Black-owned banks were going to close the racial wealth gap—so what happened? Harini Bhat dives into the history books to explore the financial struggles faced by Black Americans from segregation to redlining and examines the role Black banks have played in the economic empowerment of the communities they serve. Editorial […]
Please support me by signing up for Nebula- http://go.nebula.tv/fdsignifier Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here— https://nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier This video discusses the real reasons why NFL running backs have become “devalued” and seeks to expose how this process of devaluation is not only a deliberate alteration of the nature of […]
If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/PBS Ona Judge was born into slavery on George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation. After her escape in 1796, Washington became obsessed […]
Deep in the Great Dismal Swamp, thousands of Black people created a hidden free society, one that defied slavery for centuries. This is the story of the rebels who turned a swamp into a sanctuary. This episode of In The Margins is part of PBS’ America@250 collection, celebrating the country’s […]
Florida recently updated their state curriculum to teach students that some emancipated Black people gained skilled that they could use for their own benefit after emancipation. So I found some highly-skilled Black folks from the 1800s to see how things panned out for them. #florida #blackhistory #history
We’ve been learning about the 13 colonies all our lives, so why did no one think to mention the British Caribbean colonies? And why didn’t these colonies join the American Revolution? The answer has a lot to do with slavery. ***** Check out The Story in Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWisXIT2Y8o ***** This […]
If God exists, why does he allow Black people to suffer the way that they do. For starters, Christianity has been used a brutal tool of oppression against Black folks for as long as this country has existed. Outside of the US, Christianity and the Bible motivated colonizers to commit […]
If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/PBS In the 1800s, a powerful coalition of politicians, enslavers, and even some abolitionists backed a radical idea: send free Black […]
Before Central Park was built, a historic black community was destroyed. Help our reporting on hidden histories. Submit a story idea here: http://bit.ly/2RhjxMy If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won’t see. It’s a story that goes back […]
One hot, mosquito-filled summer, less than a decade after the birth of the US, yellow fever brought the capital city to the brink of collapse. As the Founding Fathers fled to safety, a small community of essential workers stepped up. Who are these unsung heroes, and how did Philadelphia bounce […]
