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On January 15th 2021 - Dr. King's 92 birthday - I was privileged to speak with global company, Kimball Electronics, for their first Diversity and Inclusion Black History luncheon. It was broadcast in 8 different countries and had an attendance of well over 400 employees. 

This moment captures the history before Dr. King in order to better understand what world he was born into, a brief highlight of what made Dr. King who he is during the peak of his activism, and where we are today, including our responsibility to fulfill his Dream for the American Dream. 

I hope you enjoy

September 15, 1963

57 years ago today, Birmingham, Alabama was shaken to its core

Hear the story of the bombing of the 16th Street Church, the tragedy which helped push a nation towards Civil Rights legislation, and a conviction that came 38 years too late

Remember Their Names: 

Addie Mae Collins. Cynthia Wesley. Denise McNair . Carole Robertson

“Any time, any time while I was a slave, if one minute's freedom had been offered to me, and I had been told I must die at the end of that minute, I would have taken it. Just to stand one minute on god' earth a free woman–I would”

In this episode, we learn the story of the resourceful, courageous, and intelligent Elizabeth Freeman - An woman enslaved in Massachusetts who learned from revolutionary writings of freedom and filed a lawsuit against the state to declare her own.

Holy Sh*t We Did It !!! The 1st Episode and what better day to start things than on June 19th aka "JUNETEENTH"

155 years ago today, Blacks were officially free in the United States. This episode discusses the history of the 4th of July, protests and riots, and why June 19, 1865 is so significant.

“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them” - James Baldwin 

Things We Never Knew

Stories They Never Told

The Good, Bad, and Painful ....

This is Blvck History. This is Our Blvck Stories.