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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 want to hear a great narrative, this is the podcast for you.
If you want to learn more about Black history, are curious about all things Black, or just want to hear a great narrative, this is the podcast for you.
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English
United States
32 episodes
since April 7, 2020
episodic
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Tuskegee University is often known for Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and the Tuskegee Airmen but there is a greater story behind the pride of the swift and growing south. Starting in a church's room with 30 students, this school has a history of making something out of nothing. Th…
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Bethune-Cookman University was founded by one of the most dedicated and driven women in U.S. History, Mary McLeod Bethune. She started the institute for girls with 5 students and grew the enrollment to 250 in 2 years. BCU is the definition of starting with "a dollar and a dream", which is…
NCAT was the second school founded under the second Morrill Act of 1890. Before they broke ground on their campus, the school was held in the annex of Shaw University. Over the years, they have not only educated Black students, but has also been a pivotal part of the Civil Rights movement.
This i…
Originally founded for the advancement of previously enslaved people, Howard University has been a premiere institution for all races and social classes in the United States. Although the first 5 students were not African American, the school has fought valiantly over the years to maintain it's mis…
Our spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues this week with a school that was established on the grounds of a former plantation in 1876. Starting with 8 students, this school was the first state supported institution for African Americans in Texas.
This is the story of P…
To pave the way for HBCUs that were yet to come, Lincoln University decided that it would educate Black men in the theology space. Years later, the institution became co-educational and expanded it's degree programs - making it the first degree-granting HBCU. With notable graduates like Langston Hu…
From being founded as the school to educate Florida's colored students in 1887, to being placed on the land of a former plantation, to fighting to keep the university from merging into a PWI, FAMU have proven over and over again that just like those rattle snakes that roamed the hills of the former…
The animation field hardly recognizes the work of Frank Cavalier Braxton, Jr. He was the first Black person hired in the Warner Brothers Animation department and used his talents to provide a way for those that were to come after him. He's known as the Jackie Robinson of animation.
This is his …
William Dorsey Swann hosted the first documented Drag Balls in the United States. The House of Swann was a safe space for queer Black people to dance, sing and cultivate community. That is until police raided the ball and arrested the attendees for what was called, “the most horrible and disgusting…
Sheila Guyse was mentioned amongst those like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne. She was featured on the covers of magazines like Jet, Ebony and Hue but what happened to her and why don’t we know her story? She starred in independent Black films after getting her start at the Apollo Theatre but when…
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