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Toshiko Akiyoshi: Jazz Trailblazer And Big Band Leader Like No Other
Ground-breaking jazz pianist, band-leader, and composer-arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi not only gave the world astonishing music, but made the...


Crossing Barriers: Stunning, Heart-Expanding, Animated Shorts
Award-winning short films from across the globe about crossing generational, cultural, social, and other barriers on the road to...


Nancy Wilson: Legendary 'Song Stylist' Of Jazz, Blues, And Pop
Enjoy rare live performances of the singer and civil rights activist who has been called the most important vocalist to move freely among...


Humanity: One. Connected. A Rainbow Of Possibilities.
What really might happen if we truly realized our oneness? Here's some ways to explore the idea... One Humanity - This interactive mural...


Ariel Williams Holloway: One Of The Harlem Renaissance's Greatest Poets
Lucy Ariel Williams Holloway, one of the most widely published Black female poets of her day, wrote poems giving voice to the aspirations...


Marvin Gaye: Asking Good Questions & Legendary Soul
Few singer/songwriters have matched Marvin Gaye's combination of silky, emotive vocals and soul-popping lyrics. Sing it Marvin: "We don’t...


Robert Hayden: 'The People's Poet' Who Wrote For All The World's People
Robert Hayden, the first Black to be appointed Poet Laureate of the United States, wrote some of the most compelling poetry on Black...


Why Some Places Don't Have Names On Maps: Rediscovering The World We Inhabit
What happens if maps are set free from the notion that there is only one correct "map of the world?" What happens to the way we see human...


Free Resource: One World posters
Teaching Tolerance has made its popular One World posters available as a free download. 35 different designs are available, one of which...


Mahalia Jackson: Queen Of Gospel & Voice Of Civil Rights
With a voice that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said "comes along once in a millennium," Mahalia Jackson became the soundtrack of the...


Bisa Butler: Stunning Portraits of Black Life In Quilts Alive With Color And Meaning
Quilts like you have never seen! Quilts that invite us to reimagine contemporary dialogue about age old issues. An entirely new and...


Chief Phil Lane, Jr.: Indigenous Wisdom For Peace, Unity, And Healing The Earth
"In all of our actions, we must seek to be living examples of the changes we wish to see in the world. By walking the path, we make the...


Nat "King" Cole: Voice Of Velvet. Dynamite On The Piano.
Nat King Cole was perhaps the greatest combination of jazz piano and singing voice of the 20th Century. Nat King Cole - A 1-hour...


Indigenous Artists: Creating, Remaking, and Stretching The Visual World
Across the world, indigenous artists are creating beautiful works of art and telling powerful stories. Hearts of Our People: Native Women...


Animated Shorts From Black Artists Take Over Your Mind And Heart
These short films will make your eyes pop, your heart leap, and your mind go places you never thought.... Hair Love - A while back, I...

"I Will Find A Way To Do This! So Be It!" - Octavia E. Butler, W.E.B. DuBois, And Power To Be & Do
Persevere. Strive. Learn. Feel. Perceive. Share. Find your power and use it. Octavia E. Butler's Self-Talk - Octavia Butler was the first...


Sly And The Family Stone: Music For Everyday People. Stand, Folks!
A band whose members were black and white, men and women, and who broke old rules to make new music, Sly and the Family Stone still sing...


Human Migration: Resiliency, Courage, Hope, Determination...Real People.
It's not easy to really comprehend what human migration across the planet really is. Perhaps that's why so many perceptions of migration...


We Are One. All Together Now.
Now more than ever, accepting the reality of the oneness of humanity is the first fundamental prerequisite for solving human crises....


Ordinary People, Courage, And Change
Common people, all of us, black and white, young and old, rich and poor are able to accomplish so much. What types of courage and change...
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