It was in Tulsa, Ok 19 year old dick Rowland had dropped out of school and started shined shoes at a local pool hall on third and main. Shoe shines only cost a dime but a good shine could make upwards of 10 dollars a day. Dick Rowland had an…
An explanation of the tragic history of the Tulsa and the Tulsa Massacre. The Tulsa Massacre, It was May, 30th 1921 and on this day Dick Rowland was on his way to the Drexel building. Which was mostly closed for the Memorial day holiday but the building had something that…
This Episode is about the history of Black Wall St. before the tragic events of the Tulsa Massacre in 1921. Greenwood was named the town after another town called Greenwood, Mississippi. The first store was a grocery store on the corner of Archer and Greenwood ave. The community continued to…
The entire 35 blocks of the Greenwood commercial district were completely destroyed. A total of 191 Black-owned businesses, several churches, a junior high school, and the district’s only hospital were lost. According to the Red Cross, 1,256 homes were burned with another 215 looted and vandalized. The Tulsa Real Estate…
It was May, 30th 1921 and on this day Dick Rowland was on his way to the Drexel building. Which was mostly closed for the Memorial day holiday but the building had something that very few buildings in downtown Tulsa had. A colored restroom on the top floor, as Rowland…
Greenwood was named the town after another town called Greenwood, Mississippi. The first store was a grocery store on the corner of Archer and Greenwood ave. The community continued to grow along Archer st. attracting a real estate developer, a dentist, a black physician and a even ministers. Little by…
An explanation how African Americans were affected by the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturns in the industrialized world, While no group escaped the economic devastation of the Great Depression, few suffered more than African Americans. African Americans across the country already occupied a fragile position…
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturns in the industrialized world, While no group escaped the economic devastation of the Great Depression, few suffered more than African Americans. African Americans across the country already occupied a fragile position in the economy. By the late 1920s, the many African Americans…
"Strange Fruit" was recorded by Holiday in 1939 and she first performed at the integrated Café Society nightclub that same year. The lyrics of "Strange Fruit" were written by Abel Meeropol, a educator and anti-racist activist, and was adapted from a 1937 poem titled "Bitter Fruit." The poem, also written…
How accurate is the The United States vs Billie Holiday?
The United States vs. Billie Holiday is set primarily during the height of Holiday's career in the later period of the legendary jazz singer’s career up until her death in 1959. the movie draws from on Johann Hari’s bestseller Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War…
The United States vs. Billie Holiday is set primarily during the height of Holiday's career in the later period of the legendary jazz singer’s career up until her death in 1959. the movie draws from on Johann Hari’s bestseller Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War…
S2E19 Billie Holiday vs The United States, Follow us for more Black History facts Around 1930, Eleanora began showing up at jazz clubs to audition and sing with resident pianists and sharing tips with other performers. This is when she would renamed herself “Billie” after the film star Billie Dove.…
S2E19 The Tragic life of Billie Holiday, Check out the episode link below Born Eleanora Fagan or Elinore Harris on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Holiday's early years are mostly rumors because of her ghost written autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues" but it would be honest to say that…
Billie Holiday, one of the most famous of jazz singers of all time and was a superstar of her day. She first rose to prominence in the 1930’s with a unique style along with her emotional intensity, innovative techniques and touching songs reinvented the conventions of modern singing and performance…
An explaination of the True life of Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, one of the most famous of jazz singers of all time and was a superstar of her day. She first rose to prominence in the 1930’s with a unique style along with her emotional intensity, innovative techniques and touching…
Southern lynching's became a tool of racial control Audio: Onemichistory.com
How did lynching get their name and come synonymous with hangings? Audio: Onemichistory.com
A documentary on the amazing life of Satchel Paige, .Satchel Paige was a Negro League baseball pitcher who became a legendary player during his many years in the Negro leagues; he finally was allowed to enter the major leagues in 1948 after the unwritten rule against black players was abolished.…
How did the practice of lynching start in America? This is an explanation of the history of Lynching in America. Lynching's was a action used to control and terrorize black community into submission, and into an inferior racial caste position. They became widely practiced in the US south from roughly…
Black history month was the idea for Carter G Woodson on Feb. 26 1926
This video will explanation the amazing life of Black Chemist Percy Lavon Julian. Percy Julian was a pioneering chemist who with only a 10th grade education went on to earn his Ph.D. His research into chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs was used to treat glaucoma and arthritis, although his race…
This is a special collaboration with the Petri Dish Podcast, You can learn more about the scientific achievements of this pioneering chemist at the link below. Petri Dish Podcast: https://pod.link/1476940551 Percy Julian was a pioneering chemist who with only a 10th grade education went on to earn his Ph.D. His…
