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Igniting the Future: Juvenile Justice
Read full article: Igniting the Future: Juvenile JusticeMelanie Lawson hosts a documentary exploring strides being made with Jacksonville’s Juvenile Justice system. We’ll look inside powerful organizations such as Pace Center for Girls and the Florida Youth Challenge Academy plus feature remarkable stories of redemption.
These movies, shows and documentaries should be required viewing for Black History Month
Read full article: These movies, shows and documentaries should be required viewing for Black History MonthAs we all know, February is Black History Month, so it’s a great time to brush up on Black history and educate yourself.
The #FreeBritney movement is in full force, thanks to this documentary
Read full article: The #FreeBritney movement is in full force, thanks to this documentaryA new documentary about Britney Spears was released earlier this month, and it has people finally plugged into the #FreeBritney movement that has been going on for the past few years.
Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
Read full article: Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unionsPope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival. However, he had never come out publicly in favor of civil unions as pope, and no pontiff before him had, either. “The pope’s statement clearly contradicts what has been the long-standing teaching of the church about same-sex unions," he said in a statement. Wim Wenders did that in the 2018 film “Pope Francis: A Man of His Word.”“Francesco,” is more a visual survey of the world’s crises and tragedies, with audio from the pope providing possible solutions. Instead, Rubin said, Bergoglio urged his fellow bishops to lobby for gay civil unions.