Vital Pictures Inc. Grant

Organization - Vital Pictures Inc.
Grant Amount - $150,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - To complete production of "Herskovits: At the Heart of Blackness," a PBS documentary about the life and work of anthropologist Melville Jean Herskovits


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