Instructional Video4:25
Great Big Story

Wilmot Collins, from refugee to mayor of Helena, Montana

12th - Higher Ed
Discover Wilmot Collins' inspiring journey from fleeing civil war in Liberia to becoming Helena's first African-American mayor.<br/>
Instructional Video4:38
Curated Video

Chess as Social Empowerment: The Tale of Tani

12th - Higher Ed
Russell Makofsky, The Gift of Chess, tells the incredible story of Tanitoluwa Adewumi ("Tani"), a 7-year old refugee from Nigeria living in a homeless shelter in New York City who went from chess novice to chess champion in just over 1...
Instructional Video1:33
Curated Video

Which country takes in the most refugees?

12th - Higher Ed
There are more refugees fleeing their homelands in search of safety and jobs than ever before. But where do they end up?
Instructional Video6:05
Curated Video

Queen Nzinga part 6: New Alliances and a New Image

12th - Higher Ed
Queen Nzinga continued to fight to be recognized by the Portuguese as a legitimate ruler and resist the colonization of her land. The video details her diplomatic efforts, military strategy, and struggles against rebel nobles and other...
Instructional Video6:05
Curated Video

Queen Nzinga part 5: Problems with the Portuguese

12th - Higher Ed
This video explores the political and military battles between Queen Nzinga of Angola and the Portuguese in the early 17th century. The video describes how she defied Portuguese colonial attempts to subjugate her kingdom, fought against...
Instructional Video8:57
Learn German with Herr Antrim

Wechselpräpositionen, the Dative Case & Their Commonly Used Verbs

9th - 12th
Learn about the German verbs that are commonly used with the two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen). In this video Herr Antrim explains what verbs with fixed prepositions are, how they are used, and shows examples of a ton of German...
Instructional Video9:15
Institute of Art and Ideas

How should we respond to the refugee crisis?

Higher Ed
The nation, the tribe, the union, are all sources of strength. But they are also a means to entrench advantage and exclude others. Are borders and boundaries really about privilege? Should we strengthen them so we have greater power and...
Instructional Video6:38
Curated Video

Holocaust Survivor Starts Successful Butcher Business

Higher Ed
Sam's Triumph part 2/4: The video is a series of voiceovers from a Holocaust survivor recounting his experiences during the war and his journey immigrating to the United States. The survivor reflects on his life after the war, including...
Instructional Video9:42
Weird History

Hedy Lamarr The Hollywood Bombshell Who Fought Nazis and Made Cell Phones Possible

12th - Higher Ed
Hedy Lamarr lead a pretty non-conventional life for a Hollywood Starlet. From fleeing a life in Nazi-occupied Austria and a Nazi-loving husband, to helping create technology for the U.S. Military, Hedy was more than just a pretty face.