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One Mic Black History brings you the untold stories that shaped Black lives—and reshaped America. Each episode uncovers a hidden chapter of our history, told by us, for us. Because...
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One Mic Black History brings you the untold stories that shaped Black lives—and reshaped America. Each episode uncovers a hidden chapter of our history, told by us, for us.
Because the stories left out say just as much as the ones we’ve been told.
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Because the stories left out say just as much as the ones we’ve been told.
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3 JUL 2025 · In the aftermath of the Civil War, Fourth of July celebrations took on deep new meanings. While Confederate sympathizers hid away in bitterness, African Americans across the South embraced the day with joy, commemorating their newfound freedom with fireworks, speeches, and readings of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/07/fourth-of-july-black-holiday/564320/ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/nations-story-what-slave-fourth-july https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/too-la-loo-fourth-july
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23 JUN 2025 · For over a century, Black bodies were used—examined, experimented on, and exploited in the name of science. From plantation doctors perfecting procedures on enslaved women without anesthesia, to the government letting Black men die slow deaths in Tuskegee, to the stolen cells of a unsuspecting Black women changing medical history.
This isn’t ancient history. It’s a pattern. And it shaped the way Black communities view medicine, hospitals, and doctors.
So join us today for the dark history of the Medical Apartheid
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans by Harriet A. Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-lacks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study
https://www.history.com/articles/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study https://www.history.com/articles/the-father-of-modern-gynecology-performed-shocking-experiments-on-slaves
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15 JUN 2025 · Imagine waking to helicopters overhead and soldiers marching down your street—not due to war or disaster, but because your own government decided your voice had become too powerful. In 2025, this became reality in Los Angeles.
President Trump deployed 2,000 federal troops into California, branding immigration protests as an "insurrection." But ask Black activists, educators, and community leaders there—it felt all-too familiar: another chapter in a long story of government muscle flexing against its own people.
From Little Rock's schoolhouse steps to Selma’s bloodied streets, history reminds us federal troops haven’t always stood on the right side of justice. Sometimes they protected rights, other times—they silenced them.
Join us while we discuss the History the National Guard in your Neighborhood. #blackhistory #losangelesprotests
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-little-rock-nine.htm https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-20/lbj-sends-federal-troops-to-alabama-to-protect-a-civil-rights-march https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/5428107/what-happened-when-lyndon-johnson-federalized-the-national-guard https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/california-attorney-general-sues-trump-over-unlawful-national-guard-n1347674
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8 JUN 2025 · Imagine an American city street around 1900, the sidewalks spill over as children play tag in the roadway, vendors call out to neighbors, and people wander wherever they please. The street is alive—a true communal space, owned by everyone. No crosswalks, no traffic lights—just freedom and connection.
But this all changed almost overnight. What replaced those vibrant streets? Automobiles, Laws, and, most shockingly, a tool to control and discriminate against Black communities.
Join Us as we uncover the The forgotten History of Jaywalking
#history #blackhistorymatters #jaywalking
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaywalking&oldid=1290502104 https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/why-is-it-called-jaywalking https://www.denver7.com/news/national/two-americas/how-jaywalking-has-exposed-racial-bias
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26 MAY 2025 · Born from the pain, joy, and raw truth of Black life in the Deep South, the blues gave voice to what the church often couldn’t touch desire, heartbreak, defiance, and survival. While gospel promised heaven, the blues told the truth about life on Earth.
This clash shook the Black community, especially as sacred and secular worlds collided in juke joints and church pews. But beneath the controversy was a sound that shaped American music forever.
But was it really evil?
Join us for the untold history of the Devil’s music.
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2025/apr/21/sinners-ryan-coogler-black-experience-horror https://www.theverge.com/2025/4/17/25058542/sinners-ryan-coogler-movie-review-vampires-horror https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delta_blues&oldid=1285841739 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juke_joint&oldid=1286491315 https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-ryan-coogler-vampires-villains-white-supremacy-review.html https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ryan-coogler-sinners-origins-uncle-james-personal-1235090002/
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19 MAY 2025 · On May 15, 2025, flames tore through Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation, reducing one of America's largest, largest most lavish antebellum mansions to ashes. Behind the grand columns and gleaming chandeliers lay buried truths of pain, oppression, and exploitation, Black stories glossed over in the narrative of American history.
Join me today while we discuss the destruction of Nottoway
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antebellum_South
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottoway_Plantation
https://www.explorelouisiana.com/lodging/bed-breakfasts-and-guesthouses/nottoway-plantation https://abcnews.go.com/US/nottoway-historic-louisiana-plantation-destroyed-massive-fire/story?id=121876986 AmericanYawp.com
Robin D. G. Kelley, Earl Lewis - To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880
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12 MAY 2025 · Sinners isn’t just a vampire story, it’s a mirror. Set in Jim Crow Mississippi, it sinks its teeth into the real horrors Black folks faced: chain gangs, racial passing, and survival by any means. And it doesn’t stop there, Mississippi’s Chinese communities had their own battles, caught between exclusion and uneasy alliances.
Join us for Part 2 of my breakdown of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2025/apr/21/sinners-ryan-coogler-black-experience-horror https://www.theverge.com/2025/4/17/25058542/sinners-ryan-coogler-movie-review-vampires-horror https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delta_blues&oldid=1285841739 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juke_joint&oldid=1286491315 https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-ryan-coogler-vampires-villains-white-supremacy-review.html https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ryan-coogler-sinners-origins-uncle-james-personal-1235090002/
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Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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27 APR 2025 · In 1932 Mississippi, twin brothers Smoke and Stack return home seeking redemption, only to awaken chilling horrors from their past. Step into a shadowy world filled with juke joints, cotton plantations, and dark Southern secrets. But how much of "Sinners" draws from actual events in Black history?
Join us for a journey, revealing that sometimes the scariest monsters aren't vampires, they're human.
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2025/apr/21/sinners-ryan-coogler-black-experience-horror https://www.theverge.com/2025/4/17/25058542/sinners-ryan-coogler-movie-review-vampires-horror https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delta_blues&oldid=1285841739 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juke_joint&oldid=1286491315 https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-ryan-coogler-vampires-villains-white-supremacy-review.html https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ryan-coogler-sinners-origins-uncle-james-personal-1235090002/
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6 APR 2025 · In the world of breakfast staples, few names echo through American kitchens like Aunt Jemima. Yet, beneath the familiar face lies a story deeply intertwined with America's racial past. From minstrel shows to modern grocery aisles, Aunt Jemima's image has carried more than just a pancake mix; it has carried the weight of cultural stereotypes. This emblem of comfort food is also a stark reminder of our uncomfortable history.
Join us as we uncover the complex journey of Aunt Jemima.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Jemima
https://wams.nyhistory.org/industry-and-empire/labor-and-industry/aunt-jemima/
Slave in A Box: The Strange Career of Aunt Jemima by Maurice M. Manring
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17 MAR 2025 · Late on an evening in December 1969, Fred Hampton, a charismatic young leader, finishes a class on politics and law before sharing a quiet meal with his pregnant fiancée, Deborah Johnson. But beneath the calm surface, unseen forces are stirring. In the early hours of December 4th, an unexpected and violent raid unfolds. Within moments, a flurry of gunfire erupts, leaving Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark dead and the survivors facing arrest.
As the dust settles, shocking revelations emerge from disturbing autopsy findings to manipulated crime scene photos, intensifying the mystery surrounding Hampton’s death.
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Sources Black Against Empire by Joshua Bloom and Waldo Martin https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Hampton
https://www.history.com/news/black-panther-fred-hampton-killing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/black-panther-party/
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One Mic Black History brings you the untold stories that shaped Black lives—and reshaped America. Each episode uncovers a hidden chapter of our history, told by us, for us. Because...
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One Mic Black History brings you the untold stories that shaped Black lives—and reshaped America. Each episode uncovers a hidden chapter of our history, told by us, for us.
Because the stories left out say just as much as the ones we’ve been told.
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Because the stories left out say just as much as the ones we’ve been told.
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