Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

Emmanuel Acho gives viewers and guests a place to have the uncomfortable conversations about race that many white people have never been able to have.

Sometimes You're a Caterpillar

Not knowing or taking the time to understand other's experiences is a privilege. Franchesca Ramsey and animator Kat Blaque explain how we can start by listening and believing each other.

Racial Microagressions: Comments That Sting

This NY Times report features college students who share what microaggressions are, and how these statements impact BIPOC.

The Unequal Opportunity Race

This animated film by Erica Pinto was created for the African American Policy Forum, and demonstrates the ways in which obstacles interfere with equality and equity.

What It Takes to Be Racially Literate

Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo traveled to all 50 US states, collecting personal stories about race and intersectionality. Now they're on a mission to equip every American with the tools to understand, navigate and improve a world structured by racial division.

The Danger of a Single Story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Where Do We Go From Here

In this special conversation in response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, Oprah Winfrey speaks directly with Black leaders, offering insight and tangible plans to answer the following questions: “What matters now? What matters next? Where do we go from here?”

Can Art Amend History?

Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. There's a narrative coded in art like this, Kaphar says. What happens when we shift our focus and confront unspoken truths?

The Real Story of Rosa Parks- and Why We Need to Confront Myths About Black History

Equipped with the real story of Rosa Parks, professor David Ikard highlights how making the realities of race more benign and digestible harms us all -- and emphasizes the power and importance of historical accuracy.

Coming to Terms With Racism's Inertia: Ancestral Accountability

When it comes to race relations there is often the argument "Well I didn't own slaves" as a dismissive attempt to separate oneself from the effects and realities of the racial divide in the United States. In this talk Rachel Cargle addresses the modern manifestations of the racism the US was built on and calls for more intentional accountability, allyship and antiracist action.

How To Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Towards Them

Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly. Diversity advocate Verna Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups. She makes a plea to all people: Acknowledge your biases. Then move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable.

How to Raise a Black Son in America

As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father's furious and fearful response.