Black History Moments

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.&nbsp...

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...

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."...

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...