Maxine Waters
Birthday: 1938-08-15
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography: Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Waters is currently in her 15th term in the House, having served since 1991.
Movies
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of th...
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Bella!
Bella! tells the story of Bella Abzug, who first rose to prominence as a scrappy grassroots activist...
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Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
An intimate portrait of recently retired Congressman Barney Frank, one of our most well-known and le...
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Black Barbie
Discover the untold story of the first Black Barbie and the pivotal role three trailblazing women at...
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore...
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LA 92
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, viole...
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Jewel's Catch One
With four strikes against her (black, female, poor and a lesbian), our trailblazer, Jewel Thais-Will...
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Fail State
This in-depth documentary explores the dark side of American higher education, exposing predatory fo...
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The Words That Built America
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join ...
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push...
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Straight from the Streets
Straight From The Streets is a unique mosaic of inner city culture and politics that goes where no o...
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I Was Born This Way
Surviving childhood abuse during his upbringing in Baltimore, Archbishop Carl Bean forged a path to ...
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Fear of a Black Republican
A personal look at Black Republicans and the lack of a Two-Party Political System in Urban America....
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