This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies, including becoming the first black actress to win a Best Actress Nomination in 1954 for "Carmen Jones", to her final demise to prescription drugs, which was debated whether it was suicide or accidental.

In a 1997 interview with CNN's Larry King, Tina Turner talks about her life in music and reveals why she no longer lives in the United States.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

Did you know that the first open-heart surgery was performed by a black doctor, Daniel Hale Williams?

Documentary on black American singer/dancer Josephine Baker (1906-1974), who emigrated to France where she was a major artist from 1927 until her death. Baker was the first African-American to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.

The 1st Black SuperstarYou are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

Billie Holiday StoryYou are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

Dr. Maya Angelou is a writer, an artist, a professor, a director, an activist... and a calypso singer!

During a student-led interview at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Oprah Winfrey shares seminal moments of her career journey and the importance of listening to your instincts.

Interview with Maya Angelou for "The Great Depression"You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

The first African-American female Secretary of State.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

She was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented lynching in the United States, showing how it was often a way to control or punish blacks who competed with whites, often under the guise of rape charges. She was active in women's rights and the...