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Africans and the Making of America 1619–1776, Dr. John Henrik Clarke

Dr. John Henrik Clarke on how Africans built the Americas, 1619–1776: the Arab and European slave trades, the Pope dividing the world, and the free Black men who fought back.

Join Dr. John Henrik Clarke in his enlightening lecture titled “Africans and the Making of America 1619 - 1776,” where he examines the critical role that Africans played in shaping the United States during its formative years. As a renowned historian and educator, Dr. Clarke delves into the contributions of African individuals and communities from the earliest years of the colonial period through the founding of the republic.

TRANSATLANTIC (Honor Edition), In Tribute to Minister Clemson Brown

The true history of the African diaspora; from Africa's ancient greatness, through the Middle Passage, to the return. The Honor Edition documentary, in tribute to Minister Clemson Brown.

TRANSATLANTIC traces the full journey of African people across three hours, the civilizations of the Nile Valley and the empires of the word, the rupture of the slave trade and the crossing, the long fight of resistance, and the reclaiming of the mind. It is built from the archive Minister Clemson Brown spent thirty-five years preserving: the great teachers, in their own words.

Curated by Rondie Pottinger for Transatlantic Productions.

The Apology History Tried to Bury

This is the apology history tried to bury. From the ports of Badagry, Elmina, and Gorée to the streets of Black America, this song tells the full, painful truth, including the part many stay silent about: how some African kingdoms, merchants, and rulers in Nigeria, Ghana, Dahomey, Senegal, and Sierra Leone sold captives into the transatlantic slave trade. No excuses. No hiding. A full apology, spoken plainly. The chains were European. The ships were European. But some Africans handed others through those doors. This is West Africa facing that truth, and reaching back toward Black America with honesty, grief, and respect. Rendered as a cinematic Lego-style animation: photoreal CGI environments, real history, real names, real consequences. Built for everyone ready to talk about what actually happened, and what healing requires. This is not about blame. It's about truth, memory, and reconnection through history, DNA, culture, and shared struggle.

​White SICKpremacy Must DIE

The Concept of a so-called “White Man” is a Social Construct that MUST Be OBITERATED! A powerful spoken word piece exploring the meaning and urgency of reparative justice for African descendants.

The United Nations Has Declared the Transatlantic Slave Trade 'The Gravest Crime Against Humanity

UN Special Session on Reparatory Justice Africa and African Diaspora -Ghana President Mahama Damands Reparatory Justice Event at UN - Ghana is making global headlines as President John Mahama calls for reparatory justice at the United Nations (UN), reigniting a powerful debate about history, accountability, and the future of the African diaspora. In this video, we break down Ghana’s bold position, what reparations really mean, and how this could impact global politics and relations between Africa and the West.

Maafa21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America

“Maafa21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America,” is a documentary film produced by Life Dynamics Inc. that reveals how eugenics and population control has systematically been used to reduce Black births. Maafa is a Swahili word which means “a terrible tragedy,” referring to the time of the middle passage during the slave trade. The “21” in the title refers to the 21st century, because, in reality, the “Maafa” has not ended. It is still being carried out today.

DISTURBING Facts Of SLAVERY That Will Haunt You FOREVER! | BANNED Facts That Still Shock Historians

In this documentary-style video, we break down 25 disturbing facts about slavery in the United States, from the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery to slave codes, resistance, and the long fight for freedom. We cover key turning points like the Emancipation Proclamation (Jan 1, 1863), which changed the course of the Civil War but didn't end slavery everywhere, and how freedom arrived unevenly, including Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) in Texas. We also explore the aftermath: Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow, and how the legacy still echoes today.

Dr. Joy DeGruy: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS)

In this powerful lecture: Dr. Joy DeGruy introduces her groundbreaking theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS), a framework for understanding how centuries of chattel slavery, racial terror, and ongoing institutional racism have produced enduring psychological, spiritual, and behavioral wounds in African‑descended peoples. Drawing on more than a decade of research and clinical practice, she explains how multigenerational trauma, combined with continued oppression and the absence of real opportunities to heal, has shaped “adaptive survival behaviors” in Black communities throughout the United States and the wider African diaspora. Rather than pathologizing Black people, Dr. DeGruy situates these behaviors in their historical context, showing how responses developed to survive dehumanizing and violent conditions can become maladaptive when those conditions change but the underlying injuries remain unresolved. She names core manifestations of PTSS, such as vacant esteem, a marked propensity for anger and violence, and racist socialization/internalized racism, and then points toward healing practices that reclaim dignity, reconnect us to African cultural strengths, and demand structural transformation, not just individual coping. This lecture invites viewers to confront America's legacy of enduring injury honestly, while also recognizing the resilience, creativity, and cultural brilliance that have been passed down through generations of African people who resisted annihilation and asserted their humanity against all odds. It is offered as both a diagnostic lens and a call to collective healing, justice, and repair for African descendants and the larger human family.

African Heritage Foundation – Community Voices

Community voices and reflections on African heritage, identity, and the path toward healing and restoration.