006 - An Essential City with Sabrina Avilés

Sabrina Avilés is an award-winning independent filmmaker, festival director, and flamenco dancer. Her latest documentary is Chelsea: An Essential City.

In this episode:

• How Chelsea, Massachusetts became America's "essential city."
• How the pandemic has opened up new opportunities to take dance classes from some of the world's best flamenco artists.
• Why brown lives are an essential part of #BlackLivesMatter.

Watch a five-minute short from Chelsea: An Essential City at https://www.pbs.org/video/chelsea-an-essential-city-8hyp5e/

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Music: Wahida, the Sufi Second Line