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Black History YearHow Alice Walker’s Secret Grave Hunting Obsession Changed Black HistoryAlice Walker is a renowned author. She’s also a grave hunter. In the 1970s, she set out to discover the final resting place of a long lost voice of authentic Blackness. What she found changed history forever. _____________
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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your...2025-06-1403 min
Let's Talk LocalDallas Is on Fire—And You’re Holding the Hose In this episode of Let’s Talk Local, we dive into the issues that matter most to you—so you can head to the polls feeling informed and confident.Tune in to our forum with several city council candidates, where we asked the questions that matter most to your daily life—topics like public safety, homelessness, and the rapid growth of the DFW area.We believe that informed voters are empowered voters. So, we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know where the candidates stand. No matt...2025-04-3020 min
Black History YearHow Alice Walker’s Secret Grave Hunting Obsession Changed Black HistoryAlice Walker is a renowned author and grave hunter. In the 1970s, she set out to discover the final resting place of a long-lost voice of authentic Blackness. What she found changed history forever._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode mo...2024-11-1103 min
Black History YearHe Never Listened To The Haters And Blazed His Own TrailHe was a tall, skinny, hippie “flower child” punk who broke barriers for Black guitarists. But he never imagined that his gorgeous, reimagined version of a beloved American song would have such an unexpected response – and enrage so many white people!_____________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 every dollar m...2024-01-2603 min
Black History YearThe Hidden History Of The Thousand-Mile Trek To EnslavementFrom westward expansion to the southernmost gulf coast, this country romanticizes the “pioneering spirit.” But there was a larger, more violent expansion hidden away by history. It started with seven horrific words, and Black people still suffer their power today._____________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 every dollar makes...2024-01-2503 min
Black History YearSick And Tired Of Abusers, "The Help" Became The Power HoldersDorothy Bolden was taken into police custody for refusing to wash another dish after hours. The white family who employed her assumed “the help” was too dumb and helpless to exercise her rights - but they never expected she’d call her sisters for backup!_____________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...2024-01-2403 min
Black History YearHow The World's Most Powerful Empire Was OvercomeFrom westward expansion to the southernmost gulf coast, this country romanticizes the “pioneering spirit.” But there was a larger, more violent expansion hidden away by history. It started with seven horrific words, and Black people still suffer their power today.___________________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 every dollar makes...2024-01-2303 min
Black History YearEvil "Voo Doo" Dolls? Just A Figment Of The White ImaginationNew Orleans souvenir shops are famous – or should we say infamous – for these little dolls, often accompanied by pins and “spells.” But there’s just one thing wrong with so-called “voodoo” dolls. They don’t actually exist!_____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share i...2024-01-2202 min
Black History YearThe Undying Perseverance Of Alice Dunbar-NelsonNo matter the excuse, this was the LAST TIME her husband would put his hands on her – no matter how famous and well-respected he was. Her needs mattered as much as his did, and it was time to show the world the truth!_____________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 —...2023-11-1603 min
Black History YearRacists Killed Her Son, So She Became “The Most Dangerous Woman In Africa”“Child murderer!" she screamed as they dragged her from the mayor’s office. Racist doctors had killed her son, and nothing had been done. But she had a plan for revenge – and was eventually called “the most dangerous woman in Africa!”_____________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 every dollar makes a d...2023-11-1503 min
Black History YearThe Spiritual Significance Behind This Color Was Important To Enslaved AfricansMany homes proudly showcase porch ceilings, doors, and window treatments painted a specific color blue. The selection, many are surprised to learn, delves way deeper than a design preference._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the wo...2023-10-2703 min
Black History YearThe Little-Known Civil Rights Leader Who Paved The Way For Rosa ParksSweat dripped down her back as the bus driver told her to move for a white lady. She said, “Absolutely not!” We’re not talking about Rosa Parks – we’re talking about someone they never wanted us to know._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode...2023-10-2603 min
Black History YearThe Man Who Made Malcolm X The Hero He BecameMalcolm 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?_____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share i...2023-10-2502 min
Black History YearThe REAL Reason Harriet Tubman Risked It AllHarriet Tubman was the hero of The Underground Railroad, but often people forget an important part of her history – the REAL reason she risked it all._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.2023-10-2403 min
Black History YearThe Circus Slaves No One Ever Talks AboutBrothers George and Willie Muse were abducted by the famous Ringling Bros. circus. Though many thought the children would be lost forever, their mother demanded justice… and got it._____________________________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.2023-10-2303 min
Black History YearTHE WIZ, a Tale of Liberation, with Julian WalkerPreviously, on Black History Year, we discovered in real-time that Jay of PushBlack had never seen The Wiz. While the rest of the PushBlack podcast team had some fun at Jay’s expense, little did we realize the fun would follow him all the way home, as revealed in this bonus episode of Black History Year. Podcast producer Len Webb and our audio engineer, Ronald Young Jr., sat down with Jay, aka Julian Walker of PushBlack, to discover why he stayed away from the 1978 film adaptation of the classic stage musical these many years, esp...2023-09-111h 03
Black History YearThe True History Behind Billie Holiday's Most Impactful SongThe air was thick with tension. Police lined the back of the auditorium, daring her to sing the first note. “Southern trees bear a strange fruit,” she sang before all Hell broke loose. Here’s the history behind Billie Holiday’s most dangerous song._____________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 don...2023-01-1003 min
Black History YearThis Rare Version Of The Bible Reveals An Uncomfortable TruthWe already know that when it comes to history, the records have been whitewashed and edited with white supremacy in mind. But the trickery didn’t stop with history. White supremacists also messed with the Bible – right in front of our faces!_____________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 mont...2023-01-0903 min
Black History YearThe Racist, Not-So-Sweet Origins Of The Ice Cream SongSometimes, it feels like everything is racist, and this one might take the cake. For most, this famous song sparks sweet nostalgic joy of happy childhood summers. However, its origins are rotten as Hell._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved...2023-01-0603 min
Black History YearThe Undeniable Black Roots of ‘Sesame Street’If it’s one thing whites will do, it’s steal something of ours and try to claim it as their own. But Sesame Street was explicitly made for us. Here’s the truth they don’t want you to know._____________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 every dollar mak...2023-01-0503 min
Black History YearThey Invented This Cruel Plan To Keep Black People EnslavedYou might already know about the loophole in the 13th Amendment that allowed slavery. But did you know there’s a loophole in THAT loophole that's still being used today? And, as always, it’s used to brutalize and exploit Black people the most._____________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...2023-01-0403 min
Black History YearThe Juneteenth Message MLK Left Black People Before His AssassinationJuneteenth may be a national holiday now, but long before the celebration of the historic event was widespread, MLK had his eye on Juneteenth for another reason. He wanted to send us a message, and that message is still desperately needed today._____________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 ev...2023-01-0303 min
Black History YearReconciling History As a Black Anarchist with Ashanti AlstonToday’s History Story — A Rallying Cry That Inspired Oppressed People WorldwideIt was in Plainfield, NJ, in 1971 where our guest - Ashanti Alston - joined The Black Panther Party, radicalized in the wake of the 1967 Newark Riots and Malcolm X’s assassination years earlier. Ashanti would begin his life as an anarchist on that day, and it has guided his every step – through the Panther Party, then the Black Liberation Army, his incarceration, and his work honoring the sacrifice of political prisoners in the name of Black liberation with The Jericho M...2023-01-0244 min
Black History YearPulling Back the Curtain on Police Propaganda with Andrea RitchieToday’s History Story — They Exploited A Black Child For CopagandaSocial media posts showing police officers posing with Black protestors or hugging young Black kids who appear openly afraid are promoted, often by police departments themselves, to show their officers in a positive light. This is an effort to counter negative narratives and aims to shape the public’s perception by painting cops as kind, friendly and heroic when the truth does not reflect this.Andrea Ritchie is here to tune...2022-12-2656 min
Black History YearThe History Behind The Black Holiday Tradition Of Gifting Fruit BagsEver gotten a stocking or bag with an apple, an orange, some walnuts, a candy cane, or some variation of this during Christmas? There’s more to this Black holiday tradition than just a nice holiday snack – here’s how it all started._____________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 ever...2022-12-2103 min
Black History YearThough Held Captive In A Free State, She Plotted Her FreedomHer feet were blistered from the long walk to their new home. But California was a free state, and she would soon join other residents as a free woman – or so she thought._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you...2022-12-2003 min
Black History YearThe Power of Creating Our Own Media with Maori HolmesToday's History Story: She Refused To Play Their Racist GameThe first great Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux inspired the 70s revolution of urban dramas and comedies that served as the launchpad for the gritty hip-hop action pieces and soulful family romances of the 80s and 90s. Today, the Black experience is the face of billion-dollar movie franchises and multiple award-winning and groundbreaking series. Black people all around the globe are claiming the rights to our culture and our heritage and streaming our stories across the planet. Is this a Black Renaissance...2022-12-1942 min
Black History YearThey Canceled Della Reese's Show For An Absurdly Racist ReasonSinger Della Reese couldn’t believe it. Her white producer was threatening to take her career-breaking show off the air. When she asked why, he gave the most absurdly racist and unjustifiable reason._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you...2022-12-1602 min
Black History YearMedgar Evers' Dying Words Are Still True For Us TodayThe gunshot ripped a hole through his body. His wife shoved their screaming children into the bathroom and crawled to the front door to check on him. There he lay, drenched in blood – trying to whisper three crucial, final words._____________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 every dollar make...2022-12-1503 min
Black History YearThis Lie Still Harms Black Women Generations LaterThis iconic character was created to silence and control enslaved Black women. Enslavement has been over for generations, but her hold over Black women remains relevant._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks fo...2022-12-1403 min
Black History YearThis Powerful Rebellion Sent A Clear Message To HollywoodCoons. Mammies. Jezebels. That’s how Hollywood wanted to paint us on the big screen. But one group of Black filmmakers refused to play nice. Would their ambitious rebellion defeat the ignorant portrayals of Black people?_____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this...2022-12-1303 min
Black History YearBuilding Better Labor Unions with Bianca CunninghamToday’s History Story: White Americans Kept Unions Exclusive – But Black Workers Still TriumphedThe right to earn a living wage under just and safe work conditions is as inalienable a right as our freedom of speech. Still, the history of Black people in the American labor movement is rooted in injustice. White supremacy has sought to keep Black workers from the best jobs, the most robust industries, and their sacred labor unions. However, today is a different day, as Black workers now occupy more seats at the labor union table than...2022-12-1244 min
Black History YearDismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Judith Browne DianisToday’s History Story: The Five Terrible Ways Schools Are Preparing Our Children For PrisonsHundreds of thousands of Black students are trapped in schools where officers and authority figures unfairly police their behavior. These biased practices and policies rob many students of their futures and feed them into the school-to-prison pipeline.You may be familiar with this term, but it goes deeper than you might know. In this episode, we talk with Judith Browne Dianis, the “Godmother” of this phenomenon, to comprehensively unders...2022-12-0546 min
Black History YearThis Legendary Singer's Most Famous Song Sparked Suspicions Around His Untimely DeathSam 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._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it...2022-11-3003 min
Black History YearWhy The KKK Was Sick of this Black DoctorOne of the most famous doctors of his time could not step foot in a hospital to treat his own patients, even if they were about to die! What did he do to deserve such treatment from the medical community?_____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If...2022-11-2903 min
Black History YearHealing Generational Trauma in Your Own Backyard with Yonnette FlemingToday's History Story - Racists Poisoned This Black Farm - But her Comeback Made Them Sick There are some wounds that no amount of antiseptic can heal, and these open wounds have, for generations, left Black folks traumatized. The antidote is right under our noses, however. Today’s guest will teach us how to harvest our healing through harvesting the land.Yonnette Fleming, aka Farmer Yon, (is a Guyana-born and Brooklyn-based healer, urban food justice farmer, and educator. She’s authored the book titl...2022-11-2822 min
Black History YearA Brutal and Bloody Battle Of The Soul We Should All Know About"We will fight the white men. We will fight till the last of us falls in the battlefields." - Yaa Asantewaa. She bellowed these words, a charge to her people. They wouldn’t bow out from this fight - they couldn’t. The liberation of their very souls depended on it. _____________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 pe...2022-11-2503 min
Black History YearThe Sour, True History Behind The Baby Formula ShortageNew parents looking for baby formula are likely to find empty shelves these days! Everyone’s throwing blame for the shortage, which is causing infant deaths and illness. But for Black parents, baby formula issues have a long, troubling history._____________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 https://BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a diff...2022-11-2403 min
Black History YearHarry Belafonte Tricked A Racist Landlord In The Most Genius WayWhen yet another landlord denied Harry Belafonte's rental application, he knew it could only be because of race. So he got an idea – and they were NOT ready for the trick he had up his sleeve._____________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 every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, sh...2022-11-2302 min
Black History YearThe Fight for Food Justice with Cheryl WhilbyToday’s Black History Story: White People Are Stealing From Us AGAIN Using This SchemeWhite supremacy is starving Black America, almost literally snatching food from its mouth. Access to healthy food continues to decline, and countless vulnerable Black people are slowly perishing because of it. But there's a growing population pushing against this racist food system... and it's a population that might surprise you: Black farmer-activists. Today, we're sitting down with Cheryl Whilby to learn about the Black tradition of farming and how Black farmers are transforming the food system by returning to th...2022-11-2138 min
Black History YearBlaxit to Africa and Redefining Freedom with Toddré MonierToday’s Black History Story: His Trip Proved He Had The Wrong Idea About AfricaW.E.B. DuBois. Maya Angelou. Stockley Carmichael. Pauli Murray. These are just a few names of prominent Black activists who moved to the motherland during their lifetimes. For them, moving to Africa presented an opportunity to redefine their relationship with America and their African identities. It significantly shaped their self-view. Strengthened connections to their ancestral roots. Sparked a new understanding of what it felt like to be HOME. In th...2022-11-1438 min
Black History YearDecolonizing How Kids Learn with Akilah RichardsToday's Story: Could This Be The Alternative Our Children Need For Education?There hasn’t been a time when learning wasn’t important to Black people, whether for enrichment or survival. Unfortunately, white supremacy has corrupted information and spread it through an anti-Black school system. Solutions exist, though, and one solution on the rise is unschooling young black people. Today’s guest is a leading voice in the unschooling movement.Akilah S. Richards is a mother, author, educator, and founder of Raising Free People, a network committed to community organi...2022-11-1042 min
Black History YearHow Young, Black Voters are Transforming Black Futures with Arekia Bennett-ScottFor decades, Black people have fought to gain the right to vote. In racism's face, we've marched and protested. While the list of heroes who risked—and lost—their lives in the fight is never-ending, we refuse to let their deaths be in vain. One population has grabbed the baton from our fallen heroes to further our progress: young Black voters—and they are working hard to shape Black futures in truly transformational ways.Today's guest knows this personally.Arekia Bennett-Scott is the executive director of Mississippi Votes, a youth-centered organization led by young people who are invest...2022-10-3143 min
Black History YearThe Healing Art of Storytelling with Dr. Reva HinesSo many of our stories have historically been hijacked, buried, and rewritten until our very essence has been silenced and erased. Our voices are strong, however. We can be the storytellers of our lives, our community, and our futures. But it’ll take healing.Today’s guest is well-versed in the healing art of storytelling and shares with us how telling stories can help heal wounds. Dr. Reva Hines is an Alphonse Jackson Professor of Political Science at Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She also holds certification in Narrative Therapy and Community Storytelling. She has...2022-10-2840 minBlack History YearTaking Back Our Stolen Land with Kavon WardOur bodies, our culture, and the land that grounds a nation we've built. What hasn't America stolen from us? We refuse to accept this. For centuries, we've reclaimed our bodies and our culture. Now, we want our land. Reparations are due. Land reparations are due. Today's guest will help us reclaim our stolen land.As noted on her website, www.whereismyland.com, Kavon Ward is a reparative and restorative justice activist, spoken word artist, and founder of Where is My Land, a “movement dedicated to helping Black folks discover, search for, identify, and reclaim land taken from th...2022-10-2459 min
Black History YearTowards a Liberated Future with Jay from PushBlackWelcome to season six of Black History Year! For five seasons of Black History Year, thinkers, activists, and scholars have come through with hard-line answers that lay bare roadmaps you can use to overthrow white supremacy and manifest a liberated future.Season six won’t disappoint – there’s a roster of guests eager to share their visions of freedom.But first, in the spirit of Sankofa, we’ve got to revisit the annals of Black History Year and ask past guests… “What does Black liberation look like to you?”BHY is produced by...2022-10-1831 min
Black History YearStevie Wonder Was Blind To The B.S. When It Came To MLKThe audience fell quiet as Stevie Wonder took the stage. Soon, joyous notes reverberated through the air, filling the entire night air with hope, power and inspiration. But this was no ordinary concert – he had a bigger purpose.Today on 2-Minute Black History, we learn about Stevie Wonder and Martin Luther King Day2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our ow...2022-10-1204 min
Black History YearThey Enslaved Him – And That Was Their Biggest MistakeThey kidnapped him as a child. They took him far from home and enslaved him. Who would have thought that he would be the voice to unravel their cruel institution?Today on 2-Minute Black History, we learn the story of Olaudah Equiano2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at https...2022-10-0504 min
Black History YearThey Left Him To Die – But His Legacy Lives OnThey enslaved his family and double-crossed him. And when he fought back, they brutalized him and threw him in an alley, left for dead. And yet, he WASN’T dead. Not by a long shot!Today on 2-Minute Black History, we learn about The Ghost of Hog Alley2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack ha...2022-09-2804 min
Black History YearThey Refused To Believe A Black Cowboy Could Be This Genius“Cowboy Bill” Pickett created a genius technique – and they hated him for it! This Black cowboy revolutionized rodeo, so they wanted him to hide his Blackness to compete?Today on 2-Minute Black History, we learn the story of Cowboy Bill Pickett.2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at https://BlackHistoryYear.com...2022-09-2103 min
Black History YearShe Tricked A Wealthy White Man – And Hid The Truth For Decades"She leaned over the crackling fire and watched each piece of paper from her lifetime of secrets burn slowly. White supremacy had forced her hand – but no one, especially not her boss, could ever find out what she had done."Today on 2-Minute Black History, we learn the story of Belle de Costa Greene2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into ou...2022-09-1404 minBlack History YearA Live Conversation with PushBlackThough Season 5 has come to an end, these conversations can't stop as we continue fighting for Black liberation. At PushBlack, we never stop talking.Today on Black History Year, we’re featuring an episode from PushBlack’s Instagram Live series, a show where PushBlack team members have tough but candid discussions that we as a community need to have with each other. Tune in as Jareyah, Brooke, and Tabitha discuss an issue targeting Black America: fatphobia.Remember to join the conversations, the community, and to never stop talking. See you next season. Peace.BHY...2022-07-1134 minBlack History YearA Culture You Can't KillToday, we’re sifting through the Black History Year rolodex to bring you the spiritual and cultural thinking that imperialism has continuously attempted to kill.Check out the full interviews from today's highlighted guests:
Escaping the Plantation with Dr. Christena Cleveland
Still Alive and Still Fighting with Robert Lee Johnson
The Power of Black Cooperative Economics with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nenbhard
Cultural Continuity and the Recovery of Black History with Debora Heard
Black Art and Liberation with Rosalind McGary
The Power of the Black Voter with Nse Ufot
How to Bend Reality with adrienne maree brown
God Ta...2022-07-0441 minBlack History YearBlack Love: A Return Home with Dianne StewartToday’s History Story: Black Love Non-MonogamyDianne Stewart is back to talk about Black love. We’re continuing the conversation about Deconstructing Black Love so that we can rebuild and reconnect with spirituality, heritage, and how we love ourselves and each other outside of white supremacy. In that interview, we learned a lot about love, particularly how as African descended people, love is more than romantic. It’s heritage. It's community. It’s us.Dr. Stewart is a professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University with a focus on religion, culture and Afric...2022-06-2757 minBlack History YearThe Erasure of Black Disabled Voices with Anita CameronWhite supremacist erasure and whitewashing of Black disabled people’s voices and stories has happened for centuries now—and for centuries, too, ableists have abused our disabled ancestors. This violent erasure bleeds into our present--including in our own community. To give us more insight, we'll be talking to Anita Cameron. As a Black, disabled person, Anita has dedicated almost 40 years to community organizing and making sure that folks with disabilities have equitable rights in society.Black History Year is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and shar...2022-06-2034 minBlack History YearThe Black Protest Calendar and the Creation of Black Holidays with Dr. Keith MayesToday's History Story: A Black Holiday TraditionThe Black struggle is real. But life isn’t all oppression. Our culture, our community, our Blackness is something to celebrate, and many of our ancestors celebrated through traditions and holidays that you might not know exist. Today's guest, Dr. Keith Mayes, will school us on the empowering history of the holidays we created.Dr. Keith Mayes is an associate professor in the Department of African American & African Studies at the University of Minnesota. With a specialty in Black history, social and political movements, race and perception, and of...2022-06-1338 minBlack History YearThe Black Barber Shop with Quincy MillsToday's History Story: Black Barber ShopsThe Black barbershop is a cultural institution. It's a place where you can get much more than a haircut. You get community. You get jokes. You might get politicized. And you will get the straight talk that we often hold back when navigating a larger public that's committed to white supremacist systems. What we don't often talk about when thinking of the barbershop is it's vital role in the Black economy.To help us understand both the politics and economics of Black barber shops, we’re sitting down with Qu...2022-06-0640 minBlack History YearDeconstructing Black Love with Dianne StewartWhite supremacy has systematically broken the heart of Black America. Its toxic presence has, for generations, harmed our self-concept and even how we view each other. History tells another story, though. Today’s guest is going to help us get to the heart of the matter. Dr. Dianne Stewart is a professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University. Inspired by her research and teaching in Black love studies, much of her work examines the structural forces that, across four centuries, have made coupling and marriage difficult for Black people.BHY is produced b...2022-05-3055 minBlack History YearDigital Blackface and Spectacularizing Blackness with Dr. Francesca SobandeToday's Historic Story: Ray Charles vs. ElvisEvery time we hop on Twitter, Instagram, or any other social platform, we’re running into brands who use insidious tactics to get into our pockets. From "Black" CGI influencers to brands that align themselves as Black allies when they just want Black dollars, it's all digital anti-Blackness and it's causing more harm than we may know. Leading today's conversation is Dr. Francesca Sobande. She's a Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. She’s a researcher and...2022-05-2350 minBlack History YearRevising White Revisions with David IkardToday's Historic Story: Nearest GreenNo matter what laws change or how much progress they want us to believe we’re making, racism only evolves and makes it even more necessary for us to get creative in the fight for our liberation. That means, we’ve got to take back our stories. We do that toay with Dr. David Ikard. He is a professor of African American and Diaspora studies at Vanderbilt University. An award winning author of 4 books, his work centers Black issues, social justice, and the lives of Black men and boys. But Ikard isn’t just...2022-05-1654 minBlack History YearBlack Horror and the Monstrous Fear of Self with Dr. Kinitra D. BrooksToday's Historic Story: The True Story of CandymanThey say urban legends aren’t real. That they’re only cautionary tales to keep unruly children at bay, but there are elements underlying these stories that are far more terrifying than any monster or ghoul. The biggest horror? How we as Black people have learned to fear ourselves.We sit down with Dr. Kinitra Brooks to guide this conversation. Beyiond being a horror scholar, she is a horror fan. She’s authored two books: Searching for Sycorax: Black Women’s Haunting...2022-05-0945 minBlack History YearDying on a Living Wage with LaToya JohnsonLaToya is the perfect person to navigate this conversation.She is the founder and co-director of the Collective Steps Project, an organization holistically empowering Black women and girls. By providing resources, workshops, and other forms of community support, the collective encourages women to do what they’re so often told not to do, and that’s advocate for themselves. They’re working to advance policies that challenge a range of inequities, including those related to economics, gender, and heath.BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at Bla...2022-05-0248 minBlack History YearWhat's Required of Us with Hawk NewsomeThere's a target on our back. We're not talking about individual bull's eyes. We're talking about one big, red dot aimed at us collectively by a litany of systemic and political predators blocking us from our stolen freedom. Alone, the target will engulf us, but what happens if we face down our enemy together? What happens if we look our oppressors in the face as one?This week we sit down with Hawk Newsome to talk about community, politics, and what's required of Black folks to really achieve Black liberation.2022-04-2534 min
Discography DraftEp. 16 (ft. Cydney Walker) - Taylor Swift's folklore / evermoreFirst Discography Draft of 2022!!! What better way to RING in the new year than with the First Lady of Corner Time, Mrs. Cydney Walker! Connor, Matt, and Cyd discuss Taylor Swift's folklore and evermore albums, how Taylor Swift played a pivotal role in Matt and Cyd's relationship, when Matt was locked in the trunk of a car(?!?!), then they throw both albums into a fantasy draft pool to make the best playlist.
https://linktr.ee/cornertimenetwork2022-01-121h 05Black History YearEscaping the Plantation with Dr. Christena ClevelandContrary to what you might think, many of us are living on plantations in present-day. While the plantations many of us occupy look vastly different than our forebearers', white supremacy continues to trap us within violent systems -- and the mental health consequences in our community are resounding. But we don't have to remain disconnected from our needs, dignity, and freedom. Today's guest Dr. Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist, will guide us as we explore what leaving the plantation entails.BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company...2021-11-0144 minBlack History YearCultural Continuity and the Recovery of Black History with Debora HeardFor centuries, white historians’ have attempted to erase and whitewash Black history. Despite their best efforts, it can’t be erased. Today, we're talking with Debora Heard to help us reclaim and recover the history many have attempted to falsify. A Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Chicago, she’s dedicated much time to provide African-descended people with access, opportunity, and training in fields of ancient Nile valley and Northeast African studies. Knowing your history makes you stronger -- we just have to recover it first.BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-pr...2021-10-2554 minBlack History YearBlack Women's Power with Dr. Ashley FarmerBlack women don’t often get their roses in the history books, relegated instead into background roles. But for us to achieve liberation as a people, we must understand the need for collective action to achieve liberation. Dr. Ashley Farmer can attest to this need. An accomplished historian and author of the pioneering book “Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era,” Dr. Ashley Farmer spearheads this powerful conversation about Black women's role in the Black Power movement, and the invaluable role Black women played and play in paving the way to Black liberation.BHY is produc...2021-10-181h 02Black History YearThe Danger of Anti-Black Teachers with Dr. Alicia MontgomeryAnti-Blackness is all around us -- at the workplace, the local grocery store we may frequent, and for Black students, even in their classrooms. Today, we’re sitting down with Dr. Alicia Montgomery, executive director at the Center for Powerful Public Schools, as she breaks down the ways our children are indoctrinated into anti-Blackness, and the methods necessary to address and prevent it.BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take th...2021-10-1135 minBlack History YearIndigo and Liberating Black Spirituality with Queen QuetThere's a power within Black people. One that, through colonialism and westernization, through space and time, has perennially lived at our core: West African spirituality. The problem? Most of us don't know how deeply embedded it is in all of our religious and spiritual practices.Today on BHY, we're excavating those parts buried deep within. Guiding us to that reconnection is award-winning "Art-ivist" Queen Quet, who, through her organization, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, advocates for the preservation of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and knows all too well how the motherland's spirit still lives in Black...2021-10-0450 minBlack History YearBlack History Year Season 4: Unlearning The MythsLearning 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...2021-09-2703 minBlack History YearWhat Does Black Liberation Look Like?It's a question that requires tapping into your imagination. A question that forces you to explore the possibilities within freedom. And it's a question we ask every guest on Black History Year."What does Black liberation look like to you?"In this bonus episode, you'll hear some of the most thought-provoking and inspiring responses to this question from incredible experts we've interviewed in seasons past, including an abolitionist and environmental sociologist, an African-centered psychologist, an artist and community organizer, a grassroots leader, and many more. A liberated future is in our reach -- and it...2021-09-1745 minBlack History YearCelebrating Juneteenth in the Carceral State with Ebony UnderwoodJuneteenth is a special holiday for Black people - it commemorates when the last of our enslaved ancestors were freed. And yet, many Black people remain in bondage through a new form of slavery that's just as insidious: mass incarceration. On this special episode of BHY, we sit down with Ebony Underwood, social entrepreneur and founder of We Got Us Now, to discuss the significance of Juneteenth and the ongoing struggle for liberation.BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company – hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this wi...2021-06-0730 minBlack History YearBlack Power and a Black Agenda with Candace HollingsworthYou’ve heard us say it before. The Black vote is powerful. But the two-party system wasn’t designed to actively engage our needs. So how do we reclaim our power in a political ecosystem that takes our vote - our power - for granted? Today’s guest has the insight necessary to begin answering that question. Candace Hollingsworth was the first Black mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland, and founder of Our Black Party, an independent political group whose mission is to advance a political agenda and address the needs of our people. We'll explore the history of independent Black politi...2021-05-2452 minBlack History YearSlavemasters In Your Neighborhood with Clint SmithThe debates over U.S. monuments that celebrate Confederate generals, soldiers, and politicians show just how pervasive slavery's legacy is - and how it continues to impact the way Black America moves and exists in the world today. How is - or isn't - this nation reckoning with the history of slavery, and what does it mean for our community? Today, we begin to answer that question with author and award-winning poet Clint Smith. Using his debut nonfiction book, "How the Word is Passed," as a guide, we explore how America is or isn't accounting for the system of...2021-05-1749 minBlack History YearFrom Slavery to Mass Incarceration with Dr. Byron PriceIt's true: slavery never ended. It's a dehumanizing system that continues to enslave, exploit, and devalue Black people in one particular institution: prisons. Today, Dr. Byron Price - author of such work as "Merchandizing Prisoners" and "Prison Privatization" - takes us on a journey from slavery to convict leasing to the modern-day policing industry as we know it, to show the clear connection between slavery and prisons, and to offer insight into how our community can begin to fight against mass incarceration. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at...2021-05-1026 minBlack History YearThe Price of White Terror with Tracy Manning-GibbsWhite terrorism has lasting consequences. For the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the generational wealth they spent 15 years independently building was obliterated in a 24 hour period of racist violence. 100 years later, the community formerly known as Black Wall Street is still economically struggling in the massacre's aftermath. On this episode, we're going straight to the source again to unpack the economic devastation of the Tulsa Race Massacre with Tracy Manning-Gibbs, descendant of a survivor. We'll dig deep into the lingering trauma and financial consequences of white tyranny – and chart a path forward to rebuilding our communities. PushBlack exists because we...2021-05-0339 minBlack History YearDefining Ourselves with Dr. Clenora Hudson-WeemsFeminism, Black feminism, womanism. According to our guest today, author, literary scholar, and professor Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, none of these concepts serve women of African descent or the Black community at large. But one theory does: Africana womanism. Based in nature, observation, and community, Dr. Hudson-Weems expounds on what Africana womanism is, what it isn't, and why this framework might be what's needed to pull our people closer to Black liberation. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!2021-04-2639 min
Y'all-iticsThe Chauvin Verdict: “There’s Still Hope”The conversation in this episode was real, raw and recorded live as the verdict in the Derek Chauvin came down on Tuesday afternoon. In this emergency release of Y’all-itics, the Jasons are joined once again by the politician and the educator, both fathers, who first joined the podcast after the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. Podcast host Cydney Walker, a mother who’s been following the trial gavel to gavel, also joins this important conversation. As the country watched this defining moment, these three Black leaders in Texas watched history unfold together. This is their reaction.
2021-04-2132 minBlack History YearEnvironmental Racism: A Hidden Threat with Dr. Dorceta TaylorWe're making a deadly mistake if we don't talk about environmental justice when we discuss racism and Black liberation. The lasting impacts of toxic waste, pollution, climate change, and other harms continue to cause long-term health outcomes and take countless Black lives. So on this episode of Black History Year, we're talking about it. With the guidance of environmental sociologist Dr. Dorceta Taylor - who has contributed to the environmental movement for more than 30 years - we'll dig into the connection between racism, economic inequality, and the environment, and the actions we can take NOW to protect ourselves and...2021-04-1949 minBlack History YearBlack Art and Liberation with Rosalind McGaryThey say that life imitates art. That's rarely as true when we consider the transformative, evocative, challenging, and inspirational work Black artists have been creating for decades. From Clementine Hunter to Emory Douglas to Kara Walker, Black artists have influenced society by changing opinions, instilling values, and translating experiences across space and time. Art is a language that expresses who we are, connects us to ancestors, and speaks to our strength and humanity. It rouses us to action and it has the ability to liberate us from the present into a more just future....2021-04-1240 minBlack History YearThe True Story Of Black Wall Street with Raven Majia WilliamsWhite terrorists have devastated flourishing Black communities in the name of white supremacy from Rosewood, Florida to Elaine, Arkansas; Colfax, Louisiana to Charleston, North Carolina. 2021 marks the 100th year anniversary of one such event, the Tulsa Race Massacre. On this episode, we're going straight to the source to uncover the truth about Black Wall Street's rise, fall, and the lingering impact of white terrorism on individuals, families, and communities. Joining us is Raven Majia Williams, the great-granddaughter of AJ Smitherman, a fearless activist who witnessed firsthand the deadly massacre of his community. History books won't teach you what we're...2021-04-0540 minBlack History YearHow To Bend Reality with adrienne maree brownEverything humanity has ever created – the good and the bad – started with imagination. But what if we could harness the power of imagination to build a truly just future for Black people? To dream so big the world as it exists can’t even contain our vision? We spoke with adrienne maree brown, an author and activist behind many books, including "Octavia's Brood" and "Emergent Strategy," that explore visionary ways to build a joyful, liberated future for Black people using nature, science fiction, pleasure, and afrofuturism as jumping off points. If we’re going to build a liberated Black future...2021-03-2944 minBlack History YearThe Killing of Patrice Lumumba with Dr. Georges Nzongola-NtalajaHe was a man of the people. A man who wanted one thing and one thing only: true independence for his country. But if the U.S. government had its way? He’d be shot dead before his 36th birthday. In a conversation led by sociopolitical scholar Dr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, we discuss the assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. This is an episode we need right now - one that calls out the Western powers that be for state-sanctioned violence and exposes the gross lengths they'll go to control Black lives. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest no...2021-03-2249 minBlack History YearTalking Black with Dr. Sharese KingBlack people have always created beauty from the bleakest conditions. And to survive in America, we even had to create our own language. This week on BHY, sociolinguist Dr. Sharese King explores the complexity of African American Vernacular English, the innovative spirit embedded in Black languages, and the cultural significance of how Black people talk. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands...2021-03-1541 minBlack History YearLegacy of the Black Messiah with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.“You can kill a revolutionary but you can’t kill the revolution.” Was it a prophecy, these words spoken by the gunned-down Black Panther leader, Fred Hampton? Or was it something more nefarious - more systemic? On the Season 3 opener of Black History Year, we explore the U.S. government's role in the assassination of the fearless Chairman Fred Hampton and sit down with his son, Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., to discuss his father’s legacy and what it truly means to challenge the system and fight for revolution. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media co...2021-03-0841 minBlack History YearBlack History Year Season 3: Fighting ForwardLearning 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...2021-03-0102 minBlack History YearBuilding Black Futures with Kamau FranklinSculpting our future in the present is the only way we'll gain the power we need to make the idea of Black liberation a reality. Community Movement Builders (CMB) is doing that work. CMB is a Black-run group creating sustainable and self-determining communities. The organization's executive director, Kamau Franklin, sits with us to break down how CMB organizes and mobilizes to make Black economic and political freedom possible. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!PushBlack exists because we...2021-01-0140 minBlack History YearWhat You Need To Know About Medical Racism with Harriet WashingtonRacism is a public health crisis. In the age of COVID-19, we've witnessed this firsthand as Black people perish at disproportionate rates - and it's not by coincidence. Medical ethicist and award-winning writer Harriet Washington illuminates the design of the systemic and medical racism at the root of it all. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at...2020-12-2541 minBlack History YearThe Psychological Effects of White Supremacy with Dr. Kevin CokleyWhite supremacy is a horror you'll find at every turn. It’s the foundation of governmental policies that disadvantage us. It lives in policing systems that target us. And most dangerously, it has wormed its way like a parasite into the psyche of much of Black America. So what do you do when the killer's inside the house? Black psychologist Dr. Kevin Cokley takes us deep within to understand the psychological harm of white supremacy - and how to heal from the generational wounds it's inflicted. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hi...2020-12-1842 minBlack History YearShifting the Balance of Power with Dr. Joy JamesForget everything you think you know about power and control. On this episode of Black Hisory Year, abolitionist scholar Dr. Joy James explores one specific condition required for Black liberation to occur: a shift in the balance of power to we the people. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at https://BlackHistoryYear.com. Most people do 5 or 10 b...2020-12-1123 minBlack History YearReal Talk about Reparations with Dr. William DarityAmerican history is a litany of lies about Black people. One of the most egregious is that slavery's end opened the door to equality and freedom. We hear the knock of oppression - no matter how many “bootstraps” lectures we get, we know the truth: there is a debt to be paid. So today, we are having the reparations conversation with the economist Dr. William Darity. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!PushBlack exists because we saw we had...2020-12-0440 min
Sign Me Up PodcastForeplay Needs to be the Forte#IGLive episodes are soo so so fun!! We ended #ScorpioSZN with a bang! we play the Sensual Scorpio game and these scorpios have feellingggs ok! Did yall see #JeezyVsGucci?? Cydney wrote a song for Summer Walker and her baby LOL best of luck to her. Faking orgasms?? have you done it?2020-11-281h 33Black History YearThe Power of Black Cooperative Economics with Dr. Jessica Gordon-NembhardCredit unions, housing co-ops, CSAs... Black folks have been building and benefitting from cooperative economics for decades, particularly in parts of the economy where we’ve been cut out by the major institutions. As Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard points out, we all participate in some form of cooperative economics when we use the informal economy. In this episode, we dig into the power that we could amass if we took cooperative economics to scale. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation’s largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!P...2020-11-271h 02Black History YearGod Talk and the African Roots of Faith with Dr. Anthony BrowderBlack people are a spiritual people. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the concept of God was first birthed in Africa, but that didn't stop Europeans from copying our traditions and erasing us from Christianity. Dr. Anthony Browder opens the floodgates to the African origins of a faith so many in our community are committed to. It's time for the truth. It's time to talk about God. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!PushBlack exists because we saw...2020-11-2048 minBlack History YearAfricatown and the Essence of Black Power with Dr. Natalie S. RobertsonBlack power has many forms: a fist in the air, a liberated mind, or the ownership of the ground upon which you stand. The founders of Africatown, a self-determined community of freed Black people in Alabama knew this kind of Black power. In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston delved deep into this question when she interviewed Cudjo Kazoola, the last surviving member of the community that had founded Africatown. Dr. Natalie Robertson expands on Hurston’s work, the importance of Africatown, and the essential elements of Black empowerment.This podcast is produced by PushBlack, the nation’s largest non-profit Blac...2020-11-1357 minBlack History YearDecoding the Racism in Advertising and Entertainment with Professor Gene SheltonAdvertising, marketing, the entertainment industry and even the news media are selling us something. And what they’re selling usually isn’t good for us. Racist imagery like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are only the tip of the iceberg. Professor Gene Shelton reveals the racism behind advertising, and gets real about reclaiming our representation in media. This is a stirring conversation on how we all advance Black liberation when we up our media literacy game! BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation’s largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with y...2020-11-0643 minBlack History YearLiberation, Fried Chicken and Owning our Culture with Adrian Miller and Chef Rock HarperFood is family, culture and LIFE! As food writer Adrian Miller and Chef Rock Harper remind us, African food traditions are healthy, abundant and delicious. So how did we get to a place where we're told soul food and our food traditions are toxic? It's time to lift up our food culture! BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your...2020-10-301h 06