In this documentary, some of America's black heroes and their pivotal roles in the U.S. military in the 20th century and modern times are explored. Black/Current is a space to provide both edu...
831 viewsThe story of black Americans in the military is a remarkable and inspiring history, often in contrast to the skewed accounts many have been led to believe. See more in this special. #History S...
698 viewsWatch the entire original broadcast of one of the most celebrated documentaries of all time, 1960's Harvest of Shame in which Edward R. Murrow exposed the plight of America's farm workers.
886 viewsThe decades after the civil war saw Black Americans slowly gain more economic and political power in some parts of the country. Some bought land, started businesses and built schools. But in many plac...
1,399 viewsWallace Fard Muhammad is believed to have disappeared in 1934, leaving Elijah Muhammad in charge of the Nation of Islam. A key convert was prisoner Malcolm Little, who made the NOI famous with his fre...
966 viewsIn the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a c...
1,351 viewsThe story of Daniel Alexander Payne Murray and the rise and fall of America's black upper class during the latter quarter of the 19th Century is the subject of a new book by Elizabeth Dowling Tay...
941 viewsHow to make the Mississippi River the anchor for America's development in the next ten years.
1,198 viewsWinner of 5 Regional Emmy Awards Where did Chicago go wrong? Chicago at the Crossroad tells the story of a city caught in the aftermath of a policy of mass displacement shaded by a long history of se...
1,182 viewsThis film presents an account of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) activities that had previously been covert, including actions in Iran, Vietnam, Laos, the Congo, Cuba, and Guatemala. The film includ...
1,243 viewsDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of the most famous civil rights leaders in U.S. history. But somewhere along the way King’s name became the punch line of a famous Chris Rock joke about MLK boulev...
1,198 viewsTWO DOLLARS AND A DREAM is the biography of Madame C.J. Walker, America's first self-made millionairess. Mrs. Walker's fortune was built on skin and hair care products, parlaying a homemade ...
1,122 viewsDecades after the European powers carved up the African continent for their own imperial needs, Africa is undergoing a new wave of resource and strategic exploitation – some are calling it the new s...
1,521 viewsLiberia America's stepchild the history of Liberia from its beginnings in 1820 to the election of Charles Taylor. This is sort of the part 1 of uncivil war (2) & Vice guide to tr...
1,174 viewsLiberia America's stepchild the history of Liberia from its beginnings in 1820 to the election of Charles Taylor. This is sort of the part 1 of uncivil war (2) & Vice guide to tr...
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