Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yohuru Williams - Preserving Public Education
Described in Diverse Issues in Higher Education as “one of the most exciting scholars of his generation,” Dr. Yohuru Williams is the History Department Chair and the Director of Black Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. He...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nancy Carlsson-Paige - On Howard Zinn
Nancy Carlsson-Paige is Professor Emerita at Lesley University where she taught teachers for more than 30 years and was a founder of the University's Center for Peaceable Schools. Nancy has written and spoken extensively about the impact...
Curated Video
The Battle of the Sexes
Although half of Americans are female, women make up just 25% of Congress. In fact, women have been treated unfairly in America since day one – but what are the causes of that inequality and what are the effects?
The Wall Street Journal
McKinsey Senior Partner and Imagine Co-Founder on profit vs. purpose.
Has the turmoil from Covid-19 thrown diversity, climate change and sustainability off course, enhanced the commitment, or changed the focus? McKinsey Senior Partner Vivian Hunt and Imagine Co-Founder Paul Polman discuss.
The Telegraph
Charles Moore discusses British Institutions Climate Change and the rise of China
When Charles Moore first became a journalist in 1979, Britain was at a crossroads. There were fears the country was facing a perpetual crisis with soaring unemployment, inflation, and social unrest. Britain was bitterly divided....
Curated Video
Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King Jr's 'Out and Proud' Advisor
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. But the man who made it all possible, chief...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael J. Hynes - Ten Men Whose Works and Words Inspire Me
Dr. Michael Hynes is the Superintendent of Schools for the Patchogue Medford School District. Prior to working in Patchogue-Medford, Dr. Hynes served as the Superintendent of Schools for the Shelter Island School District, the Assistant...
The Telegraph
Janet Daley america will soon wake up to Wokeism
Do not be fooled by the dominance of the woke movement; it is already running out of steam. In this week’s Off Script Janet Daley joins Steven Edginton to discuss America and Britain: what divides the two nations and what unites them.
The Wall Street Journal
CEOs including Thasunda Brown Duckett on Leadership During a Crisis
CEOs from Chase Commercial Banking, Genentech, Kendra Scott and Adtalem discuss how corporations can step up in times of crisis and transformation.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Joe Bertolino - Social Justice
Joe Bertolino, Ed.D., president of Southern Connecticut State University, has enjoyed a notable career in administrative leadership in higher education, as well as his work as an author, lecturer, and teacher. Appointed as the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herb Kohl - Social Justice
"Herb attended the Bronx High School of Science and studied philosophy and mathematics at Harvard from 1954-1958. At Harvard he was president of the Signet Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduating with an AB degree in 1958....
Food Farmer Earth
Householding: A Way of Life, and of Thinking
Harriet Fasenfest explains how her love of food gardening, of cooking, and her early exposure to social issues evolved into her own brand of political consciousness that actively guides her present life.
The Guardian
Radical brownies
Berets, badges, Black Lives Matter and social justice: the youth group for activist girls of colour
Global Health with Greg Martin
The New Role of the World Health Organization
On this episode, we discuss the changing role of the World Health Organization and it's goals, priorities, governance- as well as the outcomes we hope to see as the needs of the global health community evolve and grow!
Curated Video
Nelly Bly: Breaking Barriers from Asylums to the Skies
We've all got our favourite YouTubers, right? But everyone with a channel has this Pennsylvian lady, Nellie Bly, to thank. You could say she was the world’s first blogger.
Wonderscape
Social Studies Kids: Student Activism
This video explores the concept of activism and highlights the stories of young activists who are making a difference in various social and environmental issues. It emphasizes the importance of finding a cause you care about, educating...
Curated Video
Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment
In 1974, US House Representative for Texas, Barbara Jordan delivered an impassioned speech on the power and meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Delivered on primetime television to critical acclaim during the coverage of the infamous...
Curated Video
Claudette Colvin: The Original Rosa Parks
You know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, America has its own version. Only our hero is 15-year-old African-American, school girl Claudette Colvin and in 1955, she took on the State of Alabama for real. The original Rosa Parks!
Encyclopaedia Britannica
This Month in History. March: Social Justice
This month in history. March: social justice. March First Movement launched in Seoul, Korea; Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King; Civil rights protesters attacked in Selma, AL; Russian Revolution begins; student climate...
Curated Video
Barbara Jordan: The Black Texan Politician who Broke the Glass Ceiling
At a time when women and people of colour were all but excluded from the US government, one woman stormed the corridors of power and made them her own. This is the story of Barbara Jordan, the African American from the South who defied...
Curated Video
John Rollin Ridge: the Native American Novelist Like No Other
We've had some great American Novelists? You've read some of them in school, right? But one writer you've probably never heard of is John Rollin Ridge, aka Yellow Bird: the first Native American to ever publish a novel about a fictitious...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Social Justice Case Studies
Case studies of companies saving money through implementing social justice strategies, employee health and safety programs and responsible sourcing
Hip Hughes History
Sikhism Explained: Religions in Global History
What is Sikhism? Who do Sikhs believe? A short overview of the religion, Sikhism.
Press Association
Connolly, who has been the underdog ‘all her life’, on her presidential vision
New ReviewPresidential candidate Catherine Connolly, who said she has been the underdog all her life, outlines her vision for the presidency with under two weeks to go until polling day. The independent candidate, 69, who is backed by several...