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Video: Documentarian Ken Burns’ latest film captures the ugly reflection of US racism

Mar 11, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is known for chronicling the pivotal moments in US history and so his latest film, Central Park FIVE, to be broadcast on April 16 via PBS stations, may have some scratching their heads…

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PBS gives the green light for new documentary highlighting the historical experience of Latinos in the military

Jun 18, 2008, 9:01 AM 0

LatinaLista — Who can forget about the outrage that veteran PBS documentarian Ken Burns created when he left out mention of Latino contributions in his epic World War II film? If it had not been for the organized protest…