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The Global Black History Podcast

Eriche

15 episodes

3 months ago

Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to Nottinghill A brief history of Carnival celebrations from colonization to the modern day. How did carnival originate in the Caribbean and spread across the world? Get to know some of the carnival traditions like Jouvert or Dirty Mas and get to know more about the traditional masquerade characters. This episode will also connect the original carnival celebrations to the 'pretty mas' celebrations today and discuss the role of th...

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Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to Nottinghill A brief history of Carnival celebrations from colonization to the modern day. How did carnival originate in the Caribbean and spread across the world? Get to know some of the carnival traditions like Jouvert or Dirty Mas and get to know more about the traditional masquerade characters. This episode will also connect the original carnival celebrations to the 'pretty mas' celebrations today and discuss the role of th...

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The Global Black History Podcast

Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to Nottinghill

Brief History of Caribbean Carnival Celebrations from Trinidad to Nottinghill A brief history of Carnival celebrations from colonization to the modern day. How did carnival originate in the Caribbean and spread across the world? Get to know some of the carnival traditions like Jouvert or Dirty Mas and get to know more about the traditional masquerade characters. This episode will also connect the original carnival celebrations to the 'pretty mas' celebrations today and discuss the role of th...

4 years ago

48 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Brief History of Afro-Cuban Santeria (Blood Sacrifice, Magic, Yoruba Religion & the Orishas)

Brief History of Afro-Cuban Santeria (Yoruba Religions, Orishas, Blood Sacrifice, Magic) An exploration of Santeria and how this Yoruba religion syncretized with Catholicism. This hour long podcast is my aim to combat misinformation about Santeria. With research from Migene Gonzalez-Wippler and some additional context, this episode is great for anyone who enjoyed my episode on Rastafarianism and wanted to learn more about another religion originating from West Africa. This podcast is on the...

4 years ago

1 hour 1 minute

The Global Black History Podcast

Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 3) | Slum Clearance Poses As Disaster Relief, Media Racism, Kanye Being Kanye

Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 3) | Slum Clearance Poses As Disaster Relief, Kanye Being Kanye & Media Racism My third, final, and longest episode on Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. I'll detail more about the National Guard, Michael Brown from FEMA, Michael Chertoff, head of Homeland Security and the five days at the Superdome. Toward the end of this episode, expect an intellectually rigorous (not basic) discussion on the role the media played in New Orleans. All the hot to...

4 years ago

1 hour 19 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: Politicians Straight Up Chilling While Black People Drown

Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: George W Bush, Kathleen Blanco, Michael Brown, Mayor Nagin Fail Black Americans In New Orleans, Louisiana Oops, I did it again. I played with your heart. And there will be one more episode in this series. This is the second part of a 3 part series. Today's episode will be following the immediate aftermath of New Orleans. I'm talking about the levees breaking, the Lower Ninth Ward, the 17th Street Canal breach, the Superdome and wh...

4 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 1) | Category 5 Natural Disaster Devastates Gulf Coast & Chocolate Cities, But Who Profits?

Connecting Environmental Racism/segregation in this political true crime saga. Hurricane Katrina, the August 29, 2005 Category 5 hurricane that slammed into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast devastated black American communities, including the historically black Lower Ninth Ward. Learn about the key players involved: Mayor Ray Nagin, D-Governor Kathleen Blanco, and George W Bush, the at the time vacationing president of the United States. Why did the levees break? How was the Lower Ninth Ward...

4 years ago

56 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Concentration Camps, Trials & Executions In Nairobi, Kenya | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 3)

Concentration Camps, Trials & Executions In Nairobi | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 3) Let's talk about the end of the KLFA rebellion, British withdrawal from Kenya, the rise of Jomo Kenyatta, General China, the fate of the Gikuyu and the trials and executions carried out by the British. This is part 3 of a 3 part history podcast series on how Kenya gained independence from England... I'm going to take us through the brutal end of the...

4 years ago

51 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

The Authoritarian Police State | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 2)

Part 2 of a (now) THREE PART series. The Authoritarian Police State | Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 2) Let's talk about the authoritarian police state and white nationalist response to Kenyan sovereignty. The Mau Mau rebellion, the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army, Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, Gikuyu/Kikuyu history. Part 2 of a 3 part history podcast series on how Kenya gained independence from England... Warning: it's unpleasant. I'm going to ...

4 years ago

54 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Leave Kenya Alone! Britain's Shameful Colonial Past in Kenya AKA "The Emergency" (part 1)

Leave Kenya Alone! (Britain's Shameful Hidden Past AKA "The Emergency"). The Mau Mau rebellion, the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army, Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, Gikuyu/Kikuyu history. A brief introduction into how Kenya gained independence from England. Warning: it's unpleasant. I'm going to outline the stakes for Kenyan independence, the political issues faced by Africans and the W I L D behavior of the British (United Kingdom) colonial governments in African countries. BACK from my...

4 years ago

45 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

The Hidden Truth of Rastafarian Origins (Brief History of the Jamaican Rastafarian Movement)

The Origins of the Rastafarian Movement in Jamaica. The first rasta, a Jamaican man named Leonard Howell, is a fascinating figure (more interesting than you think). If you think Rastas are a big fat punchline to a joke, agree with the negative stigma or just don't have a clue why the heck people are Rastas... this is a great podcast for you to get started. Let's set our biases and prejudice aside and talk about where this movement came from and why so many people to this day call them...

4 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Monsanto & U.S. Army Poison Black American Town: Anniston, Alabama vs. Environmental Racism

Anniston, AL - a case study for environmental racism in the United States. If you've heard of the issues with Flint, Michigan today, the story of Anniston's fight against environmental racism will stun you. From the Civil Rights Era movement to the modern day fight against PCB contamination, the history of black American activism in Anniston, Alabama will open your eyes to the connections between overt racist violence like lynchings and Jim Crow to the slower violence of environmental issues....

4 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Why America Is Still Segregated In 2020 - Housing Discrimination, Redlining, FHA Loans & More

Redlining, discriminatory lending practices, public housing, subprime mortgage crisis and state backed violence against black people. Learn all you ever wanted to know about ongoing segregation of black Americans in the United States. This is the global black history podcast one part episode to help you better contextualize the struggle for housing equity in the United States and the decades of legal segregation against African Americans. I make a few jokes too. SUBSCRIBE and follow f...

4 years ago

44 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 4): The Great Big Cover Up of 10 Million Deaths

Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 4) - The Finale Episode How did Leopold's genocidal regime fall apart? How did researchers reach the 10 million estimate? Why was this covered up and how? I'll answer these questions and get into the final grisly details from the Belgian occupation of the Congo. We'll dig deep into the violent details and the ultimate unraveling of this genocidal regime. This is the last episode in our story about the genocide in the Belgian Congo. You can now find me o...

4 years ago

41 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 3): Atrocities of the Ivory Boom

Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 3) - Atrocities of the Ivory Boom What happened to our whistleblower from Part 2? How did Leopold II create the machine for murder of genocidal proportions in the Belgian Congo? I'll answer these questions and get into some of the first gritty details from the Belgian occupation of the Congo. We'll talk about gender based violence, violence against children as well as the first details of Belgian mass killings. By the end of the episode, we'll...

4 years ago

39 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 2): Leopold II’s Right Hand Man, The First Whistleblower & The First Atrocities

Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 2): Leopold II’s Right Hand Man, The First Whistleblower & The First Atrocities. This is the second part in the series on the Belgian Congo and I highly recommend listening to Part I first to set the stage for this deep dive into Belgium’s colonial history in Africa and the genocide of 10 million people in the belgian Congo. Additional reading recommended: King Leopold’s Ghost, The Looting Machine Subscribe and follow the podcast fo...

5 years ago

50 minutes

The Global Black History Podcast

Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 1)

Genocide In The Belgian Congo (Part 1) Getting into the deep, multi-part series talking about central African colonial history. In episode 1 we'll talk about the Kongo Kingdom prior to European contact, the transatlantic slave trade and delve into the background of King Leopold II. Follow for more episodes in this series because we're picking apart every detail. Some additional reading and sources: King Leopold's Ghost & The Looting Machine

5 years ago

45 minutes