TED Talks
TED: Fun, fierce and fantastical African art | Wanuri Kahiu
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. We're so used to narratives out of Africa being about war, poverty and devastation, says TED Fellow Wanuri Kahiu....
IDG TECHtalk
What makes a company a 'Best Place' for IT workers?
Computerworld's annual "Best Places to Work in IT" special report details how companies successfully attract, and keep, top-notch IT workers. Val Potter, managing editor for features, and Ken Mingis, Computerworld's executive editor,...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Zirkus - Namika: German Grammar Lyrical Analysis
What can Namika's song "Zirkus" teach you about German grammar? In this lesson I dissect the song lyrics to find all of the best grammar lessons. The topics explained in this video include: present tense conjugation (including...
TED Talks
TED: If a story moves you, act on it | Sisonke Msimang
Stories are necessary, but they're not as magical as they seem, says writer Sisonke Msimang. In this funny and thoughtful talk, Msimang questions our emphasis on storytelling and spotlights the decline of facts. During a critical time...
Curated Video
Liyana's Story Begins
Legendary South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, guides five orphaned children from Eswatini as they collaborate to craft an original fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana,...
FUSION
Giving African Americans a Voice w/ Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The United States would be a very different country if not for African-Americans, who played a central role in shaping the country and continue to define it. This Peabody Spotlight takes a look at storytelling that has helped bring the...
History Hit
Africa and War
The first shot fired by British forces in the First World War was fired by an African soldier in Africa. Historian David Olusoga presents three 1418 Now art commissions that will highlight the often overlooked role played by African...
Catalyst University
Lab Exercise 1: Introduction to Microbiology
Lab Exercise 1: Introduction to Microbiology
The Wall Street Journal
Screenwriters Keith and Kenny Lucas on Movies as a Tool For Change
The Academy Award - nominated screenwriting duo Keith and Kenny Lucas discuss their latest project, "Judas And The Black Messiah," and what its success means for the future of storytelling on the big screen.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Howard Stevenson - The Power of Stories
Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, and former Chair of the Applied Psychology and Human Development Division in the Graduate School of Education at the University of...
TED Talks
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider | Emily Zobel Marshall
Long ago, all stories belonged to Nyame, the all-seeing Sky God. But one creature, Anansi, was determined to bring the stories down to Earth. Anansi went to Nyame and requested to take ownership of the world's stories. The Sky God told...
TED Talks
TED: The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose...
National Geographic
A Senegalese Wrestler Trains to Become the ‘King of the Arena’ | Short Film Showcase
In this west African country, wrestling is not just a sport, but a chance at a better life. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short...
National Geographic
See 3 Lions Get a Brand New Home in the Wild | Short Film Showcase
In South Africa, watch as wild lions roam the Somkhanda Game Reserve for the first time in 100 years. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase:...
National Geographic
Two Champions, One Family: Hear Their Inspiring Story | Short Film Showcase
For Maurice and Alicia Ashley, winning runs in the family. These unstoppable siblings share a competitive fire that's driven them to extraordinary success in their individual passions of chess and boxing. Older brother Maurice Ashley is...
National Geographic
Healing From a Civil War, These Children Choose Forgiveness | Short Film Showcase
Bintou, a 12-year-old Muslim girl, and Gaus, a nine-year-old Christian boy, found themselves on opposite sides of a sectarian civil war spreading across the Central African Republic in 2012. Novo Films interviewed dozens of children from...
The Cynical Historian
The Birth of a Nation | Based on a True Story
The Birth of Nation was the first major motion picture success, and because of its historical inaccuracy, the Ku Klux Klan was revived for another round of terror. This is the worst case of a Based on a True Story film. So today is a...
Wonderscape
Maya Angelou’s Early Life: Finding Her Voice
This video explores the early life of Maya Angelou, from her challenging childhood in segregated Stamps, Arkansas, to becoming the first African-American cable car conductor in San Francisco. It highlights her journey of overcoming...
TED Talks
Anna Deavere Smith: Four American characters
Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character."
National Geographic
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. not only paved the way for African American citizens' civil rights, he created an example for women's groups, Hispanic groups, and groups with disabilities to fight for their rights as well. Learn more with a...
Crash Course
Monsters. They're Us, Man: Crash Course World Mythology #36
A wendigo is a man-eating, yellow-eyed ogre from Canadian folklore that puts all other monsters to shame. Viewers discover the terrifying creature, and many others, in the 36th video of the 41-part Crash Course World Mythology series....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: African Dance Field Trip
Penny and the KidVision Kids learn about West African dance and music. They listen to a storyteller, make and wear traditional dance attire, play dundun drums and dance the Lamba, and watch a professional performance by Delou Africa!...
PBS
Pbs: African/african American Culture: Anansi's Rescue From the River
The Anansi tales are told by the Ashanti people of Ghana, West Africa, and have been passed down through the generations by oral tradition. Here you can watch "Anansi's Rescue from the River" performed.