Video Resources on Race

Who is Kwame Rose? And why is he angry at Geraldo Rivera? This video from 2015 is a good introduction to the questions Wes Moore asks in his autobiography/biography: What is American life like for a person of color today?

The above documentary provides some historical context for Wes Moore’s family’s experience. Why have Black Americans struggled at the hands of white Americans? This episode covers late 19th and early 20th century history.

How does violence against Black Americans affect children of color? Young Americans were interviewed by the BBC, wherein they explain their experience.

How does one talk about race in a multi-racial community? Eric Deggans describes his approach during a TED talk that was used during New Trier’s seminar day on race, a video all students watched during advisery in 2016.

What does it mean to be Black in America? This sociological documentary takes a look at the mid 20th century to help us better understand why the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the late 1950s and 1960s.