ACORN and the firestorm / a film by Reuben Atlas and Sam Pollard ; a co-production of Pandora Educational Film Center, Inc., the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) ; Pandora Film Center presents ; produced and directed by Reuben Atlas, Sam Pollard.

For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN sought to empower marginalized communities. It's critics, though, believed ACORN exemplified everything wrong with liberal ideals. Fueled by a YouTube video made by two young conservatives who posed as pimp and prostitute in a sting, ACORN's very ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mateen, Khari (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Pandora Educational Film Center (Presenter, Production company)
Independent Television Service (Production company)
National Black Programming Consortium (Production company)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Atlas, Reuben (Film director, Film producer)
Pollard, Sam (Film producer, Film director)
Lewis, Bertha, 1951- (Commentator)
King, Steve, 1949- (Commentator)
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : Kanopy, [2018]
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Genre:
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (83 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences.
Variant Title:
ACORN and the fire storm
Anti-poverty organization fighting for the voiceless
Format: Electronic Video DVD
Description
Summary:
For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN sought to empower marginalized communities. It's critics, though, believed ACORN exemplified everything wrong with liberal ideals. Fueled by a YouTube video made by two young conservatives who posed as pimp and prostitute in a sting, ACORN's very existence is challenged.
Note:Program content: ©2017.
Website includes transcript.
Call Number:HN85.A3 A295 2018 Online
Credits:Composer, Khari Mateen.
Participant or Performer:
Commentators, Bertha Lewis, Steve King.
Source of Description:
Description based on DVD version record.