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Puppet with an orange mustache and wild orange hair is next to a gray wolf puppet with yellow eyes wearing overalls and a purple bandana around its neck. Spanish caption with an echo. Hola!

Painting from Sam and the Lucky Money. Closeup of Chinese boy's face. Caption. His parents said he didn't have to buy socks.

Color illustration of map of India with group of indistinct heads below. Caption. A boy drew back with colors of the sea.

Closeup from the side of a young boy next to an older man with orange flowers in the background. The boy holds a candle next to other lit candles. Caption. I'm sure I'll remember this moment forever.

Crowd watches man in a red cape riding a unicycle on a street while looking down at a person next to him. Person wears a black and white suit with red vest while laying flat on the ground with arms and legs stretched long. Spanish caption. Esta edición tuvo una serie de características especiales.

Woman in a black blazer stands next to a large computer monitor. She looks past camera as her hands gesture with thumbs and pointer fingers bent parallel to 1 another to form brackets.

Native American person speaking into camera with an image of snowy mountains as a backdrop. Caption. It took years to develop the self-image you possess.

Boy adds 7th candle to kinara holding red, black and green candles. Caption. Three green candles tell us to look toward a prosperous future.

Color illustration of diverse children in an art gallery looking up at framed portraits of 13 historical American women.

Still image from: Should Art Push You? Raise Up Current Black Artists!

Aerial shot of an urban city street in Indonesia with bumper to bumper traffic and dilapidated buildings. Caption. In stark contrast to Indonesia's wilderness areas.

Color illustration of 4 people standing in front of a color blocked background next to a title card that reads, "Si sumamos entre todos y todas, ganamos. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of diverse children wearing swimsuits in front of a colorblocked background. They stand on either side of a title card that reads, "Disfrutar es un derecho de todos y todas. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of 3 people standing in front of a colorblocked background. Title card reads, "Hay muchas formas de ser mujer, hay muchas formas de ser varón. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of 4 children smiling beneath a title card that reads, "Todos distintos, todos únicos. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of 4 children smiling and gesturing in front of a colorblocked background. Title card reads, "Más lento o más rápido, todos podemos aprender. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of diverse children in front of a colorblocked background. They surround a title card that reads, "Podemos crecer juntos sin perder nuestras raíces. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of 7 people standing in front of a colorblocked background. They gesture toward 1 another from either side of a title card that reads, "Creemos en respetarnos. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Nicaraguan children lean against a post, standing beneath a line of clothes in a jungle setting. Spanish caption. La mayoría de las personas mayores, no tuvimos ni escuela.

Man in beige ranger-style hat, wearing white collared shirt and necktie. Caption. And it's an amazing experience, teaching people about nature.

Young girl wearing a white hoodie raises her hand slightly and looks up. Behind her are a few colorful posters. Caption. Just a little rope across a house to house.

Man sitting on boxes in a camel drawn cart in a South Asian town. Caption. Drawing carts through traffic.

Fresco painting of Roman soldiers pillaging a town. Spanish caption. Los españoles habían absorbido mucho de Roma.

Still image from: Spanish Voices

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Still image from: StoryMakers With Terry Catasús Jennings ("The Little House of Hope")

Book cover shows illustrations of men wearing pants and hats and women wearing long skirts who all appear to be walking around a small fire on the ground. In the background, an orange sky and blue hills bursting with fall-colored trees. Book title appears in English as "We Are Grateful"; then it appears in phonetic Cherokee, "Otsaliheliga," and again in the Cherokee syllabary.

Ballerina performing on stage stands on the ball of 1 foot as she raises her other leg slightly off the ground. Her arms are straight and extended down and slightly back. A male dancer stands behind her and in position, ready to lift her.

2 men sit in front of barres and mirrors in a ballet studio. They are turned towards each other smiling, laughing, and speaking. Caption. And best friends with Chris since he choreographed with us.

Glass curio with several decorative porcelain cups, teapots, and bowls. Caption. He sees his new friends have more things than he does.

Black and white photo of a pre-teen girl looking at camera. She wears a button down coat with her hands clasped behind her back and stands in front of a large school building. Caption. Linda Brown was a student at this segregated school.

Illustration of Abraham Lincoln wearing white speaking from an outdoor podium to a crowd around him. An 1850s U, S flag is nearby. Caption. Male as narrator. In the following debates with Douglas, Lincoln came closer.

Illustration of the bench, bar, gallery seating and floor of a courtroom. Caption. The new law concerned the railroads of Louisiana.

Still image from: Talking Black in America

Multi-panel virtual interview shows windows with different speakers forming a gridded background, and one window featuring a woman wearing a red shirt and glasses appears to pop forward in focus.

Woman wearing a white lab coat, sitting in front of optometry equipment and an examination chair, looks at us while speaking.

People sitting and standing in front of a grass hut. Caption. They, too, have to be held accountable.

Closeup of walking woman wearing a scarf and carrying a container on her head. Caption. Between the rich and the poor.

Wide shot of a crowd standing around a building, and pouring out of a balcony and stairs. Caption. We do not talk of tribes in the N, P, N.

Man in military dress uniform seated before a microphone. Caption. Victory for the unity of this country.

Sign with Afrikaans words, Interdit, venteet consomation de boissons alcoolisees. Caption. Amadou Bamba, in a vision, first received his calling.

Nomadic farmers walking with animals. Caption. Africa's animals were about to lose their souls.

Wide shot of low skyscrapers. Caption. In what continent am I, Africa or Europe?

Closeup of a hand holding a wooden tool while carving lines of Lapita inspired patterns into the rim of a moist clay plate. Red and gold clothing in background. Title bar reads, "Pottery-making Fiji-style. Oasis T, V. 2012."

Low closeup of an Eskimo woman with dark straight hair and a headband worn at the forehead. Caption. Body decoration and tattoos were also used by Eskimos.

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Man wearing a tan bucket hat with floppy brim looks down at yellow chili peppers on display at a farmers market. Caption. At the Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market.

Computer rendering. Half-moon shaped pie surrounded by scattered shapes, like purple squares, orange circles, blue splotches.

Still image from: The Day Of The Dead (Spanish)

Twilight shot looking down a city street with multi-story buildings. Text below reads, "The United Nations ranks Finland #1 in the world in education". Caption. For Finland being on the top in all these rankings.

Mexican man plays a harp next to a woman playing a guitar. Spanish caption. Aunque esto ya se ha sabido señores, se lo dire.

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: African Dance and the Middle Passage

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Senior woman smiles at a woman wearing a plaid shirt and walking down the hall.

1 woman and 9 children, all wearing warm clothing, stand in front of a house decorated for the holidays. They are all holding songbooks and caroling. Lyrical caption. Frosty the Snowman knew the Sun was hot that day.

Low shot looking up at a person walking a tightrope line while holding a balancing pole at their chest. In the background, a multi-story building towers above. Caption. I am part of those reasons too, I guess.

Child sits on his knees watching a monkey who is crouching over nearby. Also in view are 2 people's legs and a collection of sundry items. Caption. I'm worried people will be afraid of him.

Young Indian man seated in front of camera looking off screen and speaking in one direction. Caption. And they just can't believe how hard we work.

Watercolor painting. A girl wearing a pink floral apron reaches her hands down into a bowl in front of her. Caption. Wearing her mother's apron.

Still image from: Transforming Cities and Youth Through Architecture: Kionna Walker and the Next Great Architects

Aerial view of a blue ocean with a sprinkling of islands in the South Pacific to form Tuvalu. Caption. It is an archipelago of 9 islands.

Split screen shows small and large families conversing with one another. Caption. Has tremendous potential to benefit both groups.

Aerial view of a muddy river running through a village. A barge floats on the river and smaller boats are docked. Lush green fields grow in the background.

Closeup of a Chinese woman seated in a work suit. Caption. For the Asian-American Woman Advancement Coalition.

Men in military uniform sit amongst civilians in a crowd of people. Caption. Man 2 as narrator. That at Iwo Jima, all those who fought.

Closeup of a yearbook page with side-by-side images. 1 is a picture of 3 young men by a school bus and the other is a young man in a household setting. Text above reads, "Junior Class." Caption. Boy as narrator. I want to see Americans, New York.

Slide shows white text on a black background that reads, "What Are You?"

Storybook cover titled, in English and Spanish, "What Can You Do with a Paleta?" and "¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta?" Illustration of two children holding up drippy popsicles while a popsicle cart drifts by in the background. Text reads, "By, por Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by, Ilustraciones de Magaly Morales."

Blonde teenage boy who uses a wheelchair to get around teaches a dark-haired, able-bodied teenager how to use a wheelchair outside of a brick school building. Caption. I'm gonna teach you how to use this.

Closeup of a woman, smiling. Caption. Woman as narrator. She considered herself more American than Afghan.

Black and white photo of a man and 4 small children smiling for camera. Caption. Who was a psychologist and an inventor.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Artemis

Star cloud twinkles in outer space.