Black History Year Podcast
1) The Power of Black Cooperative Economics with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard
Credit 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...Show More
The Power of Black Cooperative Economics with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard
1:02:13 | Nov 27th, 2020
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2) Forget Dragons—Meet These 5 West African Mythical Beings [2MBH Vault]
There are countless movies about dragons, unicorns, leprechauns, and sasquatches. But none of them can hold a candle to these five mythical West African creatures that deserve their own fantasy movies...Show More
3) Why The KKK Was Sick of This Black Doctor
One 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 commun...Show More
4) The Plea Bargain Trap STILL Fueling Mass Incarceration
Hundreds of years ago, a loophole in the 13th Amendment was plotted to keep enslaving Black people after slavery was abolished. But did you know another loophole was created to haunt us - and it’s aff...Show More
5) Why Was This Black-Owned Restaurant Always Being Raided?
Like clockwork, cops would raid the young man’s restaurant looking for drugs. And every time, they found nothing! He had to do something about this harassment – but how could he fight against such a h...Show More
6) Was This "Tradition" Love, Lust, or Lies?
The white men’s anxiety skyrocketed outside the ballroom doors. Inside, the bevies of beautiful Black women they’d paid exorbitantly to see readied themselves. The union of these two groups has led to...Show More
7) Why Was This Man Called "Black Moses?"
The young man blocked out the white crowd’s jeers as he walked on stage. He was going to say what he had to say. Period! What was so important for him to say that he’d face a dangerously racist crowd?...Show More
8) How This Brilliant Inventor Transformed Black Homes
As a young inventor, he wanted to change the world – but as he got older, he realized that he could actually transform Black people’s lives closer to home. How did his curiosity and brilliance cause h...Show More
9) Bill Pickett: The Black Cowboy Who Changed Rodeo
John Wayne, who? Media will make you believe that white men were the premier cowboys, but Black cowboys were the real rodeo legends. Bill Pickett was an innovator of the sport, and they made him hide ...Show More
10) This Powerful Rebellion Sent A Clear Message To Hollywood
Coons. 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 portray...Show More