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Betty Lewis of the NAACP on the state takeover of Atlantic City

July 8, 2016

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Clip Length: 1:44

Belinda Manning on the life blood of Atlantic City

May 18, 2016

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Clip Length: 3:46

This is an excerpt of a longer interview with Belinda Manning filmed in the Civil Rights Garden in Atlantic City on March 10, 2016.

Our Side Trailer

April 17, 2017

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Clip Length: 1:00

Our Side tells the story of a community-led theater production in Atlantic City — a stage adaptation of Growing up in the Other Atlantic City: Wash’s and the Northside by Atlantic City native Turiya S.A. Raheem. From bustling streets to broken promises, from discrimination to resiliency, the fil...

Our Side – Growing up in the Other Atlantic City

March 7, 2022

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Clip Length: 30:01

Our Side follows local residents staging a play about the historically Black community of Atlantic City. From bustling streets to broken promises, from discrimination to resiliency, we follow the daily lives of cast members and learn about their struggles to give their city a better future and honor...

Building a Sandcastle: A Broken Promise to Atlantic City

July 6, 2015

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Clip Length: 14:39

In 2014, thousands of casino workers in Atlantic City lost their jobs when 4 of the city's 12 casinos closed. The remaining casino workers are now fighting to keep their healthcare, pensions, and more. These workers are holding the industry, and the private investors that have driven it into debt, a...

Patrice and James Mays, Taj Mahal Casino worker, Atlantic City

July 7, 2015

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Clip Length: 2:45

Billionaire Carl Icahn used the bankruptcy court to end health insurance on January 1, 2015 for more than 1,000 Taj Mahal Casino workers, who are also members of UNITE HERE Local 54. A March survey showed that 44% of those workers had no insurance.

Ana Diaz, Housekeeper at Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City

July 7, 2015

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Clip Length: 3:25

Billionaire Carl Icahn used the bankruptcy court to end health insurance on January 1, 2015 for more than 1,000 Taj Mahal Casino workers, who are also members of UNITE HERE Local 54. A March survey showed that 44% of those workers had no insurance.

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