Black History Month Podcasts
We honor Black History Month by highlighting shows that explore icons, change-makers, the history of civil rights, and overall Black voices. Enjoy a moving and inspirational group of podcasts that will expand your knowledge of Black History.
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January 26, 2021 • 41 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/326-1619-48877024/America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one.“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.This episode includes scenes of graphic violence.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/326-1619-48877024/America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one.“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.This episode includes scenes of graphic violence.
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January 26, 2021 • 29 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/944-KUT-In-Black-Americ-28600939/On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents highlights from the 20th Anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March On Washington, featuring Dr. Maya Angelou, Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Honorable Andrew Young, and the late Congressman Mickey Leland.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/944-KUT-In-Black-Americ-28600939/On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents highlights from the 20th Anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March On Washington, featuring Dr. Maya Angelou, Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Honorable Andrew Young, and the late Congressman Mickey Leland.
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January 26, 2021 • 17 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/3-historically-black-27724943/The Million Man March of 1995 is recreated through the conversation between a young woman and her father, who attended it. He talks about how the event changed his life, and she recalls what it meant to see a poster of the march hanging on the wall of her father's den since she was a girl.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/3-historically-black-27724943/The Million Man March of 1995 is recreated through the conversation between a young woman and her father, who attended it. He talks about how the event changed his life, and she recalls what it meant to see a poster of the march hanging on the wall of her father's den since she was a girl.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/10-overheard-at-national-geogr-45539806/For the past year, Overheard has explored the journeys of photographers and scientists who are focusing a new lens on history. National Geographic presents In Conversation, a special podcast episode featuring explorer Tara Roberts, computer scientist Gloria Washington, and photographer Ruddy Roye. Th...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/10-overheard-at-national-geogr-45539806/For the past year, Overheard has explored the journeys of photographers and scientists who are focusing a new lens on history. National Geographic presents In Conversation, a special podcast episode featuring explorer Tara Roberts, computer scientist Gloria Washington, and photographer Ruddy Roye. Th...
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January 26, 2021 • 33 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/309-Uncivil-28416157/A 19th century promise, and a 21st century betrayal. The past and present of 40 acres and a mule.
For more Uncivil, visit our website: uncivil.show
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/309-Uncivil-28416157/A 19th century promise, and a 21st century betrayal. The past and present of 40 acres and a mule.
For more Uncivil, visit our website: uncivil.show
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January 26, 2021 • 8 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/254-radio-diaries-27931258/On May 31, 1921, six-year-old Olivia Hooker was home with her family when a group of white men launched an attack on the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In less than 24 hours, the mobs destroyed more than 1000 homes and businesses. It’s estimated as many as 300 people were killed. The Tulsa Race Riot is con...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/254-radio-diaries-27931258/On May 31, 1921, six-year-old Olivia Hooker was home with her family when a group of white men launched an attack on the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In less than 24 hours, the mobs destroyed more than 1000 homes and businesses. It’s estimated as many as 300 people were killed. The Tulsa Race Riot is con...
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January 26, 2021 • 26 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-driving-the-green-book-67912681/Host Alvin Hall and associate producer Janeé Woods Weber take you on a trip from Detroit to New Orleans, stopping at locations listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book along the way. They hear stories from people who lived through the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation about the harassment they received...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-driving-the-green-book-67912681/Host Alvin Hall and associate producer Janeé Woods Weber take you on a trip from Detroit to New Orleans, stopping at locations listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book along the way. They hear stories from people who lived through the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation about the harassment they received...
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January 26, 2021 • 9 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-witness-history-witness-bla-61341432/Usually it is the names of astronauts that people remember about the space race. But less celebrated are the teams of people working on how to put a rocket into orbit. Only in recent years have stories come to light of the contributions of the black women involved.
Many were recruited as 'compute...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-witness-history-witness-bla-61341432/Usually it is the names of astronauts that people remember about the space race. But less celebrated are the teams of people working on how to put a rocket into orbit. Only in recent years have stories come to light of the contributions of the black women involved.
Many were recruited as 'compute...
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January 26, 2021 • 28 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/7-Code-Switch-28457174/It's Alabama, 1963. A black woman stands before a judge, but she refuses to acknowledge him until he addresses her by an honorific given to white women: "Miss." On this week's episode, we revisit the forgotten story of Mary Hamilton, a Freedom Rider who struck a blow against a pervasive form of disres...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/7-Code-Switch-28457174/It's Alabama, 1963. A black woman stands before a judge, but she refuses to acknowledge him until he addresses her by an honorific given to white women: "Miss." On this week's episode, we revisit the forgotten story of Mary Hamilton, a Freedom Rider who struck a blow against a pervasive form of disres...
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January 26, 2021 • 16 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-black-history-is-american-76712276/In this episode, we focus on the words of two men who early on had two very different opinions, but at the end of their lives they were much closer together — closer than you may think. These two men were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Pay attention and hear the nuance in their words. Envis...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-black-history-is-american-76712276/In this episode, we focus on the words of two men who early on had two very different opinions, but at the end of their lives they were much closer together — closer than you may think. These two men were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Pay attention and hear the nuance in their words. Envis...
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January 26, 2021 • 14 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/56-TEDx-SHORTS-62268606/Equipped with the real story of Rosa Parks, professor David Ikard highlights how making the realities of race more benign and digestible harms us all -- and emphasizes the power and importance of historical accuracy. This talk was filmed at TEDxNashville. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/56-TEDx-SHORTS-62268606/Equipped with the real story of Rosa Parks, professor David Ikard highlights how making the realities of race more benign and digestible harms us all -- and emphasizes the power and importance of historical accuracy. This talk was filmed at TEDxNashville. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in ...
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January 26, 2021 • 23 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/309-The-Nod-28245126/Eric tells Brittany the story of Elouise Westbrook, a legendary housing rights activist in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco who never, ever took no for an answer.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/309-The-Nod-28245126/Eric tells Brittany the story of Elouise Westbrook, a legendary housing rights activist in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco who never, ever took no for an answer.
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January 26, 2021 • 54 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-Black-History-Year-62949606/In this episode, our story begins in Nubia and the Nile Valley, the Kingdom of Kongo, the Mali Empire, and the Great Zimbabwe. Dr. Runoko Rashidi reveals how the origins of Black people lie in great, ancient African civilizations and how our hidden history spans the globe. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the n...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-Black-History-Year-62949606/In this episode, our story begins in Nubia and the Nile Valley, the Kingdom of Kongo, the Mali Empire, and the Great Zimbabwe. Dr. Runoko Rashidi reveals how the origins of Black people lie in great, ancient African civilizations and how our hidden history spans the globe. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the n...
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January 26, 2021 • 31 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-Black-History-Podcast-31059871/Prior to the Pilgrims arriving to to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, people of African descent had been in the United States, since at least 1619. In addition, one of the early settlers of Plymouth Colony was in fact a black man. By the 1640s black Pilgrims were serving in the Plymouth Colony militia.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-Black-History-Podcast-31059871/Prior to the Pilgrims arriving to to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, people of African descent had been in the United States, since at least 1619. In addition, one of the early settlers of Plymouth Colony was in fact a black man. By the 1640s black Pilgrims were serving in the Plymouth Colony militia.
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January 26, 2021 • 32 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-The-Humanity-Archive-55238377/Patriot? Martyr? Criminal? Inconsequential historical figure? These are the many opinions of Crispus Attucks. Little is known about his overall life. It is thought that he escaped slavery in 1750 and then, twenty years later, placed himself at the front of a crowd protesting against British soldiers on Kin...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-The-Humanity-Archive-55238377/Patriot? Martyr? Criminal? Inconsequential historical figure? These are the many opinions of Crispus Attucks. Little is known about his overall life. It is thought that he escaped slavery in 1750 and then, twenty years later, placed himself at the front of a crowd protesting against British soldiers on Kin...
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January 26, 2021 • 15 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-Noire-Histoir-30945295/A profile of the Harlem Renaissance, a period in history where Black people funneled their hopes and miseries into creative art forms that would define a generation and provide inspiration for many more to come. Sources and show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-renaissance
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-Noire-Histoir-30945295/A profile of the Harlem Renaissance, a period in history where Black people funneled their hopes and miseries into creative art forms that would define a generation and provide inspiration for many more to come. Sources and show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-renaissance
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January 26, 2021 • 19 min
Check out this episode as we talk about the importance of Juneteenth to the Black community and it’s earliest celebrations that date back to the 19th century. Enjoy
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