The Guardian
Lupita
In a country where indigenous people are increasingly displaced and journalists are killed at an alarming rate, a courageous new voice has emerged: Lupita, a Tzotzil-Maya woman at the forefront of a Mexican indigenous movement. Twenty...
The Guardian
La caravana: On the road with the migrant caravan
Thousands of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala head north hoping to find work and a better life in the US. The largest Central American caravan in decades keeps growing as thousands more join this journey – but when they...
The Guardian
Muxes
In Juchitán, Mexico, muxes – children identified as male at birth, but who choose at a young age to be raised as female – are embraced as part of the community.
NPR
Crossing the Southern Border for College
The high cost of college in California is prompting students to cross the Mexican border in search of affordable options. CETYS, a private university with campuses in three Mexican border towns, currently enrolls over 300 California...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1920
The 34th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1920, Americans deal with the aftermath of World War 1 and apparently are hungry...
Mr. Beat
The Compromise of 1850 (according to the Traveling Salesman)
This is the best video about the Compromise of 1850 ever made. It was also the first educational video Mr. Beat ever made. If you are watching this, you are watching history...about history.
Next Animation Studio
Archeologists complete first ever LIDAR survey of ancient Mayan highway
Archeologists have used laser scanning to chart an ancient 100 km-long Mayan highway built 13 centuries ago.
Curated Video
Amaranth: From Ancient Staple to Modern Superfood
This video explores the fascinating history and resilience of the ancient grain, amaranth. From its origins in Mesoamerica and its importance to the Aztec civilization, to its condemnation by the Spanish conquistadors and subsequent...
Vlogbrothers
The Mexican Repatriation
In which John discusses The Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s, a story from U.S. History he learned about only recently.
Curated Video
How kidnapping became a big business
Kidnapping has created a growing insurance industry, which regulates ransom demands and saves lives. But it's a complicated business model in which poorer victims are losing out. Read more here: https://econ.st/2S97rrl
Step Back History
How Did the Wild West Become Myth?
With Westworld coming back this weekend, I wanted to make a video to talk about some myths we commonly hold about the wild west.
Curated Video
Uses for Amaranth
For centuries, amaranth has been consumed for nutritional and medicinal purposes and used externally to treat a variety of rashes and wounds. Learn about the many uses for amaranth. Amaranth part 3/5
Curated Video
Lozen: Fearless Apache Warrior
At a time when Apache men and women followed specific gender roles, Lozen defied convention – to become one of the finest warriors in the tribe's history.
Curated Video
The History and Making of Chocolate
The Mayans and the Aztecs began consuming and cultivating chocolate, or Xocolati. When Spain colonized Mexico in the 1600s, chocolate became a popular food in Europe too. Learn how chocolate preparation changed from the bitter powder...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Study Guide: The Crisis of the Union
Learn more about the crisis that led to the American Civil War.
Science360
Cactus flesh cleans up toxic water
University of South Florida engineering professor Norma Alcantar and her team are using the ""flesh"" from Prickly Pear cacti, called mucilage, to clean up oil and other toxins from water. With support from the National Science...
The March of Time
1953: FILMING ROCKET FLIGHT: FREEZE FRAME 76 miles up, continues spinning in descent, FREEZE FRAME Gulf of California 700 miles to west, spinning continues.
MOT 1953: FILMING ROCKET FLIGHT: FREEZE FRAME 76 miles up, continues spinning in descent, FREEZE FRAME Gulf of California 700 miles to west, spinning continues.
The Art Assignment
What this painting tells us about Frida Kahlo
The artist Frida Kahlo is a larger-than-life icon, known for the masterful self-portraits she made during her turbulent life (1907 - 1954). We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas), and consider what it tells...
Seven Dimensions
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
This video features a discussion on the importance of diversity in the workplace and the challenges that arise when employees cannot communicate effectively in English. The conversation also touches on the need for language learning and...
Religion for Breakfast
Aztec Religion Explained
In this episode we examine the topic: Aztec Religion Explained
Hip Hughes History
World War One Explained: US History Review
A regents based Social Studies lecture for US History and Government. Theme based, this lecture seeks to give you an overview of US involvement in WWI.
PBS
Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions
What really crashed down to Earth in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947? Can we trust the government when they say it was just a weather balloon? Today Danielle looks at the history of alien conspiracies and what they teach us about the legacy...
US Department of Agriculture
Helping Farmers Prevent Runoff And Erosion
An innovative USDA initiative along the Gulf of Mexico is helping farmers in Mississippi's coastal counties prevent sediment and nutrients from washing into nearby waterways that drain into the Gulf.
Next Animation Studio
Total eclipse due over North America in 2024
The next total solar eclipse will occur over parts of North America on Monday, April 8, 2024.