Crash Course
Rap and Hip Hop: Crash Course Black American History #47
Music is an integral part of Black American culture. Today, Clint Smith will teach you about rap & hip hop, and the cultural significance of artists including Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A., Queen...
Curated Video
Hip Hop: Music, Dance, and Art
Hip hop is more than just music and fashion. It is a cultural movement that originated in the Black/African American and Latino communities of New York in the 1970s. With its four main focus areas of rap music, DJing, b-boying...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mark Naison - From Rock and Roll to Hip Hop
Dr. Mark Naison, Professor of African American Studies and History at Fordham University, is the author of seven books and over 300 articles on African American politics, labor history, popular culture and education policy. His first...
TED Talks
TED: The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love | Lizzo
Twerking is mainstream now ... but do you know where it came from? Superstar Lizzo traces booty shaking to a traditional West African dance and tells how Black women across generations kept the rhythm alive, from blues and jazz singers...
PBS
Backstreet Boys to BTS: The Science Behind Why We Love Boy Bands
Everybody, rock your body and get ready to scream! Today Origin is looking at all things boy band! Danielle traces the history of boy ensembles from early Beatlemania to today, examines the markers of a classic boy band, and explains the...
Cerebellum
Academic Writing - Getting Started on an Assignment
Become a better writer in no time! Getting started on an assignment is often the hardest part. This clip will help you learn a few basics that will make this step easier! This is part 2 in the series 'English Composition: Writing Basics.'
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Siobhan Carter-David - 'Heritage' by Countee Cullen
Dr. Carter-David is an Assistant Professor in History, teaching in the areas of fashion/beauty studies, American culture and identity politics, and African American, urban, and recent United States history. Her research explores the...