Join Dr. Ivan Van Sertima as he explores the monumental yet overlooked contributions of Africans and African-Americans to global science—from ancient scripts and vaccines to modern space exploration and cutting-edge inventions. In this compelling lecture, Dr. Van Sertima shares insights from his 1983 edited volume *Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern*, reflects on his NASA keynote experience (1983), and highlights breakthrough inventions by black scientists that shaped our world. Discover how early African civilizations pioneered writing systems, astronomical observatories, medical advances, and how African-Americans continue to drive innovation today. ▶️ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more deep-dive lectures on Black history in science! citeturn0file0

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00:00 – Introduction & Lecture Overview
00:28 – Basis in “Blacks in Science” (1983)
01:05 – African-American Scientists at NASA Keynote citeturn0file0
04:00 – Ancient African Scripts & Nubian Hieroglyphs
08:00 – Early Brain Development & Education Disadvantages
13:00 – Rediscovery of African Mathematical Systems
17:00 – Ancient African Medicine & Vaccination
21:00 – African Navigation & Pre-Columbian Contact
25:00 – Modern Black Inventors: Space Cameras, Fiber Optics & More
30:00 – Concluding Thoughts: Cultural Revolution & Future Vision
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**Keywords**
Dr Ivan Van Sertima, Blacks in Science, African contributions to science, African-American inventors, NASA minority program, ancient African scripts, African medicine, pre-Columbian contact, black excellence in science, space exploration

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This short film is about a trio of inner city girls facing hardships devising on robbing a traphouse.

We made this film during the global pandemic with no budget. We wanted to showcase our love for cinema and inspire other creatives.

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In this new "Flaskback Friday" video we've dug up an oldie but goodie! In 1971 James Baldwin sat down to have an honest and open conversation with Nikki Giovanni about the state of affairs between the Black men and women of the time. They discuss relationships, "village" building and raising families. This conversation between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni is still relevant today.

Original video from SOUL! and then shoutfactorytv. All rights and love to Soul! and shoutfactorytv for broadcasting this. Taped in London, November 1971.

Original links: (part 1) http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/....soul/james-baldwin-p
(part 2) http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/....soul/james-baldwin-p

-Find more audio and video of Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin on this channel.
&check out this playlist of other Baldwin videos: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLvbZAprCHO2

to see a video of Nikki Giovanni reflecting on this conversation in 2016 is here: https://youtu.be/dI74bE0pqRM

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.(born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Giovanni gained initial fame in the late 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. Influenced by the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement of the period, her early work provides a strong, militant African-American perspective, leading one writer to dub her the "Poet of the Black Revolution."

James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American novelist and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America. Some of Baldwin's essays are book-length, including The Fire Next Time (1963), No Name in the Street (1972), and The Devil Finds Work (1976). An unfinished manuscript, Remember This House, was expanded and adapted for cinema as the Academy Award–nominated documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.

Baldwin's novels and plays fictionalize fundamental personal questions and dilemmas amid complex social and psychological pressures thwarting the equitable integration of not only African Americans, but also gay and bisexual men, while depicting some internalized obstacles to such individuals' quests for acceptance. Such dynamics are prominent in Baldwin's second novel, Giovanni's Room, written in 1956, well before the gay liberation movement.

Soul! or SOUL! (1967–1971 or 1967–1973) was a pioneering performance/variety television program in the late 1960s and early 1970s produced by New York City PBS affiliate, WNET. It showcased African American music, dance and literature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul!

more on Soul! here: https://www.thirteen.org/progr....am-content/history-e

Ellis Haizlip was born on September 17, 1929 (to January 25, 1991). He was a pioneering broadcaster, television host, theater and television producer, and cultural activist. Often host of Soul!

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Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.