Famous People Videos

Kamala Harris Calls Teen Artist

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:16:52 +0000

Kids react with joy because America included them. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris called a teen artist from California whose painting of her went viral.

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, funeral service for Maryland congressman Elijah Cummings.

The Tuskegee Red-Tail Angels

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

When Black leaders demanded equality and World War II demanded more skilled soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen, or "Red-Tail Angels," became the first African American pilots to train for combat.

'Ain't I a Woman' Sojourner Truth Speech of 1851

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass’s anti-slavery organization encouraged Truth to give speeches about the evils of slavery.

C Deloris Tucker Crusader Against Gangsta Rap 1993

Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:32:42 +0000

C. Deloris Tucker dedicated much of the last few years of her life to condemning sexually explicit lyrics in rap and hip-hop tracks, citing a concern that the lyrics were misogynistic and threatened the moral foundation of the African American community.

Television Academy interview with Gwen Ifill

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 02:48:12 +0000

She describes working in print journalism, covering politics, Presidential Elections and the White House for The New York Times.

Misty Copeland New Memoir

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 16:30:39 +0000

The second African-American woman ever to reach the level of soloist at American Ballet Theatre author of a new memoir

The Supremes

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 15:57:14 +0000

Biography video about The Supremes, American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.

Royal wedding sermon by Bishop Michael Curry

Sun, 20 May 2018 22:45:14 +0000

Royal wedding sermon by the first black leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States

Royal wedding performance by Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Sun, 20 May 2018 20:06:45 +0000

A performance by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who won the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year contest in 2016

Meghan Markle engaged to Prince Harry

Tue, 15 May 2018 05:07:07 +0000

History of the Black Panther Party

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

The Black Panther Party achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960s and 1970s.

Introducing Miss Calypso!

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

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

Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life and Leadership

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

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.