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Friday Nite Videos | April 13, 2018

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Why Black Americans Are Getting Less Sleep. Love Train | Turnaround Arts | Playing For Change. The Last Footage of Yasser Murtaja. The Democrat Running for Paul Ryan’s Seat. The Decline of the Trump Merchandise Empire.

Love Train | Turnaround Arts | Playing For Change

Turnaround Arts infuses struggling schools with the arts as a strategy to bolster reform efforts. Turnaround Arts is a national program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that works in 73 schools in 37 districts across 17 states and the District of Columbia.

Friday Nite Videos | April 6, 2018

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Why Eating Healthy Is So Expensive. Weak Black Women | Robin Thede. Hip Hop or Shakespeare? Documentary | RGB. Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements' Animated.

Weak Black Women | Robin Thede

 
Robin turns the "Strong Black Woman" stereotype on its head with the world premiere of her music video "Weak Black Women."

Hip Hop or Shakespeare?

 
Akala demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and it's power.

Friday Nite Videos | March 30, 2018

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Cornel West on 'The Radical King.' The Beatles | Revolution. How the NRA Hijacks Gun Control Debates. Fallback Friday With Sacha Jenkins and Baratunde Thurston. MLK’s Radical Final Years.

The Beatles | Revolution

Released 50 years ago, in tumultuous 1968, John Lennon's Revolution is considered one of the greatest rock songs. Despite its driving, almost apocalyptic, guitar riffs it is less a celebration of revolution than a succinct rebuke of nihilism and sectarianism. 

Friday Nite Videos | March 23, 2018

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Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: 'We Spent $1M Harvesting Millions of Facebook Profiles'. Hallelujah Parody - Letter to Wayne LaPierre and the NRA. Robert Mueller Is Following the Middle East Money. What 1,600 Students Think About School Shootings. New Scandal Shows Zuckerberg Still Puts Kremlin
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