Black History Year
Learning your history makes you - and your people - stronger.
As Black people, we know we’re often left out of the history books. That media images are skewed. That we need access to experts, information, and ideas so we can uplift our community.
The Black History Year feed connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are usually excluded from mainstream conversations, through must-hear interviews and 2-Minute Black History stories. You might not agree with everything you hear, but we’re always working toward one goal: uniting for the best interests of Black people worldwide.
BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation’s largest non-profit Black media organization - contact us at BlackHistoryYear.com.
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He Exposed The Truth – Even When The FBI Threat...
A secret FBI break-in. Stolen files. A threatening letter sent to a Black minister. And finally, the lawsuit he filed against the US government.
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A Live Conversation with PushBlack
Today on BHY, we’re featuring an episode from PushBlack’s Instagram Live series. Join us for a candid discussion on an issue targeting Black America: fatphobia.
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A Culture You Can't Kill
We're opening up the BHY rolodex to bring you the knowledge that imperialism doesn't want you to hear.
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Black Love: A Return Home with Dianne Stewart
Dianne Stewart is back to talk about Black love.
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The Erasure of Black Disabled Voices with Anita...
Today we're sitting down with activist Anita Cameron, who has spent the last 40 years making sure folks with disabilities have equitable rights.
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Introducing: History is US
A 6-part audio documentary that asks questions about who we are as a nation, and what race might reveal about our current crisis.
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The Black Protest Calendar and the Creation of ...
The Black struggle is real. But life isn’t all oppression. Today's guest, Dr. Keith Mayes, will school us on the empowering history of the holidays we created.
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The Black Barber Shop with Quincy Mills
The Black barbershop is a cultural institution. It's a place where you can get much more than a haircut. You get community. You get jokes. You might get politicized.
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Deconstructing Black Love with Dianne Stewart
White supremacy has systematically broken the heart of Black America. Its toxic presence has, for generations, harmed our self-concept and even how we view each other.
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Digital Blackface and Spectacularizing Blacknes...
Every time we hop on Twitter, Instagram, or any other social platform, we’re running into brands who use insidious tactics to get into our pockets. From "Black" CGI influencers to brands that align themselves as Black allies when they just want Black dollars, it's all digital anti-Blackness and it's causing more harm than we may know.
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Revising White Revisions with David Ikard
No matter what laws change or how much progress they want us to believe we’re making, racism only evolves and makes it even more necessary for us to get creative in the fight for our liberation.
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Black Horror and the Monstrous Fear of Self wit...
They say urban legends aren’t real. That they’re only cautionary tales to keep unruly children at bay, but there are elements underlying these stories that are far more terrifying than any monster or ghoul. The biggest horror? How we as Black people have learned to fear ourselves.
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Dying on a Living Wage with LaToya Johnson
LaToya is the perfect person to navigate this conversation. She is the founder and co-director of the Collective Steps Project, an organization holistically empowering Black women and girls. By providing resources, workshops, and other forms of community support, the collective encourages women to do what they’re so often told not to do, and that’s advocate for themselves.
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What's Required of Us with Hawk Newsome
There's a target on our back. We're not talking about individual bull's eyes. We're talking about one big, red dot aimed at us collectively.
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Black History Year Season 5: Creating The Culture
For four seasons – that’s right, four seasons – we’ve learned histories hidden from us, challenged the systemic structures built to subjugate us, and asked those critical questions that can push us towards Black liberation.
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Introducing: Love Thy Neighbor
Four Days in Crown Heights That Changed New York
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Employee vs. Entrepreneur: Which One Are You?
It’s no secret that the economic system is rigged against us as Black people. Barriers such as the racial wealth gap and banking discrimination continue to plague our communities. Still, economic freedom is within our reach. And it begins with you.
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Still Alive and Still Fighting with Robert Lee ...
There's a myth going around. The myth that Black revolutionaries of past are no longer living or have retired from the fight for liberation. But this isn't the truth, as today's guest proves.
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The Thin Line Between Entertainment and Exploit...
There is nothing like Black music. From jazz to hip hop, our music's cultural contribution touches every corner of the world.
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Loving Holistically with Afya Ibomu
To love your community and your family, you've got to love yourself. And a lot of that begins with taking care of your health. Today, herbalist Afya Ibomu discusses the importance of taking care of your whole self -- mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically -- in order to experience and share authentic Black love.
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Critical Race Theory and The Obstruction of Bla...
Education has always mattered to Black people. Our enslaved ancestors risked their lives to learn what white oppressors withheld. Because those oppressors understood the important role knowledge of ones history, one's world, and oneself plays in Black liberation.
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Silencing Black Women's Resistance Dr. Heather ...
There have been innumerable attempts to silence the voices of our ancestors, especially the stories of enslaved Black women. While we hear about the realities they faced of sexual violence and exploitation, there’s a layer not readily discussed.
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Why Words Matter with Farah Jones
You've likely heard them before. "Don't get too dark." Or "You look good, have you lost weight?" And even, "Be quiet -- that's not ladylike." These phrases might seem inconsequential, but embedded deep within are messages of anti-Blackness.
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The Power of Accountability with Dr. Albert Sam...
It's not news that white folks in power have manipulated and weaponized the interests of Black people to their benefit. It's why oftentimes we see Black folks electing other Black folks into office.
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Escaping the Plantation with Dr. Christena Clev...
Contrary to what you might think, many of us are living on plantations in present-day. While the plantations many of us occupy look vastly different than our forebearers', white supremacy continues to trap us within violent systems -- and the mental health consequences in our community are resounding.
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