It’s often been said that music is a universal language. So why was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X initially removed from the country Billboard charts? Hallease and Evelyn use this hit record to talk about the business of music and how it...

Salsa is a vibrant and energetic music and dance style with Latin American roots. It originated in Cuba and evolved through the blending of African and Caribbean music with American jazz. Salsa is not only a captivating musical genre but...

This video describes the successful mission of the Marco Polo flight to the International Space Station, which delivered a new lifeboat and made history by taking the first African into space. The crew, consisting of an Italian...

In this video, the host takes children on a journey through different types of music, focusing on jazz and classical music. They explain the origins and characteristics of jazz, as well as the influence of classical composers on modern...

The lives of Asian and African elephants, from what they eat, to where they live, and what's threatening them. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. There are two main species of elephant - African and Asian. African elephants are...

The land surface of the Earth accounts for 1% of its total volume. Travel from the core to Earth's surface, examining the layers that make up our planet. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The Earth is made up of four layers. The...

Dr. Forrester talks about the African-American culture and how it has influenced our culture in the United States.

Deep at the heart of the great Kalahari lies a lush oasis like no other; a place of astounding beauty home to a great variety of wildlife. The Okavango delta. It is here where we have come to observe the incredible wildlife of Africa...

Connected to witchcraft, sexual predation, and mischief, the tokoloshe is a dominant myth in South Africa. There are different kinds of tokoloshe/tikoloshe, but one thing remains the same in all versions of the monster: they cause havoc...

Miss Palomine defines the terms sort and categories. As an example, she then uses animals to sort into various categories. She demonstrates the different ways animals can be sorted into different groups and categories.

Tunde Onakoya, National Master and Founder at Chess in Slums Africa, talks about how his organisation uses the game of chess to foster the social and intellectual development of children in Africa and how it can give children an...

Every 19 June for more than 150 years African Americans across the US have celebrated freedom from slavery. Guardian US reporter Kenya Evelyn explores the significance of Juneteenth, how celebrations have evolved over the years and looks...

Khalid Albaih, a Sudanese political cartoonist who lives in Qatar, is taking a road trip across the US with 10 Middle Eastern artists, collectively known as Culturunners. A black Muslim, he explores race, politics, the American civil...

Jessi shares Kizmit the African Crested Porcupine as a 5-6 month old youngster. She's growing fast and pretty soon she won't be a baby anymore.

Jessi reveals the name of the new porcupine and also shares the story of how she came to call Animal Wonders her home.

Symbolism discusses the literary technique of symbolism in fiction literature, nonfiction literature, and the real world.Symbolism is the technique where alternate meaning is given to a person, place, object, or event that has its own...

March 5, 1770 - Boston - Tensions are high in the wake of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. British soldiers of the 29th Regiment respond to a crowd of colonists who have gathered to confront an English officer accused of not paying...

Learn about the growth in popularity of coffee and its connections with black history in Britain, in this lesson starter for use with KS3 pupils. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town...

Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...

How is African heritage handled today in terms of preservation? How are communities in Africa preserving their history?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 4

This is a sketch done in a watercolor journal of a woman from a reference photo. We are painting and sharing about painting caramel coloured skin. I also take a sketch from pencil to ink line art to painted sketch. This is good practice...

This KS3 black history lesson starter video looks at the first black people to arrive in Britain, as early as the 16th century, and the role they played in British society. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find...

The third art piece is a multimedia performance, aims to tell the story of the over a million African porters and carriers who served British, French, and German forces during the first world war. Also, learn the importance of each of...

The video features interviews with individuals who worked on the construction of the Space Center in Florida and later worked at NASA. They discuss the challenges they faced, including segregation and discrimination, and the importance...