Did Republicans lead the charge in electing Black politicians? We don’t need to know who you’re voting for but we are interested in how the end of the Civil War meant the start of Black people in US Government and the resilience required...

The Art Assignment visits artist collective Dignicraft during their residency at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Omar Foglio, José Luis Figueroa, and Paola Rodriguez give us the assignment to...

Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in 2016 as the most powerful hurricane in that country in half a century. Hundreds were killed, and hundreds were injured. Millions were impacted in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew went on to Cuba and then the...

A LOVEABLE 8-year-old boy has a form of dwarfism so rare he is believed to be one of only 28 cases in the world. Three-foot-tall Landen Johnson, from Lincolnton, North Carolina, has primordial dwarfism, one of the rarest forms of...

In 1979, the murder of five communist protestors sealed an alliance between America's two largest factions of the far-right, the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis. This event says a lot about the state's reply to right-wing violence and the...

The third episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. This was the first "real" election in American history, as Washington retiring...

In this video, Rainy Fields, an enrolled citizen of the Muskogee Creek Nation, discusses the history of how the United States forcibly removed indigenous peoples from their lands, focusing on the Trail of Tears and the impact it had on...

It's finally election day! So with results about to begin trickling in just a few hours from now, we thought we'd run through the states you need to watch. So in this video, we tell you what to expect from election night, debunk some...

After joining VIF in 1990, David helped lead the organization from family project to small business to being the largest U.S. Department of State-approved exchange teacher program, sponsoring thousands of international teachers in more...

In this video, a dog owner discusses his famous American Micro bully named Venom. He shares his admiration for Venom's unique appearance and personality, highlighting his value as a family member. The owner also mentions the rumor of a...

NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan shares his journey just before his first spaceflight. Morgan talks about his education, his time as a flight surgeon in the military, and his experience parachuting out of planes. He and his wife Stacey share...

Dr. Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke...

A LOVEABLE 8-year-old boy has a form of dwarfism so rare he is believed to be one of only 28 cases in the world. Three-foot-tall Landen Johnson, from Lincolnton, North Carolina, has primordial dwarfism, one of the rarest forms of...

Who was Daniel Boone? Will the real Daniel Boone step up? Well, there's a lot of misinformation and mythology about him out there, so in this video Mr. Beat hopes to clear some things up. Here is the story of the most interesting man in...

The marketing tactics used by the anti-Trump super PAC have caught the attention of Hollywood and Madison Avenue. With co-founder Rick Wilson we explore the lessons corporate marketers can learn from the group's approach.

The North Carolina state legislature gerrymanders to help African Americans since North Carolina, ya know, doesn't historically doesn't elect African Americans.

NORTH CAROLINA, US - MARCH 11, 2019: A MOTHER-of-two has been born with a rare birth defect that has resulted in her having no hands. Despite being born without hands, Janet Brown, 31, from Durham, North Carolina, didn’t let her...

With everyone focused on the race for the Whitehouse and Biden’s win, not a whole lot of attention has been dedicated to the Republican’s down ballot wins. With the Republicans protecting senate seats, picking up house seats & growing...

A conversation with Susan Thompson, Kepler research scientist for the SETI Institute at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

Over the last week the GOP have been condemning their own Senators who backed Trump's impeachment. This is the latest round of conflict between state & federal level Republicans and a continuing battle between Trumism and classical...

The FT's US managing editor Peter Spiegel and global business columnist Rana Foroohar analyse the issues that shaped the US election outcome, how Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in key battleground states, and whether their own...

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and her husband, Bob Koch, discuss Christina's path to becoming an astronaut—her childhood in North Carolina, her education, and her work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and in remote locations all...

Anyone who wanted to get a clear answer to the Presidential Election will not have enjoyed the last 12 hours. As results have come in it’s become clear that a result might not be known for a while. Trump falsely claimed to have won the...

Going into the 2020 election, it looks like Biden has a significant lead in the polls. However, that's certainly not enough on its own to guarantee a Biden win, so in this video, we discuss seven factors which could play into a Democrat...