Black History Year

Millions of people put it on everything—salad, pizza, steak—you name it. But it wasn’t always that way. This famous dressing started as a hometown favorite, and we have this Black cowboy to thank for creating it.
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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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What if the answer to poverty, addiction, and crisis wasn’t punishment—but care?

In this episode of Don’t Cop Out, we talk to Ash DeSilva of Atlanta PAD, a groundbreaking initiative replacing police response with compassion and practical support. From redirecting arrests to rebuilding lives, PAD is rewriting what justice can look like in Atlanta and beyond .

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Ah, the classic childhood game of eenie meanie miney moe -- a seemingly innocent rhyme used to make decisions and choose between options. But how innocent is it?
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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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The power of the Black dollar is undeniable. When we love something, we put our money behind it. But what about when products are so offensive and disrespectful that they cannot be swept under the rug?
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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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Nat Love, better known as Deadwood Dick, was a cattle herder and, if you heard him tell it, one of the most famous cowboys of the Old West. Was he just a legend in his own mind?
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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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When someone’s in crisis, help shouldn’t come with handcuffs.

In this episode of ⁠Don't Cop Out⁠⁠⁠, we talk to Justin Madeira of CAHOOTS, Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets—the trailblazing crisis response team proving there’s another way. From mental health calls to medical emergencies, CAHOOTS shows what happens when compassion, not force, answers the call. But can the rest of the nation catch up?

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Support and learn more about CAHOOTS at https://whitebirdclinic.org/cahoots/

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Rumors about Haitian immigrants "eating cats and dogs" didn't start with the presidential debate. But from the KKK resurfacing to evacuated schools and bomb threats, this viral moment sparked serious violence. Here’s why this country really wants to punish Haitians.

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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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This Detroit cop’s reign could have ended after he brutally beat a Black woman who filed a complaint. But his power only grew. And as he committed homicide after homicide in this deadly unit, he gained this nickname: Mr. STRESS.

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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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Questions about Black people’s place in the world have been rocket fuel for some of the most fiery debates in history. And three of those debates still have Black people heated today.

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2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.
The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith and Len Webb. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Lilly Workneh serves as executive producer.

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Don't Cop Out is a limited series podcast from PushBlack that explores what happens when communities take safety into their own hands.

In this episode, we speak to Darius Crockett of the Baton Rouge Community Street Team (BRCST), a groundbreaking organization reimagining what public safety looks like.

As a Community Navigator, he shares his firsthand insights into the power communities have to build better responses to crisis and a movement that centers people-powered solutions & alternatives independent of policing.

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