Inventor, Businesswoman and Community Developer we delve into the life of the real "self-made" millionaire Annie Turnbo Malone
After the ending of the Civil War going into the Reconstruction era, racial tensions, political and social racism between blacks and whites were at an all time high. Leading up to deadly riots that happened across the states, come hear about how one such riot in Memphis would change not only the city, but how it changed and defined the status of freedmen and women
One of the most publicized African-American women in San Francisco, Mary Ellen Pleasant, considered to be the first African-American self-made millionaire decades before Madam C. J. Walker was a mysterious woman of remarkable influence who challenged societal norms. A woman who was ahead of her time.
One of the South's First African American "Millionaire", come here the rags to riches story of Robert Reed Church Sr. "the man who saved the city of Memphis"
With Toussaint now declared dictator for life, feared and loved my many, we look at how Toussaint stood in the way of Napoleon Bonaparte dreams of having a very large empire in the United States.
A man who put fear into American slaveholders. The hero who fought to free his people and country from the shackles of slavery. Here the story of the man known to his allies as "Black Spartacus"
Mansa Mūsā emperor of the Mali Empire put together one of the most powerful and wealthy empire of the Medieval world. Hear how this flamboyant ambitious black monarch put on a show as he went on his pilgrimage to Mecca and showed the known world just how powerful, intelligent and wealthy he and his kingdom was.
A look at how Queen Nzinga rose to power to protect her people and country from the Portuguese empire.