Black History 365 : The Throw Down: Recent Episodes
Yusuf Hersi
Have you ever wanted to learn about Black History your school probably neglected to teach you? Well in this podcast series, Black History 365: The Throw Down I will educate you on and explore historical events and unsung heroes in Black History. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
In this episode, Yusuf presents five African kingdoms who were prominent and affluent in their ways of cultivating and maintaining a strong global presence. These kingdoms were what these aforementioned nations were built from. Lastly, the word "Griots" was mispronounced, apologies for that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support
In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Isaac Burns Murphy a race horse joke from Kentucky. He was a multiple time race horse champion and broke records on his way to Racing's Hall of Fame. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of the Amistad case and the 1997 film adaptation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of the first black book owner in the U.S., abolitionist, and healer David Ruggles. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
In this Season 8 premier, Yusuf presents the story of South African activist Steve Biko. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
Welcome listeners,
This is a quick update about Season 8 and the future of Black History 365: The Throw Down. Apologies for the audio not being in sync with the video, I tried fixing it but to no avail. Anyway, if you can please look past it and hear the message, I would greatly appreciate it.
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In this Season 7 finale, Yusuf presents a true crime story on fourteen year old George Stinney Jr. He explains how a crime Stinney didn't commit was pinned on him during an era of America where being black was always a crime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
On this episode of Black History 365 : The Thrown down, Yusuf presents the story of William W. Browne, a former slave who founded the first black owned bank in the United States.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support
In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Gladys Bentley, an eccentric entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance that would defy US conventional standards on what was appropriate to be shown to American audiences.
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On this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Afro Puerto Rican Historian, Writer, and Activist, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.
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In this episode, Yusuf Hersi explains how Nathan "Nearest" Green a slave, invented the recipe for Jack Daniels Whiskey.
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Happy New Year listeners, on this episode Yusuf presents the story of Engine 21, Chicago's first black fire company and the impact they left on the city.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Macon B. Allen, the first African American to become a lawyer in America.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of entrepreneur George Thomas Downing who was responsible for the first 5 story hotel on the east coast of America.
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In this episode, Yusuf explains the story of the first black professional baseball player before Jackie Robinson. His name was Moses Fleetwood Walker.
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In this Season 7 premiere for Black History 365 : The Throw Down, Yusuf explains a brief history on how the music industry was for Black artists, and how "Race Records" affected their careers.
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In this episode, Yusuf explains the history and importance black barbershops have on African American culture and U.S. History.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Robert T. Freeman the first African American dentist in the U.S.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of a Ghanaian woman named Breffu who led a slave revolt against the Danish on the Island of St John in the 18th century.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Sergeant William Carney, the first African American Medal of Honor recipient.
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In this episode Yusuf explains the impact and contributions the Moors had on Spain and the Iberian Peninsula.
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In this episode, I present the story of Granville Tailer Woods, the first black electrical engineer who owned more than 60 patents.
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In this episode I present the story of Sarah Rector who was just 11 years old when she became the richest girl in American in 1913.
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In this episode I present the story of Shaka Zulu and his reign of the Zulu Kingdom and South Africa during the 19th century.
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In this episode I explain the legacy of agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver and how he promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. I also explain his mindset when it came to civil rights.
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In this Season 6 premier I present the story of Cathay Williams the first black female in the U.S. military who went under the guise as a man to be accepted and fight for U.S. in war.
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In this season 5 finale I present the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine black teenage boys accused of assault on two white women in 1931, Scottsboro Alabama.
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In this episode I present the origins of country music and it's connection to African American culture. This episode also explains the whitewashing of the genre from its originators and the subsequent association of country music to white musicians.
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In this episode I present the story of Dred Scott a enslaved black man who fought for his freedom and citizenship in America. The case is known Dred Scott v. Sanford.
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In this episode, I present the story of he first black samurai Yasuke a slave brought to Japan by the Portuguese.
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In this episode, I present a true crime story involving the lynching Laura and L.D. in Okfuskee County Oklahoma.
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In this episode, I present the story of The Little Rock Nine a group of African American students that had to endure racism while attending Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
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In this episode I present the life story of Phillis Wheatley the first African American woman to be a published and successful poet.
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In this episode I present the story of Fred Hampton, his achievements leading the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party and his demise at the age of 21.
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In this episode I present the story of America's first black heavyweight title Jack Johnson and adversities he had to endure during his reign.
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In this episode, I present the story of Robert Smalls a slave who cleverly stole a confederate ship and freed himself and 15 others.
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In this episode, I present the story of Henry "Box" Brown a slave who took measures into his own hands and freed himself from slavery.
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In this episode, I present the story of Gaspar Yenga a black slave who lead a rebellion in Mexico where he worked on a sugar and alcohol farm.
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In this episode I present the story of Olympic icon Jesse Owens.
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In this episode I present the story of Benjamin Banneker a man who was an Almanac author, author, surveyor, landowner and farmer. He also extensive knowledge of mathematics and natural history.
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In this episode, I present the story of Robert F. Williams a civil rights activist that advocated black people to arm themselves against racist attacks and his involvement with the NAACP.
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In this episode I present the story of black nationalist, pan africanist and civil rights activists Marcus Garvey.
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In this episode I present the story of Benhanzin Hossu Bowelle better known as The King Shark who fought against European invasion in the Dahomey Kingdom which is present day Benin.
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In this episode I present the story of Amina The Warrior Queen of Zaria in northern Nigeria. She was the first woman ruler to rule an African Kingdom and left a lasting legacy in Nigeria.
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In this episode I give a quick review on the Netflix "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and go into presenting her story in the music industry and becoming a blues icon.
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In this episode, I present the story of African American explorer Matthew Henson, the first person to reach the North Pole.
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In this Season 4 Premier episode, I present a true crime story on the Murder of Louis Allen in Liberty Mississippi.
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An announcement for the next season.
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In this episode, I present the story of the Harlem Renaissance and how it became a place where black art and culture thrived. Some of the great works that we have to this day were created by artists from this place and time period.
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In this episode, I present the story behind "Bloody Sunday", a day where a protest to make changes in civil rights became a national display of violence for America to witness the brutality of racism.
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In this episode, I present the story of civil rights activists Medgar Evers.
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In this episode, I present the story behind the Juneteenth, the day slaves in Texas got their freedom.
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Episode Note: Turn up your volume for better sound quality. I recorded this episode with my phone instead of my laptop and the volume is a bit lower than usual.
In this episode, I present the story of The Underground Railroad. Through perseverance, slaves withstood obstacles to make a better future in the North.
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In this episode, I present the story of George Speck (Crum), an African American chef who is acknowledged as the innovator of the potato chip
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In this episode, I present a true crime story in Black History specifically, The May 1918 Lynchings in southern Georgia. This episode contains situations of graphic violence, so listener discretion is advised.
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In this episode, I present the story of Sojourner Truth and her fight for civil rights for slaves, and her time working with the women's rights movement.
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In this episode, I present the story of the 1962 riot at The University of Mississippi also known as "Ole Miss", and the student and civil rights activist James Meredith's experience dealing with racism.
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On this Season 2 finale episode of Black History 365: The Throw Down, I present the story of Solomon Northup's "12 years a slave".
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Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. In this episode, I present the story of Claudette Colvin the first documented African American woman to refuse to succumb to injustice in terms of giving up her seat for a white person on a bus.
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In this episode, I present the story behind the Dahomey Warriors, a collection of African women warriors that were the inspiration for the women warriors in the Marvel film, Black Panther.
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In this episode, I present the story of Ruby Bridges a living legend who at a young age helped become a catalyst to desegregate schools in the American South.
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In this episode, I present the true crime story behind the Emmett Till murder.
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In this episode, I present the story of the "Freedom Riders" and the man who was behind the movement of these activists, John Lewis.
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In this episode, I present the story behind the adversities Angela Davis had to endure during the early 1970s against the U.S. government, and how she overcame that and turned it into her fight for freedom for the oppressed.
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In this episode, I present the story of Bessie Coleman the first African American woman to become an aviator and hold a pilot's license. You'll learn the challenges she had to overcome to be a legend in aviation.
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In this episode, I present the story of Thomas Wiggins a man who was a musical genius and had disabilities since birth. However, he never let his disabilities hinder him from being a great musician in American history.
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In the episode, I present the story of the vibrant and socially conscious artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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In this episode, I present the story of Nat Turner's rebellion and the ramifications that occured from his fight for freedom from slaverly.
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On this episode I present the story of the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing that killed four young girls.
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In this episode, I explain the horrific events of the Rwandan Genocide in the early 1990s and how the country recovered from the bloodshed.
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This episode tells the story of how affluent Black Wall Street was before it was destroyed due to racism.
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This episode explains the story behind the Rosewood Massacre and its demoralizing effects on a town. I also speak on how this tragic event in history inspired the film "Rosewood" by late director John Singleton. I hope you enjoy it.
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This episodes explains the story behind the Tuskegee Airmen and the journey they had to endure in aviation during segregation.
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This episodes presents the story behind the black cowboys experience in the Wild West and three legendary figures who made a name for themeselves in the American Frontier.
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This episode explores the story behind the African legend Mansa Musa and the Malian Empire.
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This episode goes into the history behind the Aunt Jemima brand and it's unsettling history that consumers may be unaware of. So, give this a listen and remember everything we use in our everyday lives in terms of products may have some darkness hidden behind a lighthearted and happy exterior.
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In this pilot episode I explain the Jazz scene and history in Boston Massachusetts. Jazz has made a significant impact in Boston's music and the jazz artists produced events that helped bring the energy to the public consistently. I'm your host Yusuf Hersi and I hope you enjoy this episode. Peace
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This is a podcast series that will examine and explore Black History that should be celebrated everyday, and with every episode I'll delve deep into familiar and not to familiar stories that should have been taught to you in school.
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