Curated Video
Mansa Musa part 2: the Famous Hajj
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca is the most famous story of the ruler and the main source of information about him. He traveled with a large entourage of slaves and lots of gold to display the power and wealth of the Mali Empire to the...
Indigo Artbox
How to Sculpt with Clay: African Art and Amadeo Modigliani
Learn how to sculpt with clay, inspired by African art and famous artist Amadeo Modigliani. Want the supplies in this video? Visit us at indigoartbox.com.
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
Harriet Tubman: the "Moses" of Her Time
Aside from helping her family (and thousands more) escape slavery, she led troops in combat, cured a disease, and was generally way more of a rebel than history generally portrays her as. She lived a remarkably full life, especially for...
Wonderscape
Preschool Prep: Famous and Fun People from A to Z
Journey through both the alphabet and history with ten-year-old animated character Alex, as he explores famous and fun people from A to Z! Each upper-case letter of the alphabet gets presented several times then linked to a corresponding...
Curated Video
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century born on the 20th March 1915 in Arkansas, U.S. She was a talented singer, songwriter, and recording artist who attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s...
Curated Video
Queen Nzinga part 3: a Diplomatic Win in Portugal
This video highlights Nzinga's diplomatic skills and tells the famous story of Nzinga and the chair in context. Nzinga became ambassador to the Portuguese in an attempt to negotiate peace with her brother's kingdom. Despite her rivalry...
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College Basketball Star Now Making Moves in the Art World - Full Story
There aren’t too many young male artists involved in quilting, but that’s been the path for 26-year-old Michael Thorpe. Thorpe is an exciting new artist who is making large-scale quilt portraits using techniques he learned from his Mom,...
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Bill Richmond: the First Black Sports Star
Bill Richmond was born into slavery on Staten Island, New York, which was then an outpost for the British colonies. When Richmond was 14, a British soldier named Hugh Percy arranged his freedom and brought him to England where Richmond...
Curated Video
Black History Month Video: Black Inventors and Electricity
My son came home from school, told me that his school wasn't doing anything for Black History Month and then just stood there looking me in the eye like "So what you gonna do Dad." So I stepped up and recorded this episode about famous...
Curated Video
Brother Jourdan's Response
Todays episode features a scathing response to possibly the most ill advised “take me back” letter ever and some wisdom from an ancient African proverb. The response came from a formerly enslaved man named Jourdan Anderson, who lived...
Biography
Ida B. Wells | Activist for African-American Justice | Biography
Ida Bell Wells (July 16, 1862 to March 25, 1931), better known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, abolitionist, and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and...
Biography
Hattie McDaniel - The First African-American To Win An Oscar | Mini Bio | BIO
A mini-biography on the life of Hattie McDaniel. Actress Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10, 1895, in Wichita, Kansas. In 1925, she became one of the first African-American women on the radio. She became the first African-American to...
Biography
Jackie Robinson - The First African American to Play in the MLB | Mini Bio | BIO
While serving in the military, Jackie Robinson was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus. In 1947, he made history when his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended racial segregation in Major League Baseball....
Biography
Abraham Lincoln: African American Soldiers | Biography
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 to April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves. His rise from...
Curated Video
The March That Led to MLK's Arrest and Famous Letter
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy led a march through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Both were arrested and placed in solitary confinement. There, MLK penned his famously stirring letter defending African-American...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 Famous Firsts Achieved By Women | Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pioneers in their own right, these aren't the first women to achieve a milestone, they were just first. #EB100Women #WomensHistoryMonth 1. Ada Lovelace: World’s First Computer Programmer (1843) 2. Zora Neale Hurston: First Anthropologic...
Curated Video
Mansa Musa part 1: Rise to Power
Mansa Musa is remembered as one of the wealthiest rulers in history. He was of the Mandinka people and a ruler of the Mali Empire. Musa rose to power in 1312, at the height of the Mali empire and a time when the vast gold supply of...
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Mansa Musa part 3: Legacy of the Ruler and Medieval Mali
Mansa Musa likely died around 1337, leaving behind an opulent legacy. His reign is known as the Golden Age of Mali, a time marked by an abundance of wealth and great strides in trade and education. But was Mansa Musa really the richest...
TED Talks
Einstein the Parrot: A talking, squawking parrot
This whimsical wrap-up of TED2006 -- presented by Einstein, the African grey parrot, and her trainer, Stephanie White -- simply tickles. Watch for the moment when Einstein has a moment with Al Gore.
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Della Reese: the First Black Woman to Host a Talk Show
Decades before Oprah, Della Reese was the first Black Woman to host a talk show. Born in Michigan in 1931, Della Reese began making records and performing on television variety shows in the 1950s. Reese was the first black woman to host...
Red Rock Films
What was the March on Washington?
How a much-feared gathering of 250,000 demonstrators became a shining example of peaceful protest and set the stage for one of the world's most famous speeches.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Martin Luther King, Jr.
This video provides an overview of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It highlights his early life, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, his famous speeches and protests, and the impact he had on the United...
Professor Dave Explains
Rutherford B. Hayes: His Fraudulency (1877 - 1881)
Rutherford B. Hayes is a rather obscure president, but his election was a pretty famous one. He won on some contested electoral votes, something called the "Corrupt Bargain", and it stained his presidency. People called him...