Institute for New Economic Thinking
Measuring the Danger of Segregation
An 1869 study incorrectly stated that black Union soldiers had lower lung capacity than white soldiers. 150 years later, this same study is impacting the health and disability diagnosis of black patients. Structural segregation is still...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions to Ask in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Join us in our first lesson on Nailing Non-fiction!. This lesson will unpack the ‘big picture’ questions you need to ask when analysing non-fiction texts. Come and learn about different types of non-fiction texts. You’ll discover that...
Curated Video
The Waco Horror: the Unjust Killing of Jesse Washington
The body of Fryer, a fifty-three-year-old white woman, was found by her children on the family’s property in Robinson, seven miles southeast of Waco. Jesse Washington, a laborer on Fryer’s farm, was arrested and charged with Fryer’s...
Curated Video
Sacagawea: Intrepid Indigenous Explorer
Native American interpreter Sacagawea was the only woman on Lewis and Clark’s expedition into the West. She played a vital role, but was subsequently forgotten.
Curated Video
When the Youth of Birmingham Changed History
In 1963, school children from Birmingham, Alabama skipped class to demonstrate for racial equality. Met with police violence, they helped to bring about significant change. The Birmingham Children's Crusade, as it was known, has gone...
Curated Video
Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why We Need Solidarity Economics
Economists have gone to great lengths to write humans out of economics, pushing self-interest and generally providing two choices—faith in markets or the state. INET grantee and University of Southern California Sociologist Manuel Pastor...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Marching with Martin Luther King Jr.
This video explores the history of the civil rights protests in Selma, Alabama in 1965, focusing on the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery. It highlights the obstacles African-Americans faced in...
Press Association
UK riots were 'racist and Islamophobic' says Greens co-leader
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has visited a mosque in Manchester and speaks to members and trustees of the Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association. He said he wanted to make sure he engaged with the Muslim community during his party...
Press Association
UK riots were 'racist and Islamophobic, more needs to be done' - Green co-leader Ramsay
Footage of the co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, visiting a local mosque in Manchester and speaking to the members and trustees of Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association. Also includes with Mr Ramsay following the visit in the...
Press Association
Young Greens call for 'students and teachers wellbeing' and 'affordable social housing'
Footage of members of The Young Greens of England and Wales, the official youth branch of the party, addressing the autumn conference in Manchester on Sunday. Both Callum Clafferty and Luanne Thorton called for schemes in favour of...
Bloomberg
Unilever CEO Jope: 'Dream of Mine' to Have a Diverse Successor
Jul.24 -- Alan Jope, chief executive officer of Unilever, says the beauty and personal care goods company still has a lot of learning to do regarding diversity and tackling racial injustice. Speaking to Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern, Jope...
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
Fed's Bostic on Systemic Racism: Small Actions Can Make a Difference
Nov.19 -- On this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic discusses the systemic racism in the U.S. He speaks with Kathleen Hays and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
Bloomberg
Apple's Cook Says U.S. Needs to Do Better on Race
Jun.22 -- Tim Cook, Apple chief executive officer, says the company has to do better when it comes to race and diversity.
He spoke from the virtual stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
Bloomberg
New York Is Still a City of Opportunity, Says Mayoral Candidate McGuire
Feb.23 -- New York City Mayoral Candidate Ray McGuire discusses how he wants to bring the city together and revitalize the economy. McGuire, a Democrat, left Citigroup Inc. in October after years helping oversee its investment banking...
Bloomberg
Eric Adams Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary
Jul.07 -- Eric Adams, the winner of New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, pledged to make the city’s recovery from the pandemic a model for the nation. Adams is the former Brooklyn borough president. The AP called the race for Adams,...
Curated Video
SYND 17 11 77 UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
United Nations General Assembly debate on apartheid with Rudiger Von Wechmar of the Federal Republic of Germany addressing the assembly, and French permanent representative to the UN Jacques Leprette making his address in French.
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Bloomberg
I Don't Like Being Called a Legend: Wynton Marsalis
Nov.11 -- Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center managing and artistic director, talks about growing up in a family of musicians and what his father meant to him. He appears on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show:...
Curated Video
SYND 8 10 76 ALLON ON SOUTH AFRICA AT UN
Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon addresses the United Nations about issues of apartheid in South Africa.
1. SOUNDBITE (English): ms of Allon speaking
2. ms of the South African chair empty
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Curated Video
Mugabe's inauguration as president, ceremony, address
1. Wide shot military bland playing, guard of honour marching in
2. Wide shot Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe's motorcade approaching
3. Various of Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku reading text of the oath
4. Robert Mugabe sworn...
Bloomberg
Using Technology to Address Racial Disparities in Health Care
Jan.07 -- In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Scarlet Fu speaks with Kimberly Wilson, whose personal experience led her to start a new platform Hued that connects patients of color with health and medical professionals who...
Bloomberg
How Voter Suppression Will Impact the 2020 Election
Dec.31 -- Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law President, discusses how voter purges in Georgia and Wisconsin could impact the 2020 election. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin on “Balance of Power.”