Curated Video
The Triumph of the Entrepreneur and the Power of Helping Others
Cathy's Triumph part 4/4: The video features an interview with Cathy Hughes, a successful entrepreneur in the media industry. She shares her journey of how she started her career and how her company has grown over the years. She also...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Who was? Hiram Revels.
Learn about the life of Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Curated Video
Robert Morris Sr.: First Black Lawyer in the U.S. to Win a Lawsuit
Robert Morris Sr. was the second African-American to be sworn into the Massachusetts bar, but the first to practice actively. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on June 8, 1823, he received formal education at Master Dodge’s School in Salem....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Exploring the Economics of Race
Columbia professor Dan O’Flaherty explains how an awareness of racial trauma developed from growing up in Newark inspired him to write and teach on the economics of race. Credits: Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha
Red Rock Films
Who was Arthur Ashe?
Why one of the America's greatest tennis players fought against racism in South Africa and became a champion for the seriously ill.
Curated Video
Anna Arnold Hedgeman
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 and...
Curated Video
The Largest Slave Uprising in Colonial America
The Stono Rebellion of 1739 saw enslaved people rise up using coded sounds that sowed the seeds of jazz, blues and hip hop.
PBS
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance (feat. Princess Weekes)
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...
Red Rock Films
What was Loving vs Virginia?
How the courage and convictions of two people in love changed marriage laws and greatly advanced the cause for civil rights.
Curated Video
Marsha P. Johnson: Transgender Activist
The story of transgender activist, Marsha P. Johnson, who dedicated her life to LGBTQ+ rights.
Curated Video
The Birth of Photojournalism
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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Who Is? Mae Jemison
Explore the career of Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut.
Red Rock Films
Who was James Brown?
How one musician's soothing words calmed a city and stopped violence from erupting around the country.
Curated Video
Why Richard Pryor is still funny
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,...
Curated Video
Madam Queenie: New York's Notorious Crime Boss
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...
Curated Video
Black Soldiers and the Fight for Citizenship
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?
Curated Video
The Citizen Soldier
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.
Curated Video
Fashionable Rebellion: Tignons: From Oppressive Attire to Creative Accoutrement
How free Black women in Spanish Louisiana turned an oppressive headscarf law into a celebration of individuality and culture.
Curated Video
Sojourner Truth: Fierce Warrior for Social Justice
How an enslaved woman became one of the most important social justice activists in American history.
Curated Video
Marie van Brittan Brown: Creating CCTV in Queens
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.
Red Rock Films
Who was Jesse Owens?
How a fast kid from a tough neighborhood single-handedly crushed Hitler's myth of white supremacy.
Curated Video
Shirley Jackson: the First African American Woman to Receive a Doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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 research...
Mazz Media
America's Journey Through Slavery: The Life of An Enslaved Person
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?...
Curated Video
What Missy Elliott did for Afrofuturism
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.