The Historianspeaks Podcast

HistorianSpeaks

Short narrated stories from HistorianSpeaks: African American and global Black history, politics and culture.

  1. 17h ago

    Introducing HistorianSpeaks (2026)

    Meet the new HistorianSpeaks: history that reads the news, from the global Black world to Black Thread magazine. Join free or become a founding member at historianspeaks.org.

  2. 1d ago

    Thelonious Monk at 109: The Genius Who Played It His Way

    Born October 10, 1917, Thelonious Monk helped invent bebop, survived years of being silenced, and left jazz a language all his own. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/thelonious-monk-109th-birthday Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

  3. 1d ago

    Crispus Attucks: From Runaway to the Revolution’s First Martyr

    In 1750, a man named Crispas ran from slavery in Framingham and vanished from the record. Twenty years later, Crispus Attucks became the first man to fall in the American Revolution. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/crispus-attucks Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

  4. 1d ago

    Maurice Bishop and the Legacy of the Grenadian Revolution

    Stephen G. Hall's essay on Maurice Bishop and Grenada's 1979 revolution, now updated through 2026: the October 1983 killings and invasion, the long reckoning, and a Grenadian and diaspora inheritance. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/maurice-bishop-and-the-legacy-of-the-grenadian-revolution Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

  5. 1d ago

    Eight Names, One Short List: Black Candidates for Governor in 2026

    A record eight Black major-party nominees are running for governor on November 3. Tight sketches of each, and why the office has been so hard to reach. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/black-candidates-for-governor-2026 Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

  6. 1d ago

    Walking to Vote: Greensboro's Students and the Long Shadow of Louisiana v. Callais

    Students from N.C. A&T, UNC Greensboro and Bennett College marched to the polls after losing their campus voting sites, and the Supreme Court's Callais ruling helps explain why. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/greensboro-students-march-to-polls-2026 Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

  7. 1d ago

    After the Marches: France on October 18, 2026

    Some 550,000 people marched across France on October 17, the anniversary of the 1961 massacre. Here is what happened, and what comes next. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/france-october-17-2026-after-the-marches Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

  8. 1d ago

    October 1995: The Million Man March

    On October 16, 1995, hundreds of thousands of Black men gathered on the National Mall for the Million Man March, a day of atonement, unity and responsibility. Read the full story: https://historianspeaks.org/blog/million-man-march-1995 Become a Founding Member of HistorianSpeaks: https://historianspeaks.org/founders

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Short narrated stories from HistorianSpeaks: African American and global Black history, politics and culture.

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