Social Justice

Decade of Fire

By Nick Rocco Scalia | November 2018

Decade of Fire is a harrowing, heart-wrenching documentary, but before narrowing its focus to the devastation that plagued New York’s South Bronx…

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Decade of Fire is a harrowing, heart-wrenching documentary, but before narrowing its focus to the devastation that plagued New York's South Bronx...

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I really hate that phrase “In this current climate.” An almost certain indicator, I’m going to use it immediately. So, here we go. In this current...

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Sometimes a documentary can tell such compelling story that from the first minute you can’t help but jump onboard and root for the underdog. The person...

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