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June 7, 2025

What They Didn't Teach You About Jaywalking

Imagine an American city street around 1900, the sidewalks spill over as children play tag in the roadway, vendors call out to neighbors, and people wander wherever they please. The street is alive—a true communal space, owne...

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May 26, 2025

The SHOCKING Reason Why They Called Blues "Devil Music"

Born from the pain, joy, and raw truth of Black life in the Deep South, the blues gave voice to what the church often couldn’t touch desire, heartbreak, defiance, and survival. While gospel promised heaven, the blues told the...

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May 19, 2025

Nottoway is Burning

On May 15, 2025, flames tore through Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation, reducing one of America's largest, largest most lavish antebellum mansions to ashes. Behind the grand columns and gleaming chandeliers lay buried truths of...

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May 12, 2025

What Nobody Told You About the Hidden Meaning Behind SINNERS! Part 2

Sinners isn’t just a vampire story, it’s a mirror. Set in Jim Crow Mississippi, it sinks its teeth into the real horrors Black folks faced: chain gangs, racial passing, and survival by any means. And it doesn’t stop there, Mi...

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April 27, 2025

What Nobody Told You About the History Behind 'SINNERS

In 1932 Mississippi, twin brothers Smoke and Stack return home seeking redemption, only to awaken chilling horrors from their past. Step into a shadowy world filled with juke joints, cotton plantations, and dark Southern secrets. But how much of...

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April 5, 2025

What They Didn't Teach You about Aunt Jemima

In the world of breakfast staples, few names echo through American kitchens like Aunt Jemima. Yet, beneath the familiar face lies a story deeply intertwined with America's racial past. From minstrel shows to modern grocery aisles, Aunt Jemima's image...

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March 16, 2025

The Plot to Murder Fred Hampton

Late on an evening in December 1969, Fred Hampton, a charismatic young leader, finishes a class on politics and law before sharing a quiet meal with his pregnant fiancée, Deborah Johnson. But beneath the calm surface, unseen forces are stirring. In...

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March 3, 2025

How They STOLE Your Last Name and Hid It From You

The story of Black surnames is shaped by the brutalities of slavery, where the enslaved had their original surnames removed and were given the names of their enslavers. these names have become a testament to resilience and the enduring quest for Black...

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Feb. 23, 2025

Why Black Folks LOVE Soul Food

This video showcases the history behind soul food, from fried chicken to chitterlings. Join us as we explore the rich heritage and timeless love the Black community has for soul food. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history...

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Feb. 16, 2025

The Black Man That Secretly Stole a Confederate Warship

Uncover the astonishing story of Robert Smalls, a man born into slavery who made a bold escape during the Civil War by commandeering a Confederate ship. How did he pull off this daring feat right under the noses of his enslavers? Join us for the...

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Feb. 9, 2025

The Black Woman That Secretly Recorded 35 Years of News Television

Discover the life of Marion Stokes, a woman who dedicated her life to capturing over 750,000 hours of news footage from 1977 to 2012. The Marion Stokes Project https://archive.org/details/marionstokesvideo Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on...

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Jan. 12, 2025

What They Don't TEACH You About The 6888th Postal Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, affectionately known as the "Six Triple Eight," emerged as an extraordinary all-female, all-African American unit in the U.S. Army during the throes of World War II. Formed in 1944 under the Women's Army...

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Jan. 5, 2025

What They Didn’t Teach You About Sesame Street

Sesame Street is groundbreaking show was brought to life by a team of educators, researchers, and creative geniuses at the Sesame Workshop. Designed with a cutting-edge curriculum, Sesame Street aimed to achieve measurable educational outcomes,...

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Dec. 22, 2024

Don't Start the New Year Without Eating These Foods

Explore the rich history and cultural significance of Black food traditions on New Year's Day. Discover how dishes like black-eyed peas and greens, rooted in West African heritage, symbolize good luck and prosperity. Learn about the role of enslaved...

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Dec. 9, 2024

The UNTOLD Journey of the Black Santa

The story of Black Santa Claus begins from a need to reconstruct the Black identity and challenge racial narratives. Emerging from the shadows of racial caricature and cultural exclusion, Black Santa has become an unexpected player on the stage of...

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Nov. 26, 2024

The DARK History of the Treadmill

Did you know that early Treadmills were used to walk enslaved people in to submission Join us while we talk about the History of the Treadmill.  Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter:...

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Nov. 18, 2024

The LOST Recipe of Black Rice

In the late 15th century, Portuguese explorers noted the flourishing rice cultivation in West Africa, a skill deeply rooted in local communities. Tragically, the transatlantic slave trade brought these expert rice cultivators to the Americas, where...

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Nov. 4, 2024

The DEADLY Quest for Black Voting Rights

From the Reconstruction era to the Civil Rights Movement, Black Americans have struggled for the right vote since the early days of this nation, from the struggles, triumphs, and ongoing fight against Black voter suppression. Join us as we delve into...

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Oct. 28, 2024

The LOST Recipes of The Black Pitmaster

The origins of barbecue are firmly rooted in the plantation South, where enslaved Black pitmasters blended their own culinary traditions with those of Indigenous peoples to create what we know as American barbecue. Join us as we explore how this...

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Oct. 14, 2024

The DEEP Waters of Black Swimmers

Can you swim? Over 58% of Black children can't swim, nearly double the rate for white children. This issue traces back to years of racial segregation, that prevented generations of Black Americans from learning to swim, leaving them unable to teach...

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Oct. 7, 2024

Unmasking The Dark Roots of Race in America

Race is a social concept created to categorize people based on physical traits like skin color and physical features. It became the entire basis for American Slavery. So, Let's discuss the origins of Black Racial identity.  Audio Onemichistory.com...

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Sept. 30, 2024

Unmasking the Dark Roots of Colorism

Join us as we unpack the layers of colorism. This form of discrimination goes beyond racism, affecting individuals based on their skin tone even within their own ethnic or racial groups. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram:...

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Sept. 23, 2024

Unmasking the Secret Life Behind White Passing

The concept of racial passing is where individuals from one racial group are perceived or pass as members of another racial group. Historically prevalent in the United States, racial passing often involved Black or multiracial individuals assimilating...

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Sept. 16, 2024

How the One Drop Rule Shaped Blackness

This is how the 'One Drop Rule.' a principle that stated that person with known even a drop of African ancestry makes that person Black, and how its legacy continues to affect us today. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history...

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