Solomon Northup: 12 Years a Slave …
If you’ve read 12 Years a Slave or seen the 2013 Academy Award-winning movie of the same name, you already know how Northup, a freeborn Black man in 19th-century America, was...
… And Then?
Outside the book, a few bread crumbs piece together a fuzzy picture of Northup’s post-slavery life, starting in 1853. He most certainly became a fiery abolitionist speaker,...
The Franklin Expedition: To the Arctic …
When a squabble with fellow administrators prompted Sir John Franklin to leave his post as governor of the Van Diemen’s Land colony in Tasmania in 1843, his spirited wife, Lady...
BLACK WOMEN OWN THE CONVERSATION
OZY partners with the Oprah Winfrey Network to present an unprecedented discussion show where we invite Black women from all walks of life to join an intimate conversation about topics rarely discussed openly in public — love, beauty, mental health, personal finance, religion, and more. In each episode, 100 real women, plus celebrity guests and experts, share intimate dialogues, honest opinions and surprising solutions.
"A few months ago, I set myself a goal to read something that will blow my mind every single day. OZY helps me accomplish that goal." - Rohit P.
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CUTTING-EDGE TRENDS, RISING STARS AND BIG IDEAS
Meet the Architect Predicting the Future of Our Cities
Architect and urban designer Cindy Frewen is trying to figure out how the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate some of the changes she’s been forecasting and transform how we live in the future.
The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
Meet the Man Making Opera History
In 138 years, New York's Met hasn’t put on an opera by an African American composer.
Sky Fall: Meet the Storm Chasers
Meet the band of storm chasers who love extreme weather, going where few do, for art and adrenaline, for science and survival.
She Chases Storms … With a Paintbrush
When storms approach, most people head for cover.
The Food That Built America
The Food that Built America tells the unbelievable true stories behind the industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized food, and transformed American life and culture forever in the process.
