This Day In Quiztory
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 21:59:13
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Synopsis
The weekday podcast featuring short narratives about significant events in African American history read by celebrities and influential community leaders.
Episodes
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02.01_Ernest L. Thomas_MLK's Arrest During March in Selma, AL
01/02/2019 Duration: 01minOn this first day of Black History Month, actor Ernest L. Thomas commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s arrest during a march in Selma, Alabama
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01.31_Boxer Jersey Joe Walcott
31/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate hall of fame boxer Jersey Joe Walcott
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01.30_Educator Ruth Wright Hayre
30/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate Ruth Wright Hayre, a trailblazing educator in the Philadelphia school system
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01.29_Book Collector Clarence L. Holte
29/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate book collector Clarence L. Holte, known for amassing close to 8,000 volumes pertaining to the history and culture of Africans and people of African descent
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01.28_We Are The World
28/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some background on USA For Africa's Grammy-winning single "We Are The World," recorded for African famine relief
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01.25_Entrepreneur Sheila Crump Johnson
25/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts
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01.24_Olympian Flo Hyman
24/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman
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01.23_The 24th Amendment
23/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some history on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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01.22_Former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice
22/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate public official Susan Rice, former U.S. National Security Advisor and the first African American woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
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01.21_Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige
21/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate Rod Paige, the first African American U.S. Secretary of Education
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01.18_The Jeffersons
18/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we commemorate the premiere of the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons"
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01.17_NASA Astronaut Ronald McNair
17/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate NASA astronaut Ronald McNair, the second African American to go into space
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01.16_New Philadelphia
16/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some history on New Philadelphia, an Illinois town considered to be the first planned and legally registered by an African American in the United States
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01.15_Zydeco Band Leader Queen Ida
15/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate Louisiana Creole accordionist and zydeco band leader, Queen Ida
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01.14_University of Minnesota Sit-In
14/01/2019 Duration: 48sToday we share some background on a sit-in organized by African American students on the campus of the University of Minnesota
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01.11_University of Georgia Riots
11/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some background on riots that occurred on the campus of the University of Georgia
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01.10_Rapper Chris Smith
10/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we send a happy birthday shout out to Chris Smith, one half of the rap duo Kris Kross
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01.09_Entrepreneur Earl Graves
09/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate businessman and founder of Black Enterprise, Earl Graves
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01.08_Olympian Calvin Smith
08/01/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate Olympic sprinter Calvin Smith
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