Today is the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. Although this day is commemorating the end of a brutal era the fight for racial equality is far from over. When it comes to racial issues and reconciliation, there is a lot more work to do!

Here are 10 movies and documentaries to acknowledge how far we’ve come yet be aware of where we are today.

1. 13th by Ava Duvernay Watch now

2. Maya Angelou: And still I rise Watch now

3. Hip hop evolution Watch now

4. Nat Turner’s A troublesome property (Uses actors to recreate the famous 1831 slave rebellion) Watch now

5. The Black Power Mixtape Watch now 

6. What happened Miss Simone Watch now

7. I am not your negro Trailer 

8. Forgotten four: the integration of pro football Trailer

9. African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Watch now

10. The Loving Story Watch now

Stay Conscious & Chic!