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This episode explores the complex historical and cultural intersection between Victorian bustle and the Black female body, specifical…
16 hours ago
Unrecognized Valor: The Erasure of Black Naval Heroes
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This episode examines the extraordinary heroism and systemic marginalization of two Black sailors, Charles Jackson French and Doris M…
5 days, 19 hours ago
The Unpaid Debt — Reparations and America's Reckoning
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For over a century, the United States has debated racial justice while sidestepping its oldest unpaid bill. This episode argues for …
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The Restoration of African Agency in Global History
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For generations, history has largely been told through the lens of the societies that conquered, colonized, and controlled the writte…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Price of Inequality and the Debt of Reparations
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What is the Black Tax—and why does it continue to shape the lives of millions of Black Americans today?
In this episode of Roweming Ar…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Evidence and Obsession: Why America Fears Black History
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Why does America fight so aggressively over Black history—and why do racists seem incapable of leaving Black people alone?
In this epi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The DNA of Black Communalism and American Individualism
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Why does Black America thrive in community while white American culture so often celebrates individualism? And why does Black collect…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Shadows of Mississippi: The Case of Nolan Wells
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The death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells has sparked grief, questions, and intense discussion across the country. After a July 4th boat …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Global Architecture of Black Identity and Media Impact
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This episode examines the long-standing influence of media on the construction and perception of Black identity across the globe. Hi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Slavery's Echoes: The Architecture of American Inequality
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This episode examines how the historical institution of American chattel slavery established enduring social and economic inequities…
2 months ago