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BlackFacts.com: Learn/Teach/Create Black History

Nicole Franklin, BlackFacts.com, Bryant Monteilh

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Meet BlackFacts.com, the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia - Delivering Black History, Culture, Vides and News to our followers. This podcast series provides your daily Black Facts Of The Day™. In addition there will be occasion bonus episodes focused on diversity or other key topics of interest to our BlackFacts audience Learn black history, Teach black history - https://blackfacts.com
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What's happening in the black community? Do aliens exist? Why is Cardi B hot? Whats beyond the Planck barrier? If it's interesting, we're going to chop it up. It's The Chop Shop! A highly informative, smoke filled and fun discussion show focused on stimulating thought through conversation. Hosted by Insight and Nich Neon. Check us out.
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Today we have Jack and Samuel Gassmann, the brothers behind Masterstroke Game's Force of Virtue, a 15th Century themed skirmish game that focuses on the Borgia period in Rome. This game is one that you will want to check out and when you listen to this episode you can hear the love of the period and the intimate knowledge the design team has for th…
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Huge treat for you today in this long (but interesting) episode. We have Hermann Luttmann (A Most Fearful Sacrifice and many others) and Ryan Heilman (Brave Little Belgium and many others) and we talk about their new design "Into the Whirlpool" coming out from Blue Panther Games. We talk about so much more, such as game design and the gaming indust…
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DJ KBA Black Friday Night Jam Session Peace and Black Family, Welcome to another episode of Do Tha Knowledge Radio. The place where Knowledge is Born. I am your host Knowledge Born Allah. Black Love is the motivation and inspiration for our dedication to African Liberation. We are victorious and we are winning every day. We owe to our ancestors to …
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Today we have Ian Brown, the designer of the game Maneuver Warfare that will be released in 2024 from the Dietz Foundation. Ian is a talented game designer and if I say myself an interesting guy. If you want to play a game about modern warfare by an "insider" then you will want to check out this podcast.…
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Join Regulars Garrett Swader, Glenn Van Meter and Tom Mullane for an Interview and overview of upcoming plans for Firelock and the folks at Blood and Pigment. New plastics are discussed as well as what we've been up to since the last record. Listen in and get some minis painted!
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Today we have Michael Riddick, a good friend of NDNG, who talks about his game Magnum Opus which users in a new way to play ancients miniatures. Even if you do not play this period, you will love Mike's approach to gaming and writing rules. Find out more in Instagram by looking up magnum_opus_wargaming…
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DJ KBA - Old Dirty Old School Mix Peace and Black Power Family, Welcome to another episode of Do Tha Knowledge Radio.The place where Knowledge is Born. I am your host Knowledge Born Allah. This is our Old Dirty Version. We are here to pay tribute and homage to Ason Unique Allah. Call us live at 929-477-1755 and press 1 with your questions or commen…
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We too at NDNG are also fans of some of the games we cover and today was a treat for me. I speak with David Freer from Wargame Design Studios, which now hold the John Tiller Games catalog and so much more. We talk about the whole series which spans multiple decades and conflicts. If you want to know more about these great games you do not want to m…
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We have another great interview with George Wahington University's Strategic Crisis Simulations leadership. Our own Caroline "CWIS" Gilmore is joined by Cormac Brown and Cassandra Micah and we talk all about the excellent program these talented students run. https://www.gwuscs.org/By Mitch Reed
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The boys are back in town! The NDNG crew went to Historicon 2023 in scenic Lancaster PA. It was a full crew, with Tom, Preston, Scott and Matt gaming and creating mayhem. We have a bunch of guests on the show and we talk about our Firelock Ironman and about wargaming in general. 00:00- Welcome to Historicon 2023 21:20- Wrap up of the Blood & Plunde…
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Peace and Black Power Family, Welcome to another episode of Do Tha Knowledge Radio.The place where Knowledge is Born. I am your host Knowledge Born Allah. This is our Gemini Season Motivation Session. Enjoy the soultastic expression of Black love and passion thru the mystic sounds of DJ KBA. Enjoy the mixtape with a myriad of sounds from then til n…
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This is part two of our coverage on War Stories from Firelock Games! In the last episode we rolled up our characters and today we expand the squad by adding the two Phil's and the designer of War Stories, Gabe Garcia. We play a quick game and then give you our thoughts on this new WWII RPG.By Mitch Reed
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Today we have another interview with a great author from Casemate Publishers, HD Myers whose book The Lion of Round Top highlights the exploits of Strong Vincent, the brigade commander whose troops defended Little Round Top during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863. We talk about this son of Erie Pennsylvania whose story needs to be told to a wider a…
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Join Glenn and Tom with special guest Mike Tunez for this supersized episode. We cover new years resolutions, and Mike picks a winner and a loser from the crew. Immediately after, We pick Mike's brain as he spills the beans on all things Firelock. Including new minis, book plans, and more!
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Talesmen Glenn and Tom host Maarten De Kruif, one of our Dutch listeners, to speak about Blood and Plunder over in the Olde World. Maarten speaks about his community, his first hosted tournament, and the proper pronunciation for "Kapers". Join us for this episode originally recorded in December for a chat about gaming on the other side of the Atlan…
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After an overlong delay, our November recording with Timber and Sail website founder Jason Klotz is finally live. Apologies to Jason and our listeners for the long delay. For those Oak and Iron enthusiasts, please check out his site at Timber and Sail and get all the latest on Firelocks miniature naval game.…
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Glenn and Tom are joined by Joe Forster of Blood and Pigment to do a full debriefing on the "Summer of Plunder" We talk winners, losers and lists. In Part 2, Tom and Glenn talk about their Maryland Tournament at the Calvert Marine Museum held during talk like a Pirate weekend. Come join us for a very long debreifing!…
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DJ KBA- Sunday Sound Mixtape Session Peace and Black Power Family, Welcome to another epsode of Do Tha Knowledge Radio.The place where Knowledge is Born. I am your host Knowledge Born Allah. This our Sunday Soul Session. Enjoy the soultastic expression of Black love and passion thru the mystic sounds of DJ KBA. Enjoy the mixtape a myriad of sounds …
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Today we are live at Labyrinth Games in Washington DC with their first Wargame Wednesday event. We speak with the event director then we speak with Stephen Rangazas who is designing a COIN game about the end of the British colonial empire with his new game from GMT "The British Way". Then we wrap with with my BFF Kevin Bertram from Fort Circle Game…
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Join Glenn, Tom and guest host Preston Jacka as they talk about the newly released Firelock Video preview, the upcoming Calvert Marine Museum event (deadline for registration is September 9th) and discuss the incoming fall season of gaming and new releases. Thanks for tuning in! and check out our event before time runs out. Event linked below: http…
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DJ KBA Killah Priest Masta Killa GZA Brooklyn Mix Peace and Black Power Family, Welcome to another episode of Do Tha Knowledge Radio. The place where Knowledge is Born. I am your host Knowledge Born Allah. Today we celebrate the art and hip hop music of the legendary Mcs Killah Priest Masta Killa and GZA. These microphone fiends changed the lyrical…
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Peace and Black Power Family, Welcome to another episode of Do Tha Knowledge Radio. The place where Knowledge is Born. I am your host Knowledge Born Allah. Today we are celebrating the life art and hip hop music of the legendary MC Sean Price aka Sean P of Heltah Skeltah. This microphone fiend changed the lyrical landscape of the industry forever. …
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In this jam packed double episode, the Tailsmen Glenn, Tyler and Tom are joined by new player and unanimous vote for favorite opponent in the Blood and Plunder Land Tournament Andy Hodges to talk Historicon. Oak and Iron, Blood and Valor, Blood and Plunder Land and Sea all had events, and we break down how they went and who triumphed. In Part II (B…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for July 5. Frederick Douglass gave his speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?". He was an African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author. He became the first Black U.S. marshal. Douglass was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Talbot Cou…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for July 4. Marian Anderson and Ralph Bunche receive the first Medals of Freedom. She was an American singer, and an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice. Bunche was an American political scientist, diplomat, member of the United Nations for more…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for July 3. Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. After demonstrating exceptional athletic abili…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for July 2. Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. In the landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. The 10 years that followed saw great strides for the African American civil rights movement, as non-vio…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for July 1st. Roland Hayes named soloist with Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was the first African American singer to achieve success on the classical concert stage. Hayes was born in Curryville, Georgia, to Fanny and William Hayes, who were former slaves. He wanted an education, but he had to drop o…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for June 30. Lena Horne was born. She was an African-American dancer, actress, Grammy-winning singer, and civil rights activist. Horne left school at age 16 to help support her ailing mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City. She was discovered by producer John Hammond,…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for June 29. NAACP chairman S.G. Spottswood criticize Nixon's administration. Stephen Gill Spottswood was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He went on to Albright College, earning a B.A. in history in 1917; Gordon Divinity School; and Yale Divinity School, where he earned his doctorate. He joined the N…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for June 28. The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the use of racial quotas for university applications. The medical school at the University of California, as part of the university’s affirmative action program, had reserved 16 percent of its admission places for minority applicants. Allan Bakke, a wh…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for June 27. Frederick Jones invents the ticket dispensing machine. He was an U.S. inventor credited with more than 60 patents. After a challenging childhood, Jones taught himself mechanical and electrical engineering, inventing a range of devices relating to refrigeration, sound, and automobiles. I…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for June 26. Sit-in demonstrations and passive resistance began in Cairo, Illinois. Despite Illinois’s relatively liberal reputation, Cairo, a small city far south from Chicago, was thoroughly segregated and violently racist. Local youths formed the Cairo Nonviolent Freedom Committee (CNVFC) and inv…
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BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for June 25. Sonia Sotomayor was born. She is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first woman of color, first Hispanic, and first Latina member of the Court. Sotomayor was raised in a housing project in the Bronx. After the death of her father, her mother worked long …
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