Alex Haley is the author of Roots, a best selling novel which was adapted into a hugely popular TV mini-series in 1977. It tells the story of a young African who is captured and sold into slavery in America. In this clip, Haley talks about recreating the trip a slave took and how it nearly brought him to suicide.

Retired Navy SEAL David Goggins sits down with All Hands Magazine for an interview about his time in service - from his days as an Air Force TACP, to a Navy SEAL.

2008 documentary produced by UCF students about Jesse L. Brown, the first African American fighter pilot. The film is now part of the Library of Congress collection.

Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space.

The story of Ronald McNair, space shuttle astronaut and one of the seven crew members who were killed on board the Challenger on January 28, 1986. He is one of three astronauts inducted into the SC Hall Of Fame, and ETV is producing short documentary videos about every inductee. Mark Adams wrote, produced, directed and edited this video, and...

On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.

Ed Dwight joined the U.S. Air Force and became a test pilot. While serving, he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Arizona State University. In 1961, the Kennedy administration selected Dwight for astronaut training. Learn more about our film CHASING THE MOON, full documentary: Chasing the Moon

A video tribute to Penn State Distinguished Alumnus and pioneering astronaut Guion S. "Guy" Bluford shown at The Pennsylvania Society's 113th Annual Dinner on Dec. 10, 2011. Bluford was awarded the Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement. Video courtesy of PCN"

Black pioneers extend across professions and around the globe - and in Frederick Gregory's case, beyond Earth's atmosphere. The D.C. native’s journey to the stars began in childhood, with experiences that served as a launch pad toward a historic achievement — becoming the first African-American to pilot a space shuttle mission.

Alvin Ailey posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2014.

Founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

On April 12, 1964, one month after splitting with the NOI, Malcolm X gave his "Ballot or the Bullet" speech at King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit. In the speech Malcolm X described how Blacks should fight for civil-rights in America. Malcolm X emphasizes the worth of voting as a solution to ending discrimination against Blacks. He addresses...