Visual Story Guide
Understanding these three is key to shaping informed & empowered citizens.
Watch to learn how—and why—they matter.
Cultural Literacy
When most people think of Miami, they picture South Beach and sunshine. These films pulls back the curtain, exposing the daily struggles and violence many residents face beyond the tourist image. These raw, on-the-ground documentaries offers a powerful look at life in Miami’s and the country's overlooked communities—making it essential viewing for anyone seeking cultural literacy and a deeper understanding of our social realities.Civic Literacy.
When people understand their rights, they can protect them. This 30-minute film breaks down modern voter suppression using Georgia’s 2018 election as a key example. It features personal stories from those most affected—young voters, people of color, and the disabled—while exposing new laws that make it harder to vote. It’s a wake-up call to defend democracy and ensure every vote counts.Financial Literacy
Age of Easy Money pulls back the curtain on how the U.S. economy got here—soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and fears of recession. It follows the Federal Reserve’s long-term “easy money” strategy and how rapidly reversing course triggered instability.
The film reveals how these policies reshaped markets, inflated inequality, and left everyday Americans vulnerable. A must-watch to understand the forces shaping our financial reality📚 Learn More…
New Study Finds Alarming Lack of Civic Literacy Among Americans – U.S. Chamber Foundation – Reveals how most Americans lack basic civic knowledge, hindering meaningful participation in democracy. (uschamberfoundation.org)
Felony Disenfranchisement and Voting Rights – Prison Policy Initiative – Offers clear, up-to-date research on how criminal convictions prevent people from voting across different states. (Prison Policy Initiative)
Locked Out 2024: Four Million Denied Voting Rights Due to a Felony Conviction – The Sentencing Project – Details the scale and impact of felony-based voter exclusion in recent elections. (The Sentencing Project)
Race & the War on Drugs: Education not Incarceration – ACLU – A position paper explaining how the war on drugs disproportionately targeted minority communities and laid groundwork for mass incarceration. (American Civil Liberties Union)
The War on Drugs is the New Jim Crow – ACLU – Connects the legacy of systemic racism with mass incarceration and disenfranchisement under drug policy. (American Civil Liberties Union)