Black History Month is in full swing, and we can’t stop honoring the achievements of the Black community or reflecting on Black history. The story of Black History Month began in 1915 when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
Through ASNLH, Woodson and Moorland researched and promoted Black Americans and African descent’s achievemtns. According to History, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976. Ford asked people to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
In modern times, Black History Month continues honoring the contributions and legacy of African Americans such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. Besides these pioneers and civil rights activists, Black leaders in politics, science, culture, and every space get recognized and celebrated.
Today, we want to highlight some fantastic iHeartRadio podcasts that uplift Black and Afro-Latinx voices and celebrate Black and Afro-Latinx culture.
After The Uprising: The Death of Dante Dion Jones
Following the death of Danyé Jones, journalists John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski spent two and a half years working with his mother, family members, close friends, and many in the activist community to follow the trail and find out what exactly happened. After the Uprising is an unforgettable 11-episode investigative podcast series documenting every shocking twist and turn in the investigation.
Black Cowboys
Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America.
Checking In With Michelle Williams
On CHECKING IN, Michelle Williams and her friends let it all out as they reveal their intimate experiences with depression, anxiety, and their mental health journeys. The celebrity interviews also offer skills on managing mental health hardships and even offer coping strategies for emotional well-being.
Exactly Amara
In Exactly Amara, reality star, model, singer, and overall boss lady, Amara La Negra gets personal on just about everything! She discusses dating, sex, relationships, social media, plastic surgery, body positivity, and everything in between. In each episode of this weekly show, Amara adds her Spanglish sazón, getting raw and real with topics that hit close to home. Prepare for her to show you, Exactly Amara.
I Didn’t Know Maybe You Didn’t Either
The series shares 90-second unknown and under-known facts about Black history and culture with new episodes dropping every day of Black History Month.
Morenita
Dominican actress and singer Darilyn Castillo hosts “Morenita,” a weekly show that dives into the Latinx experience through in-depth interviews with Latinx actors, entrepreneurs, and activists - new episodes focusing on the Afro-Latino community will launch throughout February in honor of Black History Month.
Quest Love Supreme
Questlove Supreme is a fun, irreverent, and educational weekly podcast that digs into the stories of musical legends and cultural icons. Each episode is driven by conversation ranging from the guest’s origins to their life passions and current projects. The series is about myths and legends in the making, bringing their legacy to life in their own words.
Reasonably Shady
Join two stars from Real Housewives of Potomac, Gizelle Bryant, and Robyn Dixon, as well they team up for their new podcast Reasonably Shady. The show features conversations about being fearless women as they recount stories from their exciting lives. Topics include dating, relationships, marriage, entrepreneurs, motherhood, style, glam, current events, and more.
Reparations The Big Payback
In this immersive, narrative podcast, hosts and social justice filmmakers Erika Alexander (Living Single, Get Out) and Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper, Whiteness Project) use their unique storytelling skills and experiences to explore the argument for and against reparations for Black Americans.
Roy\'s Job Fair
Every week, Comedian Roy Wood Jr. (correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) explores the human condition through the prism of employment, sitting down with real people from ALL lines of work about their most memorable jobs, employment vacancies they’re looking to fill, scams they’ve run at the office, and of course, the cringe-worthy office romances.
The Trap Nerds Podcast
Join this unfiltered group (Dre, Eli, Tony, and Exavier) as they debate, argue, laugh, make fun of themselves and each other while talking about everything in black nerd culture.
We Talk Back
Hosted by two unapologetically Black women with an opinion who talk back, TamBam and AJ are helping women navigate sex, relationships, and money with thought-provoking conversations, advice, and personal thoughts — all with a dash of danger and glitter.
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