The Skin We're In

Activist journalist Desmond Cole puts racism in Canada front and center in the new CBC documentary The Skin We're In. Cole visits the sister of Andrew Loku, the 45-year-old South Sudanese man slain by Toronto police, and the Michael Brown memorial in Ferguson, Missouri, while tracing the legacy...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, Filmoption International (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Filmoption International, [2017]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (43 min., 44 sec)) : sound, color.
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Summary: Activist journalist Desmond Cole puts racism in Canada front and center in the new CBC documentary The Skin We're In. Cole visits the sister of Andrew Loku, the 45-year-old South Sudanese man slain by Toronto police, and the Michael Brown memorial in Ferguson, Missouri, while tracing the legacy of anti-Black racism past and present. The program offers a glimpse, too, into the world of Cole the activist and his at times wearying fight for social justice.
Item Description: Originally released by Filmoption International, 2017.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 08, 2017.
Introduction: The Skin We're In (1:03); Shared Experiences (4:33); Candice Rochelle Bobb (3:12); Michael Brown Memorial (5:09); Black Lives Matter, Toronto (2:57); Public Trust (6:51); Power Dynamics (3:05); Creating Space (6:08); Separating Culture (3:37); Returning Home (6:36); Credits: The Skin We're In (0:33);
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Activist journalist Desmond Cole puts racism in Canada front and center in the new CBC documentary The Skin We're In. Cole visits the sister of Andrew Loku, the 45-year-old South Sudanese man slain by Toronto police, and the Michael Brown memorial in Ferguson, Missouri, while tracing the legacy of anti-Black racism past and present. The program offers a glimpse, too, into the world of Cole the activist and his at times wearying fight for social justice.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (43 min., 44 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.