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Black History Moments

Black History Moments

25 Episodes • By Shaakira White • shaakirawhite.com/
Black History is more than the common names we always hear. Join Shaakira White, an HBCU grad and Black history enthusiast, as she recounts the stories of those little known or forgotten in Black History. If you want to learn more about Black history, are curious about all things Black, or just wan ...more
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24: Frank Braxton was the first Black animator in Hollywood
The animation field hardly recognizes the work of Fr... more
Feb 29 2024 19m
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23: William Dorsey Swann and the Origins of Drag
William Dorsey Swann hosted the first documented Dra... more
Feb 22 2024 21m
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22: Sheila Guyse in Black Hollywood
Sheila Guyse was mentioned amongst those like Doroth... more
Feb 15 2024 14m
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21: The Man that killed Jim Crow: Charles Hamilton Houston
Did you know that the reason Brown vs. The Board of ... more
Feb 8 2024 13m
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20: Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Today we correlate Juneteenth to the freedom of ensl... more
Feb 1 2024 15m
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19: Alice Coachman going for Gold
The first Black woman to win a gold medal at the Oly... more
Feb 17 2023 7m
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18: Sister Rosetta Tharpe started Rock 'n' Roll
When we think about the pillars of Rock & Roll, ... more
Feb 10 2023 12m
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17: Gloria Richardson started a Movement
I’m sure you’ve all seen the famous photograph of th... more
Feb 3 2023 15m
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16: Bayard Rustin was the backbone of The March on Washington
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay Black man that helpe... more
Feb 19 2021 29m
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15: Daisy Bates was the force behind The Little Rock Nine
Did you know that The Little Rock Nine were hand-pic... more
Feb 12 2021 18m
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14: David Ruggles was about that abolitionist life
David Ruggles was like the 18th century version of M... more
Feb 5 2021 27m
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13: Aunt Polly Jackson didn't play on the Underground Railroad
When we think of the Underground Railroad, our first... more
Jan 29 2021 14m
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12: What really happened to Billie Holiday?
Billie Holiday is one of the most influential jazz s... more
Jan 22 2021 27m
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11: Who was the real Ma Rainey?
If you've seen Netflix's latest hit, Ma Rainey's Bla... more
Jan 15 2021 14m
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10: Marsha P. Johnson and the LGBTQ Revolution
When we think about the LGBTQ revolution, we often d... more
Aug 28 2020 26m
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09: Mary Ellen Pleasant had that bag!
Mary Ellen Pleasant was a self-made millionaire who ... more
Aug 21 2020 19m
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08: Edward Bouchet was genius... but that still wasn't enough
Edward Bouchet was the first Black person to receive... more
Jul 31 2020 16m
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07: Henrietta Lacks is the reason we have modern medicine
Did you know that the cells of a Black woman were us... more
Jul 24 2020 23m
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06: What is Juneteenth and the truth about President Lincoln
Did you know that when Abraham Lincoln signed the Em... more
Jul 17 2020 17m
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05: Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin
Before Rosa Parks, there was a 15 year old girl name... more
Jun 12 2020 23m
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04: Gladys Bentley and the Harlem Renaissance
During the Harlem Renaissance, creative expression w... more
May 15 2020 14m
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03: Michael Donald and Bankrupting the KKK
In 1981, the top R&B song was "Endless Love" by ... more
Apr 24 2020 30m
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02: Annie Turnbo Malone
Annie Turnbo Malone was that girl. Annie may have be... more
Apr 17 2020 27m
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01: Harry T. and Harriette Moore
When we think of martyrs of the Civil Rights Movemen... more
Apr 10 2020 16m
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Black History Moments Podcast Trailer
Black History is more than the common names we alway... more
Apr 7 2020 1m
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