Black American activists, icons and change-makers
Life stories of resistance, hope and triumph to educate, inform and entertain you.
The Girl Who Acted Before Rosa Parks—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Claudette Colvin, the unsung hero of the US civil rights movement
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Clarence B. Jones: Martin Luther King's speech writer
"I have a dream": The man who helped Dr Martin Luther King write that speech.
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The burden of being Rodney King
The man who became a symbol of police brutality towards black people in America.
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Long Ride to Freedom—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Accounts from the Freedom Riders of 1961. Offensive language has been bleeped
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Mean streets to sporting elite—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Racism, gang life and the quest to build America's first black high school rowing team
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Morehouse: Black to the Future—The Outlook Podcast Archive
The college that aims to turn out America's next black leaders.
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The Mountaineers Breaking Race Barriers—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Rosemary Saal was part of the first all African-American team to climb Denali
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The Making of a Fashion Icon—The Outlook Podcast Archive
André Leon Talley went from a modest life in North Carolina, to Vogue magazine
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The Costume Designer Behind Black Panther—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Ruth Carter went from costuming her college plays to crafting outfits for Hollywood films
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Wynton Marsalis: the making of a jazzman—The Outlook Podcast Archive
How a reluctant trumpet player became the most celebrated jazz musician of his generation
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How I built a billion dollar business—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Janice Bryant Howroyd: the first African-American woman to run a billion dollar company
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Police killed our sons, together we seek justice—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Maria Hamilton and Doretha Lock were united by the shooting of their sons in the US
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Protesting in stitch
Nedra Bonds' quilts are a way of protesting against social injustice.
The Black Cop who Infiltrated the KKK—The Outlook Podcast Archive
How an African American police officer ended up as a card-carrying member of the KKK
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Hiding my sexuality to be a black role model—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Becoming one of the first African American actors on children's TV came with an ultimatum
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Why my mother lied about her race—The Outlook Podcast Archive
In her 40s Gail Lukasik discovered that her ‘white’ mother was in fact multiracial
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I Invented the Super Soaker
Lonnie Johnson made millions from inventing a toy water gun, the Super Soaker.
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Michael Johnson: how the world's fastest man learned to walk again—The Outlook Podcast Archive
US Olympic champion Michael Johnson had to learn to walk again following a stroke.
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The Blind Boys of Alabama: a life in music—The Outlook Podcast Archive
From gospel to the Grammys – the life and times of America’s octogenarian boyband
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Harlem's Legendary Ballet Dancer—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Looking back on the life of Arthur Mitchell, pioneering African-American ballet dancer.
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The uncomfortable truth hidden in my DNA—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Hiram Johnson embarked on a quest to solve a family mystery
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Calling a Ceasefire in Our US City—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Erricka Bridgeford called a Baltimore ceasefire but could it go 72 hours without killing?
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The psychiatric nurse who overcame a life of addiction—The Outlook Podcast Archive
From age 14 to 37 Anthony Brown was homeless and became addicted to drugs and alcohol
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The 'Queen of Swing' Norma Miller
95-year-old 'Queen of Swing' Norma Miller
