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Policing Joy (2022)
Short | 21 min | Documentary, Short

Policing Joy (2022)

Short | 21 min | Documentary, Short

Policing Joy is a 21-minute documentary short film that aims to stimulate a global conversation around Black girls' encounter with hair bias in schools. Policing Joy opens with Black women and girls across generations reflecting on ...See morePolicing Joy is a 21-minute documentary short film that aims to stimulate a global conversation around Black girls' encounter with hair bias in schools. Policing Joy opens with Black women and girls across generations reflecting on memories around their hair styling and grooming practices in anticipation of the first day of school. Next, Policing Joy dives into the recent media coverage of Black girls' experiences with hair bias in U. S. schools. In this segment of the documentary, scholars and experts offer insights for how schools often perpetuate harm that can lead to emotional distress for Black girls.The turning point of the Policing Joy comes when subjects of the documentary reclaim their hair with a call to action demanding that all Black girls be protected from all forms of violence in schools. See less

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Name	Known for
Elizabeth Bangura Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Faye Belgrave Self Self See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Brielle Bertrand Self - School Girl Self - School Girl See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Yaba Blay Self Self See fewer	Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom (2022)
Simone Grant Brown Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	Stained Glass (2022)
Precious Foreman Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	The Green Solution (2023)
Priyah Goff Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Soraya Grady Self - School Girl Self - School Girl See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Paula Gray Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Kayla Hayes Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Makayla Hill Self - School Girl Self - School Girl See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Starr Hill Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Sessions (2023)
Terry T. Johnson-Bey Self - Teacher Self - Teacher See fewer	Losin control (2021)
Nikea Jones Self - Mom Self - Mom See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Emmanuel Kerry Self - Father Self - Father See fewer	Task (2025)
Afiya Mbilishaka Self Self See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Michellyn Mbuyi Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Faith McCullough Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Together (V) (2025)
Fatima Miller Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Lailah Muhammed Self - School Girl Self - School Girl See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Angela Patton Self Self See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Nefertari Medford Rasaq Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	We Can Move Mountains Together (2023)
Macaria Robinson Self - Daughter Self - Daughter See fewer	Stained Glass (2022)
Valerie Slater Self Self See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Tia Thomas Self - Model Self - Model See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Aaliyah Nikol Thornton Self - School Kid (as Aaliyah Nicole Thornton) Self - School Kid (as Aaliyah Nicole Thornton) See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Autumn Tinch Self - Little Sister Self - Little Sister See fewer	For My Man (2015)
Amiya Waters Self - School Kid Self - School Kid See fewer	Policing Joy (2022)
Kayla Watkins Self - Model Self - Model See fewer	Hearts of New England (2018)