Curated Video
5 Influential African Women In History
Though often ignored, women, such as the ones highlighted here, are critical to remembering the specific way Black people have enacted change in world history. Their lives reveal the importance of culture in activism. African women’s...
Easy Languages
What's your favourite country and language? | Easy Turkish 22
What's your favourite country and language? | Easy Turkish 22 Easy Turkish is a project to help you learn Turkish in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Istanbul and other places in Turkey.
Curated Video
Roots and Characteristics of Reggae Music
Reggae is a distinctive genre of music that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s. Influenced by Blues, R&B, and Afro Jamaican roots, reggae has its own unmistakable sound characterized by groovy basslines, bouncy beats, and the use of...
TMW Media
Smelting And Refining Aluminium: Mining and rehabilitation
Why is mining important? How is bauxite mined responsibly? Smelting And Refining Aluminium, Part 1
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tracy-Ann Hall - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Jamaica
Jamaican educator Tracy-Ann Hall was a top 10 finalist for the 2017 Global Teacher Prize. Tracy-Ann did not enjoy successful school years herself, due to undiagnosed dyslexia. She did not move on to higher education immediately but...
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; introduction
In the first of this series Mary Seacole introduces herself and talks about her family and early years.
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; her travels
Part 3 of this series sees Mary explaining her decision to volunteer as a nurse in the Crimea.
Curated Video
King Takyi: the Ghanian King Who Led a Slave Rebellion in Jamaica
Do you know the slave king Takyi? Takyi was a Fanti King from Gold Coast, now Ghana. Research shows he might have been the ruler of a settlement in Komenda or Koromantse in the Central region of Ghana. History revealed he was a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Orlando Patterson - Teachers Make a Difference - Noel A. White
Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of the West Indies, his alma mater, and the London School of...
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; successfully treats cholera
Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama.
Curated Video
Sislin Fay Allen: the First Black Policewoman in the United Kingdom
Although not much is known about her early life, in her 20s, Faye Allen worked at the Queen's Hospital, Croydon as a state registered nurse. During one of her lunch breaks, Allen saw a recruitment advertisement for male and female police...
Step Back History
What is the Rastafarian Religion?
For years I have heard about the existence of Rastafari. Like many, I knew it was popular in Jamaica, had a special relationship with marijuana, and refers to something in Ethiopia. What I found was a simultaneously old and young...
Orkidbox
Picture & Story - The Nightingale | A classic story & painting a bird in watercolor
Welcome to Picture & Story. I would love to see how you respond to having the art videos combined with stories. I hope to look at both classic stories, folklore, legends and myths from all over. As I narrate the adapted story I will also...
TLDR News
Will the Commonwealth Collapse... Without the Queen
With the Queen no longer in the equation, people are already discussing the future of the commonwealth. In this video we breakdown what the commonwealth is and if we can expect to see more countries ditching the King as their Head of State.
The Guardian
Sprinter factory
These are the girls running as fast as they can to be Jamaica’s new sprint champions in a country obsessed with its athletes. This is the story of the Champs national youth athletics competition that could change their lives
The Guardian
After Windrush – Paulette Wilson's visit to Jamaica, 50 years on
A letter from the British government classifying Paulette Wilson as an illegal immigrant shook her sense of identity and belonging. ‘Hostile environment’ policies years in the making meant that Wilson and other victims of the Windrush...
National Theatre
The Making of the Music for a Play: Exploring Jamaican Folk Music and Cinematic Soundscapes
Composer Benjamin Kwasi Burrell describes the process of composing for theatre, by explaining his process of writing the gorgeous music for the National Theatre's production of Small Island.
Weatherthings
Hurricane Sandy: The Meteorology
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
Easy Languages
What's your favourite country and language? | Easy Turkish 22 - With Subtitles
What's your favourite country and language? | Easy Turkish 22 Easy Turkish is a project to help you learn Turkish in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Istanbul and other places in Turkey.
Cerebellum
The Age Of Discovery - The Voyages Of Columbus And The Treaty Of Tordesillas 1494
This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. The Christopher Columbus wanted to find out whether boats could travel west wards from Africa to...
Curated Video
How Kamala Harris' Jamaican father shaped who she is today
Scripps News traveled to Jamaica and met some of Harris' family members, who gave insight into the vice president's father and upbringing. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Jamaicans talk with Scripps News about race
Jamaicans talk with Scripps News about race
Curated Video
At least 7 dead as hurricane Beryl storms through Caribbean en route for Mexico
The National Hurricane Center said Beryl has now been downgraded to a Category 3 storm but will continue pass through the Cayman Islands early Thursday morning before tracking toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Hurricane Beryl hours from striking Jamaica as major hurricane
Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit Jamaica on Wednesday as the Category 4 hurricane heads toward the island nation. (Scripps News)