Black History Moments

Shaakira White
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Black History is more than the common names we always hear. Join Shaakira White, an HBCU grad and Black history enthusiast, as she recounts the stories of those little known or forgotten in Black History. If you want to learn more about Black history, are curious about all things Black, or just want to hear a great narrative, this is the podcast for you.

  1. 05/06/2025

    HBCU History: Tuskegee University

    Tuskegee University is often known for Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and the Tuskegee Airmen but there is a greater story behind the pride of the swift and growing south. Starting in a church's room with 30 students, this school has a history of making something out of nothing. This is the story of Tuskegee University...Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductionsFollow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like us on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira WhiteWe strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:⁠https://www.tuskegee.edu/programs-courseshttps://www.tuskegee.edu/about-us/history-and-mission#:~:text=Washington%2C%20who%20headed%20the%20institution,Dr.https://archive.tuskegee.edu/repository/digital-collection/yearbooks/https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/tuskegee-university/https://oxfordaasc.com/page/2739https://www.nps.gov/tuin/learn/historyculture/tuskegee-institute-s-founding.htmhttps://www.nps.gov/tuin/learn/historyculture/lewis-adams.htmhttps://www.nps.gov/bowa/learn/historyculture/upload/the-final-btwdeath-site-bulletin.pdfhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interactive/unresolved/cases/samuel-leamon-younge-jrhttps://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters%5BnamePart_mtxt_s%5D%5B%5D=Tuskegee+Normal+and+Industrial+Institute&keywords=&layout=false#/?scroll=19Tuskegee History Archive

    21 min

  2. 04/08/2025

    HBCU History: Bethune-Cookman University

    Bethune-Cookman University was founded by one of the most dedicated and driven women in U.S. History, Mary McLeod Bethune. She started the institute for girls with 5 students and grew the enrollment to 250 in 2 years. BCU is the definition of starting with "a dollar and a dream", which is evident in Dr. Bethune purchasing a 4 room cottage with $1.50 to start the school. This is the story of Bethune-Cookman University... Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductionsFollow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like us on Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira WhiteWe strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:⁠https://www.cookman.edu/history/https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/education-young-black-girlshttps://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethunehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eleanor-bethune/https://www.essence.com/news/bethune-cookman-university/https://aaregistry.org/story/cookman-institute-the-right-place-and-time/https://www.daytonabeach.gov/507/Bethune-Cookman-Universityhttps://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/digital/collection/becu/id/554Florida History Archive

    17 min

  3. 03/25/2025

    HBCU History: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University

    NCAT was the second school founded under the second Morrill Act of 1890. Before they broke ground on their campus, the school was held in the annex of Shaw University. Over the years, they have not only educated Black students, but has also been a pivotal part of the Civil Rights movement. This is the story of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University... Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductions⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like us on Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/morrill-act https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/north-carolina-agriculture-technical-state-university-1891/ https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/north-carolina-agricultural-and-technical-university-nc-at/ https://www.ncpedia.org/north-carolina-agricultural-and-tec https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/agmech1902/agmech1902.html https://www.ncat.edu/about/130th/events.php https://libguides.library.ncat.edu/c.php?g=960890&p=9098604 https://ncatregister.com/15857/the-yard/university-archivist-presents-undiscovered-research-at-i-am-a-crosby-kid-symposium/ https://libguides.library.ncat.edu/c.php?g=960890&p=9098602 https://relations.ncat.edu/pubs/alumnitimes/2020/feb27/blufordfeb.html

    13 min

  4. 02/25/2025

    HBCU History: Howard University

    Originally founded for the advancement of previously enslaved people, Howard University has been a premiere institution for all races and social classes in the United States. Although the first 5 students were not African American, the school has fought valiantly over the years to maintain it's mission of Truth and Service, and to ensure that Black people remain at the forefront of the institution. This is the story of Howard University... Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductions⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like us on Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oliver-O-Howard https://www.fd.org/news/black-history-month-spotlight-charlotte-e-ray-first-black-female-lawyer https://medicine.howard.edu/about/history https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/story-howard-universitys-first-black-president-mordecai-wyatt-johnson https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/birth-bison#:~:text=The%20name%20came%20from%20a,Army%2C%20aspired%20to%20the%20symbol. https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:9s167q282 https://boundarystones.weta.org/2024/12/17/how-howard-university-students-challenged-its-identity-black-university https://www.britannica.com/topic/Howard-University https://boundarystones.weta.org/2024/12/17/how-howard-university-students-challenged-its-identity-black-university https://dh.howard.edu/bison_yearbooks/175/ https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/howard-university-1867/

    19 min

  5. 02/18/2025

    HBCU History: Prairie View A&M University

    Our spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues this week with a school that was established on the grounds of a former plantation in 1876. Starting with 8 students, this school was the first state supported institution for African Americans in Texas. This is the story of Prairie View A&M University... Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductions⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠⁠⁠ Like us on Facebook:⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kirby-helen-marr-swearingen https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/archive/html/exec/governors/03.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKs3nntQmjo https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/banks-willette-rutherford https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/prairie-view-a-m-university https://www.pvamu.edu/about_pvamu/college-history/ https://texasproud.com/prairie-view-am-university-history/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MaA2q-fYXk

    16 min

  6. 02/11/2025

    HBCU History: The Lincoln University

    To pave the way for HBCUs that were yet to come, Lincoln University decided that it would educate Black men in the theology space. Years later, the institution became co-educational and expanded it's degree programs - making it the first degree-granting HBCU. With notable graduates like Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall, Lincoln University has blazed a path forward to show and prove that education, no matter one's race, is possible. This is the story of The Lincoln University... Subscribe on YouTube:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductions⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠⁠ Like us on Facebook:⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠⁠ Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-university-first-hbcu-chartered https://time.com/archive/6825965/education-this-ambitious-aim/ https://www.lincoln.edu/about/history.html https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/freedom-lincoln-university-its-history-and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Miller_Dickey

    12 min

  7. 02/04/2025

    HBCU History: Florida A&M University

    From being founded as the school to educate Florida's colored students in 1887, to being placed on the land of a former plantation, to fighting to keep the university from merging into a PWI, FAMU have proven over and over again that just like those rattle snakes that roamed the hills of the former Highwood Plantation, there is a resilience that can be achieved by continuing to strike, and strike, and strike again.  This is the story of Florida A&M University... Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shaakirawhiteproductions Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR⁠ Follow us on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en⁠ Like us on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments⁠ Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://www.famu.edu/about-famu/history/index.php https://floridamemory.com/items/show/860 https://dbpedia.org/page/Thomas_Van_Renssalaer_Gibbs https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2012/10/03/meet-venom-the-rattler/ https://coe.famu.edu/future-of-famu/famu-drs.php https://dacb.org/stories/sierra-leone/tucker-thomas/ https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2012/10/03/meet-venom-the-rattler/ https://coe.famu.edu/future-of-famu/famu-drs.php https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2019-11-22/the-repeating-history-behind-the-closure-of-florida-a-m-universitys-hospital https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/classroom/learning-units/civil-rights/tallahasseebusboycott/#:~:text=FAMU%20Students%20Start%20a%20Boycott,boycott%20spread%20throughout%20the%20city.&text=J.,seating%20on%20Tallahassee%20city%20buses. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/22/former-famu-president-dies-11-days-after-being-hit-by-car/ https://eng.famu.fsu.edu/timeline/historical-foundations#:~:text=FSU%20was%20integrated%20in%201962,Law%20School%2C%20established%20in%201949. https://www.wusf.org/2019-11-22/the-repeating-history-behind-the-closure-of-florida-a-m-universitys-hospital

    23 min

  8. 02/29/2024

    24: Frank Braxton was the first Black animator in Hollywood

    The animation field hardly recognizes the work of Frank Cavalier Braxton, Jr. He was the first Black person hired in the Warner Brothers Animation department and used his talents to provide a way for those that were to come after him. He's known as the Jackie Robinson of animation. This is his story... Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SBFTPOlN1I8 Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackhistorypod?lang=en Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackhistorymoments Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/remarkable-life-frank-braxton-hollywoods-first-black-animator-137356.html https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/frank-cavalier-braxton-jr-1929-1969/ https://blackartstory.org/2020/10/05/profile-frank-braxton-1929-1969/ https://dbpedia.org/page/Frank_Braxton https://www.dksuperiorclerk.com/mt-content/uploads/2024/02/black-history-series-frank-braxton-jr.pdf https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-anecdotes-166/ https://lasentinel.net/frank-braxton-receives-windsor-mccay-award-at-46th-annies.html

    20 min
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Black History is more than the common names we always hear. Join Shaakira White, an HBCU grad and Black history enthusiast, as she recounts the stories of those little known or forgotten in Black History. If you want to learn more about Black history, are curious about all things Black, or just want to hear a great narrative, this is the podcast for you.

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  • Creator
    Shaakira White
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Shaakira White
  • Show Website
    Black History Moments