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On the Yard is where Black history speaks.From the archives of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, each episode uncovers a powerful artifact—photographs, letters, rare books, film, and everyday objects—and traces the lives, ideas, and movements behind it. Guided by Dr. Benjamin Talton, Director of MSRC, alongside scholars and cultural voices, On the Yard connects memory to the moment, revealing how the past continues to shape Black life, creativity, and imagination across the globe.
Unknown Host hosts On the Yard, a society show with 10 episodes published.
On the season one finale of On the Yard, MSRC Director Dr. Benjamin Talton sits down with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, historian, author, and the inaugural Carter G. Woodson Endowed Chair in History for the College of Arts and Sc
Just across the street from The Yard, sits Sankofa Video, Books, and Cafe. For nearly 30 years, Sankofa has provided an expansive selection of film and literature on the global Black experience, but it has also long been
By the early 1970s, Black residents comprised nearly 73% of Washington, D.C.’s population, making it one of the most prominent majority Black cities in America. As a testament to that identity, residents in D.C. nickname
Theater, as a medium, has historically offered unique and groundbreaking ways to illuminate singular visions of and insights into Black life that challenge and move beyond more accessible or commodified forms of represen
For more than a decade, Howard University’s swim and dive team was plagued with a losing streak they just couldn’t seem to shake. But that all changed in 2014, when Howard swim team alum Nicholas Askew took over the prog
On March 2, 1867, U.S. President Andrew Johnson signed the Congressional Charter for Howard University, making it one of only two universities in the country whose existence was enshrined in federal law. The university w
It took 59 years and 12 white ministers before Howard University finally had its first Black president. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Howard’s 13th president, took office in 1926 at just 36 years old. On this episode of On the
Gordon Parks, one of the most consequential photographers in history, documented American life in the middle of the 20th century, with a focus on race relations and civil rights. Parks also spent a great deal of time exa
Welcome to On the Yard, a podcast that delves into the archives at Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to uncover the figures and events in Howard’s history that have shaped the global Black experience.
Welcome to “On The Yard,” a podcast by the Moorland Spingarn Research Center at Howard University. Since 1914, MSRC has preserved the stories that define Black life around the world, including photographs, rare books, le
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
historian, author, and the inaugural Carter G. Woodson Endowed Chair in History for the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University · Boston University
1 appearance on this show
Ibram X Kendi
Author of How To Be An Anti-Racist · Boston University
1 appearance on this show
Dana Williams
professor of English Literature and dean of the graduate school · Redeemed Identity Ministries
1 appearance on this show
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