Video Lessons

This collection of video content is ideally suited for online learners. It includes content in Black History, Black Politics, Black Sociology, as well as Black Art and Music.

Why Are Half of All U.S. Exonerations of Black Prisoners?

Black people represent less than 15 percent of the U.S. population, but they account for more than...

Marcus Garvey and the Call for Black Unity

Marcus Garvey practiced a doctrine of self-reliance, anti-colonialism, and Black unity, but rivalries and factionalism ultimately led to his downfalI.

Guilty By Asociation? Aaron Harvey and Brandon “Tiny Doo” Duncan Speak at San Diego City College

Aaron Harvey and Brandon “Tiny Doo” Duncan — who have no criminal record — are facing life sentences over charges related to alleged gang activity. How does one become “gang affiliated?” How then does one get charged with crimes attributed to gangs whether or not there was direct involvement? Aaron Harvey and Brandon “Tiny Doo” Duncan will Speak at San Diego City College on how a little known provision in California’s Proposition 21 can proclaim alleged gang members guilty by association.

Huey P. Newton and the Revolutionary Black Nationalist Position on Gay and Women’s Liberation Movements

Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party’s Revolutionary Black Nationalist position on intersectional oppression.

How Medical Experimentation on Enslaved Africans Shaped American Medicine

Written by Monica Mendez Edited by Darius Spearman African Elements For over 2000 years the core...

Black Migration, the “Red Summer,” and the “Red Scare” of 1919

https://youtu.be/DBPXkqkgNyk Black Activism and the Communist and Socialist Parties of the early...

How Freedom Defines Black Political Power

This essay explores how the notion of “freedom” impacts the political experience of Black people in the United States and why it’s been such an elusive thing for Black Americans to obtain.