Black History Year
Learning your history makes you - and your people - stronger. As Black people, we know we’re left out of the history books. That the media images are skewed. That we need access to experts, information and ideas so we can advance our people. Black History Year connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are left out of the mainstream conversations. You may not agree with everything you hear, but we’re always working toward one goal: uniting for the best interest of Black people worldwide. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation’s largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com.
Episodes
September 18, 2024 • 3 mins
The sweet vs. savory grits debate is a longstanding discussion in our community. But is there a right way to enjoy comfort food?
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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people dona...
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September 17, 2024 • 53 mins
The lasting impacts of toxic waste, pollution, climate change, and other harms continue to cause long-term health outcomes and take countless Black lives. In April 2021, with the guidance of environmental sociologist Dr. Dorceta Taylor, Jay digs into the connection between racism, economic inequality, the environment, and the actions we can take to protect ourselves and our future.
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September 16, 2024 • 3 mins
Our people were fighting for freedom – and this brilliant inventor had an epiphany. To succeed against white terrorism, we would need to be committed to one thing: problem-solving. And he gave us a perfect example.
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September 13, 2024 • 3 mins
Her fingers plucked the guitar strings with an intensity no one had heard before. She created a bold, new genre. Yet when people think of rock, they forget all about Sister Rosetta Tharpe or countless Black women who still rock hard today.
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September 12, 2024 • 3 mins
The 20-year-old mother woke up in a daze, neck sore. Shocked, she saw her husband beside her, dying. Shockingly, she would not only get sent to prison for her husband’s murder, but end up battling her entire country.
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September 11, 2024 • 3 mins
Sam Cooke's smooth voice and good looks created the pop music we know today. However, 60 years after his lifeless body was found stripped naked in a seedy motel, questions still linger surrounding his death.
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September 10, 2024 • 47 mins
White supremacy is a horror you'll find at every turn. It’s the very foundation of governmental policies and the policing systems that target and disadvantage us. But don’t take my word for it. Jay shared a revealing conversation with psychologist Kevin Cokley in Dec 2020 about the pernicious psychological harm of white supremacy. This is the Best of Black History Year.
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September 9, 2024 • 44 mins
The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is g...
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September 9, 2024 • 3 mins
It's become a cool language trend where everyone wants to drop "savage" or "lit" to sound hip. While it may seem harmless, it perpetuates cultural appropriation and erases the history behind AAVE.
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September 6, 2024 • 3 mins
Thousands of Black bodies had been tossed in mass graves after fighting for freedom — it was only right that they honored the fallen. Ten thousand people sang hymns and laid flowers. How did the Black history of this holiday get erased?
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September 5, 2024 • 3 mins
It’s been decades since they disbanded, but we all know the visual identity of the Black Panthers. Think: the logo, the bold, bright colors, the illustrations of revolutionaries and cops. If that rings a bell, you need to know this artist.
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September 4, 2024 • 2 mins
Gordon Parks knew a picture was worth more than 1,000 words: photographs could be weapons to fight white supremacy. Some saw his career, as a self-taught turned famous photographer, as a way out of the segregated South. But he knew it a way in.
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September 3, 2024 • 28 mins
Do you think you know about power? Do you think you know about control? Abolitionist scholar Dr. Joy James shared a theory with Jay back in December 2020 that explores the one specific condition required for Black liberation to occur. All is revealed in this—The Best of Black History Year.
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September 2, 2024 • 3 mins
He was forced to strip. Standing naked in front of the gawking masses, he scrubbed his skin raw to prove to them that his skin was, in fact, Black. Why on earth would he need to do this?
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August 30, 2024 • 3 mins
"Kumbaya” may be a beloved campfire song, but it was a Black spiritual before it was co-opted and became anti-Black.
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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but eve...
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August 29, 2024 • 3 mins
Nobody could stop them in their tracks like Rutha Mae Harris. She stood on the frontlines with nothing separating her from them but the gun barrel she stared down. Then, Harris opened her mouth and began to sing.
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August 28, 2024 • 2 mins
A rattan chair woven together in a light brown hue with a balloon back and round base is familiar. From baby showers to Huey P. Newton’s famous photo, this chair has been special to us for generations—but why?
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August 27, 2024 • 62 mins
Our story begins in Nubia and the Nile Valley, the Kingdom of Kongo, the Mali Empire, and the Great Zimbabwe. Our host, Jay, sat down with Dr. Runoko Rashidi in October 2020 to reveal how the origins of Black people lie in great, ancient African civilizations and how our hidden history spans the globe.
To learn of Dr. Rashidi's work, visit drrunoko.com
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August 26, 2024 • 3 mins
He was a hidden figure to many, kept out of the limelight because racists preferred it that way. But working in a white-run profession didn’t stop him from reaching for the stars. LITERALLY.
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August 23, 2024 • 2 mins
Malcolm X might have stayed as “Detroit Red” if it wasn’t for a chance meeting in prison with Elton Bembry, better known as “Bimbi,” who showed him the power of education. But who was Bimbi?
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