Hey what's happening! Just short episode is to let you know that I have rebranding the podcast and will be relaunching it on December 14, 2022.

The podcast used to be called, "The Black and Proud" podcast. It's now, "The Black History Podcast".

I will be bringing you more great black history stories, that cover everything from politics to sports, and pop culture to modern history.

If you enjoy hearing and learning about black history, then I encourage you to follow or subscribe to the podcast on whatever podcast platform, you listen to your podcasts on.

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In this episode I share the story of a black man that most people have never heard of, Mr. Charlie Sifford. Mr. Sifford was the first black golfer to earn his PGA card in 1960.

Mr. Sifford is often known as the "Jackie Robinson of Golf" because like Jackie Robinson, he had to overcome mountain of racism and harassment just to play the game he enjoyed since he was a kid.

Got another great black history story to share with you, "The Tulsa Massacre" and "Black Wall Street".

Black Wall Street or "Little Africa" as it was also known, was a 35 block area of the "Greenwood District" part of Tulsa, OK.

Valerie L. Thomas is a woman that has done some amazing things within the science world and the world of NASA, where she was worked from 1964 - 1995.

Mrs. Thomas create an invention that helped accomplish something that I never been done before at that time, send images from a satellite in space back to earth

Learn about the role that the founder of Lloyd's of London, Edward Lloyd played some 300 years ago and how his and the heirs of others became wealthy from the slave trade.

Black and Proud! A weekly podcast that sets out to educate, enlighten and entertain you by sharing stories about the black race.

Ranging from politics to sports, pop culture to modern history, these stories will tell of perseverance and resilience; tragedy and heartache; bravery, triumph, and overcoming.