Sam Cooke (1931-1964), hailed as the "King of Soul," was a singer, songwriter and activist who significantly transformed soul music. Between 1956 and 1964, he charted 29 Top 40 pop singles and 20 Top Ten R&B singles. Cooke's promising career was abruptly ended when he was fatally shot in 1964.Read the full newsletter >28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate stories of Black leaders and their impact on arts, culture, and society. Look for "Black Histor...

Edmonia Lewis is considered the first Afro-Native American professional sculptor to achieve international recognition for her work. Little is known about Lewis' life, as the sculptor was notorious for embellishing details of her life to captivate her audience. What is known is she was a remarkable artist who thwarted the constraints placed before her in a white male-dominated field. Read the full newsletter >28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate s...

During a time when Black people were only depicted as criminals or not represented at all, John H. Johnson carved out a space in print journalism that offered an authentic and diverse representation of Black America to Black America. Learn more about his life and legacy in today's episode. You can read today's episode in its original newsletter format using this link >We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at [email protected]. Include the title of th...

Virgil Abloh was a fashion designer, architect, designer and influencer. In that role, he became the titular fashion brand’s first Black artistic director, and one of the few in the industry. His work, merging streetwear with luxury, gained him international acclaim, a position on Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People list in 2018, and recognition for transforming fashion.Read the full newsletter >28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate stories of B...

Gordon Parks (1912 –2016) was a photographer, composer, film director, author, and poet known for his documentary photojournalism on civil rights and poverty. Read the full newsletter >28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate stories of Black leaders and their impact on arts, culture and society. Look for "Black History Month" in titles of other episodes in this podcast.We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at hello@antiracismdai...

Esther Elizabeth Rolle (1920-1998) was a Bahamian American actress most known for her roles on "Maude" and its spin-off "Good Times." Throughout her career, she advocated adamantly for accurate representation of Black people in television. Read the full newsletter >28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate stories of Black leaders and their impact on arts, culture and society. Look for "Black History Month" in titles of other episodes in this podcast.We’d l...

André Leon Talley (1948-2022) was a pioneering American fashion journalist who significantly shaped the landscape of fashion media and culture during his lifetime. Exuberant and undeniably fashionable, Talley redefined what others only dared to dream was possible in the fashion industry. Read the full newsletter >28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate stories of Black leaders and their impact on arts, culture and society. Look for "Black History Mo...

Today's featured performer rallied for LGBTQ+ rights and dignity that are still being challenged in today's time, over 50 years later.28 Days of Black History is our free, month-long series where we celebrate stories of Black leaders and their impact on arts, culture and society. Look for "Black History Month" in titles of other episodes in this podcast.We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at [email protected]. Include the title of this edition in the subje...

Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing dancer, choreographer, storyteller, and activist who shaped the landscape of modern dance. He was a visionary choreographer who saw the beauty in Blackness and used the stage as his protest, pouring his heart and soul into his work. Read the full newsletter >We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at [email protected]. Include the title of this edition in the subject line.This podcast uses computer-generated audio. Incon...

World-renowned author and essayist Jamaica Kincaid explores family dynamics, the lingering legacy of colonization, the hypocrisy of American capitalism, and bigotry both in the Caribbean and in the United States. She writes from the “status of the uprooted subject,” blending genres to craft “elusive” works composed in a “deceptively simple and unadorned style.We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at [email protected]. Include the title of this edition in the...