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. Black History Year connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are usually excluded from mainstream conversations. 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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 628
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
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 y…
00:48:22 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
Critical Race Theory and The Obstruction of Black Education with Dr. Ivory Toldson
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 o…
00:50:17 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
Silencing Black Women's Resistance Dr. Heather Finch
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 exploi…
00:43:53 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
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 de…
00:39:18 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
The Power of Accountability with Dr. Albert Samuels
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. …
00:32:04 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
Escaping the Plantation with Dr. Christena Cleveland
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 t…
00:44:09 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Cultural Continuity and the Recovery of Black History with Debora Heard
For centuries, white historians’ have attempted to erase and whitewash Black history. Despite their best efforts, it can’t be erased. Today, we're talking with Debora Heard to help us reclaim and rec…
00:54:49 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Black Women's Power with Dr. Ashley Farmer
Black women don’t often get their roses in the history books, relegated instead into background roles. But for us to achieve liberation as a people, we must understand the need for collective action …
01:02:13 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
The Danger of Anti-Black Teachers with Dr. Alicia Montgomery
Anti-Blackness is all around us -- at the workplace, the local grocery store we may frequent, and for Black students, even in their classrooms. Today, we’re sitting down with Dr. Alicia Montgomery, e…
00:35:55 |
Mon 11 Oct 2021
Indigo and Liberating Black Spirituality with Queen Quet
There's a power within Black people. One that, through colonialism and westernization, through space and time, has perennially lived at our core: West African spirituality. The problem? Most of us do…
00:50:36 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Black History Year Season 4: Unlearning The Myths
Learning your history makes you - and your people - stronger. As Black people, we know we’re left out of the history books. That the media images are skewed. That we need access to experts, informati…
00:03:33 |
Mon 27 Sep 2021
What Does Black Liberation Look Like?
It's a question that requires tapping into your imagination. A question that forces you to explore the possibilities within freedom. And it's a question we ask every guest on Black History Year.
"Wha…
00:45:57 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
U.S. Police Ties In Haitian President’s Assassination
What’s up fam, thanks for tuning into another episode of Black History Year. On this show, we connect you to the history, thinkers, and activists who are left out of mainstream conversations. But thi…
00:06:09 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Celebrating Juneteenth in the Carceral State with Ebony Underwood
Juneteenth is a special holiday for Black people - it commemorates when the last of our enslaved ancestors were freed. And yet, many Black people remain in bondage through a new form of slavery that'…
00:30:32 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
Black Power and a Black Agenda with Candace Hollingsworth
You’ve heard us say it before. The Black vote is powerful. But the two-party system wasn’t designed to actively engage our needs. So how do we reclaim our power in a political ecosystem that takes ou…
00:52:16 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Slavemasters In Your Neighborhood with Clint Smith
The debates over U.S. monuments that celebrate Confederate generals, soldiers, and politicians show just how pervasive slavery's legacy is - and how it continues to impact the way Black America moves…
00:49:37 |
Mon 17 May 2021
From Slavery to Mass Incarceration with Dr. Byron Price
It's true: slavery never ended. It's a dehumanizing system that continues to enslave, exploit, and devalue Black people in one particular institution: prisons. Today, Dr. Byron Price - author of such…
00:26:56 |
Mon 10 May 2021
The Price of White Terror with Tracy Manning-Gibbs
White terrorism has lasting consequences. For the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the generational wealth they spent 15 years independently building was obliterated in a 24 hour period of raci…
00:39:37 |
Mon 03 May 2021
Defining Ourselves with Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems
Feminism, Black feminism, womanism. According to our guest today, author, literary scholar, and professor Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, none of these concepts serve women of African descent or the Black …
00:39:37 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Environmental Racism: A Hidden Threat with Dr. Dorceta Taylor
We're making a deadly mistake if we don't talk about environmental justice when we discuss racism and Black liberation. The lasting impacts of toxic waste, pollution, climate change, and other harms …
00:49:01 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
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