Natalie Baszile

In just a few decades after the end of enslavement, Black Americans were able to amass millions of acres of farmland. Today approximately 90% of that land is no longer in Black hands. Various factors have been employed to take Black land, including violence, eminent domain and government discrimination. But it is a little-known issue — heirs’ property — that has had a devastating effect on Black land ownership. Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land is a timely and stirring documentary from Emmy-nominated producer/director Eternal Polk and Al Roker Entertainment that examines the causes, effects what is being done to fight the exploitation of these issues, and how landowners are reclaiming their agricultural legacy and creating paths to generational wealth.

Set in 1986, Eden follows in the footsteps of James Baldwin as she pursues her dream of becoming a writer in Paris.

Sondheimer, Louisiana. Population 200. Tucked in the northeast corner of the state, this rural enclave is home to the four Nelson Brothers—young, ambitious, fourth-generation commodity farmers who dream of becoming the biggest farmers in the United States.