WATCH: The Sioux Chef CLICK HERE TO VIEW We are chefs, ethnobotanists, food preservationists, adventurers, foragers, caterers, event planners, artists, musicians, food truckers and food lovers committed to revitalizing Native American Cuisine. In the process, we are re-identifying North American Cuisine and reclaiming an important culinary culture long buried and often inaccessible. We are a…
WATCH: For Native Americans in Minnesota, food is a sign of oppression CLICK HERE TO VIEW After hundreds of years of isolation, here’s how the indigenous heroes are fighting to reclaim their cultural identity — and their health in an interview with The Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman.
LISTEN: Joy Harjo reads and discusses “Exile of Memory” CLICK HERE TO VIEW Joy Harjo reads and discussed her poem "Exile of Memory" on August 5, 2020, from her home…
WATCH: Native American Students Respond to American Education CLICK HERE TO VIEW From Project 562, watch as Kumeyaay youth bluntly tell their reality, truth, hopes and dreams.
WATCH: Native American Heritage Month | All About the Holidays (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Native American Heritage Month honors the indigenous people living in the United States before the arrival of the Europeans. In November, the United States honors and celebrates the customs and legacy of Native Americans.
WATCH: Read Aloud with Author Traci Sorell CLICK HERE TO VIEW A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WATCH: Ted Talk- Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty CLICK HERE TO VIEW What does it take to build a national movement? In a captivating conversation with…
WATCH: Fireheart on Hulu CLICK HERE TO VIEW In New York City in 1932, women are not allowed to be firefighters. When the city's firemen disappear in mysterious fires, Georgia…
WATCH: This Little Trailblazer Read Aloud | Read Aloud CLICK HERE TO VIEW Read along with this read aloud story about women who were trailblazers! This Little Trailblazer by Joan…
WATCH: Ted Talk- How to overcome apathy and find your power CLICK HERE TO VIEW "Sí, Se Puede!" -- "Yes, we can!" It's the rallying cry Dolores Huerta came up…
WATCH: She Persisted (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW This book celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated,…
WATCH: Hidden Figures CLICK HERE TO VIEW Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson -- serve as the brains behind one of the…
WATCH: Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress CLICK HERE TO VIEW Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the…
WATCH: Sonia Sotomayer (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the…
WATCH: A League of Their Own CLICK HERE TO VIEW As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up…
WATCH: Ted Talk - “The Power of Women’s Anger” CLICK HERE TO VIEW Anger is a powerful emotion -- it warns us of threat, insult, indignity and harm. But across…
WATCH: Brave Girls Virtual Storytime presents author Sulma Arzu-Brown CLICK HERE TO VIEW Join the National Women's History Museum and author Sulma Arzu-Brown as she reads her 2015 children's book…
WATCH: Ted Talk-Me Too is a movement, not a moment CLICK HERE TO VIEW In 2006, Tarana Burke was consumed by a desire to do something about the sexual violence…
WATCH: Ted Talk-The political progress women have made -- and what's next CLICK HERE TO VIEW Women have made enormous progress over the last century -- challenging the status quo,…
WATCH: “The Vote” CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote — a transformative…
WATCH: Susan B. Anthony (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Learn about the life of this activist and her fight for women's rights.
WATCH: Women’s Right to Vote- A Kid Explains History (6-8) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Less than a hundred years ago in the United States, women weren't allowed to vote. Now,…
WATCH: Hey, Where's my Girlhood? CLICK HERE TO VIEW Girls built America. This video explores how girls' work gave other women leisure time, made industries more profitable, sparked a consumer…
WATCH: Julia CLICK HERE TO VIEW Julia is inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the modern cooking show. Through Julia’s…
WATCH: Ted Talk- An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisine CLICK HERE TO VIEW Leah Chase's New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase changed the course of American history over gumbo…
WATCH: Ted Talk- The urgency of intersectionality CLICK HERE TO VIEW Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and…
WATCH: Girl Culture CLICK HERE TO VIEW Girls produce culture. This video examines how girls have taken cues taken cues from style icons in movies and music as well as…
WATCH: Dear Girl (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW The #1 New York Times bestseller that Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb calls “a beautiful, beautiful book.” The bestselling author of I…
WATCH: Ted Talk- An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter CLICK HERE TO VIEW Born out of a social media post, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked…
WATCH: Ted Talk- 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do CLICK HERE TO VIEW How you respond to setbacks is what defines your character, says Stacey Abrams, the…
WATCH: Great Women Who Changed the World (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really…
WATCH: Courageous First Ladies (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Courageous First Ladies Who Changed the World is an introduction to some incredible women who used their time in the White…
WATCH: Ted Talk- The work that makes all other work possible CLICK HERE TO VIEW Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives -- they're the…
WATCH: Girl Wonder (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW This is a true story about girls making breakthroughs in barriers in the 19th and 20th century Mid-West America. This story is…
WATCH: Slam Poetry: Calling out Mainstream Feminism CLICK HERE TO VIEW Feminism might be all about equality, but these Denver-based slam poets point out all women aren't always heard. Ashia…
WATCH: Hidden Figures | Storytime Read Aloud (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Join us for storytime as illustrator Laura Freeman reads the picture book version of Hidden Figures, the incredibly…
WATCH: What a Wonderful World - Playing for Change (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Playing For Change is proud to present this video of the song "What A Wonderful World"…
WATCH: Everybody’s Welcome (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Fans of the New York Times bestseller All Are Welcome will love this timely tale about kindess, empathy, and charity, with clever…
WATCH: A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage CLICK HERE TO VIEW Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community.…
WATCH: Love is Powerful By Heather Dean Brewer (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW A little girl carries a big message—and finds it thrillingly amplified by the rallying crowd around her—in…
WATCH: How to Survive a Plague CLICK HERE TO VIEW How To Survive A Plague is the untold story of the efforts that turned AIDS into a mostly manageable condition…
WATCH: Out & Proud in Chicago CLICK HERE TO VIEW Jane Lynch hosts this documentary about the history of Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
WATCH: My Own Superhero (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW A song to empower every child.
WATCH: Why Gender Pronouns Matter CLICK HERE TO VIEW "My pronouns are they/them/theirs, and that's a non-negotiable...they're so important because they are the smallest and easiest way that you can…
WATCH: President Obama Tells the Story of PFLAG CLICK HERE TO VIEW President Obama shares the story of Jeanne Manford and PFLAG.
WATCH: Mom and Son Talk About His Future As A Transgender CLICK HERE TO VIEW Gabe remembers when things really changed for him as a transgender kid. With his mother…
WATCH: Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement CLICK HERE TO VIEW (Site) CLICK HERE TO VIEW (Extended Trailer) When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay…
WATCH: How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement CLICK HERE TO VIEW When Liam Cooper, a non-binary teenager, must face the world alone after his older brother Ethan is killed…
WATCH: The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates - Read Aloud: Stories with Star (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW “A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the…
WATCH: Fifty Shades of Gay CLICK HERE TO VIEW Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum -- and asked many of them: Can…
PARTICIPATE: Effective Allyship: A Transgender Take on Intersectionality | Ashlee Marie Preston | TEDxPasadena CLICK HERE TO VIEW Host, commentator, and activist, Ashlee Marie Preston teaches that when we talk…
WATCH: The Freedom to Marry CLICK HERE TO VIEW (Site) CLICK HERE TO VIEW (Extended Trailer) An award winning feature documentary that reveals the same sex marriage movement through…
WATCH: Mary Wears What She Wants (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Join Theresa of the Children's Museum of Sonoma County, as she reads aloud "Mary Wears What She Wants" by…
WATCH: Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger by Elizabeth Cole (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW If you want to teach your child to accept himself and others as they are,…
WATCH: What the Gay Rights Movement Learned from the Civil Rights Movement CLICK HERE TO VIEW As a member of both the African American and LGBT communities, filmmaker Yoruba Richen…
WATCH: So Many Colors, So Many Shapes (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW A while back, a mom of a young toddler asked us to write a song about ethnic diversity. …
WATCH: In a Heartbeat CLICK HERE TO VIEW "In a Heartbeat" - Animated Short Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo. A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed…
WATCH: All Are Welcome - Read Aloud Picture Book (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with…
WATCH: A Good Man CLICK HERE TO VIEW Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. At StoryCorps, Bryan talks with his brother Mike…
WATCH: The Half of It CLICK HERE TO VIEW A shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. In the…
WATCH: Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW In today’s virtual storytime we read “Adventures With My Daddies” by Gareth Peter, illustrated by Garry Parsons.…
WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek CLICK HERE TO VIEW Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a…
WATCH: Love, No Matter What CLICK HERE TO VIEW What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a…
WATCH: The Laramie Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.
WATCH: #GotYourBack: Students tell GLAAD what makes a good LGBT ally CLICK HERE TO VIEW GLAAD interviewed students at three colleges about what qualities in a person make them a…
WATCH: The Myth of the Gay Agenda CLICK HERE TO VIEW In a funny talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the absurdity in the idea that there's…
WATCH: Are You “AAPI” or “Asian American”? It's Complicated. CLICK HERE TO VIEW How many A’s in AAPI? Dolly & Adrian hear from South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander…
WATCH: Sesame Street: Meet the Friends in Your Neighborhood with Ji-Young, Elmo, and Alan (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Join Alan, Ji-Young, and Elmo as they meet some friends and…
WATCH: The Struggles Of Being An Asian American CLICK HERE TO VIEW In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, we wanted to close out this time with a discussion on…
WATCH: Minari CLICK HERE TO VIEW A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their…
WATCH: Meet the South Asian community that helped create Chicago's Little India on Devon Avenue CLICK HERE TO VIEW A 15-block stretch of Devon Avenue on the North Side has…
WATCH: The Korean Vegan- Rainbow Jeon and My Mom's Best Story CLICK HERE TO VIEW Joanne Lee Molinaro shows you how to cook jeon while telling her mom’s best story.
WATCH: Bao CLICK HERE TO VIEW In Disney•Pixar's Bao, a Chinese mom who's sad when her grown son leaves home gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings…
WATCH/ READ: Pritzker Signs Law Making Illinois First State to Require Asian American History Be Taught in Schools CLICK HERE TO VIEW Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander communities…
WATCH: Dance of Asian America: Learning the rich culture through authentic Chinese dance CLICK HERE TO VIEW At Dance of Asian America Academy, the young dancers learn how to preserve…
WATCH: Asian | How You See Me CLICK HERE TO VIEW "Chinese are not the same as Japanese, are not the same as Koreans, Filipinos, or Thai, or Indians..." We…
WATCH: Laura Lim’s TedTalk about Asian stereotypes (6-8) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Asians are stereotyped everywhere, from media to school. This talk explores the overall problems that are faced from…
WATCH: Being Asian in America - Pew Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW In a new Pew Research Center analysis based on 66 focus groups conducted in the fall of…
WATCH: ”Float” CLICK HERE TO VIEW A father discovers that his son is different from other kids in the most unusual way. To keep them both safe from judgement, Dad…
