Hosted by Shaakira White · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 32 episodes
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Black History is more than the common names we always hear. Join Shaakira White, an HBCU grad and Black history enthusiast, as she recounts the stories of those little known or forgotten in Black History.If you want to learn more about Black history, are curious about all things Black, or just want to hear a great narrative, this is the podcast for you.
Shaakira White hosts Black History Moments, a history show with 32 episodes published.
Tuskegee University is often known for Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and the Tuskegee Airmen but there is a greater story behind the pride of the swift and growing south. Starting in a church's room wit
Bethune-Cookman University was founded by one of the most dedicated and driven women in U.S. History, Mary McLeod Bethune. She started the institute for girls with 5 students and grew the enrollment to 250 in 2 years. BC
NCAT was the second school founded under the second Morrill Act of 1890. Before they broke ground on their campus, the school was held in the annex of Shaw University. Over the years, they have not only educated Black st
Originally founded for the advancement of previously enslaved people, Howard University has been a premiere institution for all races and social classes in the United States. Although the first 5 students were not Africa
Our spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues this week with a school that was established on the grounds of a former plantation in 1876. Starting with 8 students, this school was the first stat
To pave the way for HBCUs that were yet to come, Lincoln University decided that it would educate Black men in the theology space. Years later, the institution became co-educational and expanded it's degree programs - ma
From being founded as the school to educate Florida's colored students in 1887, to being placed on the land of a former plantation, to fighting to keep the university from merging into a PWI, FAMU have proven over and ov
The animation field hardly recognizes the work of Frank Cavalier Braxton, Jr. He was the first Black person hired in the Warner Brothers Animation department and used his talents to provide a way for those that were to c
William Dorsey Swann hosted the first documented Drag Balls in the United States. The House of Swann was a safe space for queer Black people to dance, sing and cultivate community. That is until police raided the ball an
Sheila Guyse was mentioned amongst those like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne. She was featured on the covers of magazines like Jet, Ebony and Hue but what happened to her and why don’t we know her story? She starred in
Did you know that the reason Brown vs. The Board of Education’s ruling to end segregation in schools was actually because of a man named Charles Hamilton Houston? He is known as “the man who killed Jim Crow” and served a
Today we correlate Juneteenth to the freedom of enslaved African Americans in Texas after the Emancipation Proclamation but for the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth', Opal Lee, June 19th has a double meaning. This is her story
The first Black woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics was from Albany, Georgia. But before she performed on the world's stage, she was a star athlete and standout that ran dirt roads barefoot and made her own hurdles
When we think about the pillars of Rock & Roll, we usually think about Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and more popular figures. However, did you know that a Black woman is known as the “godmother” of Rock & Roll from developi
I’m sure you’ve all seen the famous photograph of the woman casually pushing aside a bayonet-tipped riffle as she side-eyes soldiers. Her name was Gloria Richardson and she was the powerful force behind the Cambridge Mov
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay Black man that helped plan and strategize many of the major civil right's events in history. Even when people tried to weaponize his sexuality against him, Bayard stood the course. T
Did you know that The Little Rock Nine were hand-picked by a woman who knew they'd be able to handle the scrutiny coming their way? Her name was Daisy Bates and she knew early on that she had to do something about racism
David Ruggles was like the 18th century version of Malcolm X. Born a free man, David made sure that he did everything he could to help enslaved people down south and free people up north. David was "about that action." T
When we think of the Underground Railroad, our first thought may go to Harriet Tubman. But have you heard the story of Aunt Polly Jackson who helped escaped Black people using her two unlikely weapons of choice? This is
Billie Holiday is one of the most influential jazz singers in American History. But there are parts of her story that remain untold. Listen to this episode to get an inside look at her life and what came to be the United
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