Molly Lahart, math teacher at Prosser Career Academy, reads a narrative on the origin of The DuSable Museum, with a special introduction by Chicago native, Lena Waithe

Karen Edmondson, science and social studies teacher for Chicago Public Schools, shares a history lesson on Shadrach Minkins and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 with an introduction by radio and television personality Charlamagne Tha God

Today's narrative spotlight's Solomon G. Brown, the Smithsonian Institution's first African American employee. Our reader is Kathleen Bourret, English Language Arts teacher for Chicago Public Schools, with a special introduction by gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp

Jamila Adams, teacher from Chicago Public Schools, shares some history on the first all African American baseball league with a special intro by ESPN anchor Jemele Hill

Oscar Newman, science teacher from Chicago Academy Elementary School, shares some history on Reverend Henry Highland Garnet, the first African American to make an address in the House chamber

Today's narrative celebrates Charles Alfred Anderson, the "father of black aviation" read by Chicago Public Schools teacher Kelsey Field with special intro by radio and TV host Mario Lopez

LaTanya McDade, Chief Education Officer for Chicago Public Schools, shares some history on physician and author Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first black female in the country to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree, with into by The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of ragtime composer and pianist Eubie Blake with a narrative by Chicago Public Schools teacher John Nieciak and special intro by actor Lamman Rucker

Today we share some history on the first organized black emigration back to Africa coordinated by the American Colonization Society, narrated by Chicago Public Schools teacher Andrea Parker with intro by actor/comedian Lil Rel

Tasha Henderson, STEM coordinator at Miles Davis Magnet Academy, celebrates abolitionist Jermain W. Loguen, the "underground railroad king," with a special introduction by radio host Big Boy