Everyday Black History: Afro Appreciation

229 Episodes

1. Sarah Rector- the richest Black Girl in America in 1913

   Published: 4/12/2021
2. Guion Bluford/Mea Jemison- the first African American man and woman in space.

   Published: 2/23/2021
3. Charles Patterson/Fredrick Patterson- they started the first Black owned car manufacturing company

   Published: 2/13/2021
4. Jake Simmons/Lee W. Thomas- two men who made millions during the oil boom of the 20th century

   Published: 2/6/2021
5. Anthony Crawford- successful entrepreneur and farmer who was murdered for his success

   Published: 1/18/2021
6. Dr Dorothy Spikes- Mathematician. Richard Spikes- Inventor with over 12 patents

   Published: 1/4/2021
7. Robert Flemming Jr/Otis Blackwell- An inventor and a songwriting genius.

   Published: 12/17/2020
8. Dr Alexa Canady/ John Love-the first Black female neurosurgeon in the US and an innovative inventor

   Published: 12/10/2020
9. Chicago Defender/Pittsburgh Courier- two of the largest Black owned newspapers in the US

   Published: 12/1/2020
10. Sam Cornish/John Russwurm- two of the founders of the first Black newspaper, Freedoms Journal

    Published: 11/23/2020
11. Zelda Valdes/Dr Sarah Loguen Fraser- stylist/entrepreneur and physician/pediatrician.

    Published: 11/12/2020
12. Black Suffragist and the right to vote.

    Published: 11/3/2020
13. Annie Lee- Artist and philanthropist

    Published: 10/25/2020
14. The Black History of Greenwich Village and Chicken Bone Beach

    Published: 10/10/2020
15. Weeksville Brooklyn- one of the first free Black communities in New York.

    Published: 9/28/2020
16. Seneca Village- New York’s first free Black settlement, which is now Central Park

    Published: 9/21/2020
17. Mary Church Terrell- Civil and Women’s Rights activist.

    Published: 9/6/2020
18. Three Men who fought and died for freedom- Shields Green, John Anthony Copeland, Lewis Leary

    Published: 8/24/2020
19. Josiah Henson- abolitionist, author, minister and the inspiration behind a hated novel

    Published: 8/18/2020
20. C.T. Vivian/Congressmen John Lewis- two icons of the civil rights movement

    Published: 7/20/2020