Curated Video
Are you 'Black' or 'African American?'
Throughout American history people of the African Diaspora have been called so many things...all the things...but what does it truly mean, and how does it impact or affect the way we see ourselves.
Curated Video
Should we keep eating Soul Food?
As our culture evolves so does our food. What was once eaten out of necessity has become celebratory, all the while being the topic of constant debate. Evelyn & Hallease explore the new and inventive ways our generation is honoring and...
Wonderscape
Thurgood Marshall: Champion of Civil Rights
This video explores the life and accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement in the United States. It highlights his early life, education, legal career, and his groundbreaking role as the first...
Red Rock Films
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
How nine students going to a new school became a national crisis, commanded military intervention and became the focus of international attention.
Curated Video
Where Are You REALLY From? Black Migrations and Immigration, Explained
Human migration is a tale as old as time, but how has that impacted Black culture here in the U.S.? Hallease and Evelyn explore how the movement of Black folks has created icons from James Baldwin to Nipsey Hussle.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This video is a lesson about Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist who played a significant role in the fight against segregation in the United States. The teacher discusses Rosa Parks' early life, her involvement in the NAACP, her arrest...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - African Americans In The Progressive Era
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...
Mazz Media
Standing Up For Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement in America
From the fight to abolish slavery in the 1800s to the efforts to stop segregation in the 1900s, this program chronicles the civil rights movement in America. Students will learn about the courageous leaders of the Abolitionist Movement...
Bloomberg
NAACP's Johnson on the Debt Deal
NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson gives his remarks on the Debt Limit deal that passed Thursday night in the Senate. Johnson also discusses the idea of eliminating the debt ceiling and weighs in on the May jobs report as Black...
Bridgeman Arts
1940s: Bricks on conveyor belt, kids watching in foreground
1940s: Bricks on conveyor belt, kids watching in foreground. Man moves bricks on belt. Men working on line, pan to kids entering room.
Bridgeman Arts
1970s: Woman writes on clipboard and speaks to children gathered in front of counter
1970s: Woman writes on clipboard and speaks to children gathered in front of counter. Children walk away from counter and group of young adults approaches counter. Rattlesnake shakes its rattle.
Curated Video
How 'Gen Z Slang' Connects To Black Culture Appropriation
A style of speaking known as African American English has been used by young White people more recently, which can lead to appropriation.
Curated Video
Neglecting Black Cemeteries Threatens Black History
As late as the 1950s, one estimate was that about 90% of all private cemeteries in the U.S. still practiced some form of racial restrictions.
Bloomberg
Yellen on Fed Policy Impact on Minority Unemployment
June 22 -- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen discusses the impact of monetary policy on African-American unemployment levels. She speaks with Democratic Representative David Scott of Georgia during testimony before the House Financial...
Bloomberg
Obama Coveted Lonnie Bunch's View From African American Museum
Aug.19 -- Lonnie Bunch is the fourteenth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He is the first African American to hold the job and left the National African American Museum to take the position. He talks about taking President...
Bloomberg
How the Pandemic Changed the Smithsonian
Aug.19 -- Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch answers the question: "Why do we need museums?" He appears on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." The interview was recorded Aug. 3 in...
Curated Video
Former President Bill Clinton shined the spotlight on a former top aide Tuesday, telling a crowd of hundreds to back Rahm Emanuel's bid to be the next mayor of Chicago. (
HEADLINE: Bill Clinton urges Chicago crowd to back Emanuel
CAPTION: Former President Bill Clinton shined the spotlight on a former top aide Tuesday, telling a crowd of hundreds to back Rahm Emanuel's bid to be the next mayor of Chicago....
Bloomberg
National African American Museum Opened With Artifacts From Homes
Aug.19 -- Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch talks about how he built the National Museum of African American History and Culture from scratch. Bunch says 75% of the 40,000 artifacts at the museum were collected from homes...
Curated Video
Female Entrepreneur Is Using Unicorns To Normalize Black Beauty
April Showers began her business, Afro Unicorn, with a goal of encouraging kids of color to love their skin and "embrace the crowns on their head."
Bloomberg
John Thompson on Microsoft's Cloud Plan and Diversity
May 17 -- Investor John Thompson, chairman of Microsoft, discusses Microsoft's strength in the cloud, the current macroeconomic environment and Silicon Valley's diversity problem. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West."
Curated Video
Jury of 12 on Cosby Case Includes 2 Blacks
The jury that will hear the sex assault case against Bill Cosby will include two blacks among its 12 members in a case Cosby believes could be racially motivated.Prosecutors and the defense team on Wednesday also chose six alternate...
Bloomberg
Trump Says Congresswomen in 'the Squad' Are Very Bad for the Country
Jul.22 -- President Donald Trump talks about the four progressive Democratic Congresswomen known as “The Squad." He says they are "very bad for the country." Trump spoke at the White House.
Bloomberg
The Pandemic Brought the Smithsonian Together, Says Sec. Bunch
Aug.19 -- Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch talks about what it was like to run the organization during the Covid-19 pandemic. He appears on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." The...
Curated Video
Trump Pledges to Lay Out Immigration Plan
Donald Trump is promising to unveil his new immigration policy over "the next week or two."Trump had originally aimed to give his speech Thursday in Colorado but it was postponed and a new date has yet to be announced.In recent days,...