Good Black News: The Daily Drop

Good Black News: The Daily Drop

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson
EducationHistorySociety & Culture
Season 1
GBN Daily Drop for May 30, 2022: Memorial Day and its African American Origins
Memorial Day, an American national holiday dedicated to the memory of fallen US soldiers, is celebrated on the last Monday of May. Its beginnings however, started on the first day of May in 1865, when by a group of newly liberated Blacks in Charleston, South Carolina placed flowers on the unmarked graves of captured Union soldiers and held a parade to honor the dead. To learn more about what was originally known as "Decoration Day", check out the links to sources below: https://www.history.com/news/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston https://www.lx.com/black-legacy/dont-overlook-memorial-days-black-southern-roots/53453/ https://www.live5news.com/2020/02/18/charleston-claims-first-memorial-day-celebration-with-african-americans-playing-significant-role/ https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2022/05/28/freed-slaves-started-first-memorial-day-in-the-us/ https://aaregistry.org/story/the-first-american-memorial-day-is-commemorated/ If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.
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May 30, 2022
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GBN Daily Drop for May 12, 2022: Mary Eliza Mahoney, 1st African American Licensed Nurse in U.S.
Born in 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney worked hard for nearly two decades to earn her nursing license, overcoming discrimination to become the first African American person to do so in the United States. To learn more about Boston-born and based Mahoney, read Mary Eliza Mahoney and the Legacy of African-American Nurses, watch a short bio on YouTube or check out the links to more sources below. Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mahoney https://www.essence.com/black-history-month-2019/mary-eliza-mahoney-the-first-black-nurse/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/obituaries/mary-eliza-mahoney-overlooked.html https://nursing-theory.org/famous-nurses/Mary-Mahoney.php https://www.biography.com/activist/mary-mahoney http://ojin.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/Honoring-Nurses/NationalAwardsProgram/HallofFame/19761982/mahome5552.html If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.
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May 13, 2022
2:34
GBN Daily Drop for May 11, 2022: Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson (Black Inventors)
The first African American woman to earn a doctorate at M.I.T., Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is responsible for the major advances in telecommunications research that led to the invention of the touch-tone phone, portable fax, fiber optic cables, solar cells, call waiting and caller ID. To learn more about the current president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological research university in the U.S., check out the links to sources below: Strong Force: The Story of Physicist Shirley Ann Jackson https://president.rpi.edu/president-biography https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/shirley-ann-jackson/ https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/dr-shirley-ann-jackson-a-lifetime-shattering-glass-ceilings-in-math-and-science-for-black-women/ https://youtu.be/mKAgAdHaJw0 (National Medal of Science bio) https://youtu.be/0CYQAQ1EPSo (Storied Women of MIT) https://youtu.be/ATcTENr07U8 (An evening with Dr. Jackson NSTMF) https://youtu.be/xvGPPE-09OE (Brown University Department of Physics bio) If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.
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May 12, 2022
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GBN Daily Drop for May 9, 2022: Oliver Lewis, the Inaugural Kentucky Derby Winner
Jockey Oliver Lewis won the inaugural Kentucky Derby atop the colt Aristides on May 17, 1875. Lewis was one of thirteen Black jockeys in the fifteen-strong field. But even though Blacks dominated horseracing in the late 1800s, by the early 1900s, they’d been pushed out of the sport, with James Winkfield being the last to win in 1902. After an almost 80 year drought, in 2000, Marlon St. Julien was the next Black jockey to compete. To learn more about Oliver Lewis and the long history of African American people in horse racing, check out the sources below. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-Americans-and-Horse-Racing-1984952 https://kchr.ky.gov/Hall-of-Fame/Pages/Oliver-Lewis.aspx https://www.derbymuseum.org/Exhibits/Detail/12/Black-Heritage-in-Racing https://madamenoire.com/1314353/a-group-of-black-women-horse-owners-make-history-after-winning-their-first-kentucky-oaks-day-race/ https://biography.jrank.org/pages/2969/Lewis-Oliver.html https://www.americasbestracing.net/videos/2022-celebrate-black-history-month-jockey-oliver-lewis https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=151711493456737 https://youtu.be/6kXTvHErwm8 (Kentucky Derby video on Black Jockeys) If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.
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May 9, 2022
2:14
GBN Daily Drop for May 8, 2022: Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph (Quote)
On Mother's Day 2022, we offer a quote from three-time Olympic gold medalist and international track star Wilma Rudolph on when you have a choice, always choose to believe your mother. To learn more about Wilma Rudolph, read her 1977 autobiography Wilma: The Story of Wilma Rudolph, Wilma Rudolph: A Biography from 2006, the children’s book Wilma Rudolph: Athlete and Educator by Alice K. Flanagan, or watch the 1977 movie Wilma starring Cicely Tyson, Shirley Jo Finney and Denzel Washington on Vudu. Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/wilma-rudolph https://olympics.com/en/athletes/wilma-rudolph https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016444.html https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/wilma-rudolph https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/obituaries/wilma-rudolph-star-of-the-1960-olympics-dies-at-54.html https://youtu.be/BYQXYVwa4YE (biography mini bio) https://youtu.be/FPVdpJZJi-o (epic Olympic moments) https://youtu.be/Xnr0hu1skVY (interview)
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May 9, 2022
5:04
GBN Daily Drop for May 7, 2022 (bonus): White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Earlier this week, Karine Jean-Pierre was named the new White House Press Secretary from her current position as the Principal Deputy Press Secretary for the Biden Administration. Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ-plus person to serve in this position. To learn more about Jean-Pierre, read her 2019 book Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America, watch her 2020 interview on the Today show and check out links to more sources below: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/politics/karine-jean-pierre-white-house-press-secretary.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/karine-jean-pierre-on-her-mental-health-struggle-and-a-blueprint-for-activism https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/karine-jean-pierre-building-stronger-more-inclusive-america-n1269166 https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a37223725/karine-jean-pierre-joe-biden-white-house-career-interview/ https://youtu.be/BwS75k7ZE94 (MoveOn.org / Kamala Harris moment) https://youtu.be/znryYvNxSWw (Psaki and Jean-Pierre) If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon,Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.
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May 7, 2022
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GBN Daily Drop for May 6, 2022: American Nurses Association President Ernest Grant
On National Nurses Day, we acknowledge Ernest Grant, internationally recognized burn care and safety expert and the first male president of the American Nurses Association. To learn more about Grant, history of nursing as well as African American nurses, check out the links provided below: Sources: https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/leadership-and-governance/board-of-directors/ana-president/ https://nurse.org/articles/black-history-month-nursing-leaders/ https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/american-nursing-an-introduction-to-the-past/ https://www.registerednursing.org/articles/african-american-nurses-making-history/ https://www.chamberlain.edu/blog/a-celebration-of-10-famous-black-nurses-in-history https://www.nbna.org/history https://www.nbna.org/files/NBNA%20FALL%202019%20REVJAN07.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jan.14791 https://aahc.nc.gov/resources/black-history-month-2021/black-history-month-2021-health-pioneers-interview-dr-ernest-j-grant https://youtu.be/zCnnciTWIjY (video interview with Ernest Grant) If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon,Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.
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May 6, 2022
1:40
GBN Daily Drop for May 5. 2022: Bridget "Biddy" Mason - From "Property" to Property Owner
Bridget “Biddy” Mason was born into slavery in 1818 in Mississippi but was able to secure her freedom in a California court after her owner tried to move her back East to Texas. Mason used her earnings from midwifery to buy property, establish the first AME church in Los Angeles, and build community as the wealthiest Black woman in LA. To learn more about Mason and her legacy, check out biddymasoncollaborative.com, laconservancy.org to learn more about Biddy Mason Memorial Park in Los Angeles, read Biddy Mason: A Place of Her Own by Camille Gavin and Biddy Mason Speaks Up by Arisa White and Laura Atkins Sources: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/descendants-of-biddy-mason-the-grandmother-of-la-want-her-honored/2832587/ https://www.nps.gov/people/biddymason.htm https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/09/418616/open-hand-conversation-descendants-biddy-mason https://la.curbed.com/2017/3/1/14756308/biddy-mason-california-black-history https://www.aclunc.org/sites/goldchains/explore/biddy-mason.html https://laist.com/news/la-history/biddy-mason-free-forever-the-contentious-hearing-that-made-her-a-legend-los-angeles-black-history https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-27-me-25048-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1H9m1KyFEyIncVYBAAUMX3Gv2zQLEWhLaVE5spnl0eg7JvGgclV6LM2-I
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May 5, 2022
5:07
GBN Daily Drop for May 4, 2022: The Empire Strikes "Black"
History was made 42 years ago in May 1980 when the burgeoning Star Wars franchise added the character of Lando Calrissian to its universe played by 1970s heartthrob Billy Dee Williams. He was the second Black character in popular science fiction film or television to have a significant and recurring role. (The first was Nichelle Nichols' Lieutenant Uhura on the original Star Trek series.) To learn more about Black Star Wars characters, check out the links below: https://nerdist.com/article/black-representation-star-wars/ https://www.theroot.com/star-wars-black-characters-ranked-1794923523 https://www.blackenterprise.com/star-wars-7-black-characters-you-should-know/ https://www.thegeektwins.com/2019/02/star-wars-22-black-actors-ranked-from.html https://www.starwarsgeekgirl.com/post-1/highlighting-black-characters-in-star-wars If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon,Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social .
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May 5, 2022
2:17
GBN Daily Drop for May 3, 2022: "Afrofuturism" (Black Lexicon)
In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day Calendar" for 2022, we explore words and phrases in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Today's entry takes a look at "Afrofuturism" -- a term used to describe a movement within Black culture from the 1950s to present that uses science fiction and fantasy as frameworks to reimagine the African diaspora in music, art, literature, film, and fashion. To learn more, read Mark Dery’s seminal 1994 "Black to the Future" essay, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack, Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise fo Astro-Blackness edited by Reynaldo Anderson and Charles E. Jones, watch Afrofuturism 101 at pbs.org, download the This American Life “We Are The Future” episode on Afrofuturism by Neil Drumming, check out other Afrofuturism-themed podcasts on player.fm, and listen to the awesome “Space is The Place” Afrofuturism playlist curated by Good Black News contributor Marlon West. Sources: https://www.wired.com/story/how-afrofuturism-can-help-the-world-mend/ https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anxiety/episodes/black-people-are-outer-space https://newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/afrofuturism https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/what-is-afrofuturism https://www.essence.com/entertainment/a-beginners-guide-afrofuturism/ https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/we-travel-space-ways-afrofuturism-music https://www.npr.org/transcripts/968498810 https://youtu.be/154XnA1xcis (short video on Afrofuturism) https://youtu.be/ppNai6KOXyQ (Afrofuturism in film) https://youtu.be/IW1eUuZaF2o (Afrofuturism TedX Masi Mbewe)
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May 3, 2022
2:54
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