9 powerful shows and documentaries about racial injustice that are essential viewing

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Netflix have some must-see documentaries and shows to watch that could not be more essential right now…

Photo: © NetflixAs the title suggests, the documentary series dives into the assassination of Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X in 1965. In the documentary, one activist embarks on a mission to seek truth and justice for the crime.Soul singer Sam Cooke rose to fame in the 50s and inspired many other soul heavyweights like Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

This documentary explores whether his outspoken views during the Civil Rights Movement contributed to his murder in 1964.This series is essential viewing as it shines a light on America's first female self-made millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker. Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer plays the lead, telling the story of how Madam C.J. Walker overcame post-slavery racial biases and injustice to revolutionise black haircare and simultaneously fought for social change.

Kalief was imprisoned for three years, two of them spent in solitary confinement, without ever being convicted. Upon his release at 22 years old, he died by suicide. The documentary explores how his imprisonment highlighted the troubling ways that black and Latino people are severely punished at the hands of the judicial system.This powerful TV film is an adaption of the Broadway production of the same name.

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