skip to main content

A Story, A Story

9 minutes 47 seconds

Videos are generally available for preview to non-members as short clips. Limited full-length titles are also available. Log In to view the full length title.

Browse Full-length Non-member Titles
Color illustration of Ananse. A colorful umbrella shields him from the sun. Caption. All the stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky God.

Ananse, the Spider Man, wants to buy all the stories of the Sky God. He agrees to swap a leopard, some hornets, and a fairy for the golden story box. Though not strong, Ananse is clever, and he successfully brings the Spider Stories to African culture. Slightly animated version of the Caldecott Medal-winning book by Gail Haley.

Media Details

Runtime: 9 minutes 47 seconds

Black and white image with closeup of a sign that reads, "Civil Rights Plus Full Employment." Crowd of people and protest signs fill the background.
10 Things You Don't Know About
Season 3 / Ep 3
41 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A Black woman wearing a nurse's uniform puts her arm around a Black boy, both smile at the camera.
56 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of Black and White people in a coffee shop, some sitting in chairs and others standing at a lunch counter in the background. Caption. Male as narrator. The idea of the freedom rides was radical.
51 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Color illustration of a silhouette behind a curtain overlooking boats on a lake in the distance. Title card reads, "A Spy Called James."
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Black and white frame of A. Philip Randolph, a civil-rights activist. Caption. Of a mighty corporation such as the Pullman Company was.
1 hours 27 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white image of Jackie Robinson wearing his Dodgers jersey and sliding on one side towards a base, baseball hat falling to the ground.
20 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Senior Black man wearing glasses, a teal-colored African scarf and head wrap, and a dark suit jacket stands next to an African wall hanging and speaks towards camera.
17 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Faces of influential Black Americans dispersed across frame. February calendar page and map of the U, S in background. Caption. To focus on and learn more about black culture.
All About the Holidays
Episode 54
1 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Black History Month (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Closeup of a wooden Kwanzaa kinara with red, green and black candles. Heap of fruits and vegetables fills background.
All About the Holidays
Episode 4
1 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8

Viewer Comments

  • Tiny interpreter profile picture
    Thomas T. (Yuma, AZ)
    December 22nd, 2019 at 04:38 PM

    WOW I haven't seen this since I was a kid. I am glad I was able to share this with my son.