Black History Moments

The animation field hardly recognizes the work of Frank Cavalier Braxton, Jr. He was the first Black person hired in the Warner Brothers Animation department and used his talents to provide a way for those that were to come after him. He's known as the Jackie Robinson of animation.

This is his story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/remarkable-life-frank-braxton-hollywoods-first-black-animator-137356.html

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/frank-cavalier-braxton-jr-1929-1969/

https://blackartstory.org/2020/10/05/profile-frank-braxton-1929-1969/

https://dbpedia.org/page/Frank_Braxton

https://www.dksuperiorclerk.com/mt-content/uploads/2024/02/black-history-series-frank-braxton-jr.pdf

https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-anecdotes-166/

https://lasentinel.net/frank-braxton-receives-windsor-mccay-award-at-46th-annies.html

William Dorsey Swann hosted the first documented Drag Balls in the United States. The House of Swann was a safe space for queer Black people to dance, sing and cultivate community. That is until police raided the ball and arrested the attendees for what was called, “the most horrible and disgusting offenses known to the law.” But William didn’t go down without a fight. 

This is their story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-first-self-proclaimed-drag-queen-was-a-formerly-enslaved-man-180982311/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/william-dorsey-swann-from-enslaved-to-queen/18722/

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/slavery-voguing-house-of-swann

https://www.businessinsider.com/first-drag-queen-born-into-slavery-william-dorsey-swann-2023-6

https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/02/Feb-19-William-Swann.pdf

Sheila Guyse was mentioned amongst those like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne. She was featured on the covers of magazines like Jet, Ebony and Hue but what happened to her and why don’t we know her story? She starred in independent Black films after getting her start at the Apollo Theatre but when she met her 3rd husband, her career came to a screeching halt. 

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Produced, Edited and Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sheila-guyse-1925-2013-2/

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/arts/sheila-guyse-singer-and-actress-is-dead-at-88.html

https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/sheila-guyse-star-miracle-harlem-harlem-follies-1949/

https://blackthen.com/etta-drucille-guyse-popular-actress-singer-recording-artist/

https://books.google.com/books?id=K0MDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Did you know that the reason Brown vs. The Board of Education’s ruling to end segregation in schools was actually because of a man named Charles Hamilton Houston? He is known as “the man who killed Jim Crow” and served as a mentor for Thurgood Marshall throughout his career. Unfortunately, Charles never had a chance to see everything he fought for come to pass. 

This is his story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Produced and Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/305us337

https://history.iowa.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/school-desegregation/attorneys-brown-v#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%20case,(left)%20and%20James%20M.

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/houston-charles-hamilton-1895-1950/

https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/charles-hamilton-houston

https://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/3-organized/charles-houston.html

https://legacyofslavery.harvard.edu/alumni/charles-hamilton-houston

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Hamilton-Houston

https://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/history/charleshouston.html

Today we correlate Juneteenth to the freedom of enslaved African Americans in Texas after the Emancipation Proclamation but for the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth', Opal Lee, June 19th has a double meaning.

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Produced and Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.opalswalk2dc.com/about

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/12/29/racist-mob-black-family-home-opal-lee/

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/opal-lee-1926/

https://www.biography.com/activists/a44213763/opal-lee-juneteenth-activist

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/habitat-for-humanity-rebuilding-opal-lees-childhood-home/

https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Great-Depression

The first Black woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics was from Albany, Georgia. But before she performed on the world's stage, she was a star athlete and standout that ran dirt roads barefoot and made her own hurdles from ropes and sticks she'd find around town. 

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.biography.com/athlete/alice-coachman

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/coachman-alice-marie-1923/

https://olympics.com/en/news/alice-coachman-athletics

https://www.britannica.com/event/London-1948-Olympic-Games

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-coachman

https://mediadiversified.org/2013/10/31/photo-gallery-this-sportin-life/alice-coachman-first-african-american-woman-to-win-an-olympic-gold-medal/

When we think about the pillars of Rock & Roll, we usually think about Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and more popular figures. However, did you know that a Black woman is known as the “godmother” of Rock & Roll from developing her signature sound while playing her electric guitar?

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/sister-rosetta-tharpe-rocknroll-pioneer/

https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/sister-rosetta-tharpe

https://afropunk.com/2019/03/rosetta-tharpe/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sister-rosetta-tharpe-1781/

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=rosetta%20tharpe&page=1

https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/sister-rosetta-tharpe-rock-legacy.html

https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/544226085/forebears-sister-rosetta-tharpe-the-godmother-of-rock-n-roll

I’m sure you’ve all seen the famous photograph of the woman casually pushing aside a bayonet-tipped riffle as she side-eyes soldiers. Her name was Gloria Richardson and she was the powerful force behind the Cambridge Movement. It’s not often that we hear her name mentioned alongside other Civil Rights leaders but she deserves her flowers.

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://snccdigital.org/people/gloria-richardson/ , https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/us/gloria-richardson-dead.html , https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/individuals/gloria-richardson , https://www.npr.org/2021/07/19/1017820962/gloria-richardson-civil-rights-pioneer-dies , https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/cambridge-riot-the-legacy-of-civil-rights-hero-gloria-richardson/

Bayard Rustin was an openly gay Black man that helped plan and strategize many of the major civil right's events in history. Even when people tried to weaponize his sexuality against him, Bayard stood the course. 

This is his story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://nyti.ms/3az7FAI

https://nbcnews.to/2ZtLTZ0

https://bit.ly/3uecPKg

https://bit.ly/3bhqkjP

https://n.pr/3ptwkLj

https://to.pbs.org/3s3II6w

https://bit.ly/3azb8j4

https://bit.ly/3k1nUK8

https://stanford.io/2NBM2a4

https://s.si.edu/2Zvhdqo

Did you know that The Little Rock Nine were hand-picked by a woman who knew they'd be able to handle the scrutiny coming their way? Her name was Daisy Bates and she knew early on that she had to do something about racism and segregation in America. 

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://to.pbs.org/3a7islE, https://bit.ly/37mc88f, https://bit.ly/3qcI4mM, https://bit.ly/3aOzR1q, https://bit.ly/3abzZJj, https://bit.ly/2OxbCO9, https://bit.ly/2Z99NsI, https://bit.ly/3qghngQ, https://to.pbs.org/2ZaUsYk, https://bit.ly/372uPNK