youtu.be/Pc5x1HSXV4o Jennifer Jackson became the first Black Playboy Playmate in 1965. Her centerfold marked a quiet yet groundbreaking moment in American media history…and forced this country to confront the racism built into its beauty standards.

youtu.be/Bckncfn2Rl0 Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was a pioneering neurologist and the first Black psychiatrist in the US. A key figure in early Alzheimer’s research, he was the first to reveal the disease's true nature, though his genius was long sidelined by the era's systemic racism.

The classroom history books tend to leave out one of the most horrific massacres of the Civil War. Find out why, as we “REMEMBER FORT PILLOW” youtu.be/hMUOOKQ65FA

youtu.be/sC7SsQr0JNk Black people didn’t just build America — Black artists, writers, musicians, and innovators shaped our culture and democracy through their brilliance, labor, and creativity in ways that still resonate today.

youtu.be/NP3EuEMLgTk In 1965, Watts burned. Five days after the Voting Rights Act, Los Angeles erupted from generations of police brutality, substandard housing, and economic inequality. The uprising ended. The conditions never did.

youtu.be/uRze2y4z0Xo Well beyond physical labor, African Americans have made immeasurable contributions to American culture — everything from music and literature to art, architecture, and social justice movements — basically shaping the very soul of the nation.

youtu.be/UVCX_PFOE0I Richard Nixon's 1960 bid faced a shifting map: white Southerners moved GOP as New England leaned Democratic over civil rights. Nixon backed the 1957 Civil Rights Act to court voters but later opposed affirmative action and school desegregation to keep conservative support.

youtu.be/EQKJAw7ISOo Louis Armstrong wasn’t just a musical genius—he became an unexpected force in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1957, he publicly confronted President Eisenhower over the Little Rock Nine, and risked his entire career to stand up for civil rights.

youtu.be/-gjMjMoHHQo Daisy Bates was more than simply a moment in history. Even before the events in Little Rock, she devoted her life to confronting injustice. Through courage and unyielding conviction, she forced America to finally face itself.

The number of Black students entering many of the nation’s most elite law schools declined this year, according to data released on Monday by the American Bar Association. Explore this gift article from The NY Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

youtu.be/oJe3O81phR8 Between 1936–1938, the U.S. government recorded the voices of formerly enslaved people describing life in bondage. These are THEIR OWN WORDS—first hand testimonies of those who endured the pain and indignity of being physically owned by another human being.

youtu.be/Z3onXGCAHJk In 1962, Ezra Jack Keats's "The Snowy Day" broke barriers, introducing Peter—the first Black protagonist in a Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. It reshaped children's literature with positive, relatable representation and became the most checked-out book in NYPL history.

youtu.be/hJnF3Sy5JpA In 1904, judge, journalist, policeman, and activist, George Edwin Taylor, the only son of Nathan Taylor, a slave, and Amanda Hines, a free Black woman, ran as the National Negro Liberty Party’s candidate for the office of President of the United States.

youtu.be/5pNnnmjgepA ROBERT PARRIS MOSES is known for his courageous work on voter education and registration in Mississippi during the early 1960s, co-founding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

youtu.be/8xjq2kIo_Ks AAHIAH examines the racist legacy of urban planner Robert Moses. His projects intentionally destroyed Black and Latino neighborhoods in 20th-century New York, shaping modern America with segregationist policies still felt today.

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youtu.be/16yV5oUNgIA Denmark Vesey was a free Black man in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1822, he was accused and convicted of planning one of the largest and most significant slave revolts in U.S. history.

youtu.be/Trq-aLGtjbM Redlining was a discriminatory practice, initiated during the 1930s under the New Deal policies, which denied mortgages, loans, and essential resources to Black families based solely on race or ethnicity…Black Americans feel its long-lasting impact even today.

youtu.be/TXfcvjtFpnA Slavery isn’t taught honestly in America. Biased textbooks, political pressure, and a lack of real standards allow schools to soften the brutality and erase the voices of the enslaved. We cannot ignore the facts: African American History IS American History!

youtu.be/LSCkakajfoQ The Abyssinian Baptist Church is a cornerstone of African American history and culture. Founded in 1808, the Abyssinian Baptist Church is one of the oldest African American congregations in the United States, playing a pivotal role in both religious and social movements.

youtu.be/TAJizCShdqE In 1955, he became the first Black man to sing at the NY Metropolitan Opera. His barrier-breaking story is one most people have never heard. His journey, struggles, & legacy deserve the spotlight.

youtu.be/o82uB4D0rbk Black history isn’t being “forgotten”—it’s being erased. From Juneteenth to MLK’s final speech in Memphis, this episode reveals the stories schools leave out…and why understanding the full truth of America’s past still matters today.

youtu.be/0_GzOu6dv6o Black people didn’t just build America — Black artists, writers, and inventors shaped our culture and democracy through their brilliance, labor, and creativity in ways that still resonate today.

youtu.be/p6il0-PHRWY Black culture didn’t just influence America — it transformed it through art, music, politics, and activism. This episode tells the true stories you were never taught.

Blacks Built America: The Untold Truth. youtu.be/-OQUkY_x_Qo “Blacks Built America” isn’t hyperbole — it’s a historical fact. It speaks to the crucial, often erased role African Americans played in shaping this nation through centuries of their forced labor, brilliance, resilience, and innovation.

youtu.be/e3XJn6kuMM8 Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line—and paid a heavy price. This episode explores what Jackie Robinson truly endured…the slurs, hostility, and death threats. His courage changed the game forever, and his legacy still matters today.

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youtu.be/23EIN0bGOgY Max Robinson broke racial barriers as the first Black man to anchor a national network newscast, transforming American journalism forever. From civil rights coverage to co-founding NABJ, he left an indelible mark on television history.

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youtu.be/V4lBe2tI7kA Black History is being erased in U.S. schools! Political fear & systemic racism are to blame. This episode exposes the untaught legacies of James Weldon Johnson, Ida B. Wells, James Henry Gooding, and Bill Pickett. African American History IS American History!

youtu.be/izrBwzz3GIA On April 12, 1964, Malcolm X delivered one of his greatest orations, the influential "Ballot or the Bullet" speech at King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit, shortly after leaving the Nation of Islam.

youtu.be/_TbYQA0_ckc A powerful look at Reconstruction and Jim Crow from the Black perspective. These untaught stories show how Black history was being erased long before today’s debates. Because Black history isn’t separate from America’s story…it is America’s story.

youtu.be/SafrXxjIFQI From the Fifteenth Amendment (ratified in 1870), which extended voting rights to men of all races, to the cost of exercising the right to protest, these stories (and many others) reveal both resilience and determination regarding our nation’s past.

youtu.be/DK-X3p-t4Vg Widely hailed as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in history, the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr. in Ailey, Georgia) combined grace, speed, and knockout power to redefine boxing and elevate the sport during a time of deep racial segregation in America.