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RECENT VIDEO WORK

Abortion seekers after Roe

Abortion seekers after Roe

Abortion seekers after Roe

This is what happened when a woman considering an abortion walked into a pro-life crisis pregnancy centre in Texas.

Americans and their guns

Abortion seekers after Roe

Abortion seekers after Roe

In the United States there are more guns than people. On a recent Saturday, hundreds queued up in Houston  to turn their guns over to police.

The battle over book bans

Abortion seekers after Roe

The battle over book bans

In Katy, Texas, the town's school district has removed books from its library shelves after protests from parents about vulgar content.

A pandemic of the unvaccinated

A pandemic of the unvaccinated

A pandemic of the unvaccinated

Baxter County, Arkansas has one of the lowest Covid-19 vaccination rates in the country - and it's now one of the worst virus hotspots.

How Long Covid damages memory

A pandemic of the unvaccinated

A pandemic of the unvaccinated

In the 16 months since Chrissy Gibson was diagnosed with Covid-19, she has had to re-learn many aspects of her life. How to walk, how to talk, how to live.

A new abortion law in Texas

A pandemic of the unvaccinated

The racist murder of James Byrd Jr

Michelle is pregnant and has chosen to get an abortion. She also lives in Texas, the state with the strictest anti-abortion law in the US.

The racist murder of James Byrd Jr

Afghans in US: 'My family is at risk'

The racist murder of James Byrd Jr

On a Saturday night in a small Texas town, three white men offered James Byrd Jr a ride home. He never made it home. Instead, they killed him.

The orphans of Covid-19

Afghans in US: 'My family is at risk'

Afghans in US: 'My family is at risk'

When Nathan and Isaiah first heard of Covid-19, they never thought it would affect them. Then in the summer of 2020, it took both of their parents.

Afghans in US: 'My family is at risk'

Afghans in US: 'My family is at risk'

Afghans in US: 'My family is at risk'

During 20 years of war, the US  had employed thousands of Afghans to help US troops. Some are now in the US, but their families stayed behind.

Virtual learning with no internet

Virtual learning with no internet

Virtual learning with no internet

The Gould family spends 8 hours a day parked next to a school bus on the side of the road to access WiFi so they can make it to online class.

The Americans who can't let go

Virtual learning with no internet

Virtual learning with no internet

Millions of Trump voters like Taylor aren’t willing to accept the 2020 election outcome, despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud.

The pandemic's economic toll

Virtual learning with no internet

The plight of a US dairy farm

The pandemic has left nearly 30 million unemployed in the US. Now, many are turning to food banks and other charities for help.

The plight of a US dairy farm

‘My mum’s fertility doctor is my father’

The plight of a US dairy farm

The Voelker family's dairy farm in Wisconsin has been around since 1942. But economic pressures have brought that to an end.

What it means to be mixed race

‘My mum’s fertility doctor is my father’

‘My mum’s fertility doctor is my father’

As the US becomes more racially diverse, the number of multi-racial people in the country is on the rise. What's it's like navigating the world as one?

‘My mum’s fertility doctor is my father’

‘My mum’s fertility doctor is my father’

‘My mum’s fertility doctor is my father’

When a DNA test revealed a decades-old family secret, Maia’s life was turned upside down. 

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VIDEOS ON THE LATINO EXPERIENCE

'Our first day of freedom on US soil'

'Our first day of freedom on US soil'

'Our first day of freedom on US soil'

We follow Adrian Meza and his family from Nicaragua as they navigate their first day after being rel

We follow Adrian Meza and his family from Nicaragua as they navigate their first day after being released from immigration detention.

'We’re still waiting for them'

'Our first day of freedom on US soil'

'Our first day of freedom on US soil'

Monica Muñoz lost her father and grandfather to Covid-19. Her Latino family is one of thousands disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Detained for speaking Spanish

'Our first day of freedom on US soil'

A Spanish-language identity crisis

Ana was stopped by police in Montana for speaking Spanish. The video of the 2018 incident went viral and her life was turned upside down.

A Spanish-language identity crisis

A Spanish-language identity crisis

A Spanish-language identity crisis

Andrew "Figgy Baby" Figueroa is Mexican-American but he can't speak Spanish. He explains - in a rap - how that frustration affects his life.

How Mexicans saved a dying town

A Spanish-language identity crisis

American children living in Mexico

Guymon in Oklahoma was on its way to becoming a ghost town. Then Mexican immigrants arrived 20 years ago after a food processing plant opened.

American children living in Mexico

A Spanish-language identity crisis

American children living in Mexico

As Mexican parents are deported from the US, their US-born children often return with them. What's life like for the young students?

EXPLAINER VIDEOS

A look at employer-sponsored health insurance

The beginning of the pandemic had left more than 20 million Americans jobless. For many that also meant losing their health benefits. When did the US become so reliant on employers for health care?

Young Democrats on President Joe Biden

Ahead of the 2020 general election, a dozen young Democrats from across the US - many casting a ballot for the first time - told us what they think of the now-president.

What's the difference between Latino and Hispanic?

More than 400 million people in the world speak Spanish and 10% of them live in the United States, according to the Cervantes Institute.  But when do you classify a person as Hispanic or Latino? 

How US police line-ups jail the innocent

British police have long dropped so-called identity parades but in the US the police line-up is still used, despite its obvious flaws. Campaigners want stricter rules to prevent more miscarriages of justice.

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