Every bit of history doesn’t need thousands of words to be shared. Sometimes you just need a few hundred. These are bite size chunks of history. A Black Friday sale of history, get as much as you can, as fast as you can. That’s why I called the series, “Black Friday.” Unfortunately, by the time I remembered Gen Z never saw anyone get in a fist fight over Elmo, making the name obsolete, I was in too deep. Anyway, here’s some history.
Charles Follis Goes Pro
As of 2022 just over 56% of players in the NFL were Black. CFL, XFL,…
Cardiss Collins Goes to Congress
Butter Pecan Is For The People
Aunt Polly Jackson
The Roxanne Wars
Aretha Franklin, Queen of R&Beef
Death Invents Punk Rock
Sha Rock, More than +1
The Birth of Hip Hop
The Pioneer of Rock & Roll
Hip Hop Goes to Court
DDC Changes Hip Hop Forever
The Godfather of House Music
How Leslie Riddle Changed Country
America Has a Problem: Kilo Ali
Even if you’ve never heard the name Kilo Ali before you’ve probably heard his song…
Charley Pride Sings The Hits
Charley Pride led a super interesting life. In 1952 he was a pitcher in the…
Mickey Gets Nominated
Public Enemy vs Arizona
What is Black Music Month
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter declared June as Black Music Month. President Carter forgot to…
Who is George L Knox
George Levi Knox was sold into slavery at the age of three. During The Civil…
No Blacks In The Pool
