Black History Is Now: How Misty Copeland Went From Different to Special
Continuing our Black History Month series, ballet sensation Misty Copeland shares her journey to believing she was special. As the first African American woman to be a principal dancer at the America...
23 Feb 202322min
The Battle Over Black Studies
Black studies is not about inclusion. It’s about disruption – which is why some fear it. Black studies is under partisan attack, not only in Florida but around the country. With the effort to elimina...
21 Feb 202332min
How Black People Remade Mississippi
Down in the Mississippi Delta, the Lester Family made a space for themselves and claimed their land–and they didn’t need “40 Acres and a mule” to do it. In February 2023, Pearline Lester passed away ...
16 Feb 202342min
A First Date Immigrant Story
Boy meets girl, boy’s an immigrant, they go on a first date. The date does not go well. 17 years later, the boy discovers that being an immigrant played a role, on both sides. What happened? Senior Di...
13 Feb 202348min
American Political Myths Have Consequences For Us All
From the “Southern Strategy” to the civil rights movement, we’re surfacing what is true about our nation’s past, and what is propaganda masquerading as history. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made ...
9 Feb 202324min
Black Music’s Most Memorable Moments With Emil Wilbekin
In the spirit of the Grammys, Emil Wilbekin, a founding editor of VIBE, offers a first-person history of Black popular music, from Soul Train to Beyoncé. On Notes from America we focus on Black histor...
6 Feb 202326min
Putting An End To Toxic Cop Culture
When it comes to police reform, a retired NYPD detective argues that policing as a profession must evolve or go away completely. The problem of police violence, and the excessive use of force in Blac...
2 Feb 202317min
History On Repeat: The Killing Of Tyre Nichols
The release of brutal footage of the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols by police officers in Memphis furthers an all-too-familiar conversation about accountability and police violence. The Black com...
30 Jan 202332min
