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History
Culture & Society

Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga

In this 2016 BBC documentary, British historian David Olusoga sheds light on the history of Black people in Britain and explores the long relationship between the country and people whose origins lie in Africa.

Culture & Society

Black Axe: Nigeria's Deadliest Cult

BBC Africa, Gbolahan Peter Macjob

This BBC Africa documentary is an on-the-ground account of the emergence of violent cultism in Nigeria.

Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Personal Growth
Business

Black Box Thinking

Matthew Syed

All paths to success stem from failure. This book teaches how to accept your mistakes, approach setbacks with courage, and build your own 'black box' from the lessons that failure gives you.

History
Culture & Society

Black British History

History Extra, Charlotte Hodgman, Hannah Cusworth

In this October 2022 episode of the History Extra podcast, host Charlotte Hodgman speaks with historian Hannah Cusworth about the history of Black people in Great Britain.

Culture & Society

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Mary-Frances Winters

Black Fatigue names and describes a phenomenon Black people know well: the multifaceted physical and psychological damage wrought by simply living, day by day, in a racist society.

Culture & Society

Black Flags

Joby Warrick

Black Flags is a gripping account of the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, one of the world's deadliest terrorist groups.

Culture & Society
Biographies

Black Is the Body

Emily Bernard

Black Is the Body is a collection of 12 autobiographical essays by American author Emily Bernard, reflecting her experiences as an African American woman in the Southern U.S.

Culture & Society
Biographies

Black Joy

Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

In this essay collection, Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts explores the importance of Black joy rooted in self-compassion.

Culture & Society

Black Looks

bell hooks

First published in 1992, this classic text by bell hooks examines the representation of Black people in media in an attempt to disrupt, unsettle, and challenge us.

Culture & Society
Biographies

Black Ops

Ric Prado

Ric Prado details his career with the Central Intelligence Agency, including his time spent in counter-terrorism and training Contras in South America.

Mind & Philosophy
Health & Fitness

Black Pain

Terrie M. Williams

Mental health activist and celebrated public relations speaker Terrie M. Williams delves into why depression is so hidden among Black Americans and how issues of racism and sexism persist in making depression a silent killer.

Culture & Society

Black Resistance to British Policing

Adam Elliott-Cooper

A critical insight into the colonial origins of structural racism in the British police force and how the Black community organizes against it.

Culture & Society
History

Black Spartacus

Sudhir Hazareesingh

Sudhir Hazareesingh's biography of Toussaint Louverture, formerly enslaved person and Haitian revolutionary hero, seeks to uncover the real man behind the myth.

Science & Environment

Blackfish

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

A striking commentary on man's relationship with nature, Blackfish acts as a plea to release orcas from captivity and back into the wild where they belong.

Culture & Society

Blackout

Candace Owens

Candace Owens calls out the cynical exploitation of Black Americans by the Democratic Party and urges the community to take control of its own problems without the need for big government intervention.

Education
Personal Growth

Blended and Online Learning Design

UCL (University College London)

This course from University College London gives classroom teachers the tools and understanding to effectively shift their teaching online.

Mind & Philosophy
Personal Growth

Blindspot

Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald

Leading psychologists Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald discuss how biases can manifest subconsciously and what we can do to counteract them.

Personal Growth
Business
Science & Environment

Blink

Malcolm Gladwell

Blink explains what happens when you listen to your gut feeling, why these snap judgments are often much more efficient than conscious deliberating, and how to avoid your intuition leading you to wrong assumptions.

Culture & Society
History

Blitzed

Norman Ohler

Blitzed offers a new perspective on the history of Nazi Germany, exploring how widespread drug addiction influenced one of the world's cruelest regimes — and one of history's most infamous dictators.

Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Business

Blitzscaling

Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh

Blitzscaling is the strategy some of today's most valuable companies have used to achieve huge market shares, fast growth, and big profit margins.

Science & Environment
Technology & the Future

Block the Sun, Save the Earth

Today, Explained, Noel King

On this March 2023 episode of the Today, Explained podcast by Vox Media, host Noel King interviews several experts about solar geoengineering, the practice of deflecting sun rays in order to cool the planet.

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