Crash Course
The Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Theater #41
In the 1920s, there was a blossoming of all kinds of art made by African Americans in the New York neighborhood Harlem. Let's call it a renaissance. While all the arts were having a great run, some extremely interesting things were...
Curated Video
Black History Month Showcase
Take a look at some of the channels on the Boclips platform that explore topics in Black History. From innovative technologies to civil rights to the arts, these channels have a little of everything. Experience the different styles and...
The Wall Street Journal
Country Music Artist Mickey Guyton on Diversity in the Music Industry
Country music artist Mickey Guyton breaks down the challenges facing women and people of color in the music industry at WSJ's Future of Everything Series.
Curated Video
Maya Angelou: the First Black Woman to be Featured on a United States Quarter Coin
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights, activist. She was the first Black woman to be featured on a United States quarter coin (25 cent coin) When she was eight, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend and chose...
Curated Video
Nipsey Hussle
Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was an American rapper, activist, and entrepreneur. Nipsey Hussle was nominated for a Grammy for best rap album for his major-label debut, fittingly called Victory Lap, a...
Curated Video
Famous Black Women in History
A quick overview of famous Black women in history and a bit about what they have accomplished.
Curated Video
Cicely Tyson: American Actress and Fashion Model
Cicely Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress and fashion model. With a career span of more than seven decades, she was a recipient of several awards (three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one...
Curated Video
Elvis Presley's Complicated History With Black Musicians
Elvis was famously inspired by Black musicians of his era, but some say he only copied and profiteered off Black artists without credit.
Curated Video
For These Black Artists, Public Art Can Be A Form Of Protest
The message of racial equality is common throughout the pieces of public art coming out in cities all over the country.
Curated Video
Global Demand Grows For Black Filmmakers
Shows, movies and networks boost Black artists while Nigeria's "Nollywood" profile rises.
TED-Ed
How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change
"Can a museum be a catalyst in a community? Can a museum house artists and allow them to be change agents as communities re-think themselves?" Watch as curator Thelma Golden re-imagines the museum as a think tank and explores the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ralph Ellison and the Black Arts Movement
In this video [5:00] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss conflicts between Ralph Ellison and the leaders of the Black Arts Movement. Ellison was often criticized for prioritizing aesthetics...