The Global Black History Podcast

Eriche
The Global Black History Podcast

A comprehensive podcast on black history and black issues around the world. You’ll hear about subjects in black history that you won’t find in your average history curriculum. Each story is told in an entertaining narrative fashion that’s easy to listen to. I used to get bored in history class too. But black history is far from boring. The rich tapestry of experience that makes up the diaspora deserves its attention and that’s the mission of this podcast: bringing black history from around the world to average people.

  1. 03/26/2021

    Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to Nottinghill

    Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to NottinghillA brief history of Carnival celebrations from colonization to the modern day. How did carnival originate in the Caribbean and spread across the world? Get to know some of the carnival traditions like Jouvert or Dirty Mas and get to know more about the traditional masquerade characters. This episode will also connect the original carnival celebrations to the 'pretty mas' celebrations today and discuss the role of the ...

    48 min

  2. 03/19/2021

    Brief History of Afro-Cuban Santeria (Blood Sacrifice, Magic, Yoruba Religion & the Orishas)

    Brief History of Afro-Cuban Santeria (Yoruba Religions, Orishas, Blood Sacrifice, Magic)An exploration of Santeria and how this Yoruba religion syncretized with Catholicism. This hour long podcast is my aim to combat misinformation about Santeria. With research from Migene Gonzalez-Wippler and some additional context, this episode is great for anyone who enjoyed my episode on Rastafarianism and wanted to learn more about another religion originating from West Africa.This podcast is on the lig...

    1h 1m

  3. 03/05/2021

    Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 3) | Slum Clearance Poses As Disaster Relief, Media Racism, Kanye Being Kanye

    Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 3) | Slum Clearance Poses As Disaster Relief, Kanye Being Kanye & Media RacismMy third, final, and longest episode on Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. I'll detail more about the National Guard, Michael Brown from FEMA, Michael Chertoff, head of Homeland Security and the five days at the Superdome. Toward the end of this episode, expect an intellectually rigorous (not basic) discussion on the role the media played in New Orleans. All the hot topics g...

    1h 19m

  4. 02/26/2021

    Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: Politicians Straight Up Chilling While Black People Drown

    Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: George W Bush, Kathleen Blanco, Michael Brown, Mayor Nagin Fail Black Americans In New Orleans, LouisianaOops, I did it again. I played with your heart. And there will be one more episode in this series. This is the second part of a 3 part series.Today's episode will be following the immediate aftermath of New Orleans. I'm talking about the levees breaking, the Lower Ninth Ward, the 17th Street Canal breach, the Superdome and where ...

    1h 2m

  5. 02/19/2021

    Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 1) | Category 5 Natural Disaster Devastates Gulf Coast & Chocolate Cities, But Who Profits?

    Connecting Environmental Racism/segregation in this political true crime saga. Hurricane Katrina, the August 29, 2005 Category 5 hurricane that slammed into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast devastated black American communities, including the historically black Lower Ninth Ward.Learn about the key players involved: Mayor Ray Nagin, D-Governor Kathleen Blanco, and George W Bush, the at the time vacationing president of the United States. Why did the levees break? How was the Lower Ninth Ward des...

    56 min

  6. 02/12/2021

    Concentration Camps, Trials & Executions In Nairobi, Kenya | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 3)

    Concentration Camps, Trials & Executions In Nairobi | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 3)Let's talk about the end of the KLFA rebellion, British withdrawal from Kenya, the rise of Jomo Kenyatta, General China, the fate of the Gikuyu and the trials and executions carried out by the British. This is part 3 of a 3 part history podcast series on how Kenya gained independence from England... I'm going to take us through the brutal end of the KLFA ...

    51 min

  7. 02/05/2021

    The Authoritarian Police State | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 2)

    Part 2 of a (now) THREE PART series. The Authoritarian Police State | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 2)Let's talk about the authoritarian police state and white nationalist response to Kenyan sovereignty. The Mau Mau rebellion, the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army, Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, Gikuyu/Kikuyu history. Part 2 of a 3 part history podcast series on how Kenya gained independence from England... Warning: it's unpleasant.I'm going to outline th...

    54 min

  8. 01/29/2021

    Leave Kenya Alone! Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 1)

    Leave Kenya Alone! (Britain's Shameful Hidden Past AKA "The Emergency"). The Mau Mau rebellion, the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army, Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, Gikuyu/Kikuyu history. A brief introduction into how Kenya gained independence from England. Warning: it's unpleasant.I'm going to outline the stakes for Kenyan independence, the political issues faced by Africans and the W I L D behavior of the British (United Kingdom) colonial governments in African countries.BACK from my hiatu...

    45 min
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A comprehensive podcast on black history and black issues around the world. You’ll hear about subjects in black history that you won’t find in your average history curriculum. Each story is told in an entertaining narrative fashion that’s easy to listen to. I used to get bored in history class too. But black history is far from boring. The rich tapestry of experience that makes up the diaspora deserves its attention and that’s the mission of this podcast: bringing black history from around the world to average people.

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