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In this episode, Yusuf presents five African kingdoms who were prominent and affluent in their ways of cultivating and maintaining a strong global presence. These kingdoms were what these aforementioned nations were built from. Lastly, the word "Griots" was mispronounced, apologies for that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Isaac Burns Murphy a race horse joke from Kentucky. He was a multiple time race horse champion and broke records on his way to Racing's Hall of Fame. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of the Amistad case and the 1997 film adaptation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of the first black book owner in the U.S., abolitionist, and healer David Ruggles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this Season 8 premier, Yusuf presents the story of South African activist Steve Biko. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

Welcome listeners,  This is a quick update about Season 8 and the future of Black History 365: The Throw Down. Apologies for the audio not being in sync with the video, I tried fixing it but to no avail. Anyway, if you can please look past it and hear the message, I would greatly appreciate it.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this Season 7 finale, Yusuf presents a true crime story on fourteen year old George Stinney Jr. He explains how a crime Stinney didn't commit was pinned on him during an era of America where being black was always a crime. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

On this episode of Black History 365 : The Thrown down, Yusuf presents the story of William W. Browne, a former slave who founded the first black owned bank in the United States. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Gladys Bentley, an eccentric entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance who would defy US conventional standards on what was appropriate to be shown to American audiences. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

On this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Afro Puerto Rican Historian, Writer, and Activist, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

In this episode, Yusuf Hersi explains how Nathan "Nearest" Green a slave, invented the recipe for Jack Daniels Whiskey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support

Happy New Year listeners, on this episode Yusuf presents the story of Engine 21, Chicago's first black fire company and the impact they left on the city. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yusuf-hersi/support