The Global Black History Podcast

The Global Black History Podcast

A comprehensive podcast on black history and black issues around the world. You’ll hear about subjects in black history that you won’t find in your average history curriculum. Each story is told in an entertaining narrative fashion that’s easy to listen to. I used to get bored in history class too. But black history is far from boring. The rich tapestry of experience that makes up the diaspora deserves its attention and that’s the mission of this podcast: bringing black history from around the world to average people.

Episodes

March 26, 2021 48 mins

Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to Nottinghill

A brief history of Carnival celebrations from colonization to the modern day. How did carnival originate in the Caribbean and spread across the world? Get to know some of the carnival traditions like Jouvert or Dirty Mas and get to know more about the traditional masquerade characters. This episode will also connect the original carnival celebrat...

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Brief History of Afro-Cuban Santeria (Yoruba Religions, Orishas, Blood Sacrifice, Magic)

An exploration of Santeria and how this Yoruba religion syncretized with Catholicism. This hour long podcast is my aim to combat misinformation about Santeria. With research from Migene Gonzalez-Wippler and some additional context, this episode is great for anyone who enjoyed my episode on Rastafarianism and wanted to learn more about ...

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Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 3) | Slum Clearance Poses As Disaster Relief, Kanye Being Kanye & Media Racism

My third, final, and longest episode on Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. I'll detail more about the National Guard, Michael Brown from FEMA, Michael Chertoff, head of Homeland Security and the five days at the Superdome.

Toward the end of this episode, expect an intellectually rigorous (...

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Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: George W Bush, Kathleen Blanco, Michael Brown, Mayor Nagin Fail Black Americans In New Orleans, Louisiana

Oops, I did it again. I played with your heart. And there will be one more episode in this series. This is the second part of a 3 part series.

Today's episode will be following the immediate aftermath of New Orleans. I'm talking about the l...

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Connecting Environmental Racism/segregation in this political true crime saga. Hurricane Katrina, the August 29, 2005 Category 5 hurricane that slammed into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast devastated black American communities, including the historically black Lower Ninth Ward.

Learn about the key players involved: Mayor Ray Nagin, D-Governor Kathleen Blanco, and George W Bush, the at the time vacationing president of the U...

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Concentration Camps, Trials & Executions  In Nairobi | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 3)

Let's talk about the  end of the KLFA rebellion, British withdrawal from Kenya, the rise of Jomo Kenyatta, General China, the fate of the Gikuyu and the trials and executions carried out by the British.

This is part 3 of a 3 part history podcast series on how Kenya ...

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Part 2 of a (now) THREE PART series.

The Authoritarian Police State | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 2)


Let's talk about the authoritarian police state and white nationalist response to Kenyan sovereignty.

The Mau Mau rebellion, the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army,  Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, Gikuyu/Kikuyu history.  Part 2 of a 3 part history podcast se...

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Leave Kenya Alone! (Britain's Shameful Hidden Past AKA "The Emergency").  The Mau Mau rebellion, the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army,  Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, Gikuyu/Kikuyu history. A brief introduction into how Kenya gained independence from England.

Warning: it's unpleasant.

I'm going to outline the stakes for Kenyan independence, the political issues faced by Africans and the W I L D beha...

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The Origins of the Rastafarian Movement in Jamaica. 

The first rasta, a Jamaican man named Leonard Howell, is a fascinating figure (more interesting than you think). If you think Rastas are a big fat punchline to a joke, agree with the negative stigma or just don't have a clue why the heck people are Rastas... this is a great podcast for you to get started. Let's set our biases and prejudice aside and talk about...

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Anniston, AL - a case study for environmental racism in the United States. If you've heard of the issues with Flint, Michigan today, the story of Anniston's fight against environmental racism will stun you. From the Civil Rights Era movement to the modern day fight against PCB contamination, the history of black American activism in Anniston, Alabama will open your eyes to the connections between overt racist violence lik...

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Redlining, discriminatory lending practices, public housing, subprime mortgage crisis and state backed violence against black people. Learn all you ever wanted to know about ongoing segregation of black Americans in the United States. This is the global black history podcast one part episode to help you better  contextualize the struggle for housing equity in the United States and the decades of legal segregation against African Am...

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Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 4) - The Finale Episode

How did Leopold's genocidal regime fall apart? How did researchers reach the 10 million estimate? Why was this covered up and how? I'll answer these questions and get into the final grisly details from the Belgian occupation of the Congo. We'll dig deep into the violent details and the ultimate unraveling of this genocidal regime.

This is t...

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Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 3) -  Atrocities of the Ivory Boom

What happened to our whistleblower from Part 2? How did Leopold II create the machine for murder of genocidal proportions in the Belgian Congo? I'll answer these questions and get into some of the first gritty details from the Belgian occupation of the Congo. We'll talk about gender based violence, violence against children as well as the firs...

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Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 2): Leopold II’s Right Hand Man, The First Whistleblower & The First Atrocities. 

This is the second part in the series on the Belgian Congo and I highly recommend listening to Part I first to set the stage for this deep dive into Belgium’s colonial history in Africa and the genocide of 10 million people in the belgian Congo. 

Additional reading recommended: King Leopold’s G...

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November 7, 2020 45 mins

Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 1)

Getting into the deep, multi-part series talking about central African colonial history. In episode 1 we'll talk about the Kongo Kingdom prior to European contact, the transatlantic slave trade and delve into the background of King Leopold II. Follow for more episodes in this series because we're picking apart every detail. 

Some additional reading and sources: King...

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