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March 18, 2024

Why Black Folks love Banana Pudding

Banana pudding, a dessert often featuring layers of vanilla custard, crispy vanilla wafers or ladyfingers, and freshly sliced bananas, is a classic treat beloved by many. When served in a dish, it's sometimes served with a dollop of whipped cream …

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March 1, 2024

James Hemings, The Enslaved French Chef

James Hemings is acknowledged for the introduction of culinary delights such as macaroni and cheese, crème brûlée, meringue, whipped cream, and French fries to America. Remarkably, he holds the distinction of being the first American to undergo...

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Feb. 23, 2024

How a Black Man created Buffalo Wings #blackhistory

The history of buffalo wings centers around the Anchor Bar, a establishment in Buffalo, New York. However, a lesser-known, story about the buffalo wing comes from an an African American restauranteur by the name John Young. Audio: Onemichistory.com...

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Feb. 14, 2024

The REMARKABLE Life of Malcolm X

Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, emerged as a pivotal Muslim minister and civil rights activist, vehemently combating the systemic racism rampant in mid-20th century America. His early years were laden with...

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Feb. 12, 2024

How "In Living Color" Created the Super Bowl Halftime Show

In 1991, during one of FOX's regular staff meetings, FOX president Jamie Kellner started talking about the Super Bowl, Kellner believed his network could capitalize on the Super Bowl even though CBS had the rights to air the game. Audio:...

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Jan. 28, 2024

Why do black folks eat Chitterlings?

How did why are chitterlings named chitterlings? How did black folks began eating pig intestines Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onemichistory Follow me on Facebook:...

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Jan. 13, 2024

16th Street Church Bombing

On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Four young girls were killed and many other people injured. Outrage over the incident and the violent clash between...

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Dec. 30, 2023

The Black New Year

How did African Americans go from dreading New Year's Day to observing Watch Night service with hope for the new year? Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onemichistory Follow me...

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Dec. 10, 2023

The Black Christmas

How did Black Folks come to celebrate Christmas? Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onemichistory Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Onemichistory Please support...

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Dec. 3, 2023

Mississippi Burning

On June 21st, 1964, three activists, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were kidnapped and killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history...

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Nov. 25, 2023

The Black Thanksgiving

How did a holiday created to celebrate thankful of a bountiful harvest, come to be celebrated by enslaved African Americans? Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onemichistory...

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Nov. 12, 2023

The History of Collard Greens

How did a plant originating from the Mediterranean become so beloved by black folks, Join us while we talk about the History of Collard Greens Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter:...

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Oct. 15, 2023

The History of Black Mac and Cheese

Have you ever wondered the history of Mac and Cheese and how it became so beloved with Black Folks? Join us while we talk about the History of Mac and Cheese Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me …

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Oct. 1, 2023

The History of Black Fried Chicken

What, does a fried chicken have to do with race? Don’t white people like watermelon too? What’s so offensive about liking watermelon? Join us while we talk about the History of Fried Chicken. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram:...

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Sept. 29, 2023

The Freedom Summer Project

Freedom Summer, or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a voter registration drive in 1964 aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters in Mississippi. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter:...

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Sept. 17, 2023

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

The March on Washington was a massive protest march of 250,000 people that occurred in August 1963, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. the event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African...

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Sept. 10, 2023

The History of Black Barbecue

Have you ever wondered why Black folks love to Barbecue? Join us when we talk about the Historical reasoning behind Black Barbecue. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter:...

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Sept. 3, 2023

The Birmingham Campaign

The Birmingham Campaign was a movement led in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which sought to bring national attention to the efforts of local Black leaders to desegregate public facilities in Birmingham, Alabama....

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Aug. 27, 2023

Why Black Folks love Butter Pecan

Have you ever wonder why butter pecan is so popular with Black Folks? well there is a histoical reason for that, join us as we talk about. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Twitter:...

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June 26, 2023

Bonus: The Injustice of George Stinney Jr.

George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy, who at the age of 14 was convicted, and executed, for the murders of June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 7 in March 1944. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me …

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June 19, 2023

Bonus: The Untold Story Of The Foods Of Juneteenth

Juneteenth foods, are deeply rooted in the African-American experience. foods like Barbecue pork, watermelon, and collard greens are all traditional dishes that reflect the resilience of the African-American people. These dishes not only provide...

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June 12, 2023

Bonus: Josephine Baker's Secret Life as a Celebrity Spy

In 1939, as Europe was engulfed in war, Jacques Abtey, the Chief of France’s military intelligence service, went against the grain and recruited a highly unexpected spy – the American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker. Follow me on Instagram:...

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May 29, 2023

The FORGOTTEN History of Memorial Day

Freed African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, conducted the earliest recorded Memorial Day observance in the country. This celebration, occurring in 1865 and at the time it was dubbed "Decoration Day" Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on...

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May 8, 2023

Why did Civil Rights Leader wear Suits?

Why did Civil Rights Leader wear Suits? wouldnt jeans have been more comfortable? Listen and enjoy while I explain the history of the fashion of the unheard. Audio: Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon:...

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