Episodes

  • What They Don't TEACH You About The 6888th Postal Battalion

    What They Don't TEACH You About The 6888th Postal Battalion
    Jan 12 2025
    The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, affectionately known as the "Six Triple Eight," emerged as an extraordinary all-female, all-African American unit in the U.S. Army during the throes of World War II. Formed in 1944 under the Women's Army Corps, it was the only unit of its kind deployed overseas.
    Their mission was to address a massive backlog of undelivered mail meant for U.S. service members in Europe.

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    9 mins
  • What They Didn’t Teach You About Sesame Street

    What They Didn’t Teach You About Sesame Street
    Jan 5 2025
    Sesame Street is groundbreaking show was brought to life by a team of educators, researchers, and creative geniuses at the Sesame Workshop. Designed with a cutting-edge curriculum, Sesame Street aimed to achieve measurable educational outcomes, especially for disadvantaged Black communities.

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    11 mins
  • What They Didn’t Teach You About New Year's Day Foods

    What They Didn’t Teach You About New Year's Day Foods
    Dec 22 2024
    Explore the rich history and cultural significance of Black food traditions on New Year's Day. Discover how dishes like black-eyed peas and greens, rooted in West African heritage, symbolize good luck and prosperity.

    Learn about the role of enslaved chefs in shaping American cuisine and uncover the hidden meanings behind your New Year's meal.

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    11 mins
  • The UNTOLD Journey of the Black Santa

    The UNTOLD Journey of the Black Santa
    Dec 9 2024
    The story of Black Santa Claus begins from a need to reconstruct the Black identity and challenge racial narratives. Emerging from the shadows of racial caricature and cultural exclusion, Black Santa has become an unexpected player on the stage of civil rights and cultural politics.

    Join us as we delve into the fascinating journey of Black Santa

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    https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38231159 https://tulanehullabaloo.com/45088/intersections/origins-of-black-santa-claus/

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    14 mins
  • The DARK History of the Treadmill

    The DARK History of the Treadmill
    Nov 26 2024
    Did you know that early Treadmills were used to walk enslaved people in to submission

    Join us while we talk about the History of the Treadmill.

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    https://www.britannica.com/topic/treadwheel
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadwheel
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_treadmill https://daily.jstor.org/treadmills-were-meant-to-be-atonement-machines

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    7 mins
  • The LOST Recipe of Black Rice

    The LOST Recipe of Black Rice
    Nov 18 2024
    In the late 15th century, Portuguese explorers noted the flourishing rice cultivation in West Africa, a skill deeply rooted in local communities. Tragically, the transatlantic slave trade brought these expert rice cultivators to the Americas, where their knowledge transformed agriculture. Their expertise cultivated what became known as Carolina Gold. By the 1700s, African skills were so valued that areas like Charleston saw a surge in Rice Coast Africans, reshaping the economy of the Lowcountry

    Join us as we explore how this world of Black Rice

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    Sources:
    Black Rice; The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas by Judith A. Carney

    The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

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    10 mins
  • The DEADLY Quest for Black Voting Rights

    The DEADLY Quest for Black Voting Rights
    Nov 4 2024
    From the Reconstruction era to the Civil Rights Movement, Black Americans have struggled for the right vote since the early days of this nation, from the struggles, triumphs, and ongoing fight against Black voter suppression.

    Join us as we delve into the dark history of Black voting rights in America.

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    Sources:
    Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
    https://www.amazon.com/Black-AF-History-Whitewashed-America/dp/0358439167

    White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism by Kevin M. Kruse
    Lynching in america by EJI

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    11 mins
  • The LOST Recipes of The Black Pitmaster

    The LOST Recipes of The Black Pitmaster
    Oct 28 2024
    The origins of barbecue are firmly rooted in the plantation South, where enslaved Black pitmasters blended their own culinary traditions with those of Indigenous peoples to create what we know as American barbecue.

    Join us as we explore how this world of Black Pitmasters

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    Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, by Adrian Miller https://www.amazon.com/Black-Smoke-African-Americans-Barbecue/dp/1469662809 https://destination-bbq.com/history-of-barbecue/
    https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/why-barbecue-is-an-essential-part-of-black-history

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    13 mins