Black History & Heritage – Links

Stephen Colbert’s radical vulnerability

Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert interview with DeRay McKesson, Black Lives Matter Activist – January 18, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qffCO1b-7Js ____________________________________________________ Stephen Colbert’s radical vulnerability: Talking frankly about race could be a game-changer for his moderate white audience By Sonia Saraiya […]

Motown: How It All Began

Published on Jun 16, 2013 By 1959, Berry Gordy had become known for his songwriting talent, but he had his sights set on something even bigger: owning his own record company. Watch Berry describe how he turned $800 and a […]

African American Lives Series

African American Lives Series The Road Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8byrlp98Rs The Past is Another Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzWnSM7TxNE We Come from People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x5oAUTPL9M A Way Out of No Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsvANqpGv8k  

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Dr. Cornel West – Black History Month – February 1, 2011

Published on Nov 21, 2015 Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2/1/2011 Guests: Dr Cornel West, George Clinton Other: Craig celebrates the start of Black History Month with talking with Cornel West    

The Ruby Bridges Story

In 1960, a 6-year-old girl named Ruby Bridges became a powerful symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she began attending the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. It was a turbulent time for race relations in the […]