Filmmaker and founder of Freedom Radio and TV, Ralph Crowder III provides a first-hand account of the racial bias and struggles faced by Prince in his early career, and the role of Black unity in telling our stories and uplifting Black creative genius. Listen to the interview here.
Bill Clinton’s 1996 welfare reform was supposed to move needy families off government handouts and onto a path out of poverty. Twenty years later, how…
The parallels to 2016 are chilling! See the video here
In 1983 I wrote and co-produced Color, a half-hour video drama which aired on public television. It dealt with skin color issues in the black American community which we called…
Be sure to check out the premiere of PBS premiere of The Return on May 23. For a look at the trailer along with more…
We remember the life and legacy of the legendary poet, playwright and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. For the first time, a documentary has chronicled…
Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cherished proposition that “all men are created equal”? The usual answer is…
National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown after receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind…
Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race. Whiteness Project is conducting…
The Birth of a Nation, the Nat Turner biopic that dominated the Sundance Film Festival, has unveiled its first trailer ahead of its October theatrical release….
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression…
Young black and brown boys don’t always see reaffirming messages in society that allow them to believe that they can grow up to become successful. Without…
How Bill Clinton and Black Lives Matter protesters view the 1994 crime bill is in part shaped by their different generational experiences. Read and view…
JACKIE ROBINSON premieres Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12, 2016, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon discuss their new film, JACKIE…
In this installment of our “Conversations on Race” series for Op-Docs, Asian-Americans talk about how stereotypes unfairly confine them — particularly the one that brands…
Rick Ector trains new gun owners at a range just outside of Detroit. He supports more African-Americans getting permits to carry concealed weapons. African-Americans are…
In a Women’s History Month special, we speak with author, activist and scholar Angela Davis. For more than four decades, Davis has been one of…
Make my day! Three of Aretha’s greatest songs and performances. View the video here
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Memorial at historic Metropolitan AME Church Saturday, March 19, 2016. Powerful and moving tribute to the life and work of Frances…
Watch them explain why they’re both and they’re proud! Watch here
The poet Sonia Sanchez rose to prominence as a figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, where she raised her voice in the name of…
America’s problem with race has deep roots, with the country’s foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of…
In a new video with MoveOn, Demos President Heather McGhee and Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow Ian Haney Lopéz show how the single most important solution to economic inequality isn’t…
Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone…
In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the world….
In this week’s cold open, ‘Saturday Night Live’ took on both Ben Carson’s endorsement of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders’ surprise win in Michigan. Read…
A psychological look at how the water crisis is affecting the citizens of Flint, Michigan. Watch the video here.
Wilhemina’s War is a documentary about Wilhemina Dixon, a daughter of sharecroppers who becomes a force in her family’s fight for survival from HIV and…