America Did What?! In 1932, the United States Public Health Service embarked on the Tuskegee Study, or more aptly the Tuskegee Atrocity, which studied the progression of tertiary syphilis in untreated, unknowing, and unwilling Black men sharecr

Episode 3: Fear the Great White, Shark Attacks and Lynchings

Jul 31st, 2020 33m 24s

America Did What?! Since 1916, racist white people have killed more people than great white sharks have killed humans. In this episode of America Did What?! Blair Imani and Kate Robards dive into the facts about the 1916 New Jersey shark attack

Episode 2: Project MK Ultra and CIA Mind Control

Jul 18th, 2020 36m 42s

Learn how the United States government, via the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), funded mind control experiments on unwilling, unconsenting, and uninformed human subjects in the United States and Canada. Blair Imani and Kate Robards discuss P

Episode 1: Redlining and the GI Bill

Jul 4th, 2020 24m 42s

America Did What?! Learn how the United States used redlining and the G.I. Bill to systematically deny Black Americans access to the American Dream. Blair Imani and Kate Robards make this conversation personal with family anecdotes that illustr

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Introducing: America Did What?!

Jun 19th, 2020 3m 2s

Get ready for your new favorite educational podcast, America Did What?!, hosted by historian Blair Imani and comedian Kate Robards. Be prepared to laugh while you learn how to make America a more perfect union.Transcript: http://www.americadidw

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