Videos

Coaches, journalists, and former major leaguers talked about the history of the relationship between African Americans and baseball, and actions baseball leagues can take to encourage player…

Professor and author Michael Eric Dyson hosted a symposium on the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson. Al Sharpton and Frederick Haynes spoke about Reverend Jackson’s contributions to the civil…

Panelists talked about African-American participation in the 2010 midterm elections, challenges facing black voters, and the potential impact of the African-American vote both nationally and…

House members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about health care legislation. The House was scheduled to begin debate on the following day.

A panel discussion was held on using economic stimulus funds for urban reconstruction. Charles Ogletree moderated the panel. Opening and closing remarks were made by the Reverend Jesse Jacks…

Participants talked about the history and legacy of the 1964 Voting Rights Act, race relations in the U.S., the impact of the legislation on voter participation and political activism, the p…

Panelists spoke about the Rainbow Coalition’s agenda and issues such as ethnic and race relations, the status of minorities in America, poverty, and the political process. Following the pane…

Words like historic are being used to describe Senator Obama as he becomes the first African American to win a major party Presidential nomination. Gary Flowers talked about the significance…

Guests discussed the accomplishments of affirmative action programs and whether they should be continued, reformed, transformed or eliminated altogether. They also took questions from studen…