Nona Hendryx is a veteran artist who cannot be easily classified. Her career spans eras, genres, industries, and media. She has been called a revolutionary, a shapeshifter, a renaissance woman, a space-age spirit, and a groove mistress. With more than six decades in the music business, Hendryx has established a career that is uniquely her own. 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 ar...

It's not uncommon to be introduced to a groundbreaking individual during Black History Month who was a pioneer in their industry or specialty yet whose name was lost to time. As is the case with Jackie Ormes, the first Black female published cartoonist in the U.S.Read the newsletter here >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 episode...

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to our Black History Month series! Today we're talking about my personal hero, magician Ellen E. Armstrong.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 s...

If you're from Texas or frequent rodeos, the name Bill Pickett likely needs no introduction. Credited for being the father of the rodeo event bulldogging, this cowboy and renowned rodeo showman is a testament to the courage and skill of the Black cowboy.Read the newsletter here >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 ...

In the mid-twentieth century, Hazel Scott was the “glamorous face of jazz,” a wildly successful and multi-talented pianist, singer, and film star. Scott played sold-out concerts that mixed classical music with jazz and boogie-woogie. The first Black woman to host a television show, Scott was a Hollywood star who featured in four films in a single year. Her success seemed unstoppable until her career was derailed by state repression and anti-communist hysteria. Read the newsletter here >28 ...

Pura Belpré was an Afro-Puerto Rican folklorist and author who served as the first Latina librarian in the New York Public Library system. Her book, Perez y Martina was the first Spanish-language children’s book released by a mainstream U.S. publisher. Learn more about her life and legacy in today's episode. Read the newsletter here >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 "B...

Marion Stokes was a civil rights activist, feminist and independent archivist. Fascinated by “how media reflects society to itself,” she videotaped 33 years of the 24-hour news cycle on 70,000 VHS tapes. Some of her recordings are the only known saved documentation. Her collection is now being digitized by the Internet Archive for future use. Read the newsletter here >Learn more about her life and legacy in today's issue of 28 Days of Black History.28 Days of Black History is our free, mon...

Gladys Bentley was an openly gay singer, pianist and entertainer in New York City during the Prohibition Era. In a time when lesbian identity was only emerging, Bentley was unabashedly herself. Bentley’s life and legacy shows how powerful it is to choose to be ourselves, no matter what comes our way, and to celebrate others that decide to do the same. Learn more in today's episode, part of our 28 Days of Black History series.Read the newsletter here >28 Days of Black History is our f...

February marks the start of Black History Month, and I know a lot of organizations are scrambling to meet the moment. We live in a deeply anti-Black society, so we need to approach any opportunity to center Black people with the urgency it deserves. Today's episode gives seven ways to approach Black History Month with intention and address the growing threats against our safety and dignity. Read the newsletter >We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at hello@antir...

Our understanding of gender in today's society is evolving – and our language has to catch up. Today, learn more about gender-neutral language and its significance in building more inclusive spaces to live and work. Explore this topic and all the referenced material in today’s episode by visiting our website and reading the issue on our site: subscribe.the-ard.com.We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at [email protected]. Include the title of this edit...