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Jamila Paksima: On December 7, 2020, in silence, with little fanfare, a crane lifted the Stonewall Jackson monument off its pedestal at VMI and carted it away to its his new home: VMI’s Civil War museum, about 80 miles away, where he will stand guard over the Battle of New Market site and be a part of the endless selfies and social media ...
- A Tactical Switch
- ‘Monumental Problems’
- ‘No Place on Public Land’
The first season included three episodes about The Base. In season two’s “Baseless: Part IV,” listeners will gain exclusive access to a family farm in Michigan that a 17-year-old Base member turned into a paramilitary training ground for The Base until it was raided by the FBI. Moriba and Paksima interview the young recruit’s father and grandmother...
Season two also closely examines the reverence among some Southerners for the “Lost Cause,” a version of history that erases the legacy of hundreds of years of slavery and Jim Crow segregation. “Monumental Problems” focuses on local resistance to removing publicly displayed Confederate monuments and symbols by introducing Camille Bennett of Project...
As the battle to remove Confederate symbols goes forward, it’s important that local leaders have the authority to rid their public spaces of symbols of hatred. Some Southern states, however, have enacted laws that prohibit or erect barriers to the removal of local monuments. “Local elected officials shouldn’t be punished, and they certainly shouldn...
Jamila Paksima is an Iranian born independent filmmaker, journalist and award-winning documentary director and producer. Some of her films include: Getting off the Streets, Until 20, Welcome to Lancaster, The Contenders 16 of '16, Talking to Iran, Why the Children, Witness to the Execution, and Women in Prison Nowhere to Hide.
Oct 17, 2020 · The audio documentary series, produced and hosted by award-winning journalists/producers/filmmakers Geraldine Moriba and Jamila Paksima, explores the dangerous realities of hate in modern America and the ways people have escaped the far-right extremist movement.
In this special episode of Sounds Like Hate Season 4, we travel back to the months leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, to track white supremacists as they plan, prepare and execute their violent plot to attack the U.S. Capitol and overturn an election.
Jamila Paksima: The most common Confederate battle flag originated from Robert E. Lee’s army and is often used to whitewash and glorify the Confederacy. Jamila Paksima: So, what if a student says they feel unsafe seeing the Confederate flag on your grandson’s hat?
Aug 25, 2021 · Paksima directed and was the showrunner for the 8-hour primetime presidential political campaign series 16 for ’16: The Contenders on PBS.
