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The U.S. House of Representatives with several people seated at the House Rostrum. An American flag hangs on the wall behind them.

A Black woman wearing a nurse's uniform puts her arm around a Black boy, both smile at the camera.

Black and white photo of a crowd of young people holding signs on a city street, yelling and pointing at 2 police officers standing above them on a platform.

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.

Woman wearing a white blouse and black vest sits behind a desk and gestures at camera. Title card below reads, "Olga Block, Co-Founder and CEO of Basis". Caption. They wanted to get rid of me in kindergarten.

Black and white portrait of Thomas Jefferson. Caption. Among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Wide shot of a dense residential area with hills in the distant background. Caption. That prisoners are a part of society.

Closeup of a girl, smiling. Caption. By seeing it, we can help stop it.

Group of people sweeping and picking up trash from a sidewalk. Caption. Developing community with my neighbors.

Black and white photo of a crowd of Black people gathered outside a building on a tree-lined street and walking towards camera. Caption. To the state capitol in Montgomery.

Black and white photo of Japanese-Americans walking along a train platform. Above this, a bridge crowded with people. Caption. To make us as comfortable as we could be.

Still image from: Am I a Boy or Girl: Role Model for Trans People--Featuring Xavier Raddysh

Still image from: Am I a Boy or Girl: True Self-Expression--Featuring Pina Newman

Wooden gavel with its face touching down to an American flag.

A man speaking. Caption: would be surprised to see how we're treating animals.

Close up of dark green leaves with prominent veins. Caption: Nature's inherent design is one of self-sustainability,

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. Which is this collective awakening.

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. Where it would produce more health in each of us.

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. Look for the Fair Trade Certified Label.

Educator Sandra Graham, a woman with medium-length brown hair, is in front of tall, brightly lit skyscrapers in the background. Caption. "And friendships are related to better attitudes."

Educator Sandra Graham, a woman with medium-length brown hair, is in front of tall, brightly lit skyscrapers in the background. Caption. "And the idea was that if you go to an integrated school."

Psychologist Kristina Olson talks in front of a blackboard background with math symbols, globes, pencils, letters, charts, and other graphics drawn in white chalk on it. Caption. "So, categories influence all of the major decisions."

Still image from: Author's Notes (The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage)

Newspaper clipping of an article reporting a teenager died while texting in the street. Caption. You can get so involved answering a message.

Stacked shipping containers, 1 colorfully painted with scenes in foreground. Caption. Chile is a stunning example of what can happen.

Black and white frame of women's rally. Placard reads, "Motherhood by Choice", faces camera. Caption. The feminist movement lobbied for women's right.

Young Iranian woman with dark straight hair sits in front of a curtain and looks away. Caption. With the revolution came a government of Islam.

Person wearing a protective gown, mask and gloves handling materials. Caption: (narrator) Is the powdered anthrax which has contaminated

Still image from: Black Boys

Still image from: Black Lives Matter. You Matter. Humans Matter.

Still image from: Black Lives Matter: Am I Next?

Art Linkletter sits opposite camera with a serious expression. Caption. With the two households coming together.

Man wearing a black sweater and baseball cap looks off camera with a serious expression, hands folded in front of him. Caption. He was being abused for a long time.

Black teenagers in white shirts, green bowties and cumberbands carrying a casket. Caption. Tommer as narrator. And when you're silent, you see what happens.

Sexual assault testing kit on a table. Caption. Is collect the evidence because there's a 72-hour window.

Man wearing a navy shirt and a red bandana leans over as he works in a garden full of various types of leafy greens. Caption. Empty lots and growing fresh food in community gardens.

Closeup of a man with brown eyes and a short black beard wearing a brown flat cap. Caption. One. Growing our own food.

Woman wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt squats and reaches into green plants in a thriving garden with the sun shining behind her. Caption. And learning about gardening and farming.

Child crouches down over a basket of fruit. Text below reads, Cesar's Early Life.

Closeup of a person's hand reaching out to touch upper arm of other person with visible bruises. Caption. Where'd you get these bruises?

Black and white photo of people holding ceremonial banners attached to poles. Caption. The processions with the lighted candle.

Woman seated on a park bench faces camera. Caption. But they explained that they were sending a police car.

Closeup of a young woman smiling off to the right and a male with his back to camera facing her in foreground. Caption. Female number 4 as narrator. Students have the right to go to school.

Black smartphone over a background with white and blue graphics depicting networking. Text on the smartphone screen reads, "Constantly Connected, Managing Social Media Addiction."

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: 19th Century Reforms

Person wearing a striped hoodie, blue jeans, and dark backpack walks towards a yellow school bus. Caption. Narrator. Every day 160,000 students stay home from school.

Cartoon of three people talking to several other characters surrounded by 10 bins of trash. Caption: We're pretty sure we can get rid of seven-tenths of that trash.

Closeup of a Black man's face slightly turned from camera. He gazes forward and mouth is slightly open. A royal blue baseball cap is on his head. Caption. But the man is the family's foundation.

Low shot of a male inmate and 2 guards walking towards a row of prison cells.

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

Girl in a classroom looking towards a woman. Caption. And one of the negative choices would be bullying.

2 women in an office setting wearing decorative patterned head scarves. One woman holds a landline phone to her ear and dials a number.

Man in a cowboy hat, vest, and bolo tie stands in a newsroom setting. Next to him, an image of a gavel and block projected onto a monitor.

Split screen closeups a blind man's eye, mouth, and hand holding white cane. Spanish caption. Girl's voice as narrator. Y, es incapaz de valerse por sí mismo.

Split screen closeups of a woman's leopard print ballet flat, rings on fingers, and mouth painted with red lipstick. Spanish caption. Man's voice as narrator. Se disfraza de mujer.

1 woman and 2 men wearing hard hats stand in an interior construction site. The woman is wearing a business suit and the men are in casual attire. Spanish caption. Woman's voice. Elegí ser arquitecta.

Closeup on half of a woman's face showing a troubled expression. Spanish caption. Woman's voice as narrator. No te acerques que contagia.

Split screen closeups of a Hispanic woman's face and eye. Spanish caption. Woman's voice as narrator. Nos vienen a sacar el trabajo.

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?

Split screen closeups of a Hispanic man's eye and the stubble of his chin. Spanish caption. Man's voice as narrator. Son vagos, no quieren trabajar.

Split screen closeups of a middle aged woman's mouth and ear with dangling earring. Spanish. Man's voice as narrator. La que te roba una vez te roba dos veces.

Split screen close ups on a senior man's eye, mouth, and back of head. Spanish caption. Girl's voice as narrator. ¿Y qué querés que haga? Es viejo.

Back of a woman's head looking towards 4 young men in soccer jerseys standing on a field with empty bleachers behind them. Spanish caption. En la cancha, también somos iguales.

Woman wearing a white blouse sits on a bench and gazes at camera. Young girl sits next to her and smiles broadly.

Cartoon of a bear and other animals having a picnic and looking dismayed. A large bird has swooped down and taken a hamburger from their picnic. Spanish captions.

Cartoon. Eco the bear holds a blue blanket stands between a mailbox and a white goat. Spanish caption. La cabra le dice que ella lo llevará.

Cartoon of two photographs. One shows a man, a woman, and a baby all smiling and happy. The second shows a man, a child, and a manservant all unhappy. Spanish captions.

4 children wearing colorful aprons play tug-of-war in an animated park setting. Spanish caption. Así comienzan todas las peleas y las guerras.

Wide shot of the Prague looking down the Vltava River with multiple bridges stretching across. Caption. List and examine irrational beliefs and prejudices.

Industrial smokestack releasing pollution into the air as seen from below. Caption: And most people worry about environmental pollution

Still image from: Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind: Elementary School

Still image from: Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind: Secondary School

Korean man dressed in black looking off camera. Caption. Norberg as narrator. In desperation, Dae Sung Kim fled North Korea.

2 men walk together down a sidewalk. Spanish caption. Desde niño enseñaron que los hombres tienen que ser violentos.

Boy sits and looks at an open book in a library setting. Another boy leans over him and a woman stands behind him. A girl sits next to him with an open book as she looks toward him. Caption. Yeah, dude. Hannah confused me.

Still image from: First Amendment

Still image from: Flat Town

Teenage girl and boy look down at a smartphone. Caption. Or posting something sexual online.

Wide shot of the United Nations auditorium with 4 long rows of desks and a multi-level stage at the front. Flags line the back wall flanking a large U,N crest in the center. Spanish caption. Que conformaban el grupo de las Naciones Unidas.

Video screen shows a child smiling at the camera against a white wall. Spanish caption. Aparte de eso, disminuye la producción de hormonas.

Closeup of man with harbor and skyscrapers behind him, speaking. Caption. Hong Kong was leased to Britain as a colony.

Closeup of glass containers of water with visible particulate matter. One is labeled 1/18/16. Caption: "This is safe." That's what they told us.

Wide shot of terraced land sloping up from a valley at the base of a mountain range. Caption. Of finding ways to farm in steep terrain.

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.

White bold text on pink background reads, "Being Bullied. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on purple background reads, "Bullying. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on orange background reads, "Conflict and Drama. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on orange background reads, "Popularity and Friendship. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on blue background reads, "Social Media. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

People wearing swimsuits in the ocean. Spanish captions.

Powerline junctions as seen from below. Spanish captions.

Closeup of melting ice. Spanish captions.

Graphic of a mosquito overlaid on a map of Central and South America. Spanish captions.

Person working on powerlines. Spanish captions.

Planet Earth as seen from space. Spanish captions.

Lush green vegetation as seen from the top of a hillside. Spanish captions.

An industrial plant with multiple smokestacks emitting pollutants. Spanish captions.

Many people spraying aerosol cans is greater than an industrial plant. Spanish captions.

Black screen. A white outline of a rectangle surrounds the words, "I Am." A smaller rectangle underneath reads, "Human."

Black and white photo of a small book with an ornate border and a metal lock. Text on the screen reads, "I was born in Mexico, but..."

Still image from: Ice Breakers

Still image from: If Cities Could Dance: Austin, TX / Salsa

Still image from: If Cities Could Dance: San Francisco, CA

Storybook cover illustration of a dark blue sky with small yellow stars and a long, colorful ribbon swirled across the middle. The ribbon reads, "If You Come to Earth."

Still image from: Infestation: Cities Under Siege

Still image from: Infestation: The Fight for Food

Young girl in business attire stands on a stage looking out and speaking to the audience.

Middle-aged Japanese woman sits across camera, hands folded and resting on the table in front of her. Caption. So they very quickly shrouded the whole incarceration.

Woman wears a red shirt that reads, Security. She talks to a man in a white t-shirt. Caption. Can unknowingly contribute to the event.

A cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin sleeping on a bed. Sunlight pours into the room through an open window.

2 red lines branch off from a red dot at the top connecting to red dots that continue to branch off in twos 5 times to form a crown-shaped contagion.

An illustration depicts the recycling machine, and a recycled product.

A large landfill. Caption: Dylan, Landfills have become huge mountains of trash.

Still image from: Kids Speak Out: Racial and Social Injustice

Still image from: Kids Speak Out: Youth Empowerment (1M2030)

Color illustration closeup of a box full of silver coins and a beaded necklace draped over side. Spanish caption. Y tomar, sin esfuerzo, el metal precioso.

Still image from: Laws & Rules for Kids

Woman leans over to help a child adjust a magnifying glass. Another woman and child stand by. Spanish caption. Una de las cosas más importantes.

A flooded neighborhood. Caption: living here, in the future's past.

Crowd of people looking in 1 direction with distressed expressions on their faces.

Man carries a small child on his hip while walking. Caption. Parents no longer stay together for the sake of the children.

Bride and groom stand at an altar with guests looking on. Caption. This time honored institution may be fighting for its life.

Black and white wedding photo of the bride and groom posing with others. Caption. Couples stayed together through thick and thin.

Painting of Malala in a red striped head scarf with a girl and boy behind her. Title card reads, "Malala, Activist for Girls' Education."

Man sits in front of bookshelves in a private office as he gestures with 1 hand while speaking and looking to the side of camera. Caption. Brands can be more interactive in digital space.

Bearded man sits with the back of 1 hand resting on the other hand in front of his chest. Title card reads, "Gabe Zimmerman, Author of title, "Gamification by Design." Caption. In this context brands have flocked to new techniques.

Blurred image of 2 men standing in an bus stop enclosure with signs posted behind them. Marketing word and phrase overlays on the image with a title card that reads, "Marketing."

3 Asian women smiling with 1 waving. Caption. Toward a better life is undeniable.

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Explaining Social Distancing to Children

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: How to Be a Helper When Someone Is Sick

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Speaking Out Against Unfairness

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: We Are All Different

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Wearing a Mask Helps Stop the Spread of Germs

Closeup of a man wearing small eyeglasses and a white and blue striped shirt. Greenery is in the background. Caption. Eating cheap food leads to more health problems.

Pickup truck driving through a field, produce and a person riding in the back. Caption: Farmers add much to a community.

Closeup of a smiling teenage girl with rosy cheeks. Title card reads, "Danielle, age 13. Caption. But, I mean, I love everyone.

Closeup of a smiling teenage girl who glances to the side. Caption. Do you believe in God? Caption. Yes.

Side angle shot of an older Mother Teresa wearing a white and blue sari holding her hands to her chin in a prayer position.

Black and white side angle photo of Mother Teresa standing with 2 men and a child looking back at her.

Black and white illustration of a wedding with a Black groom and White bride. The pastor marrying them is Black and wearing a long dark robe. Caption. Among free blacks and whites.

Young middle eastern boy sitting outside smiles at camera. Caption. And I am from Philadelphia.

Black boy and man open the door to a white vehicle. Caption. Malcolm X Academy pledge goes like this.

Cartoon of a blue spider with a blue wizard hat talking while standing on its web in front of a white pillow. Caption. Because not all the countries are as well off as ours.

Closeup of a dark-haired teenage girl's lower face as she takes a bite of pepperoni pizza. Caption. So that we crave high-sugar, high-fat foods.

Closeup side view of a blonde woman in a white shirt taking a bite of a red apple. Greenery is blurred behind her. Caption. It's about nourishing yourself.

Man with dark glasses and mustache looks at a woman. Her back is towards the camera. Caption. Que bueno, que te veo.

Black and white photo of woman wearing a scarf over her head and tattered sari.

Woman wears a backpack and stands with a child on a train platform at night with train approaching. Caption. Will be victims of violence in their lifetime.

Woman in black turtleneck tucks head slightly and purses lips. Caption. Was to hope to push the jury to decide the death penalty.

Still image from: Nomadic Workers

Black background with red text that reads, "Not as tough as you think." Underneath, white text reads, "A transformation techniques production."

Group of teenagers sit in a row facing a woman with a guitar. Caption. Tell me what you think the topic of the song is.

Camera of a woman sitting in the rear seat of a car looks at camera with a surprised expression. Caption. I feel I have to go back.

Closeup of a woman with a taut smile looking off camera with greenery in the background. Caption. About the original sin.

2 children approach water on a beach with their backs facing camera. Caption. Male as narrator. Jack and June are from the same mother and father.

Young woman speaks to camera with an emotional expression. Next to her, images of a swastika and woman wearing a burka. Caption. It means being respectful of everyone's point of view.

Trees obscure a multi-story white building behind them. Text overlay reads, Speaker 1. "911, what's your emergency? Speaker 2. Please help! Please help! Stoneman Douglas High School."

Bearded middle-aged man in a brick-walled room with large steel frame windows. Caption. Acting as a sort of global policeman.

Cartoon of two boys smirking and shaking hands. One holds a piggy bank. Caption. Pepín ha ahorrado junto con su amigo, Billy, para comprar.

Sepia-toned photo of smiling early twentieth century women holding a banner with a headline that reads, "We protest against continued disenfranchisement of women."

Still image from: Plastic Free July: How to Save the Planet at Home

Patchwork wall hanging, each square unique and handmade. Caption. A wish flower that's half bloomed.

Wide shot of a white religious building surrounded by a grass lawn and mature trees.

Several privacy booths used for voting in U, S elections are lined up. They have American flags with the word "vote" in blue painted on them. Caption. Our most important right as citizens.

Waves at sunset looking towards an industrial platform held above the water. Caption: Worldwide, it makes up about a third of the energy supply.

Aerial shot of Hillary Clinton speaking on stage in front of a crowd of people, her image projected on 2 jumbotron screens. Caption. As being affected by money in politics.

Green and purple parrot puppet with large eyes and glasses balances on a fence. Spanish caption. Buenos dias.

Teenage girl and boy sit on a bench outside with serious expressions on their faces. They appear to be sitting for an interview. Caption. For me, being bullied, it hurts, it changes you.

Adolescent boy stands in front of camera, looking off to one side. Caption. And then you got to deal with the parents.

Still image from: Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

Close up of the face of a person who has dark skin, brown eyes, and a wide nose. Caption: or their genes moved from place to place,

Man with his lips pursed and eyes looking up to his right sits in front of black background. Caption. No, I consider myself to be a, serial litigator.

Still image from: Rap Squad

Sepia-toned illustration of eighteenth century people working at a printing press. Caption. The invention that arguably began the Information Age.

Teenage boy in a red sweater with longer dark hairs talks next to another teen boy, with eyes closed, short dark hair, glasses, and a green polo shirt. They sit in the shade outside in front of a red wooden wall. Caption. "I sleep, point to him, and get working."

Teenage boy with black hair and a gray hoodie sweatshirt sits and turns to his right while talking. Another teenage boy in a red tee-shirt with dark hair sits behind him. Caption. It's a way they act how they've been treated.

Closeup of a female teenager with long blonde hair wearing a multicolored sweater and gold hoop earrings. She sits on a step in front of a building and appears to be speaking. Caption. Try to get international friends.

Abstract background of green lines intersecting in a grid, with some of the lines turning pink in places. Yellow text on screen reads, "Lies and deception." Caption. But first, let's talk about lying and deception.

Sepia tone image of a police officer in uniform leaning on his squad car near the right rear passenger door as he talks to a small crowd of teenagers. Caption, narrator talking. We'll cover why belonging to a gang.

Closeup of woman with short brown hair, red lipstick, hoop earrings, and a white collared shirt talking in front of several papers hanging from a cork board. Caption. School, or their parents.

Closeup of a younger woman with curled, dark brown hair and a patterned shirt talking in front of a blurred bookshelf. Caption. My dad tried to use them so I would learn.

Still image from: Rights and Responsibilities for Kids

Woman in black jacket standing outdoors, facing camera. Caption. People are selfish and been raised that way.

Light yellow strokes radiate outward in concentric circles against an orange backdrop. White word bubble in center reads, "Say Something! By Peter Hamilton Reynolds."

Light yellow strokes radiate outward in concentric circles against an orange backdrop. White word bubble in center reads, "Di Algo! Peter Hamilton Reynolds."

Black man wearing a prison uniform stands in front of a group of teenagers seated and directing their attention towards him.

Teenage girl with a concerned expression talks to a boy in the school hallway next to a row of lockers. Caption. Should I have told someone?

2 teenage boys sit at a table in a computer lab. They hold a container lid top at the edge of a container to form a ramp for a small robotic vehicle to go down.

Young woman wearing headphones speaks into a microphone and faces away from camera in a darkened foreground. A young man and young woman watch her through a window in the background.

Closeup of a computer screen displaying a spreadsheet of labeled rows, some highlighted in green.

Woman sits at a desk and looks down at a few papers while a girl in glasses sits across from her. Caption. Today we're going to talk about problems.

2 women, 1 standing and 1 sitting, face each other in conversation. Caption. About who we brought in as interpreters.

Girl sits with her elbows on a desk and turns toward a woman who bends down to sit next to her. Caption. To report they've been victims of sexual harassment.

Blurry image of a teenage girl clutching a book to her chest while teenage boys look toward her. Title card over image reads, "Sexual harassment. An unwanted sex-related advance that makes a person feel uncomfortable and unsafe."

Woman seated behind a desk, 1 finger pointing out in front of her. Caption. Their position of power to sexually harass you.

Young woman wearing an orange jumpsuit looks down from behind bars. Caption. You can't explain crime just by looking at the statistics.

Color illustration of 3 people standing opposite a boy in front of a colorblocked background. Title card reads, "Ponernos en el lugar del otro es descubrir cosas nuevas."