Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMeet Sarah Goode: Inventor of the Murphy Bed
Episode 203
Shontavia Johnson introduces us to Sarah Goode, who made history in 1885 as one of the first Black women to receive a U.S. patent for a folding cabin…
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Meet Marie Van Britton Brown: Inventor of the Home Security System
Episode 202
Patent Attorney Shontavia Johnson shares how Marie Van Britton Brown's groundbreaking invention of the home security system in the 1960s paved the wa…
1 year ago
The Legacy of Black Inventions
Episode 201
After President Trump's recent comments on America 'inventing everything,' Karen Hunter takes a deep dive on who really is responsible for the invent…
1 year ago
Howard French on Writing & Preserving History (Part 4)
Episode 200
Howard French opens up about his writing process and the responsibility of preserving forgotten histories, revealing how storytelling can shape colle…
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Lumumba, Nkrumah, and the Struggle for Africa’s Future (Howard French Part 3)
Episode 199
Howard French traces the tragic fall of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba and the forced exile of Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah, uncovering how Cold War polit…
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Kwame Nkrumah and the Dream of a United Africa (Howard French Part 2)
Episode 198
Historian and author Howard French reflects on the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah, exploring his pivotal role in African independence movements and his visi…
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Howard French On The European Partition of Africa
Episode 197
Karen Hunter sits down with Howard French, author of 'The Second Emancipation,' for a powerful conversation about how the European partition of Afric…
1 year, 1 month ago
Do We Really Need School?
Episode 196
In this thought-provoking episode, Karen Hunter and Tremell McKenzie explore the provocative idea that for many, school is less about learning and mo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Tim Wise on NFL Players, Protest, & The National Anthem
Episode 195
Karen Hunter shares a classic conversation with Tim Wise on Colin Kaepernick's protest.
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Why I'm STILL Boycotting the NFL
Episode 194
On this episode, Karen Hunter revisits past commentary to explain why she continues her boycott of the NFL in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and hi…
1 year, 1 month ago