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Tampa Technique: Rise, Demise, and Remembrance of Central Avenue analyzes the strategic and calculated Civil Rights Movement in Tampa, Florida through the lens of Central Avenue. Segregation created the thriving black business district until its demise beginning in the 1960s with urban renewal, interstate construction, and a 1967 riot sparked by the death of a 19-year-old black man killed by a white police officer. The documentary begins and ends in Perry Harvey, Sr. Park to situate how Central Avenue is publicly memorialized.

T.J. Collections: I lead with the title of my award-winning dissertation... "Black Joy in Green Spaces: A Nature-inspired Endarkened Visual Narrative Inquiry about Black Women and Joy. I follow that with the title of two undergraduate courses I developed for Florida State University, Kansas State University, and Washburn University - "Black Women's Health and Joy" and "Black Joy & Green Spaces." T.J. Collections showcases Black women in Kansas City, Missouri as they reflect on two powerful questions: 1) What brings you true joy? and 2) What was it like to be asked about true joy? The richness of this documentary is felt in the second response.

Dr. Marie Lily Cerat is a Haitian American scholar, educator, and activist who grew up under the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti. In this short (11:47) educational video produced by USF’s InEd Studios in collaboration with USF’s College of Education, Dr. Cerat recalls her experiences in Haiti and her journey to the United States. Today, Dr. Cerat is Director of the Haitian Studies Institute at Brooklyn College advocating for Haitian studies, Haitians on the island, and the Haitian diaspora. Her story is one of struggle, perseverance, and inspiration. The video is part of a larger project, the Civics Excellence Literacy Initiative (funded by the Florida Department of Education), for use in K-12 schools. Through the specially made videos and teaching materials, students learn about the political and social conditions in repressive states, contrast them with freedoms in a democracy, consider the impact of immigration on individuals and society, and examine the broader implications of government structures on human rights. Dr. Cerat’s story ---poignantly and beautifully filmed in Brooklyn, New York--- weaves together her reminiscences as a child and young adult in Haiti under a repressive regime, her struggles as a new immigrant in the U.S.. and her academic trajectory and current work as an educator and activist.

An animated horror short film that follows a young black teen named Junior, and his two best friends Nate and Reg. Junior believes he has found the cause of what feels like an attack on the black community.

Blk Ops highlights the journey of African Americans in the U.S. Special Operations Forces (USSOF) from 1948 to Present. Specifically, Blk Ops interviews seven veterans from different branches of service and from within USSOF. Learn about the difficulties first generation Special Operators faced in the late 1950s and how some of those struggles remain today.

Before there was Tropicana Field and its surrounding acres of asphalt, there was the Gas Plant Neighborhood. A primarily Black neighborhood, the Gas Plant was home to families, businesses, churches, and a deep sense of community and place. The people were displaced, and the neighborhood was leveled—all to make way for baseball. Razed is a documentary film that shares the story of the Gas Plant Neighborhood. At the core of this film are the first-hand stories and memories from a community cut short, presented in a historical context that’s rarely accessible to the masses.

1. Take exit 52, Fletcher Ave/CR-582A and head East for 2.5 miles.
2. Turn right at Bruce B Downs Blvd.  
3. Turn left at ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵBanyan Cir.  
4. Direct left into the parking lot  

1. Take exit 266, Fletcher Ave and head West on Fletcher for 4.0 miles.
2. Turn left at Bruce B Downs Blvd.
3. Turn left at ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵBanyan Cir.  
4. Direct left into the parking lot