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(function () {
"use strict";
const root = document.getElementById("aac-site");
if (!root || root.dataset.initialized === "true") return;
root.dataset.initialized = "true";
/*
* Four curated topic links per section.
* These currently open YouTube search results.
* Replace each URL with an approved video URL
* when the final editorial selections are made.
*/
const videos = {
clips: [
["Music & Culture Highlights", "Black music culture highlights"],
["Celebrity Interviews", "Black celebrity interviews"],
["Entertainment Moments", "Black entertainment interviews"],
["Culture & Community", "African American culture stories"]
],
news: [
["Headlines & Perspectives", "African American news today"],
["Business & Economics", "Black business economics news"],
["Community Voices", "Black community news interviews"],
["Politics & Public Affairs", "African American public affairs analysis"]
],
documentaries: [
["The Civil Rights Movement", "Civil rights movement documentary"],
["The Harlem Renaissance", "Harlem Renaissance documentary"],
["Black Music History", "History of Black American music documentary"],
["Entrepreneurs & Innovators", "African American entrepreneurs documentary"]
],
comedy: [
["Stand-Up Spotlight", "Black stand up comedy"],
["Comedy Legends", "African American comedy legends"],
["Sketch Comedy", "Black sketch comedy"],
["Classic Comedy Moments", "Classic Black comedy performances"]
],
sports: [
["Basketball Legends", "Black basketball legends documentary"],
["Football Highlights", "Black football legends highlights"],
["Boxing Greats", "African American boxing champions documentary"],
["Sports History", "African American sports history"]
],
gaming: [
["Gaming Creators", "Black gaming content creators"],
["Esports & Competition", "Black esports gamers"],
["Gaming Culture", "Black gaming community"],
["Technology & Gaming", "Black game developers interviews"]
],
science: [
["Scientists & Discoveries", "African American scientists discoveries"],
["Space & Exploration", "Black astronauts NASA documentary"],
["Technology Innovators", "Black technology inventors"],
["Medicine & Research", "African American medical pioneers"]
],
education: [
["Black History", "African American history educational documentary"],
["Financial Literacy", "Financial literacy Black community"],
["Career & Opportunity", "Career education opportunities"],
["Higher Education", "Historically Black colleges universities documentary"]
]
};
function youtubeSearch(query) {
return "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" +
encodeURIComponent(query);
}
Object.entries(videos).forEach(([category, items]) => {
const grid = root.querySelector(
'[data-category="' + category + '"]'
);
if (!grid) return;
items.forEach(([title, query]) => {
const link = document.createElement("a");
link.className = "aac-video";
link.href = youtubeSearch(query);
link.target = "_blank";
link.rel = "noopener noreferrer";
link.setAttribute("aria-label", "Explore " + title);
const thumb = document.createElement("div");
thumb.className = "aac-thumb";
const play = document.createElement("span");
play.className = "aac-play";
play.textContent = "▶";
play.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
const heading = document.createElement("h3");
heading.textContent = title;
const description = document.createElement("p");
description.textContent = "Explore videos";
thumb.appendChild(play);
link.appendChild(thumb);
link.appendChild(heading);
link.appendChild(description);
grid.appendChild(link);
});
});
const searchForm = root.querySelector("#aac-search-form");
const searchInput = root.querySelector("#aac-search-input");
if (searchForm && searchInput) {
searchForm.addEventListener("submit", function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
const query = searchInput.value.trim();
if (!query) return;
window.open(
youtubeSearch(query),
"_blank",
"noopener,noreferrer"
);
});
}
})();