Say It Loud
The OG Black Republicans
Season 1
Episode 5
Did Republicans lead the charge in electing Black politicians? We don’t need to know who you’re voting for but we are interested in how the end of the Civil War meant the start of Black people in US Government and the resilience required by these OG Black politicians to occupy space in a government that was very divided on whether owning people was bad.
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14:26
We explain the origin of Juneteenth and focus on 3 "Fine Print" areas of Freedom.

16:12
Why was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X initially removed from the country Billboard charts?

16:29
How migration has impacted Black culture in the United States.

18:07
Exploring the new and inventive ways our generation is honoring and preserving Soul Food.

16:28
Hallease and Evelyn look at how comedy has changed throughout modern history.

13:05
Historically Black Colleges and Universities

12:51
What Missy Elliott did for Afrofuturism

15:17
The Evolution of (Black) Beauty

12:21
"Black sounding" names and their surprising history

12:49
Black Twitter continues to be a source of debate, research, and of course endless cackles.

13:21
She isn't African enough?! DNA Ancestry tests

9:29
Black inventors throughout American history have contributed so much to our innovation.