Black History Bites

By BLAM UK

Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health (BLAM UK) is proud to offer short, bite sized, and accessible global Black history and cultural podcast episodes to aid you in your Black history learning.... more

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How many episodes does Black History Bites have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.

Black History Bites episodes:

July 09, 2021 Garifuna Dugu Ceremonies: Funeral Traditions in the Diaspora
Dugu is a healing ceremony in which Garifuna community members come together to call upon ancestral spirits - known as ‘Gubida’ - to help heal or aid the passing of a sick person.
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5min
July 02, 2021 Nine Nights: Funeral Traditions in the Diaspora
This episode looks at a Caribbean funeral tradition called Nine Nights. You might have even attended one?
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4min
June 25, 2021 Black British English
Black British English - also known as Black British Vernacular or Black English Vernacular - is a language in its own right, not a dialect!
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4min
April 30, 2021 Winti: African Religions in the Diaspora Series
Winti is one of the purest African religions found in the diaspora.
This episode moves away from the Caribbean and takes us to Suriname in South America.
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5min
April 22, 2021 Haitian Vodou: African Religions in the Diaspora Series
Vodou is one of the most demonised, stigmatised and even criminalised religions in the world. But have you ever really considered why that is?
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7min
April 14, 2021 Santería and Shango: African Religions in the Diaspora Series
Santería, seen in Cuba is a direct descendent of the Yoruba methodology of the Orisha and so is Shango, a religion practiced in Trinidad and Tobago.
This series about African Religions in the Diaspora seeks to explore different religions across the Caribbean and the Americas to help understand their African roots and how they are practiced today!
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13min
April 07, 2021 African Waist Beads
Did you grow up seeing women wearing waist beads? Have you worn them yourself? Do you know what their various meanings are and what the different colours symbolise?
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7min
March 27, 2021 Beauty Standards
Jodi-Ann from BLAM talks about Beauty Standards in Black Communities. Sign up for our free Zuri Therapy (Racial-Wellness) here: https://blamuk.org/zuri-therapy-racial-wellness/
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8min
March 19, 2021 From the Talking Drum to Steel Pans: Drumming in Trinidad and Tobago
Did you know that drumming was once banned in Trinidad and Tobago?
Have you heard of the tamboo bamboo?
This week's episode looks at the history of drumming in Trinidad and Tobago.
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11min
March 01, 2021 Black Racial Trauma
Jodi-Ann from BLAM talks about how racial trauma can affect black people and suggests ways to reduce it.
Sign up for our free Zuri Therapy (Racial-Wellness) here: https://blamuk.org/zuri-therapy-racial-wellness/
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8min

FAQs about Black History Bites:

How many episodes does Black History Bites have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.