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Welcome to Everyday Black History! Where we highlight the contributions of Black Men and Women both Past and present. Here we celebrate Afro Appreciation, where Black American, Africans and Latinos of African descent are honored. We also highlight Institutions that have help the advancement of people in the African Diaspora, such as historically Black University and many others. Enjoy Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
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Celia Cruz is a legendary singer of Latin and Salsa music. With a career spanning over 5 decades she has been hailed as the Queen of Salsa. Check out the episode to find out more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Juan Gualberto Gomez was a Afro Cuban revolutionary leader in the Cuban War of Independence. He fought for racial equality, justice and progression of Black Cubans. Check out the episode to find out more --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
As we continue in Hispanic Heritage Month we honor two men today. Dr Raul Cuero a Professor and Scientist of micro biology and inventor. And Pedro Albizu Campos, leader of the Puerto Rico Independence movements. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Vicente Guerrero was a Mexican man of African descent who fought for the independence of Mexico and was the 2nd President of Mexico. Check out the episode for more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Felipe Luciano didn’t have it easy in the world but despite hardships he still managed to become the main he is today through grit and determination. Receiving an education and culturally impacting a generation. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Jerry Lawson was a electrical engineer who was a pioneer in the gaming industry in the 1970’s and 80’s. He is responsible for development of the interchangeable video game cartridge. Check out the podcast for more info. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Treena Arinzeh is a Biomedical Engineer and Professor who is a pioneer in STEM CELL research and made many breakthroughs in the field. She's also involved in the community and an example for young people of color. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Gloria Long Anderson is an inventor and holder of 2 patents, a chemist who’s worked has been applied in different fields and an academic who held President positions at Morris Brown University more than once. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Isabel Dos Santos is a businesswoman and Africa’s first female billionaire. She’s involved in a variety of businesses from telecommunications to the energy industry. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
This episode is about June Bacon Bercey who is believed to be the first African American women to receive a degree in meteorology in the US. She started scholarships to get more African American people (especially women and young girls of color) in the atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Donna Auguste is a successful businesswoman, Engineer and philanthropist who founded her own software company which she sold for $147 million in 2001. She also worked for Apple and other tech companies. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Tom Mboya was a independence activist, Trade Unionist and the one of the Founding Fathers of Kenya’a Independence. He also spearheaded programs beneficial to several African countries including Airlift African which allowed Africans to study in the US. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Jose Celso Barbosa was the first Puerto Rican of African descent who obtained a medical degree in the US. He was a political leader as well and known as the father of the Statehood For Puerto Rico movement. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Wanda Austin is an engineer and former President and CEO of Aerospace Corp which is the leading architect for the US national security space programs. She still consults for them. She is extremely accomplished and respected in the Science and Tech fields, where she even advised the President. Check out this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Kimberly Bryant is an electrical engineer and technologist who worked at several companies in the biotech and pharmaceutical fields. She is known for establishing Black Girls Code which teaches basic computer programming to young girls to increase the percentage of Black women in the tech fields. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Raphael Lee is an African American surgeon, entrepreneur and biomedical engineer. He started his career in engineering and moved to the medical field making great advancement in both fields. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Dorothy Brown was the first African American woman into be a surgeon from the Southeastern U.S. She was also a legislator who worked for woman’s rights and those of people of color. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Lewis Latimer was an African American inventor and draftsman. He invented several inventions including the carbon filament for the light bulb among others. Enjoy the video! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Samuel Kountz was an African American kidney transplant surgeon and inventor who performed over 500 kidney transplants and helped develop a machine which keeps the kidney fresh for up to 50 hours for transplant patients all over the world. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
Dr Rick Kittles is a African American biologist who specializes in tracing African American ancestry through human genetics. He has helped many African American learn there ancestry because of his breakthrough research on human genetics. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/EverydayBlackHistory/support
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