WATCH: Best Black History Month Song! | Celebrate Black People Who Change the World | Miss Jessica's World (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Grammy Nominated Song: A celebration of black excellence in American history both past and present.
WATCH: Virtual Field Trip | Black History Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW In this Virtual Field Trip, we celebrate Black History Month and the contributions of Black Explorers from the past and present. We explore the North Pole with Matthew Henson, examine the importance of Green Book sites with Candacy Taylor, launch to the moon…
WATCH: WATCH: So What by Miles Davis (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW "So What" is the first track on the 1959 album Kind of Blue by American trumpeter Miles Davis. It is one of the best-known examples of modal jazz
WATCH: What is Jazz Music? (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW A short definition of Jazz Music for kids, also sharing the African American pioneers of Jazz for Black History Month. Narrated by Phylicia Hollis Butler. This video was made for K-12 Music Classroom use.
WATCH: Jazz Documentary by Ken Burns CLICK HERE TO VIEW Filmmaker Ken Burns tells the story of jazz — the quintessential American art form. The 10-part series follows the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens on Chicago's south side, where Louis Armstrong first won…
WATCH: Ruby Bridges from Little Leaders Bold Women in Black History (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures…
WATCH: Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning Kids & Teens Video Series CLICK HERE TO VIEW Each Monday in February, tune in to a series of videos that highlight local Black storytelling, music, cuisine, and more! Videos will be available for all on our Kids & Teens YouTube playlist.
WATCH: Freedom Summer CLICK HERE TO VIEW A PBS American Experience Film discussing the 1964 plan hatched by Bob Moses, a local secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. For ten weeks, white students from the North would join activists on the ground for a massive effort that would do what had been impossible so…
WATCH: Grace Byers Reads "I Am Enough" - Netflix Jr CLICK HERE TO VIEW Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!
WATCH: The Life of Rosa Parks (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW She's an inspiration to all of us with her courage and dignity and determination. Find out in 5 minutes about Rosa Parks, often called the 'Mother of the Freedom Movement' and what made her so remarkable.
WATCH: Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem, "The Hill We Climb" CLICK HERE TO VIEW Watch Amanda Gorman, 22-year-old poet laureate, read her original work at President Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, 2021.
WATCH: Freedom Riders CLICK HERE TO VIEW Freedom Riders is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains as…
WATCH: Brown v. Board of Education CLICK HERE TO VIEW Brown v Board of Education was a case brought to the Supreme Court in 1954 after Linda Brown, an African American student in Kansas, was denied access to the white-only schools nearby her house. Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was the lawyer for the…
WATCH: Bisa Butler: Quilting for Culture CLICK HERE TO VIEW This video takes us inside Bisa Butler's studio as she talks about her family and upbringing, her education at Howard University, her textile practice, and her aspirations of making art that reflects our times.
WATCH: NIU Hateful Things Exhibit CLICK HERE TO VIEW This video is a virtual tour of the "Hateful Things" exhibit at Northern Illinois University’s Pick Museum of Anthropology. Follow along as Dr. Joseph Flynn with assistance from Rachelle Wilson (Curator), Gaylen Rivers (Graduate Assistant), and Logan Andrews (Intern), take viewers through the 6 themes that…
WATCH: What to Binge on Netflix During Black History Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW Netflix's "Black Lives Matter" genre collection features over 50 titles about racial injustice and the experience of Black Americans—and makes for some perfect viewing to celebrate Black History Month, Juneteenth, or to help further your anti-racist education.
WATCH: Esperanza Spalding - Jazz house kids (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Best New Artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding was the featured guest for Jazz House Kids 2010 Inside the Jazz Note hosted by Christian McBride. Conversation, Q&A, Duets and the Camden Creative Arts High School Big Band featuring Esperanza Spalding and Christian McBride.
LISTEN: It Don’t Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during…
WATCH: Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse CLICK HERE TO VIEW Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.
WATCH: Women’s History Month, All About the Holidays (K-2) (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW In the United States, March is Women's History Month. Many people use the month to honor the accomplishments of American women and educate communities about the history of women in the United States and the women's rights movement.
WATCH: KIDZ BOP Celebrates Women's History Month! (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW KIDZ BOP is celebrating Women's Month by celebrating all the amazing women that inspire us to be the best we can be!