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Black Love Stories

Nov 7th, 2016 22m 15s

This episode spotlights stories of enduring love among African American couples. We dive into the history of marriage among black Americans -- including the time when it was illegal for slaves to wed. We also explore why it matters that these s

The Path to Founding an HBCU

Oct 31st, 2016 14m 21s

Born into slavery, William Hooper Councill founded one of the nation's first HBCUs, Alabama A&M University. Negotiating the racial politics of Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow was dangerous work. Councill was a peer of Booker T. Washingt

The Question of Black Identity

Oct 24th, 2016 23m 54s

Racial identity in the U.S. is complicated because race is an invented category rooted in slavery. This episode explores the question of black identity in America through the voices of four people who, at one time or another, have had to answer

Harlem Through James Van Der Zee's Lens

Oct 17th, 2016 17m 54s

James Van Der Zee was a celebrated African American photographer who documented black New York for much of the 20th century. Van Der Zee was New York's leading black photographer during the Harlem Renaissance. His images emphasized the dignity,

The Fiddler who Charmed Missouri

Oct 10th, 2016 22m 11s

A young musician and actor discovers that his great, great grandfather was Bill Driver, a celebrated fiddler in Missouri. Family members recall how his fiddle playing often brought blacks and whites together at country dances and fiddle contest

Tracking Down a Slave's Bill of Sale

Oct 3rd, 2016 16m 58s

Members of an extended Tennessee family talk about their great, great grandfather, a slave owned by his white, biological father. After emancipation, their ancestor managed to buy a farm. Family members reflect on the strength it took to surviv

The Spirit of the Million Man March

Sep 26th, 2016 17m 30s

The Million Man March of 1995 is recreated through the conversation between a young woman and her father, who attended it. He talks about how the event changed his life, and she recalls what it meant to see a poster of the march hanging on the

NASA's Human Computers

1 Sep 19th, 2016 19m 35s

During World War II, a labor shortage obliged the military to hire African American women with mathematical skills to help make complicated computations for warplane designs. This small team of black women faced discrimination but eventually wo