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We Call BS! Why Guns Are Big News
Millions of Americans value their Second Amendment right to own and carry arms. However, after 17 students and staff were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School back in Florida in 2018 - students became the voice in the fight...
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Marie van Brittan Brown: Creating CCTV in Queens
How did a hardworking nurse from New York City invent the world's first home security system? When a burglar tried to break into her apartment in the 1960s, this kickass crimefighter went where no-one had gone before.
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Take Action for Life On Land (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 15: Life on Land
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Take Action for Gender Equality (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 5: Gender Equality
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UN Global Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth for younger students
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Take Action for Life on Land (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 15: Life on Land
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UN Global Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions for younger students
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UN Global Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing for teenage students
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The Negro League Baseball: Shattering Segregation
Like much of American in the early 19th century, sports were segregated. But with the newly established Negro Baseball League, African American baseball players overcame racial segregation to claim the national pastime as their own.
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Fighting for LGBTQ Rights: Is the United States Really United?
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows each state to set its own laws. That's meant that in Colorado, LGBTQIA+ rights have often been repressed. Meet the students at William J. Palmer High School who took their school district to...
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UN Global Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth for teenage students
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UN Global Goal 5: Gender Equality (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality for teenage students
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UN Global Goal 5: Gender Equality (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality for younger students
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UN Global Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities for teenage students
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UN Global Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities for younger students
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Jovita Idar: Voice of the People
Imagine throwing shade at a politician online and police showed up to arrest you! It would be un-American, right? In this video, we'll explain the story of Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist who refused to be silenced!
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UN Global Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for teenage students
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Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment
In 1974, US House Representative for Texas, Barbara Jordan delivered an impassioned speech on the power and meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Delivered on primetime television to critical acclaim during the coverage of the infamous...
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Claudette Colvin: The Original Rosa Parks
You know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, America has its own version. Only our hero is 15-year-old African-American, school girl Claudette Colvin and in 1955, she took on the State of Alabama for real. The original Rosa Parks!
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Hedy Lamarr: Mother of WiFi
Did you know? The amazing technology behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS was the brainchild of Hollywood actor turned visionary inventor Hedy Lamarr - the Mother of Wi-Fi.
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Tennis for Two: America's First Video Game
It was pretty basic – but also revolutionary! Find out how American physicist William Higinbotham created Tennis For Two and discover its links to the mysterious Manhattan Project.
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Chapstick Spy Devices and the Role they Played in Watergate
21st century spies have some serious tech at their disposal but back in the 1970s, things were a little more DIY. This is the story of a spy device disguised as chapstick tubes that played a key part in America’s most infamous burglary,...
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Lyndon B. Johnson: The Great Society Speech
In 1964, 36th U.S. President, Lyndon B. Johnson commanded the heart of the nation while delivering his "The Great Society" speech. Can you hear any parallels to modern-day America?
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UN Global Goal 1: No Poverty (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty for younger students