TED Talks
TED: A transparent, easy way for smallholder farmers to save | Anushka Ratnayake
A safe space to save money is life-changing -- especially for the 60 million smallholder farmers in West Africa (the majority being women) who often live on less than two dollars a day. Poverty fighter Anushka Ratnayake introduces her...
TED Talks
TED: No one should die because they live too far from a doctor | Raj Panjabi
Illness is universal -- but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED Prize, Panjabi is building the Community Health Academy, a global platform that...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The history of chocolate - Deanna Pucciarelli
If you can't imagine life without chocolate, you're lucky you weren't born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the chocolate...
TED Talks
TED: The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose...
Crash Course
Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive...
Curated Video
Greatest African Dynasties | Top 10 Countdown
Greatest African Dynasties | Top 10 Countdown
Curated Video
Continental Drift
The theory that the continents are not fixed in place but move around the planet. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Great Big Story
Behold the Scorpion King
Discover the fascinating world of the dictator scorpion, one of the largest scorpions globally, with formidable claws and a nocturnal lifestyle, facing threats from habitat loss in West Africa.
Global Health with Greg Martin
The Ebola Virus Epidemic - where to from here
Greg Martin takes a look at the factors that could lead to the Ebola Virus Epidemic spreading out of Africa and into other parts of the world like the USA and Europe. Dr Martin highlights the fact that front line medical workers might be...
PBS
Adze: the Shapeshifting Firefly from West Africa
For many of us, the firefly is a mystical, enchanting creature of the twilight. To the people of some West-African cultures, however, the firefly brings to mind a malevolent, shapeshifting, blood-sucking monster of lore: the Adze.
Great Big Story
Behold the Scorpion King
Discover the fascinating world of the dictator scorpion, one of the largest scorpions globally, with formidable claws and a nocturnal lifestyle, facing threats from habitat loss in West Africa.
Great Big Story
Behold the Scorpion King
Discover the fascinating world of the dictator scorpion, one of the largest scorpions globally, with formidable claws and a nocturnal lifestyle, facing threats from habitat loss in West Africa.
Curated Video
Yarrow Mamout: From Slavery to Financier
African Muslim Yarrow Mamout rose from a life of slavery to become a popular businessman in Washington, D.C. Artist Charles Willson Peale painted his portrait and discovered his incredible story.
Curated Video
The Gullah Culture
A video entitled "The Gullah Culture" which explores the history, language, and traditions of the Gullah Geechee people of the United States' southeast coastal region.
Jabzy
The Leopard Men: Africa's Cannibal Secret Society | African Religions, History of Africa, Vodun
The Leopard Men: Africa's Cannibal Secret Society | African Religions, History of Africa, Vodun
Jabzy
When did the Scramble for Africa End? | History of Africa 1903-1945 Documentary 6/6
When did the Scramble for Africa End? | History of Africa 1903-1945 Documentary 6/6
Jabzy
The Beginning of the Scramble for Africa | History of Africa 1885-1895 Documentary 4/6
The Beginning of the Scramble for Africa | History of Africa 1885-1895 Documentary 4/6
Jabzy
How did the Europeans Conquer Africa so Quickly? | History of Africa 1895-1903 Documentary 5/6
How did the Europeans Conquer Africa so Quickly? | History of Africa 1895-1903 Documentary 5/6
Jabzy
Africa after the End of Slavery | History of Africa 1800-1870 Documentary 2/6
3:25 Southern Africa 7:52 Squarespace Sponsor 8:47 Back to Africa 14:30 West Africa 25:14 North Africa African Kingdoms, Sokoto Caliphate, Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Rozvi Empire, Ashanti, Oyo, Kingdom of Benin, Funj, African...
Jabzy
Moroccan Plans for Conquering Africa and the Americas
Moroccan Plans for Conquering Africa and the Americas
Vlogbrothers
Ebola: What IS Terrifying
In which John discusses the ebola outbreaks in the United States, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, and how best to deal with them.
Vlogbrothers
The Most Popular Word in the World
Is OK the most popular word in the world? That depends on how you look at it. It's been argued that it's the most /spoken/ word in the world, but I have to call BS on that. The most spoken word has got to be "the" or "I" or the...