Best Everyday Black History Afro Podcasts (2024)

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Alonzo Herndon - Businessman and Entrepreneur 13:17

2+ y ago13:17

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This episode is about Alonzo Herndon who was a successful businessman and Atlanta’s first Black millionaire. He also started one of the largest Black owned businesses in the US. Check out the rest of the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Roy Clay Sr and Emmitt McHenry- two pioneers fro Black men and women in Tech 18:35

2+ y ago18:35

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Roy Clay Sr and Emmitt McHenry are two pioneers in the field of tech. Roy is considered the “godfather of Black Silicon Valley” and Emmitt started the company that helped usher in the internet boom of the 90’s. Check out the episodes more more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Lisa Gelobter and Iddris Sandu- two innovators in Tech. Keep an eye on both of them 16:59

2+ y ago16:59

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Lisa Gelobter is a computer scientist who has invented many things with which we take advantage of everyday, such as the animated GIF. Iddris Sandu is a digital architect who has consulted with some of the biggest tech companies in the world. He created Uber Autonomous Collision Detection Interface, which is a safety software program that detects d…

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Kenneth and Mamie Clark 32:05

2+ y ago32:05

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Kenneth and Mamie Clark were social psychologist who’s work with children became the basis for decades of child psychology methodology. There studies show how early Children, Black or White become aware of who they are. It’s a interest episode. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Stephanie St Clair 20:30

2+ y ago20:30

20:30

This episode is about Stephanie St Clair . She was a successful business woman, who was also a racketeer. She faced police brutality head on and stood up to the Italian Mafia while protecting her businesses. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Anna Murray Douglass/Rosetta Douglass - abolitionist and social reformers 16:54

2+ y ago16:54

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This episode is about Anna Murray Douglass and Rosetta Douglass. Two women who were abolitionist and social reformers. They fought for freedoms for Black men and Women and just happened to be the wife and daughter of Frederick Douglass. But they were important women on their ow merit. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: ht…

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Rebecca Lee Crumpler- the first Black woman physician in the US. She received her degree in 1864! 18:16

2+ y ago18:16

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Rebecca Lee Crumpler is the first Black woman to officially practice medicine in the US. She was also an author and educator who wrote a book in medicine designed for nurses. She helped poor women and children in both Boston and Virginia. Check out the episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/Ev…

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India - Changing the mindset 34:19

2+ y ago34:19

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I had the privilege of interviewing India and what it means to change ones mindset. We had a great conversation going over examples on how the Black community can change our mindset when dealing with prejudice and oppression. Her views are sure to get you all talking in agreement or disagreement. I hope you enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://p…

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Caroline Devoe - Director of documentary film: Crawford - The Man The South Forgot 30:03

2+ y ago30:03

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I had the privilege of interviewing Caroline Devoe, who is a multimedia filmmaker. She worked on a documentary film entitled Crawford - The Man The South Forgot. We've done an episode on this podcast talking about him and his life and also the injustice brought down on him and his family by a hateful and evil town. This documentary follows a distin…

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Charles Chuck Harrison- industrial designer, speaker and educator. 15:23

2+ y ago15:23

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Chuck Harrison was a designer and was the first Black man to lead the design dept of a major corporation. He was involved in the design of over 750 consumer products many of which are still largely in use today. Check out the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Thomas Elkins, Richard Spikes, Kenneth Dunkley - 3 inventors who’s inventions changed changed lives 21:35

3y ago21:35

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Thomas Elkins, Richard Spikes and Kenneth Dunkley are 3 inventors who’s inventions have changed the lives. They are prolific inventors who have pushed industries forward and the technology is still in use today. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Dudley Randall- poet and founder of Broadside Press, a Black owned publishing company 19:31

3y ago19:31

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Dudley Randall was a poet and founder of the Broadside Press which is a Black owned publishing company that published over 400 Black writers and poets. Check out the episode for more information. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Nikki Giovanni- poet, educator, activist, legend 22:40

3y ago22:40

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Nikki Giovanni is a poet and educator who has written many notable works of literature. She has influenced countless African American poets and activist over the last 50 years through her poems and activism. Check out this episode of Everyday Black History and learn more about this incredible woman --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

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Sonia Sanchez - Poet, Professor, Legend 19:00

3y ago19:00

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Sonia Sanchez is a poet and professor who has written many poems plays, essays and books about the Black experience in America. Check out today’s episode for more information on her and her work. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Sarah E. Goode- inventor and entrepreneur 13:59

3y ago13:59

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Sarah Goode was being a slave but went on to become and entrepreneur and inventor. She invented the folding bed and received a patent in 1885. Check out the episode for more details. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Sarah Boone: Inventor and entrepreneur. This episode is a Reissue from earlier seasons. 11:55

3y ago11:55

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Sarah Boone was an inventor and entrepreneur who made dresses in the 19th century. She was born a slave and went on to receive a patent for a device still In wide use today. Check out the episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Lyda Newman/Mary Kenner- inventor of the hairbrush and sanitary pads. Changing lives for millions 18:45

3y ago18:45

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Lyda Newman was an entrepreneur and inventor who invented a hairbrush and received a patent for it. Mary Kenner was an inventor with 5 patents and invented the sanitary pad. She was also a business woman who ran multiple flower shops in DC. Check out the rest of the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…

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Tiffany Jackman- Producer of the Anthony Crawford Documentary, found on Kweli TV streaming service. 23:50

3y ago23:50

23:50

I had the privilege of interviewing the producer of a documentary about a man that many don't really know about. His name was Anthony Crawford. Anthony Crawford was wealthy land owner in South Carolina. He had over 400 acres of land that he used to plant cotton and a variety of fruit. Unfortunately he was sadly murdered, his land taken and his fami…

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Robert P. Moses- civil rights activist and educator. Founder of the Algebra Project. 27:24

3+ y ago27:24

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Robert P. Moses work has permeated throughout Black History for almost 60 years before his passing. He was directly involved with getting people to vote. He educated many people through his Algebra Project and helped prepare countless people for college and the workforce. Check out the rest of this episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podc…

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George Washington Carver 28:57

3+ y ago28:57

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Many of us know George Washington Carver and his accomplishments for Black History. His work is renowned throughout the world but during his lifetime and many generations after. Today we celebrate him and his work on Everyday Black History--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Sarah Rector- the richest Black Girl in America in 1913 15:51

3+ y ago15:51

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Sarah Rector was a young Black Girl who came from Oklahoma and made a fortune when her land began to produce oil. She soon built an empire of land and real estate holding, a bakery a much more. Check out the episode for more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Guion Bluford/Mea Jemison- the first African American man and woman in space. 32:05

3+ y ago32:05

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Guion Bluford is the first African American man who flew into space and Mae Jamison is the first African American woman to fly into space. Their examples have influenced generations of Black youth in the scientific and tech fields. And today we salute them --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/suppor…

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Charles Patterson/Fredrick Patterson- they started the first Black owned car manufacturing company 16:36

3+ y ago16:36

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This episode highlights the father and son duo who started the first Black owned car manufacturing company. Check out the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Jake Simmons/Lee W. Thomas- two men who made millions during the oil boom of the 20th century 22:02

3+ y ago22:02

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Jake Simmons and L.W. Thomas are two men who made money in the oil business. The also established real estate and insurance companies, as well as a oil and mineral rights company. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Anthony Crawford- successful entrepreneur and farmer who was murdered for his success 23:52

4y ago23:52

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Anthony Crawford was a proud Black man who was successful and amassed considerable land holdings. He was about the uplifting of Black people and put his money into that cause. He was unfortunately killed for his success by a lynch mob in South Carolina. Check out the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…

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Dr Dorothy Spikes- Mathematician. Richard Spikes- Inventor with over 12 patents 15:59

4y ago15:59

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Dr Dorothy Spikes was a mathematician and university administrator who’s work no doubt influenced many college age men and women. Richard Spikes was an inventor who had over 12 patents to his name and invented things from a variety of industries. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/E…

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Robert Flemming Jr/Otis Blackwell- An inventor and a songwriting genius. 22:54

4y ago22:54

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This episode covers two men who aren’t household names. Robert Flemming was an inventor who invented a type of guitar in 1886 and Otis Blackwell was a songwriter who wrote hits for some of the biggest names in music and sold hundreds of millions of albums. Check out the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

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Dr Alexa Canady/ John Love-the first Black female neurosurgeon in the US and an innovative inventor 23:20

4y ago23:20

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Dr Canady was the first Black female neurosurgeon in the US. She has positively influenced and accomplished so much in the field of pediatric neurology. John Lee Love was an inventor who’s inventions are still in wide use today. We celebrate their drive, determination and ingenuity in Everyday Black History --- Support this podcast: https://podcast…

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Chicago Defender/Pittsburgh Courier- two of the largest Black owned newspapers in the US 41:04

4y ago41:04

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These two newspapers are two of the largest and most influential Black owned newspapers in the country. They were able to influence huge movements in the Black community as well as show Black excellence during a time of disenfranchisement in the Black community. Check out the episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters…

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Sam Cornish/John Russwurm- two of the founders of the first Black newspaper, Freedoms Journal 27:08

4y ago27:08

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This episode cover two men who were the first editors and founders of the first Black newspaper, The Freedoms Journal. They opened the door for many Black owned newspapers to follow. Check out the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Zelda Valdes/Dr Sarah Loguen Fraser- stylist/entrepreneur and physician/pediatrician. 22:16

4y ago22:16

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This episode covers two amazing women from different walks of life but historic contributions to Black culture. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Black Suffragist and the right to vote. 24:05

4y ago24:05

24:05

This episode covers 5 Black women go have their time and resources fighting for the right as well as other issues that effect Black Americans. Check out the episode for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Annie Lee- Artist and philanthropist 14:11

4y ago14:11

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Annie Lee was an artist and philanthropist who dedicated her time, money, home etc to help and inspire both men and women to art and to attend HBCU’s. Her art accurately depicts Black American life in the US. Check out the episode to find out more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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The Black History of Greenwich Village and Chicken Bone Beach 29:06

4y ago29:06

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Greenwich Village and Chicken Bone Beach are two areas with a historical Black connection. Check out the episode for more information. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Weeksville Brooklyn- one of the first free Black communities in New York. 17:25

4y ago17:25

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Weeksville Brooklyn was one of the first free Black communities in New York. Many Black professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs came from Weeksville and it was a beacon of racial pride. Check out the episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Seneca Village- New York’s first free Black settlement, which is now Central Park 34:15

4y ago34:15

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Seneca Village is New York’s first free Black settlement. It was a community largely forgotten throughout history as it stood in the land that is now Central Park. Check out the episode or more information. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Mary Church Terrell- Civil and Women’s Rights activist. 31:05

4y ago31:05

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Mary Church Terrell was a activist who fought for the rights of all Black men and women. She was an educator as well and fought for inclusion for Black Women during the women’s Suffrage movement. So much more can be said about her work, but check out the episode and find out more of her amazing work --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot…

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Three Men who fought and died for freedom- Shields Green, John Anthony Copeland, Lewis Leary 26:10

4y ago26:10

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Shields Green, John Anthony Copeland and Lewis Sheridan Leary are three men who fought and died for freedom. Their activities might’ve cost them their lives but it inspired generations of freedom fighters, especially those involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Check out the episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…

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Josiah Henson- abolitionist, author, minister and the inspiration behind a hated novel 26:14

4y ago26:14

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Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist and minister who was the basis of the book Uncle Toms Cabin. There’s is so much more to him than what that novel portrayed. Check out the episode to find out who he really was. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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C.T. Vivian/Congressmen John Lewis- two icons of the civil rights movement 30:34

4+ y ago30:34

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Today’s episode we highlight two icons of the civil rights movement. Their work as well as the work of their peers has gotten us to where we are today. We have so much further to go but their work has gotten us this far. We owe a great debt to these two men as well as many others. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https:…

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Dr Lisa Cook/William Councill- A leading authority in Economics and a former slave turned educator 22:43

4+ y ago22:43

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Dr Lisa Cook is a leading authority in worldwide economics. She has mentored and advocated for more Black women to enter and advance in the field. William Hooper Councill was a slave who became and educator and started an HBCU which is now known as Alabama A&M University. To find out more, check out the episode. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: http…

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Dr Powtawche Valerino- Mechanical Engineer. Dr Arthur Walker Jr- solar and astrophysicist 20:25

4+ y ago20:25

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Today’s episode covers two people in the STEM field. Dr Powtawche Valerino is a mechanical engineer in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. And Dr Arthur Walker Jr was a Astro and solar physicist who helped developed and pioneer X-Ray Ultraviolet optics to view the Sun and other optics in Space. Check out the episode to find out more. Enjoy--- Support this p…

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Dr Gloria Gilmer/ Dr Rediet Abebe - pioneering women in the field of STEM 20:00

4+ y ago20:00

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Dr Gloria Gilmer is a mathematician and the first women to publish research findings in the field of mathematics. She’s also a pioneer in ethnomathematics, the study between math and culture. Dr Rediet Abebe is a computer scientist who studies Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms. She’s also help many people from underrepresented communities to l…

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Juneteenth and it’s historic importance to the Black Community 19:54

4+ y ago19:54

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Check out this episode as we talk about the importance of Juneteenth to the Black community and it’s earliest celebrations that date back to the 19th century. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support

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Lewis Temple, Lyda Newman, San Juan Hill- two inventors and an area where art and culture thrived 23:28

4+ y ago23:28

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Lewis Temple was an inventor and entrepreneur. Lyda Newman was an inventor and activist for women suffrage. And San Juan Hill was an area where art and culture thrived. Unfortunately through gentrification and “urban renewal” the memory of the area has been lost and forgotten. Check out the episode for more info. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: htt…

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Bessie Coleman- pioneering aviator and first Black/Native woman to receive her pilots license. 16:37

4+ y ago16:37

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Bessie a Coleman was an inspiration to all people of color who wanted to fly the friendly skies. She was the first Black and Native Indigenous women to receive her pilots license. She was a daredevil of the skies with her daring aerial stunts. Check out the episode for more information. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

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Granville Woods- inventor, entrepreneur and electrical engineer who held over 50 patents 18:48

4+ y ago18:48

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Granville Woods was an inventor and entrepreneur who was pioneering electrical engineer. He innovations in the field led to the advancement of railway systems around the world still in use today. Check out the episode for more information. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Jesse Russell- inventor and innovator in high speed Wireless and Broadband Technology. 13:38

4+ y ago13:38

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Jesse Russell is an inventor and innovator in digital cell phone industries as well as high speed wireless and broadband Technology. He has several patents (nearly 100) and continues to innovate in the field. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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Mary Lou Williams- Jazz pianist, composer, arranger and mentor Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and more 25:16

4+ y ago25:16

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Mary Lou Williams was a influential Jazz pianist and composer who composed for Duke Ellington and mentored many great Jazz musicians during her day. She had composed over 100 records and was the first woman to be successful in Jazz. Check out the episode for more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory…

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Moses Fleetwood Walker- 1st Black man to play in the MLB also a entrepreneur and inventor 25:07

4+ y ago25:07

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Moses Fleetwood Walker was a officially the first Black man to play in the MLB, some 6 decades before Jackie Robinson. He was an inventor and entrepreneur that owned theaters and opera houses as well as a newspaper. Check out the episode for more info --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support…

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