PBS
Concepts Unwrapped: Implicit Bias
Bias can be explicit or implicit, with implicit bias being far more subtle. A PBS video identifies the differences between these biases and the controversy surrounding the discussion of implicit bias.
TED-Ed
"Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" by Clint Smith
An animated interpretation of Clint Smith's poem "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" explores the stereotypes Black Americans encounter.
PBS
Rita Moreno and West Side Story
West Side Story—a hit Broadway musical or a true-life tragedy about turf wars in New York City? The video shows young academics the gang wars and violence that led to the creation of the musical. It also describes how discrimination...
PBS
Who Are Latinos?
What does it mean to be Latino? With an eye-opening lesson plan, pupils discover what it means to be Latino in the United States. They participate in classroom discussions, use graphic organizers, and watch a short video to help...
Crash Course
Moonlight
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences awarded its 2017 Best Picture award to Moonlight, which was written and directed by Barry Jenkins. The tender exploration of expectations for black men, contrasted with the reality of...
Crash Course
Media and Money: Crash Course Media Literacy #5
Money talks ... especially in the media world! How do finances influence the media we see? Answer that, and many other questions using a video in a media literacy series. The narrator discusses how economic reasons influence media...
Crash Course
History of Media Literacy Part 2: Crash Course Media Literacy #3
How did radio and television impact media literacy? Explore the rise of protectionism using a video, part of a Crash Course media literacy series. Scholars discover the social, moral, and political sides of media analysis and criticism.
Crash Course
Do the Right Thing
Did Mookie do the right thing? Spike Lee's film Do The Right Thing, which discusses race violence and community, leaves viewers to decide. The cogent analysis of a film criticism video examines not only Lee's filmmaking techniques...
Macat
An Introduction to Gordon Allport’s The Nature of Prejudice
According to Gordon Allport, stereotypes are ingrained in the human brain as a way to reach quick conclusions. His 1979 text The Nature of Prejudice explains that people fill in the gaps of their knowledge with the clues around...
TED-Ed
Are Boys Smarter Than Girls?
Are boys smarter than girls? There's a question guaranteed to get the attention of high school classes. Citing studies of brain function, test performance, and hiring practices, a short video provides much food for thought about how...
Crash Course
Crash Course Media Literacy #5: Media and Money
Media isn't just movies and newspapers and TV shows, it's also a part of society that involves a lot of money. And all that money has implications for the media that gets created. Media is created by people -- a range of people, making a...
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Preserving the Ways: Culture & Tradition
Learn what the futures of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes are, and how the tribes will retain their culture and tradition while preparing to move into the future. In the accompanying lesson plan (found in the Support...
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Myths and Real Truths, Part 1
Various speakers discuss myths and truths about Native Americans in this video. [4:43]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Stereotypes Stereotype Threat, and Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Understand stereotype threats and self-fulfilling prophecies as they relate to prejudice. [6:13]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Stereotypes Stereotype Threat and Self Fulfilling Prophecies
Understand stereotype threats and self-fulfilling prophecies as they relate to prejudice. [6:13]