Black History 365 : The Throw Down

In this episode Yusuf explains the impact and contributions the Moors had on Spain and the Iberian Peninsula.

In this episode, I present the story of Granville Tailer Woods, the first black electrical engineer who owned more than 60 patents.

In this episode I present the story of Sarah Rector who was just 11 years old when she became the richest girl in American in 1913.

In this episode I present the story of Shaka Zulu and his reign of the Zulu Kingdom and South Africa during the 19th century.

In this episode I explain the legacy of agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver and how he promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. I also explain his mindset when it came to civil rights.

In this Season 6 premier I present the story of Cathay Williams the first black female in the U.S. military who went under the guise as a man to be accepted and fight for U.S. in war.

In this season 5 finale I present the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine black teenage boys accused of assault on two white women in 1931, Scottsboro Alabama.

In this episode I present the origins of country music and it's connection to African American culture. This episode also explains the whitewashing of the genre from its originators and the subsequent association of country music to white musicians.

In this episode I present the story of Dred Scott a enslaved black man who fought for his freedom and citizenship in America. The case is known Dred Scott v. Sanford.

In this episode, I present the story of he first black samurai Yasuke a slave brought to Japan by the Portuguese.