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Have you ever wanted to learn about Black History your school probably neglected to teach you? Well in this podcast series, Black History 365: The Throw Down Yusuf Hersi will educate you on and explore historical events and unsung heroes in Black History. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support
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In this episode, Yusuf presents five African kingdoms who were prominent and affluent in their ways of cultivating and maintaining a strong global presence. These kingdoms were what these aforementioned nations were built from.
Lastly, the word "Griots" was mispronounced, apologies for that.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Isaac Burns Murphy a race horse joke from Kentucky. He was a multiple time race horse champion and broke records on his way to Racing's Hall of Fame.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of the Amistad case and the 1997 film adaptation.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of the first black book owner in the U.S., abolitionist, and healer David Ruggles.
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In this Season 8 premier, Yusuf presents the story of South African activist Steve Biko.
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In this Season 7 finale, Yusuf presents a true crime story on fourteen year old George Stinney Jr. He explains how a crime Stinney didn't commit was pinned on him during an era of America where being black was always a crime.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Gladys Bentley, an eccentric entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance who would defy US conventional standards on what was appropriate to be shown to American audiences.
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In this episode, Yusuf Hersi explains how Nathan "Nearest" Green a slave, invented the recipe for Jack Daniels Whiskey.
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Happy New Year listeners, on this episode Yusuf presents the story of Engine 21, Chicago's first black fire company and the impact they left on the city.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Macon B. Allen, the first African American to become a lawyer in America.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of entrepreneur George Thomas Downing who was responsible for the first 5 story hotel on the east coast of America.
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In this episode, Yusuf explains the story of the first black professional baseball player before Jackie Robinson. His name was Moses Fleetwood Walker.
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In this Season 7 premiere for Black History 365 : The Throw Down, Yusuf explains a brief history on how the music industry was for Black artists, and how "Race Records" affected their careers.
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In this episode, Yusuf explains the history and importance black barbershops have on African American culture and U.S. History.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Robert T. Freeman the first African American dentist in the U.S.
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In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Sergeant William Carney, the first African American Medal of Honor recipient.
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In this episode, I present the story of Granville Tailer Woods, the first black electrical engineer who owned more than 60 patents.
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In this episode I present the story of Sarah Rector who was just 11 years old when she became the richest girl in American in 1913.
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In this episode I present the story of Shaka Zulu and his reign of the Zulu Kingdom and South Africa during the 19th century.
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In this episode I explain the legacy of agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver and how he promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. I also explain his mindset when it came to civil rights.
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