In celebration of Black History Month, the Academy of Achievement presents a host of outstanding
African American leaders in the arts, sciences, business, sports and public service. Among the
most honored and admired men and women of our times, they include heroes of the Civil Rights
movement, trailblazing athletes, brilliant musicians, a pioneering neurosurgeon, a Secretary of
State, Pulitzer Prize playwrights, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and a President of the
United States. Their words, their music and their stories will enlighten...
What It Takes is a podcast series featuring intimate, revealing conversations with towering figures in almost every field: music, science, sports, politics, film, technology, literature, the military and social justice. These rare interviews have been recorded over the past 25 years by The...
Published 09/15/15
Andrew Young was the pastor of a small country church when he faced down the Ku Klux Klan to organize a voter registration drive in South Georgia. He became the leading negotiator for the national Civil Rights Movement, enduring death threats, beatings and jail time to win for African Americans...
Published 08/14/13