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Faces of Africa: Haile Selassie, the pillar of a Modern Ethiopia

Though he died almost four decades ago, Haile Selassie's legacy remains strong and valid. "Faces of Africa" sought to unearth the events and memories of the man who dared to confront the League of Nations, pleading for their support in conquering the Italians who were preparing to attack Ethiopia.

INFLUENTIAL AFRICANS, Part 3 | Dr Cheikh Anta Diop

Born in the 1920s in Senegal, Cheikh Anta Diop is an accomplished scientist and politician whose work continues to inspire African scholars. His legacy lives in his native country of Senegal, where Dakar University was renamed to Cheikh Anta Diop University in his honour.

DR. CHEIKH ANTA DIOP: The African Origins Of Humanity

In this video, Listervelt Middleton interviews historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician Cheikh Anta Diop on the origins of the human race and pre-colonial African culture.
 

Muhammad Ali - Dropping Knowledge (1974)

Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/;[3] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.;[4] January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time

THE SECRET OF SELLING THE NEGRO (1954)

THE SECRET OF SELLING THE NEGRO (1954, sound, 20 min, color, 16mm) as featured in the documentary, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. SPONSOR: Johnson Publishing Co. PRODUCTION CO.: Sarra Inc. DIRECTOR: Wayne A. Langston. PRODUCERS: Joseph G. Betzer, Harry W. Lange. WRITER: Helen A. Krupka. ART DIRECTOR: George DeDecker. NARRATOR: Robert Trout. RESOURCES: Copyright not registered; “Keys to a 15 Billion Dollar Market,” Bus Scrn 15, no. 4 (1954): 34; advertisement, Bus Scrn 15, no. 5 (1954): 31. HOLDINGS: Not reported. Film commissioned by the Chicago-based publisher of Negro Digest , Ebony , and Jet to encour- age advertisers to reach out to African American consumers. The Secret of Selling the Negro depicts the lives, activities, and consumer behavior of African American professionals, students, and housewives. A Business Screen reviewer noted that the film focused on the “bright positive” aspects of the “new Negro family.” NOTE : The sponsor issued a companion booklet offering the “do’s and don’ts of selling to t

Malcolm X - Interview At Berkeley (1963)

Malcolm X, being interviewed by Professor John Leggett and Herman Blake (graduate student) (Dept. of Sociology) at the University of California, Berkeley in October 1963, discusses being a Black Muslim, the conditions of Blacks in this country, their relation with white people, and states the case for Black separatism. Originally recorded October 11, 1963, Presented for Historical reference.

Martin Luther King, Jr - The Other America (1967)

By 1967, war, racism, and poverty had become the dominant issues confronting America and the Freedom Movement. On April 4, Dr. King forcefully speaks out against the Vietnam War with "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," delivered at Riverside Church in New York City. Ten days later, in a speech at Stanford University titled "The Other America," Dr. King addresses race, poverty and economic justice. (At various times in 1967 and '68 he gave slightly different versions of "The Other America" to other audiences

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