We the (Black) People

A wide range of topics within American history are analyzed. The host takes the time to break down dense topics with other historians and authors. A variety of black people, events and movements are spoken about in connection to today's events. It's apparent that the host is passionate about each podcast and bringing accurate information to others. I enjoy the podcast as I learn and absorb a new historical lens.

Enough can’t be said about this young ladies articulate presentation of black history that’s been lost. This podcast could serve as a full time thought course from the university level down to middle school level. Bravo bravo, I look forward to following this creator.

Brooklyn is a great host & curator: enthusiastic, curious, and clear in spelling out the stakes of the stories she’s including. Her first 2 episodes—on Black self-emancipation and why the line “Lincoln freed the slaves” is not just oversimplified but wildly flawed, and then on challenges to high school history education in 2020—hint at her range. I learned a TON and also left thinking about why (not uniquely) I’d never learned U.S. history like this. Black history is U.S. history! Eager to see what’s next—thank you for making this Brooklyn!!

So far, the two episodes pose really interesting and important questions in relation to history education and how it’s taught in the US and how it can be more inclusive and involved, especially when looking at the history of black people in America. Excited to learn more, looking forward to new episodes!