar in a living room setting. Caption. So when our family gets together.

2 Black boys wearing school backpacks walk down a dirt path next to a building on a sunny day. Caption. We walk about 10 minutes to school.

Wide shot of ancient buildings and a tower with cars and palm trees lining the streets. Caption. We go through the old part of Jerusalem.

Wide shot of an exterior building with a group of children standing together under a colonnade. Caption. The native people called the island Borinquen.

Young man stands and looks down at a food scale resting on the counter of a grocery store. Caption. In Russia, we use the metric system.

Man pushing a stroller next to a young child as they walk down a path in a snowy rural setting. Caption. Sweden has biking, walking and running trails everywhere.

Illustration shows blue and red women with swords in their hands looking up at a white Hindu God that has their head cut off and blood pouring out of their neck like a fountain.

Illustration shows a man with hair in a curled cone shape holding fire in his hand. Behind him are tall trees. Text reads, “Orun. Aye.”

Closeup of a person slicing down the belly of a large fish. Caption. The Japanese treasure raw fish.

Photograph of a hockey team wearing red uniforms and posing as a group under a large tent. Spanish caption. Niños as narrators. ¡Un dos, tres, Franja Metro!

Man leans over to show a child how to hold a racquetball racket. Spanish caption. Esta raqueta es muy corta entonces debes cogerla bien.

Boy looks at a an aquarium filled with sand, rocks, and plants. Spanish caption. Éste se llama Burger, los demás no tienen nombre.

Yellow background with crisscrossing strokes of red and brown. Title card reads, "Freedom in Congo Square."

Teenage girl concentrates on a desktop computer screen with a laptop resting nearby. Caption. Comma.

Still image from: From Africa to the White House: Civil Rights and Desegregation (Part 3--With Teaching Artist Ann Caldwell)

Drawing of an overhead view of multi-story apartment roofs. Roof in center has a large hole with cracks extending outward. Caption. My parents decided we had to find a safer place to live.

Line drawing. Black Seminole man wearing a cloak and long hat lunges forward as a police officer pulls back on his collar. Spanish caption. Osceola murio en prision.

Black and white photo of an African American man and woman standing next to a vehicle parked on a dirt road, piled high with luggage.

Young Black girl with braids and decorative beads smiles and looks off camera. Caption. And that's all.

Painting of a young boy wearing a brown jacket and trousers standing on a ship, choppy seas behind him. Caption. For three weeks, he did not see land.

4 Guatemalan women, 1 man and 4 children form a circle, holding their hands together in prayer. Caption. We pray and leave flowers and candles.

Black woman wearing gold bangles, rings, and hair in braids, holds hands up, framing her face. Caption. So what they would do oftentimes was barter, possibly for sugar.

Still image from: Hailmaker (Spanish)

Underwater view of a boy with black goggles and a black swim cap swimming. Caption. But I don't think I want to try it again.

Senior man gives a high five to a teenage girl across a reception desk. Next to him, a woman is seated in front of a computer and 2 other teenagers are nearby. Caption. Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism.

Illustration of 2 Chinese-American boys facing camera in a comfortable classroom setting. Caption. It's a first, moon birthday celebration.

Woman leans over a boy working at a school desk, pointing to the paper in front of him. Caption. Have a persistently high dropout rate of 50%.

Middle-aged man in a suit is seated at a desk touching a keyboard in front of him. Caption. He is a top reporter for K, N, B, C Los Angeles.

Young man wearing a red collared shirt looks off camera. Caption quote. Yeah, we're Americans, but tambien, we're Latinos.

Black man in a black baseball cap and yellow collared shirt leans to one side, mouth open mid-speech. Caption. We knew there was differences in culture and language.

Mexican man lifts a child up to sit on one shoulder. Caption. Smits as narrator. Mr. Velasco believes that Mexicans take special pride.

2 women work at desks in an office setting, 1 on the phone and the other touching a hand to the receiver. Caption. Outweighed professional ambitions.

Men and women stand in crowds and dance in pairs together in the street. Caption. Others come for the city's other colorful festival.

Still image from: How Poetry Can Heal: Poet and Artist Januarie York

Frame of a cowboy with back to camera. People in foreground lean on fencing. Caption. Because the cowboy has always been my hero.

Illustration of grandparents holding a string attached to a colorful piñata. A small, blindfolded girl swings a bat at the piñata as a boy stands behind her and watches. Caption. That my mom has filled with candy and gifts.

Woman stands outside and holds both her hands up by her face with another person’s hand reaching in between them like they are doing a choreographed dance.

Aerial view of an intersection in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Man wearing a white face mask holds onto a wooden cane. Caption reads, "he is still my mestre."

Man wearing a black hoodie stands staring at us on the sidewalk in Baltimore. An older man walks behind him.

Two men Capoeira dance as the rest of their dance team watches and claps around them in a school gymnasium.

Woman dances on train tracks in Chicago, Illinois.

Person balances sideways on the back of someone a person wearing a purple hoodie as they dance the Lindy Hop in a Harlem park.

Woman dances on the side of a hill next to a large body of water.

Erika “Big Red” Stowell walking through Detroit, Michigan.

Two people dance as a group of people watches behind them in a gymnasium.

Amit Patel wears a white top and khaki pants as he dances on a stage with a projection of a dock and moonlit water behind him.

Man blows into a tuba. Caption reads, "the devils arrive and take the body."

Black and white images in mid transition.

Black and white image of a man playing the violin and another man next to him playing the accordion.

Man and a woman dance in a gazebo.

Screenshot of an Instagram post of a girl dressed in pink roller skating outside.

Woman looks at us as she dances. Three men dance behind her.

Man wearing a traditional native American pow wow vest and skirt next to dancers with multiple hoops.

View of long, twisting tree branches.

Man in an NYC t-shirt and baseball cap dances in front of the entrance of a building.

Mural on the side of a building with distinct cultures and people present in Oakland, California including Different African American communities, Latino communities, and Asian American communities.

Man dances in front of train tracks and a mural of three paintings of a man dancing during a sunset.

Black and white advertisement for a gay club. Text reads, “The Second Story, A Private Gay Club In the City of Brotherly love is Opening its Doors in Mid-November Call.”

Black and white film strip of a man jumping up with his arms out wide.

Native dancer performs on a stage as an audience of people watch on.

Dancer performs and stares at us with furrowed brows. Two other dancers are behind them, mimicking their movements. There is a wall painted with different murals behind them.

Black and white photo of building rubble on fire.

Woman with a pink scarf stands with her back towards us on a small platform on a hill that overlooks San Francisco, California. Text reads, “Zapatap.”

View of three people’s legs and torsos as they walk down a corridor

Two women wearing flowing white dresses dance as men wearing red shirts play music for them. They perform near a large mossy rock.

Angel Alviar-Langley holds their arms up as they sit on a rock and dance. A younger child and teenager sit on a rock next to them in front of a fountain.

Person with long hair whips their head forward.

Woman ice skates as she holds her leg up in the air and balances on one skate. The ice rink she skates on is outside with a Museum in the distance.

Small boats with people on the water at sunset. Caption: This way of life has been around for a long time.

Cartoon of man with white hair and beard in black cap and cape leaning on a desk with books and scrolls. Caption. And listened calmly as Feivel presented his complaints.

Wide shot of crowded vehicle and pedestrian street in India. Caption. Held steadily at 7% in the 10-year span.

Close up of an Indian woman with looped side braids. Caption. Kaushalya is receiving a good education.

Herd of caribou graze and rest in a snowy, blue-tinted landscape. Caption. Caribou have amazingly warm fur.

Inuit woman with long braids smiles and leans forward as she carries child in hide pouch on her back. Caption. It was the same 50 years ago.

Inuit man works inside hollowed out snow structure while a second person assists outside. Caption. Other people would place the bricks carefully.

Blurry figure holds a paddle in a long canoe out on the water. Caption. He would also have to learn how to paddle a canoe.

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