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Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question - Peer into the world of the film's lead protagonist, Nina. An elite lawyer, loyal wife, and loving mother of a teen boy, Nina is navigating life (and a pregnancy) to the best of her ability. But sometimes the forces on a woman - especially a black woman - can be too much to bear. Follow Nina in this day-in-the-life drama, and see the world through the eyes of a successful black woman who must navigate an unjust world while trying to protect the world she has created for herself and her family.
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26 min
2019-09-26
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English
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Karen
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6.7
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8.0
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8.1
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6.5
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7.1
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7.5
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4.8
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5.8
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7.1
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6.7
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6.9
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6.9
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7.8
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6.9
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6.3
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7.1
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6.3
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6.8
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6.7
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6.5
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