Black History RSS feed for Wyoming PBS programming.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/en-ushttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:11:48 -0400Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:11:48 -0400http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1475140702/Tavis reflects on his days, as a young aide to L.A. Mayor Bradley, hosting Rev. Hooks and Ms. Height.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1475140702/Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:27:52 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesTavis reflects on his days hosting Rev. Hooks and Ms. Height.nrcivil rights, TributeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1456944662/The second episode of Tavis Smiley Reports examines Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stand against the Vietnam War and the influence of his legacy today. Tavis speaks with scholars and friends of King, including Cornel West, Vincent Harding and Susannah Heschel.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1456944662/Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:01:59 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesTavis explores MLK's stand against the Vietnam War and the influence of his legacy today.nrcivil rights, Vietnam War, History, MLK, Martin Luther KingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1414667415/Longtime activist Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers reflects on a life of service.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1414667415/Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:06:15 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesLongtime activist Myrlie Evers-Williams reflects on a life of service.nrcivil rights, NAACPNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1410865290/"In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" features songs from the Civil Rights Movement performed by top entertainers, as well as readings from famous Civil Rights speeches and writings.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1410865290/Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:41:52 -0800Arts & LiteratureCultureCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/AfricaPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicPerforming Arts/Spoken Word"In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement"nrArts & LiteratureCultureCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/AfricaPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicPerforming Arts/Spoken Wordhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1366404875/The president of the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum recently discovered an unusual book in his late mother's extraordinary collection of African American artifacts. The small, cloth-bound book, titled Slave Songs of the United States, has a publication date of 1867 and contains a collection of 136 plantation songs. Could this be the first book of African American spirituals ever published?http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1366404875/Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:12:04 -0800HistoryHistory/17th CenturyHome & How-ToHome & How-To/Antiques & CollectiblesPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicAre these tattered pages the earliest record of music created by slaves?tv-gAfrican American, Avery Clayton, slave, spirituals, Howard University Choir, Mayme A. ClaytonHistoryHistory/17th CenturyHome & How-ToHome & How-To/Antiques & CollectiblesPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/Musichttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1355969702/Actor Morgan Freeman talks about achieving success late in life and how he came to portray Nelson Mandela in the new acclaimed film, "Invictus."http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1355969702/Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:39:02 -0800HistoryHistory/AfricaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Arts & EntertainmentNews & Public Affairs/SportsRegionRegion/AfricaOscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman talks about how he came to portray Nelson Mandela.nrmovies, actorHistoryHistory/AfricaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Arts & EntertainmentNews & Public Affairs/SportsRegionRegion/Africahttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1353376618/Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. weighs in on the war in Afghanistan and the effects of current federal policy on much of Black America.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1353376618/Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:07:45 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesActivist weighs in on the effects of current federal policy on much of Black America.nrPrejudiceNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1317746583/Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 26, the 90-minute Twelth Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize features tributes and comic testimonials from a star-studded cast of Bill Cosby's friends and colleagues.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1317746583/Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:36:26 -0800CultureCulture/CareerCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TV & RadioPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/ComedyPerforming Arts/TheaterThe Twelfth Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize honors Bill Cosby.nrCultureCulture/CareerCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TV & RadioPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/ComedyPerforming Arts/Theaterhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1313685013/Dr. Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University, shares her personal educational odyssey and discusses changing leadership for women and the relevance of HBCUs.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1313685013/Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:43:10 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesDr. Ruth Simmons discusses changing leadership for women and the relevance of HBCUs.nrEducationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1298046353/Dr. Terrence Roberts reflects on the therapeutic process of writing his memoir and whether the "Little Rock Nine" experience was worth it.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1298046353/Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:42:18 -0700HistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/United StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesDr. Terrence Roberts reflects on being a member of the <em>Little Rock Nine</em>.nrHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/United StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1289195156/Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West reflects on what love has meant through his life and talks about his memoir, "Brother West".http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1289195156/Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:44:25 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesPrinceton professor Dr. Cornel West reflects on what love has meant through his life.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1286895212/Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. discusses the compounding factors that weigh on the violence in Chicago and says the Democrats' fate depends on job creation.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1286895212/Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:24:25 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesRev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. discusses the factors that weigh on the violence in Chicago.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1242407331/Could these music plates be the originals for "Take the A Train?" How is a stamp connected to the landmark civil rights case of the "Scottsboro Boys?" Has the discovery of an old bridge abutment changed the location of an historic site?http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1242407331/Tue, 8 Sep 2009 03:11:27 -0700Performing ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicDuke Ellington Plates; "Scottsboro Boys" Stamp; Civil War Bridgetv-gcivil rights, Civil War, Duke Ellington, Take the A Train, Billy StrayhornPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/Musichttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1237365939/Did a South Carolina man discover evidence that could redraw Civil War maps? Host Elyse Luray goes to Columbia to investigate.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1237365939/Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:11:25 -0700HistoryHistory/19th CenturyHistory/United StatesHistory/War & EspionageDid a South Carolina man discover evidence that could redraw Civil War maps?nrHistoryHistory/19th CenturyHistory/United StatesHistory/War & Espionagehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1185361436/Beneath farmlands in Western Illinois lie the remains of New Philadelphia, the first American town founded by a free African American prior to the Civil War. Time Team America was invited to help search for the schoolhouse where New Philadelphia's African American children learned to read and write in freedom.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1185361436/Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:12:53 -0700HistoryHistory/19th CenturyHistory/United StatesScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyScience/Earth SciencesTime Team searches for a school in the first town founded by free African Americans.nrFrontier, African American, Illinois, Free Frank McWorter, New PhiladelphiaHistoryHistory/19th CenturyHistory/United StatesScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyScience/Earth Scienceshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1185040271/Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers highlights the work of Yosemite ranger Shelton Johnson and his rediscovery of the story of the African American soldiers who patrolled the parks of the High Sierra at the turn of the last century. Shelton tells the story in the dramatis personae of a Buffalo Soldier himself, directly engaging visitors in a way that is immediate and often high impact.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1185040271/Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:23:15 -0700CultureCulture/CommunitiesHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureYosemite's Buffalo Soldiers highlights the work of ranger Shelton Johnson.nrCultureCulture/CommunitiesHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1169160819/Professors Cornel West and Michael Eric Dyson assess Michael Jackson's cultural and social legacy.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1169160819/Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:53:47 -0700CultureCulture/IdentityHistoryHistory/BiographiesPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicCornel West and Michael Eric Dyson assess Michael Jackson's cultural and social legacy.eMichael JacksonCultureCulture/IdentityHistoryHistory/BiographiesPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/Musichttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1163417186/Internationally acclaimed Nigerian musician Femi Kuti explains the reasons he fights the same fight as his father and the struggle to create his own way.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1163417186/Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:39:20 -0700Femi Kuti explains the reasons he fights the same fight as his father.ejazz, Nigeriahttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1151366544/Award-winning writer Colson Whitehead explains how African Americans who are not affluent connect to the story told in his new book, "Sag Harbor".http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1151366544/Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:57:15 -0700CultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/IdentityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesAward-winning writer Colson Whitehead discusses his new book, <em>Sag Harbor</em>.eAuthor, African AmericanCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/IdentityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1147588792/History professor explains the work of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which she formerly chaired, and how the bipartisan body became so political.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1147588792/Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:52:07 -0700CultureCulture/CommunitiesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesHistory professor explains the work of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.ecivil rights, Government/PoliticsCultureCulture/CommunitiesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1334556002/Ex-convict Petey Greene burst onto the radio in 1960s Washington, D.C., raw and uncensored. ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene chronicles the life and times of America's first shock jock, an African American man who spoke the truth to power and influenced a new generation of broadcast personalities.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1334556002/Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:32 -0800Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/DocumentaryArts & Literature/ProfilesCultureCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TV & RadioRegionRegion/United StatesPetey Greene was the original radio "shock jock."tv-pgAfrican American, biography, media, radioArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/DocumentaryArts & Literature/ProfilesCultureCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TV & RadioRegionRegion/United Stateshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1082086783/A rich personal and political biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment...http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1082086783/Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:40:41 -0700CultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsA biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment.eObamaCultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1082086361/The compelling saga of one family's efforts to rebuild their homes, and their lives, in post-Katrina New Orleans.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1082086361/Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:05:29 -0700CultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/United StatesWhat one family's saga says about the challenges & frustrations in rebuilding New Orleans.eCultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/United Stateshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1226321968/In the aftermath of Katrina, NOW on PBS Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa reported from the devastated Mississippi coast, where tens of thousands were without essential services like power and water.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1226321968/Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:51:53 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNOW on PBS reports from the aftermath of Katrina.ekatrinaNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1385340925/Richard D. Heffner originally sat down in 1963 to discuss race relations in America with civil rights leaders Malcolm X, Wyatt Tee Walker, Alan Morrison and James Farmer.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1385340925/Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:49:02 -0800CultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TrendsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsMalcolm X sat down in 1963 to discuss race relations in America.nrsegregation, Medgar Evers, assassination, SCLC, affirmative actionCultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TrendsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Human Rightshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1383655650/In 1957, Richard D. Heffner sat down with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Judge J. Waties Waring to discuss the subject of "The New Negro."http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1383655650/Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:05:28 -0800CultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesIn 1957, Richard D. Heffner sat down with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Judge J. Waties Waring.nrrace, civil rights, segregation, Human Rights, Mongtomery, Alabama, bus boycottCultureCulture/IdentityCulture/People & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issues