Why one of the America's greatest tennis players fought against racism in South Africa and became a champion for the seriously ill.

Anna Arnold grew up in Anoka, Minnesota. Even though veryone was white except her family, she did not experience segretation growing up. However, when she went out into the world, she found that she had to fight for people to see her...

The Stono Rebellion of 1739 saw enslaved people rise up using coded sounds that sowed the seeds of jazz, blues and hip hop.

Novels like Passing by Nella Larsen, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and the poetry of Langston Hughes were all written during this period and have become important pieces of the American literary canon. Still, when...

How the courage and convictions of two people in love changed marriage laws and greatly advanced the cause for civil rights.

The story of transgender activist, Marsha P. Johnson, who dedicated her life to LGBTQ+ rights.

At the height of the American Civil War, New York photographer Mathew Brady pioneered the art of Photojournalism - and brought the harsh realities of war home for the very first time.

Explore the career of Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut.

How one musician's soothing words calmed a city and stopped violence from erupting around the country.

From minstrels to vaudeville to Instagram, comedy has come a long way. Richard Pryor is arguably your favorite comedian's favorite comedian so in this episode, Hallease and Evelyn look at how comedy has changed throughout modern history,...

America has always been captivated by crime and the sharp-dressed, trigger happy men who dominate the underworld. But one story remains criminally neglected, that of gambling kingpin Stephanie St. Clair, aka Madame Queenie - the Robin...

For those enslaved, it was the perpetrator of countless horrors. So why did almost 200,000 African-Americans put their lives on the line to preserve the United States?

With the first shots of the American Revolution, they downed tools and ran to help in the fight for independence. This is the story of the ordinary people who helped found a nation.

How free Black women in Spanish Louisiana turned an oppressive headscarf law into a celebration of individuality and culture.

How an enslaved woman became one of the most important social justice activists in American history.

How did a hardworking nurse from New York City invent the world's first home security system? When a burglar tried to break into her apartment in the 1960s, this kickass crimefighter went where no-one had gone before.

How a fast kid from a tough neighborhood single-handedly crushed Hitler's myth of white supremacy.

Born on August 5, 1946, Shirley Jackson is the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the first African-American woman to serve as president at a top-ranked...

What was life like for an enslaved person in America? This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from Colonial Times through Emancipation. What foods did they eat? How did they celebrate marriage?...

Missy Elliott and her frequent collaborators have produced over two decades of music videos that we are going to attempt to justify as Afrofuturistic work. Grab your inflatable trash bags, as we take a stroll down memory lane.

Like much of American in the early 19th century, sports were segregated. But with the newly established Negro Baseball League, African American baseball players overcame racial segregation to claim the national pastime as their own.

How one man fought for equality and became instrumental in the creation of the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

It began as a protest against the Conscription Act of 1863 – but quickly descended into the bloodiest race riot in US history. So why did New York’s White working class kill at least 120 people during the New York Draft Riots?

Throughout American history, young girls have worked in fields, factories and homes to provide for themselves and their families - and sacrificed their childhood. The same thing is still happening today.