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Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 8, 2022: Poet Vivian Ayers AllenPulitzer Prize-nominated poet Vivian Ayers Allen not only infused the world with her art but also with artists -- her daughters Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen as well as the children she's inspired on the site of her former alma mater, the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, South Carolina, via her “Workshops in Open Fields” program to educate preschool children in the arts.To learn more about Vivian Ayers Allen, check out Spice of Dawns, her 1952 poetry collection and the Brainerd Institute Heritage website.Sources:https://ganttcenter.org/carolina-trailblazers/vivian-ayers-allen/https://scaf...2022-04-0802 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 7, 2002: Our First Hero to Appear on a Stamp (Black Trivia)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day®️Calendar for 2022 we offer some fun Black Trivia in a category we call "We Got Game." Our April entry in this category tests what you know about U.S. postal history, for as memorable as Chuck D's rhyme is in "Don't Believe The Hype," many of our heroes have indeed appeared on U.S. stamps. To see the question, answer and sources to more information, go to goodblacknews.org.Sources:https://about.usps.com/publications/pub354/welcome.htmhttps://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/freedom-just-around-the-corner-black-heritage-stamp-series/bla...2022-04-0703 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 6, 2022: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Quote)Today we offer a quote from jazz royalty -- bandleader, composer, pianist, performer -- the one and only Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington in continued celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth.To learn more about Sir Duke, read his 1973 autobiography Music is My Mistress, the 1995 biography Beyond Category: The Genius of Duke Ellington, 2016’s Duke Ellington: An American Composer and Icon and 2022’s Duke Ellington: The Notes the World Was Not Ready to Hear.Sources:https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-a-jazz-musician-shook-up-classical-music/83523/https://www.songhall.org/profile/Duke_Ellingtonhttps://jazzfuel.com/duke-ellington-biography/https...2022-04-0607 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 5, 2022: Pharrell WilliamsThe most prolific and inventive producer of the millennium, Pharrell Williams offers the same in the fields of fashion, film and philanthropy. GBN is dropping in to celebrate all facets of this beautiful Neptune, born #onthisday in 1973,To learn more about Pharrell, read Places and Spaces I’ve Been and Pharrell: A Fish Doesn’t Know It’s Wet, his 2016 children’s board book Happy, watch the 2016 documentary Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky, his The Breakfast Club interview, his 2019 conversation with Rick Rubin on GQ’s YouTube channel, or his 2021 appearance on PBS’s Finding Your Roots. Also check o...2022-04-0503 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 4, 2022: "Cutting Contest" (Black Lexicon)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day Calendar" for 2022, we explore words and phrases in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Today's entry takes a look at "cutting contest" -- a term first used early in the 20th century as ragtime and jazz emerged as African American musical art forms.Sources:https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/what-were-competitions-between-jazz-musicians-called/https://www.americanbluesscene.com/language-of-the-blues-cutting-contest/https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2017/04/cutting-sessions.htmlhttps://olorisupergal.com/2011/06/21/sax-appeal-who-wins-the-battle-of-the-sax-this-year/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDib9hmvrsQ (1977 TV movie Scott Joplin2022-04-0402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 3, 2022: Jazz Legend John Coltrane (Quote)Today we offer a quote from jazz legend and pioneer, the unparalleled saxophonist, composer and musician, John Coltrane.To learn more about Coltrane, check out the official website johncoltrane.com, which contains audio interviews with Coltrane, watch the 2016 documentary Chasing Trane, now on Hulu, read Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews John Coltrane: His Life and Music visit or support the John and Alice Coltrane Home in New York,More sources:https://www.johncoltrane.com/biographyhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-coltrane-mn0000175553https://www.biography.com/musician/john-coltrane2022-04-0304 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 2, 2022 (bonus): The Jazz of Marvin GayeIncomparable musical artist Marvin Gaye was born #onthisday in 1939 and it's well known from the 1960s on he helped define R&B, soul and pop music, But what may not be well known about Gaye is that his earliest musical ambitions were to be a singer of Jazz.To learn more about the swingin' side of Gaye, check out the “Standards of Marvin Gaye” episode of WFIU’s weekly music show Afterglow hosted by Mark Chilla, read Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye biography by David Ritz.More sources:https://www.udiscovermusic.com/st...2022-04-0209 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 1, 2022: Jazz Appreciation MonthNo fooling, in the U.S. April 1st denotes the start of Jazz Appreciation Month (aka "JAM"), where the art form born out of Congo Square in New Orleans became a unique and true African American and American musical expression that continues to evolve across the decades and centuries.Started by the Smithsonian Museum of American History in 2001, "JAM is intended to stimulate and encourage people of all ages to participate in jazz - to study the music, attend concerts, listen to jazz on radio and recordings, read books about jazz, and more."To learn...2022-04-0103 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 31, 2022: Jazz Legend Mary Lou WilliamsWe close out #WomensHistoryMonth with a Drop on Mary Lou Williams, one of the most talented and revered pianists, composers and arrangers in jazz music history. Since 1996, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC has held an annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival - this year's will be held in May.To learn more about Williams, check out the Mary Lou Williams Foundation, read Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams by Tammy L. Kernodle, Morning Glory: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams by Linda Dahl, watch Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings...2022-03-3104 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 31, 2022: Jazz Legend Mary Lou WilliamsWe close out #WomensHistoryMonth with a Drop on Mary Lou Williams, one of the most talented and revered pianists, composers and arrangers in jazz music history. Since 1996, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC has held an annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival - this year's will be held in May. To learn more about Williams, check out the Mary Lou Williams Foundation, read Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams by Tammy L. Kernodle, Morning Glory: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams by Linda Dahl, watch Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings...2022-03-3104 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 30, 2022: Pianist and Composer Cora "Lovie" AustinCora “Lovie” Austin was a Chicago-based blues and jazz pianist, composer and bandleader known as one of the best accompanists of her time, and played with singers such as Ma Rainey, Alberta Hunter and Ethel Waters.Learn more about the "Down Hearted Blues" composer by streaming or buying her music on Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify, and check out links to more sources below:https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/austin-lovie-1887-1972https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/12400/workshttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/lovie-austin-mn0000250355/biographyhttps://adp.library.ucsb.edu...2022-03-3003 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 29, 2022: Henry "Box" Brown173 years ago today, Henry "Box" Brown gave literal meaning to the term "precious cargo" when he ingeniously shipped himself from slavery to freedom inside a crate. To learn more about Brown and his life, read Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, originally published in 1851 or read 2020’s BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Michele Wood.More sources:https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/henryboxbrown.htmhttps://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/https://en...2022-03-2902 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 28, 2022: Educator and Activist Mary McLeod Bethune (Quote)Today we offer a quote from esteemed educator, civil rights activist and founder of Bethune-Cookman University Mary McLeod Bethune that speaks to her formidable and pro-active spirit. To learn more about South Carolina native Bethune, read Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World, Essays and Selected Documents, Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida: Bringing Social Justice to the Sunshine State and Mary McLeod Bethune: Her Life and Legacy Also check out the 2016 documentary Mary McLeod Bethune – African Americans Who Left Their Stamp on History, the Mary McLeod Bethune documentary on YouTube, and cookman.libguides.com to access newsreels, vi...2022-03-2803 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 27, 2022 (bonus): Black Oscar FirstsAs the 94th Academy Awards ceremony takes place today, GBN takes a look at all the Black Oscar firsts, from Hattie McDaniel's inaugural win in 1940 for Best Supporting Actress to 2020 winners Mia Neal and Jamaica Wilson in the Make-Up and Hairstyling category. To learn more about Black Academy Award winners and nominees, read Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us About African Americans by Frederick Gooding, Jr. and check out these sources:https://www.oscars.org/oscarshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/african-american-oscar-winner-oscarssowhite-870533/hattie-mcdaniel/https://www...2022-03-2705 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 26, 2022: Author Alice Walker (quote)On #WorldPurpleDay, we offer a quote from and up-to-date information and links on author Alice Walker's award winning book/movie/musical/movie musical that is The Color Purple.The Color Purple (1982 novel)The Color Purple (1985 film)The Color Purple (2005 original Broadway recording)The Color Purple (2016 new Broadway recording)More sources:https://alicewalkersgarden.comhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/alice-walkerhttps://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alice-walker-b-1944/https://www.biblio.com/alice-walker/author/248 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/02/oprah-winfrey-the-color-purple-cast-musical2022-03-2602 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 25, 2022: Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin, whose voice was rightfully declared a natural resource by her home state of Michigan, was born 80 years ago today. Today's Daily Drop celebrates her legacy by taking a tour through career highlights and offers sources to learn even more about the one and only Queen of Soul.Read her autobiography Aretha: From These Roots, Respect: The Life and Times of Aretha Franklin by David Ritz, The Queen Next Door: Aretha Franklin, An Intimate Portrait by Linda Solomon, watch Amazing Grace on DVD or Hulu, the 2021 limited series Genius: Aretha also on Hulu or the 2021 film...2022-03-2508 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 24, 2022: Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer"Nobody's free until everybody's free" was the still-relevant motto of Mississippi farm laborer Fannie Lou Hamer, who was fired from her job (and worse) simply for trying to vote. Undeterred, Hamer not only helped organize others in her area to vote, she formed the Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party and clamored for representation at the 1964 Democratic Convention. Learn more from the documentary Fannie Lou Hamer’s America, her 1967 autobiography To Praise Our Bridges and God’s Long Summer by Charles Marsh, The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer: To Tell It Like it Is, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou...2022-03-2402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 23, 2022: Josephine Baker (Quote)Today we offer a quote from internationally famous entertainer Josephine Baker that celebrates her humor and savvy regarding her ticket to fame, fortune and freedom in her adopted homeland of France, and around the world..To learn more about St. Louis, Missouri native Baker, read 2018’s Josephine Baker’s Last Dance, 2001’s Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart, watch Baker’s movies in the Josephine Baker DVD Collection, 1940's The French Way, and 1991’s The Josephine Baker Story, an HBO movie starring Lynn Whitfield. Documentaries include 2018’s Josephine Baker: The Story of An Awakening, and BBC Wales’ 2006 Josephine Baker: The 1st...2022-03-2303 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 22, 2022: NBA League MVP (Black Trivia)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day®️Calendar for 2022 we offer some fun Black Trivia in a category we call "We Got Game." Our March entry in this category tests what you know about NBA MVPs. To see the question, answer and sources to more information, go to goodblacknews.org.2022-03-2202 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 21, 2022: Paul Laurence DunbarPoet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar was an "O.G." in more than one way -- not only did he sell his poems to passengers while operating an elevator, he was one of the first African American writers to celebrate Black speech and vernacular in his works.To learn more about Ohio native Dunbar, read The Life and Works Of Paul Laurence Dunbar: Containing His Complete Poetical Works, His Best Short Stories, Numerous Anecdotes And A Complete Biography Of The Famous Poet, pre-order the upcoming 2022 release Paul Laurence Dunbar: Life and Times of a Caged Bird, watch...2022-03-2102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 20, 2022 (bonus): Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe is an often under-appreciated and overlooked pioneer of what is now known as rock n roll music, so in honor of her birthday, this bonus episode celebrates Tharpe and her innovate, invigorating and influential music.To learn more about Tharpe, read Shout, Sister, Shout: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle Wald, watch the 2011 documentary The Godmother of Rock and Roll – Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Gibson Guitar-produced short documentary Shout, Sister, Shout: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and performance clips on YouTube. This February, Gibson Guitars also debuted a Rosetta Tharpe Collection of...2022-03-2005 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 19, 2022: Moms Mabley (Black Comedians)Jackie “Moms” Mabley was the first woman comedian in the U.S. to have a long-lasting and successful career. Born #onthisday in 1894, we celebrate the innovative humorist with a joke quote, basic facts and information on many sources to learn so much more.Sources:Moms Mabley: I’ve Got Somethin’ To Tell You (2013 Whoopi Goldberg-directed doc)Amazing Grace (1974)Killer Diller or Boarding House Blues, (1948)“Abraham, Martin & John” (Mabley's Top 40 song from 1969)Moms Mabley comedy albums available on streaming:Moms Mabley at the Playboy Club,Moms Mable...2022-03-1903 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 18, 2022: Good Black News Founded 12 Years Ago TodayToday is a good day for Good Black News - March 18 marks the anniversary of GBN's creation, originally as a Facebook page, in 2010. Over the past 12 years, GBN has expanded into its own website, goodblacknews.org, across social media @goodblacknews, and in 2022 into a Page-A-Day Calendar and a podcast (which, for now is based on the calendar). In this episode, GBN's founder and editor-in-chief Lori Lakin Hutcherson reflects on GBN's journey thus far and shouts out those who have given energy and time to voluntarily contribute to GBN.To readers and listeners alike -- thank you for...2022-03-1800 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 17, 2022: Journalist and Activist Soledad O'BrienOn St. Patrick's Day, learn more about journalist, activist and producer Soledad O'Brien, who explored her Irish, Scottish and Afro-Latina heritage on the PBS show Finding Your Roots. O'Brien currently hosts Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien and produces the HBO documentary series Black and Missing, and mentors college-bound women through her PowHERful Foundation.Sources:The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities, (her 2011 book)soledadproductions.comhistorymakers.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/video/representation-media-begin-see-bias-183115933.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/allisonnorlian/2021/01/18/from-anchoring-the-news-to-becoming-an-outspoken-critic-journalist-soledad-obrien-continues-to-hold-people-accountable/?sh...2022-03-1702 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 16, 2022: Freedom's Journal (Black Firsts)Hear about Freedom's Journal, the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S. It was founded on March 16, 1827 by Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm.Sources: wisconsinhistory.orghttps://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/newbios/nwsppr/freedom/freedom.htmlhttps://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030455/https://americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/items/show/93https://www.jstor.org/stable/3559045https://www.nyhistory.org/web/africanfreeschool/bios/samuel-cornish.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Freedoms-Journal#ref1200859https://maap.columbia.edu/place/29.html...2022-03-1602 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 15, 2022: Prima Ballerina Misty CopelandMisty Copeland broke barriers in the world of ballet in 2015 when she became the first African American principal dancer for elite ballet company, the American Ballet Theatre. Copeland has authored several books and continues to support and promote the Boys and Girls Club of America, where she first learned to dance.Sources to learn more:Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, (2014 New York Times best-selling memoir)Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You, (2017)Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy (2021)Firebird (2014)2022-03-1503 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 14, 2022: Chemist Dr. St. Elmo BradyLearn about Dr. Saint Elmo Brady, who in 1916 became the first African American person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Sources:Twenty Whites and One ‘Other’, documentary ACS.org, the American Chemical Society website,The Scale Influence of Substituents in Paraffine Monobasic Acids, the Divalent Oxygen Atom: Thesis by Dr. Brady https://chemistry.illinois.edu/spotlight/alumni/brady-st-elmo-1884-1966https://chemistry.illinois.edu/acs-national-historic-chemical-landmarks-st-elmo-bradyhttps://chemistry.illinois.edu/system/files/2022-02/St.%20Elmo%20Brady%20Bull.Hist_.Chem_._2021_46_83.pdfhttp...2022-03-1402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 13, 2022 (bonus): Soul Singer Erma FranklinThe bench of musical talent in the Franklin household ran deep. The all-star status of Aretha is known worldwide, but how many know about her Top 10 R&B-hit having, Grammy-nominated eldest sister Erma Franklin? Learn about the singer whose original recording of "Piece of My Heart" climbed the charts in two separate decades, and the woman who dedicated the bulk of her career to helping children.Sources:https://ermafranklin.com/biography/https://www.greymatter.fm/community/erma-franklin-soul-sister-1969https://youtu.be/L0QAxIKf8G4 ("Piece of My Heart" video)https...2022-03-1305 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 12, 2022: Mary "Stagecoach Mary" FieldsThe formerly enslaved Mary Fields (aka "Stagecoach Mary") worked as the groundskeeper at a convent in the Old West before receiving a donated stagecoach. With it, Fields secured a postal service contract to deliver the U.S. mail, unfailingly protecting her route from wildlife and bandits and becoming beloved by locals in Cascade, Montana. Sources to more about Fields: Deliverance Mary Fields, First African American Woman Star Route Mail Carrier in the United States: A Montana History by Miantae Metcalf McConnell (2016)Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver written by Tami Charles and...2022-03-1202 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 11, 2022: "Sadiddy" (Black Lexicon)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day Calendar" we explore words and phrases in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Today's entry takes a look at "sadiddy," a term first seen in 1940s African American newspapers, though likely used conversationally well before then.Links to "A Way With Words" Soundcloud segments on "Sadiddy":https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1288-callerrobin-sadiddy?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1358-caller-evita-sadiddy-mp3?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingIntro and outro beats...2022-03-1102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 10, 2022: Sojourner Truth on Women's Rights (Quote)Today we offer a quote from formerly enslaved abolitionist Sojourner Truth, the first Black woman in America to obtain national fame for her activism and protesting, and who was featured in our March 2nd Daily Drop. To learn even more about Truth, check out that episode and its source links.Daily drops of Good Black News are based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing. Follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can give a positive rating or r...2022-03-1001 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 9, 2022: "House Party" Debuts in Theaters 32 Years Ago TodayReleased #onthisday 32 years ago, the iconic 1990 teen comedy House Party directed and produced by brothers Reginald Hudlin and Warrington Hudlin was a surprise hit that highlighted the talents of rappers Kid 'N Play, music producers Full Force, comedians Martin Lawrence, Robin Harris & John Witherspoon and actors Tisha Campbell and AJ Johnson. It showed Black teen life filled with fun, hijinks and good times, spawning several sequels and the upcoming reboot on HBOMax this July. Sources:https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/house-party-anniversary-676036/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/3/9/21171026/house-party-30th-anniversary-history-kid-playhttps://www...2022-03-0902 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 8, 2022: Journalist and Activist Ida B. Wells Barnett (Quote)Today we offer a quote from journalist, anti-lynching and women’s rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett, from her 1895 book The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States. Learn more about the woman who received a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 2020, honored the centennial of the U.S. Suffragist Movement in a mosaic art installation, and in 2022, was added by Mattel to their Barbie Inspiring Women Series.More sources: New York Times review of the 1999 biography on Wells Crusade for Justice - Wells' autobiography Id...2022-03-0804 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 7, 2022: Ice Skating Pioneer Mabel FairbanksLearn about Mabel Fairbanks, a figure skater who was denied the opportunity to compete for the U.S. because of her skin color. After spending years entertaining by skating in ice shows, Mabel became coach to world pairs champions Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner. gold medalists Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi and the first African American U.S. skating title holder Atoy Wilson.Sources:NPR Code Switch podcast episode about Fairbanks2019 children’s book Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating (She Made History) written by Rose Viña and illustrated by Claire Alm...2022-03-0702 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 6, 2022 (bonus): Dred Scott, Harriet Scott and the worst Supreme Court Decision in U.S. HistoryWhen spouses Dred Scott and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom, on March 6, 1857 the Supreme Court lead by Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled against them and caused outrage by declaring the Missouri Compromise (which had been approved by Congress) unconstitutional as well as denying the right of ANYONE of African descent, free or enslaved, to be a U.S. citizen. Considered one of the worst court decisions ever made, it helped prime the stage for the Civil War.Sources:PBS video What Was the Dred Scott Decision?, 2019 book Dred Scott: The Inside Story...2022-03-0604 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 5, 2022: Contemporary Artist Betye Saar (Quote)Today we offer a quote from contemporary artist and Black Arts Movement figure Betye Saar, best known for her assemblage style and her 1972 work The Liberation of Aunt Jemima.To learn more about 95 year-old Southern California native Betye Saar, go to the Museum of Modern Art aka MoMA website, read the 2019 book Betye Saar: Black Girl’s Window, order the upcoming June 2022 release Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight, and watch the 2020 CBS Good Morning feature on Saar.More sources:https://www.moma.org/artists/5102https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/momas-heady-introduction-to-betye-saar-the-conscience-of-the-art-world...2022-03-0500 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 4, 2022: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (Black Inventors)Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner invented and patented an adjustable sanitary belt with an in-built, moisture-proof napkin pocket in 1956, even though she never profited from it. She also earned four more patents for other life-enhancing creations. Sources to learn more about Kenner:https://youtu.be/But6oIYOETEhttps://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/mary-beatrice-davidson-kennerhttps://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/happy-birthday-mary-kenner/https://www.vice.com/en/article/mb5yap/mary-beatrice-davidson-kenner-sanitary-belt?fbclid=IwAR3x1M_A-sasjlXjIIhq36PCOHaL42OgpvXQfdz-yeS5CfLva590iIYVyq4https://goodblacknews.org/2020/02/05/bhm-mary-beatrice-davidson-kenner-the-forgotten-inventor-who-revolutionized-menstrual-pads/Daily Drops of Good...2022-03-0402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 3, 2022: Black Panther, Professor and Author Kathleen Cleaver (Quote)Today we offer a quote from former Black Panther Party member, professor, author and activist Kathleen Cleaver from her 1998 essay, “Women, Power and Revolution.”To learn more about Cleaver's life and work, check out the 2001 book Liberation, Imagination and the Black Panther Party: A New Look at the Panthers and Their Legacy, Cleaver’s personal papers at Emory University, and links to other sources below:https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/individuals/kathleen-cleaverhttps://www.loc.gov/item/2015669150/https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/08/upress_cleaver_papers/campus.htmlhttps://www.pb...2022-03-0302 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 2, 2022: Sojourner TruthThe first Black woman in America to attain national fame for protesting, the formerly enslaved and self-named Sojourner Truth advocated for the abolition of slavery, women’s voting rights, prison reform and the end of capital punishment across the entire United States. New York governor Kathy Hochul just announced a new state park in Ulster County will be named Sojourner Truth State Park and open later this year.Sojourner Truth sources: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol by Nell Irvin Painter,My Name is Truth: The Li...2022-03-0204 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for March 1, 2022: "Intersectionality" (Black Lexicon)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day®️Calendar for 2022 we explore words and phrases in the Black Lexicon in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Our March entry in this category takes a brief look at "Intersectionality," a term first publicly explained by law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989.Sources:“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” by Kimberlé Crenshaw (1989)Intersectionality Matters,Crenshaw’s current podcast on the subjecthttps://youtu.be/akOe5-UsQ2o Crenshaw's Ted Talk on Intersectionalityhttps://amzn.to/3srgyp8 (Kimberle Crenshaw book On Int...2022-03-0102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 28, 2022: Morgan Freeman (Quote)Morgan Freeman, the Academy Award-winning actor and "voice of God," offers a quote that succinctly challenges the notion of Black History being celebrated only one month out of the year. Which makes your host, Lori, ask listeners to pitch in suggestions for our Daily Drop bonus episodes at lori@goodblacknews.org - because Black History is More than Just One Month!Daily drops of Good Black News are based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and available at workman.com, Amazon, Bookshop and other online retailers.2022-02-2802 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 27, 2022: Marla Gibbs, "227" Executive Producer and StarOn 2/27, we celebrate "227" Executive Producer and star Marla Gibbs, 90, for her comedic timing and her common sense (she kept her day job at United Airlines while a cast member of "The Jeffersons" until she was sure it was a bona fide hit).Learn more about the talented Gibbs here:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/marla-gibbs-interview-the-jeffersons-norman-lear-1235090818/https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/marla-gibbshttps://bestlifeonline.com/marla-gibbs-the-jeffersons-now-news/https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B00KJVZ2KS?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=If you like our Daily Drops based...2022-02-2702 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 26, 2022 (bonus): Black Ukrainians - Gaitana and Zhan BelenuikAs the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces dominates global news, this week’s bonus daily drop is dedicated to the Black Ukrainian citizenry affected by the current onslaught. Two Afro-Ukrainians highlighted in this episode are singer/songwriter Gaitana and politician and athlete Zhan Belenuik. We also shout out African American journalist Terrell Jermaine Starr, who is reporting from that country right now.Sources:https://www.axios.com/black-ukrainians-fearful-russia-takeover-putin-3e623957-455c-445a-a705-1958013f97f3.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/sections/tokyo-olympics-live-updates/2021/08/05/1025085844/ukraines-first-black-lawmaker-gold-medalist-in-tokyohttp://gaitana.com/en/https://yo...2022-02-2603 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 25, 2022: Denzel Washington (Black Trivia)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day®️Calendar for 2022 we offer some fun Black Trivia in a category we call "We Got Game." Our February entry in this category tests what you know about venerable actor Denzel Washington and his Oscar-winning prowess.Sources:https://www.oscars.org/collection-highlights/denzel-washingtonhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000243/awardshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Denzel_Washingtonhttps://youtu.be/wLKDfyFjQtc (2002 Best Actor Oscar acceptance speech)Daily Drops are based on the “A Yea...2022-02-2503 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 24, 2022: Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the 1st Black West Point GraduateLearn how Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first African American graduate of West Point, engineer and civil servant, went from court-martial to being honored through West Point's annual Henry O. Flipper Award that goes to graduates who exhibit “leadership, self-discipline, and perseverance in the face of unusual difficulties.”Sources:Henry O. Flipper's The Colored Cadet at West Point: Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U. S. A., First Graduate of Color from the U. S. Military Academy, Henry Ossian Flipper: West Point’s First Black Graduate by Jane EppingaBlack Frontiersman: The Me...2022-02-2402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 23, 2022: Artist and Educator Aaron Douglas (Quote)Today we offer a quote from influential Harlem Renaissance artist and art educator Aaron Douglas, who is often called "The Father of African American Art."To learn more about Douglas’ life and work, read the 1995 biography Art, Race and the Harlem Renaissance, see his works on wikiart.org, watch the New York Met’s video about his work on YouTube and check out these links to other sources:https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/634ad849-7832-309e-e040-e00a180639bbhttps://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.38654.htmlhttps://www.biography.com/arti...2022-02-2302 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 22, 2022: "Eric B. is President" by Eric B. & RakimWith the 1986 release of their first single, “Eric B. is President,” Eric B. & Rakim shook up the proverbial hip-hop tree. With Rakim deploying complex rhymes, internal musings, and visual storytelling and Eric B. scratching, mixing and sampling soul classics such as James Brown's "Funky President," their first effort as a duo landed them a record deal and helped advance the ever-changing sound of hip hop.Sources:https://www.okayplayer.com/news/marley-marl-remakes-eric-b-is-president.htmlhttps://www.whosampled.com/sample/35392/Eric-B.-Rakim-Eric-B.-Is-President-(Original-Mix)-James-Brown-Get-Up,-Get-Into-It,-Get-Involved/https://www.songfacts.com/facts/eric-b-rakim/eric...2022-02-2203 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 21, 2022: Ona "Oney" Judge Enslaved by President George Washington and Martha Washington, in 1796 Ona “Oney” Judge secretly booked passage on a boat and left the then capital, Philadelphia, as the Washingtons ate, determined to be free. Despite numerous efforts by the President to get her back, Judge remained "never caught" and lived free the rest of her days.To learn more about Judge, read the 2018 book Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar or the 2020 children’s book Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared...2022-02-2103 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 20, 2022 (bonus): Ballerina Raven WilkinsonWhen Raven Wilkinson joined Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1955, she became the first African American woman to dance with a major ballet company in the United States. Wilkinson blazed the trail taken up by several Black ballerinas, most famously Misty Copeland, who in 2015 became the first African American principal dancer at an elite ballet company.Sources to learn more about Wilkinson:2016 documentary Black Ballerina in which Wilkinson is featuredStillness Broken, the Columbia University School of Journalism student film about Wilkinson2018 picture book based on her life titled Trailblazer: The...2022-02-2005 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 19, 2022: Zendaya Coleman (Black Girl Magic)“Euphoria” must describe the feeling 25 year-old Oakland native Zendaya Coleman has on the regular -- from Disney kid to global film and television star -- the Emmy Award-winning fashion icon is also a platinum-selling recording artist, producer and author. And she's just getting started! Learn more about Zendaya's life and work:Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and Confidence 2013 book by Zendaya Colemanhttps://www.gq.com/story/zendaya-february-2021-cover-profilehttps://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/zendayahttps://www.instagram.com/zendaya/ (129 million followers!)2022-02-1901 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 18, 2022: First Black Supermodel Donyale Luna In 1966, Donyale Luna graced the March cover of British Vogue. A Detroit native, Luna is widely considered to be the world’s first Black supermodel and served as one of the inspirations for the 1975 Diana Ross film Mahogany.Sources to learn more about Luna:http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,840625-1,00.htmlhttps://www.vogue.co.uk/article/donyale-luna-model-voguehttps://www.thecut.com/2013/07/first-black-supermodel-whom-history-forgot.htmlhttp://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9658276/The-tragic-tale-of-Donyale-Luna.htmlhttps://www.bygonely.com/donyale-luna-fashion-model/Daily drops of Good Black Ne...2022-02-1802 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 17, 2022: Fashion Icon Dapper DanIn honor of New York Fashion Week, today we celebrate Harlem-based fashion designer and hip hop icon Daniel Day, better known as “Dapper Dan.” "Dap" made his mark in the 1980s by blending luxury label logos into hip-hop aesthetics. Known first for his jackets and coats, the self-taught tailor dressed artists such as LL Cool J, Run-DMC, Eric B. & Rakim and Salt-N-Pepa and athletes such as boxing champions Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather. To learn more about Dapper Dan, read Dapper Dan Made In Harlem: A Memoir, check out his CBS Sunday Morning interview, his appearance on The...2022-02-1702 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 16, 2022: Haute Couture Designer Ann LoweAs New York’s Fashion Week for 2022 concludes, today we take a look at esteemed designer and dressmaker Ann Lowe, who made Olivia De Haviland's memorable 1946 Academy Awards gown and in 1953, Jacqueline Kennedy's iconic wedding dress.To learn more about Ann Lowe, read Something To Prove: A Biography of Ann Lowe America’s Forgotten Designer by Julia Faye Smith, see her designs on the Fashion Institute of Technology’s website, and watch the National First Ladies Library lecture on Lowe on YouTube.Other sources on Lowe:https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/jackie...2022-02-1600 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 15, 2022: Director/Playwright George C. Wolfe (Quote)As New York’s Fashion Week for 2022 continues, today we offer a fun quote from George C. Wolfe, the Tony Award-winning director of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Bring In ‘Da Noise/Bring in ‘Da Funk on the origin of style.To learn more about George C. Wolfe, check out the 2018 Oprah Winfrey/Rose Byrne film adaptation of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on HBO or Hulu, which Wolfe wrote and directed based on the book of the same name, or head to Netflix for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, his 2020 film starring Viola Davis and Chad...2022-02-1502 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 14, 2022: Tina Turner (Quote)On this Valentine’s Day, we offer an inspirational quote from author, 12-time Grammy winner and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Tina Turner, whose signature song is her number-one pop hit “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”Learn more about Turner’s life and music from her 2018 bestseller My Love Story, her 2020 book Happiness Becomes You: A Guide To Changing Your Life For Good, her 1986 memoir I, Tina: My Life Story, the film What’s Love Got To Do With It? starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne and the 2021 documentaryTina, currently available on HBOMax an...2022-02-1402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 13, 2022 (bonus): #JanetJacksonAppreciationDayStarted in 2018 by filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry, #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay should be blowing up your timelines with GIFs, memes & videos from Jackson's storied career. #JanFam host Lori appreciates Janet in this ep for her dedication to social causes and charities.Sources:Good Black News post on Janet Jackson's Social Justice MusicThe Knowledge: Janet Jackson Social Justice Music PlaylistJanet’s contributions to charities and causes like NAACP, UNCF, etc. Janet is now selling tour swag on The Real Real to support the non-profit Girls Leadership.The 33 1/3 book on Velvet Rope by...2022-02-1305 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 12, 2022: Elizabeth Hobbs KeckleyLearn about Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, the formerly enslaved dressmaker who became a confidante to first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. In 1863 Keckley founded a relief association for newly freed Blacks and in 1868 published her autobiography, Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House,To learn more, read Keckley's autobiography at the internet archive, The Elizabeth Keckley Reader, Volumes 1 & 2, two collections of essays and other published works about Keckley, check out the dresses she designed online, including the one for Mary Todd Lincoln that resides at the National Museum of American History...2022-02-1202 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 11, 2022: "The Drinking Gourd" (Black Lexicon)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day®️Calendar for 2022 we explore words and phrases in the Black Lexicon in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Our February entry in this category takes a brief look at "the drinking gourd."Sources: The folksong “Follow the Drinking Gourd” was first published in 1928. Richie Havens’ version is from the 1991 album, Songs of the Civil War.Jeanette Winter’s 1992 illustrated book Follow The Drinking Gourd and the 1993 Morgan Freeman-narrated and Taj Mahal-scored Follow The Drinking Gourd visual audiobook illustrated by Yvonne Buchanan is...2022-02-1102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 10, 2022: Grace Jones (Quote)Today we offer an inspirational quote from avant garde singer, songwriter, model, actor and artist Grace Jones. And after you put some Grace in your ears, you can learn more about her life and career from the sources linked below:Jones' mind-blowing 2016 autobiography I’ll Never Write My Memoirs,; the 2018 documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami directed by Sophie Fiennes, or the illustrated book Grace Jones A to Z: The Life of an Icon – from Androgyny to Zula by Steve Wide and Babeth Lafon. Daily drops of Good Black News are based on the “A Year o...2022-02-1001 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 9, 2022: Garrett Morgan (Black Inventors)Although best known for inventing the three-color traffic light, Garrett Morgan created another life-saving device - the prototype for gas masks used to protect soldiers in World War 1 - and went to incredible lengths to prove the worth of the device.Learn more about Morgan's life and work here: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/garrett-morgan-patents-three-position-traffic-signalhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/morgan_hi.html Daily drops of Good Black News are based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and available at work...2022-02-0901 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 8, 2022: Marian Anderson - "The Voice of Freedom" (quote)Today, on #OperaDay, we offer an inspirational quote from famous contralto Marian Anderson, who is widely known for giving a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 after being rejected from performing at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution who wanted her concert there to be segregated. Marian did not play that, and with help from friends in super high places, she took her talents to the people and gave a show for the history books.To learn more about Anderson, read her 1956 autobiography, My Lord, What a Morning...2022-02-0802 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 7, 2022: Ethel Payne - "The First Lady of the Black Press"Extra! Extra! Hear all about Ethel Payne, the “First Lady of the Black Press," who as White House correspondent for the Chicago Defender made a name for herself by asking hard-hitting questions to presidents from Eisenhower to Nixon on behalf of her Black readership. (Extended bonus episode on Payne on its way within the week!)Lori’s Good Black News article on Payne: https://goodblacknews.org/2019/02/03/bhm-extra-extra-read-all-about-ethel-payne-first-lady-of-the-black-press/More sources:Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press biography by James McGrathThe Power of Her Pen: The...2022-02-0702 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 6, 2022: Jason Wright (Black Firsts)Former pro running back Jason Wright traded in his cleats for wingtips when he became President of the Washington Football team (now officially the Washington Commanders) and the first Black person to run a National Football League franchise.To learn more about Wright:https://www.commanders.com/team/front-office-roster/jason-wrighthttps://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/always-connect-never-give-up-an-interview-with-jason-wrighthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/07/10/washington-football-team-future-jason-wright/GBN's daily drops are based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and available at workman.com, Amaz...2022-02-0601 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 5, 2022 (bonus): #OnThisDay in Black HistoryToday's bonus episode of GBN takes a look at historical events in Black History that happened #onthisday. Because honestly, pick a day, any day, and there are always #goodblackfacts to be found - like Bob Douglas' induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame or the birth of former home run king Henry "Hank" Aaron. Also, we acknowledge and honor the memory of Trayvon Martin, who would have been 27 years old today. This bonus daily drop of Good Black News is based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and avai...2022-02-0502 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 4, 2022: John Henrik Clarke - Pan-African Studies Pioneer Learn about John Henrik Clarke, a history professor at Cornell University who was a pioneer and forceful advocate for Pan African Studies in colleges across the U.S. So powerful was his influence, in 1985 Cornell opened its John Henrik Clarke Africana Library.Some of Clarke’s noted works include Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism, a collection of Clarke’s speeches titled New Dimensions in African History, his editing and contributing to William Styron's Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond, and his editing of the 1991 collection of Malcolm X’s writin...2022-02-0402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 3, 2022: National Great Blacks in Wax Museum (Black Museums and Landmarks)Baltimore-based Drs. Elmer Martin and Joanna Martin wanted to teach Black history in a way that would grab kids’ attention—so they did it with wax. Their vision ultimately lead to the creation of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, the first African American wax museum in the US.Learn more about the Martins and the Great Black in Wax Museum here:http://www.greatblacksinwax.org/index.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-06-20-0106200116-story.htmlhttps://goodblacknews.org/2021/02/10/bhm-celebrating-baltimores-national-great-blacks-in-wax-museum/This daily drop of Good Blac...2022-02-0302 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 2, 2022: Carter G. Woodson "The Father of Black History"Author and historian Carter G. Woodson was known as “The Father of Black History” for creating what lead to Black History Month. Woodson also published The Mis-Education of the Negro in 1933, now available for free download in the public domain. This collection of articles and speeches demanded school systems across America eliminate curricula designed to deliberately “mis-educate” Black children and promote the fallacy of white supremacy.Learn more about Carter G. Woodson at history.com and biography.com, or pick up the 2014 biography Carter G. Woodson in Washington, D.C.: The Father of Black History.This dai...2022-02-0202 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for February 1, 2022: Why Black History Matters (quote)Today we’re celebrating the start of Black History Month with a West African proverb that encapsulates why telling, sharing and amplifying African American stories and perspectives matters.The “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022” is available at workman.com, Amazon, Bookshop and other online retailers. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.2022-02-0102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 31, 2022: Floyd NormanFloyd Norman, the first African American animator at Disney, worked on Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book. Robin Hood, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Mulan, plus Pixar’s Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc. Norman was named a Disney Legend in 2007.Learn more about Floyd Norman in the 2016 documentary Floyd Norman: An Animated Life on Blu-Ray, the book Norman wrote in 2013 called Animated Life: A Lifetime of Tips, Tricks, Techniques and Stories From an Animation Legend, as well as the page on him at d23.com. 2022-01-3102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 30, 2022 (bonus): Roots: The MiniseriesForty-five years ago #onthisday, the final installment the eight-part miniseries Roots based on Alex Haley’s best-selling book aired on ABC and was the 2nd most watched series finale in U.S. television history. To learn more about Roots, you can read Alex Haley’s book or check out the 1977 miniseries now streaming on HBOMax in its entirety. It’s also available for purchase on Amazon Video and Apple TV.This bonus daily drop of Good Black News is based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and available at workman...2022-01-3002 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 29, 2022: Oprah WinfreyHappy 68th birthday to Oprah Gail Winfrey, who created and owned the nationally-syndicated The Oprah Winfrey Show, A billionaire by 2003, the first Black woman in the world to attain this status. To learn more about Oprah Winfrey and her groundbreaking career, check out the Making Oprah podcast.2022-01-2902 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 28, 2022: Marshall "Major" TaylorMarshall “Major” Taylor not only was the first African American world champion in cycling, he might have been the first internationally known sports celebrity ever. His explosive racing style earned him the nickname “The Black Cyclone.”Learn more about Taylor in the 2016 biography Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame by Conrad and Terry Kerber, in 2019’s The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero by Michael Kranish and from the 2012 Smithsonian Magazine feature article by Gilbert King. 2022-01-2802 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 27, 2022: 6888 Postal Directory Battalion (Black Landmarks)“No mail, no morale” was the motto of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the United States Army’s only all-African American and all-female unit during World War II. In 2018 the battalion’s contributions were recognized with a monument erected in their honor at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. More history of the 6888 can be found in the 1989 memoir One Woman’s Army: A Black Officer Remembers the WAC by former unit commander Charity Adams Earley, in Dr. Brenda L. Moore’s 1996 book To Serve My Country, To Serve My Race: The Story of the Only African American WACS Stationed Ov...2022-01-2702 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 26, 2022: "Home Training" (Black Lexicon)In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day®️Calendar for 2022 we explore words and phrases in the Black Lexicon in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Our January entry in this category takes a brief look at "home training."2022-01-2601 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 25, 2022: Barbara JordanAs the first Black woman voted into the Texas Senate (1966−1972), lawyer Barbara Jordan was an oratory force of nature. She was subsequently elected to the United States House of Representatives (1972−1979), where she served on the Judiciary Committee. Her opening statement at the 1974 impeachment hearing of Richard Nixon is often cited as one of the best speeches in United States history, along with her keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Jordan also was the first Black woman to serve as governor of any state in America; she was acting Texas governor for one day on June 10, 1972. Af...2022-01-2503 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 24, 2022: Marcus Garvey (Quote)A quote from the Jamaica-born, early 20th century Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who lectured on Pan Africanism and sought economic and political freedom for Black people across the diaspora.2022-01-2402 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 23, 2022 (bonus): André Leon TalleyA bonus episode in honor of trailblazing fashion industry icon, creative director, editor and journalist André Leon Talley.2022-01-2302 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 22, 2022: LeBron JamesLeBron James is a champion on and off the courts. Through his LeBron James Family Foundation, he is creating schools, programs, scholarships and donating to charities to help youth in need everywhere.2022-01-2201 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 21, 2022: Michael TubbsMichael Tubbs made history in 2016 when he was elected mayor of his hometown Stockton, CA at 26, the youngest mayor of a major US city ever. While mayor, Tubbs started the SEED program, the nation's first municipal-level basic income pilot. Its success lead to Mayors of a Guaranteed Income, a national initiative where over 40 mayors across the country advocate for the same.2022-01-2102 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 20, 2022: Amanda Gorman (Black Girl Magic)One year ago Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in United States history when she recited "The Hill We Climb" on the steps of the Capitol.2022-01-2001 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for January 19, 2022: The National Civil Rights Museum (Black Museums and Landmarks)A brief look at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, formerly the infamous Lorraine Motel.2022-01-1901 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 18, 2022: Howard Thurman (Quote)A quote from Howard Thurman, a theologian, educator and author whose 1949 book Jesus and The Disinherited influenced core leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including MLK.2022-01-1801 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 17, 2022: Coretta Scott King and MLK DayActivist Coretta Scott King fought for more than a decade to make the memory of her husband's life, work and purpose a national celebration, winning the ultimate victory in January 1986.2022-01-1701 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 16, 2022: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Quote)A quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech, a sentiment still relevant to this day.2022-01-1601 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 15, 2022 (Bonus): Martin Luther King, Jr.A brief overview on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most impactful and important American leaders ever.2022-01-1502 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 14, 2022: Lonnie Johnson (Black Inventors)US Air Force Veteran, former NASA engineer and scientist Lonnie Johnson changed the water toy game forever in 1990 when he invented the Super Soaker.2022-01-1401 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 13, 2022: Dorothy I. Height (Quote)Learn about Dorothy I. Height, a key activist during the Civil Rights Movement who lead the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) for over four decades and was honored with a U.S. postage stamp in 2017.2022-01-1301 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 12, 2022: Lonnie Bunch (Black Firsts)Lonnie Bunch, former history professor and Founding Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, made his own history in 2019 when he became the first Black Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.2022-01-1201 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 11, 2022: Shirley ChisholmShirley Chisholm made history in 1968 when she became the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress. "Unbought and Unbossed" Chisholm reached even higher when she vied for the Democratic nomination for President in 1972.2022-01-1101 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 10, 2022: Alice Walker (Quote)Today we offer an inspirational quote from Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author of The Color Purple.2022-01-1001 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 9, 2022: Nipsey Russell (Black Comedians)Perhaps most famous for playing the Tin Man in the 1978 movie version of The Wiz, Julius "Nipsey" Russell was also known as the "poet laureate of comedy." His topical commentary in rhyme form provided laughs, food for thought, and the MC handle of one of hip hop's greatest.2022-01-0901 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 8, 2022 (Bonus): Sidney PoitierA bonus daily drop episode celebrating the achievements and contributions of trailblazing actor, director and activist Sidney Poitier, who passed away yesterday at 94.2022-01-0801 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 7, 2022: Jason Collins (Black Firsts)In May 2013, Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins made history when he came out as the first openly gay player in the NBA.2022-01-0701 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 6, 2022: Zora Neale Hurston (Quote)An insightful, incisive, inspiring quote from accomplished Harlem Renaissance author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston.2022-01-0601 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 5, 2022: George Washington Carver (Black Inventors)Even though you didn’t know it until right this moment, starting in 1946, U,S, Congress declared that January 5 would be George Washington Carver Day, named for the gifted botanist and Tuskegee Institute professor who invented many uses for peanuts, but DID NOT invent peanut butter.2022-01-0501 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 4, 2022: Simone Biles (Black Girl Magic)The Category? Black Girl Magic. The person? Simone Biles.United States athlete Simone Biles not only holds the record for the most World Championship medals won by ANY GYMNAST EVER, she has several signature moves named after her including: the “Biles (H),” a double-twisting double backflip balance beam dismount, and the “Biles II,” a double backflip with three twists floor combination. No one but the four-time Olympic gold medalist herself has ever landed those moves in international competition. Between all that AND her ability to remove her sweatpants while in a handstand (as seen on her Twitter in 2020...2022-01-0401 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 3, 2022: Michelle Obama (Quote)Today we offer an inspirational quote from Michelle Obama, lawyer, author, former First Lady, from her keynote address at the Young African Women Leaders Forum on June 11, 2011:“You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once. But don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own."https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/22/remarks-first-lady-during-keynote-address-young-african-women-leaders-foBeats Provided By https://freebeats.io; Pr...2022-01-0301 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropWelcome to Good Black News: The Daily Drop!This podcast is a day-by-day audio drop of the entries from the “A Year of Good Black News PAGE-A-DAY® calendar for 2022” authored by Lori Lakin Hutcherson and published by Workman publishing, in addition to bonus entries for days that are combined on the weekends.Good Black News was founded with the sole mission of highlighting positive news about and achievements of Black People across the globe. The Page-A-Day calendar format magnifies this mission by offering stories, facts, biographies, and trivia on the daily in a fast, fun and memorable way. We also get to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and e...2022-01-0301 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 2, 2022 (Bonus): The Reverend Absalom JonesAlthough the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, Black Americans have fought for equal protection under the law for centuries. In 1799, seventy-one People of Colour and Freemen in Philadelphia banded together to petition their Congressman for their rights. Led by Reverend Absalom Jones, the first African American Episcopal priest ordained in the U.S., the Freemen sought protections against the oppression and violence they were subjected to despite being free. They called for a stop to the kidnapping of freed people and demanded the abolition of slavery, as well as the unalienable Rights guaranteed by the...2022-01-0201 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropDaily Drop of GBN for January 1, 2022: Black Eyed PeasIt’s a Southern tradition to eat black eyed peas for good luck on New Year’s Day. Perhaps listening to them will bring the same providence. 😉Beats Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot2022-01-0101 min