Black Washed History

Hosted by Brittany Wilkins

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Aug 2026

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Discover the Untold Stories of Black History with Black Washed History Explore the hidden history of Black culture and uncover the untold stories that have shaped the world with Black Washed History—a podcast that goes beyond the usual narratives to explore forgotten history, trailblazing historical figures, and groundbreaking cultural milestones. Formerly known as The Coin: Black History on the Other Side, this podcast reveals the lesser-known chapters of Black history that deserve recognition and celebration. While many know about 1619, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Panther Party, there is so much more to discover. From the achievements of Black leaders and innovators to the rich cultural history of the African diaspora, Black Washed History deepens your understanding of the past and its impact on modern society. This is not just another boring history lesson—it’s a journey into the dynamic and diverse narratives that shaped the world. Through captivating storytelling, we bring Black history to life*\ in ways that are both educational and inspiring. This podcast is for you if you: - Love exploring untold historical stories. - Want to connect with Black culture and build a deeper appreciation for its global influence. - Believe in education beyond the classroom and want to uncover forgotten heroes and hidden achievements. Did you know that Isaac Murphy, a Black jockey, was one of the greatest in American history? Or that Black women once ruled powerful African kingdoms? While the U.S. has yet to see a female president, Black history is filled with pioneering leaders who reshaped the world. If these stories are new to you, now is the time to expand your knowledge and challenge what you thought you knew about history. Why Listen to Black Washed History? -Masterclass-Style Series: Deep dives into key figures, events, and eras, such as Black innovators and revolutionary movements. - Creative Historical Fiction: Reimagine the past with storytelling that brings history to life. - Cultural Education: Gain a fresh perspective on Black identity and its global influence. Produced by Historians Connect, Black Washed History is your gateway to exploring hidden narratives and building a deeper connection to the rich tapestry of Black history. This podcast challenges perspectives and inspires listeners to see history in a whole new light. Want more? - Immerse yourself further by subscribing to our weekly short history series on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@historiansconnect760?si=-p0m22AXD64uQ7YR - Visit [ www.historiansconnect.org](http://www.historiansconnect.org) to join the conversation and access even more history content. Black Washed History: Where every story matters and every listener discovers something new. Subscribe now and become part of the journey to uncover Black history like never before!

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August 29, 2026Episode 168 min

S3.Ep16-Who Pays to Preserve Black History?

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Black history doesn't preserve itself. Behind every archive, museum exhibition, oral history collection, and historical document are people, institutions, technology, and funding that make preservation possible. In this episode of Black Washed History , Brittany Wilkins examines three recent developments that reveal different sides of the infrastructure behind Black historical preservation: changes affecting Northwestern University's Program of African Studies, a proposed public funding model supporting Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Detroit Historical Society, and a community effort preserving the stories and artifacts of early Black settlers in Michigan. Together, these stories raise a larger question: Who is responsible for ensuring Black history survives for future generations? Because the history we can access today exists because someone chose to steward it yesterday. What are we stewarding for tomorrow? Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

August 22, 2026Episode 1516 min

S3.Ep15-Why the Reparations Conversation Keeps Going in Circles

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Reparations has been debated for generations. What gets debated less is what "repair" is actually supposed to do. In this episode, we look at repatriation as a case study. Not the idea of it, the architecture of it. What happens when a right of return meets the reality of citizenship, land, and belonging built somewhere else for four hundred years. Ghana's Right of Abode law. The Caribbean Community Reparations Commission. A naming ceremony and a Queen Mother title that taught one difference between origin and home. This is not a history of what was taken. It is a look at what it would actually cost to give something back. Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

July 29, 2026Episode 149 min

S3.Ep14-History Beyond the Frame: Reflections from the Indy Black Expo Film Festival

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? In this episode of Black Washed History , Brittany Wilkins reflects on her experience attending the Indiana Black Expo Black Film Festival , where this year's theme, Beyond the Frame: Black Voices Amplified , explored the power of storytelling to preserve history and shape historical awareness. Through two compelling documentaries, One Month Isn't Enough and Getting Wins , Brittany examines what it means to move beyond familiar narratives and ask better questions about the Black experience. From the overlooked legacy of Black Hoosiers to modern-day community organizing in Nashville, this conversation explores how history is not only something we inherit but something we continue to create. This episode challenges listeners to think beyond the stories we revisit every February and consider the voices, communities, and contributions that remain untold. In this episode, you'll discover: Why storytelling is essential to preserving history Lessons from One Month Isn't Enough and Getting Wins The importance of uncovering overlooked Black history How today's communities are actively shaping tomorrow's history Why historical awareness begins with curiosity Ready to discover where you are on your own journey of historical awareness? Take the free Historical Awareness Assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

July 15, 2026Episode 1310 min

S3.Ep13-When Freedom Wasn't Free: The Hidden History of Convict Leasing

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Most of us were taught that slavery ended with the 13th Amendment and America simply moved forward. But what happened after emancipation? In this episode of Black Washed History , Brittany Wilkins continues The System Beneath the System series by exploring one of the least discussed chapters in American history: convict leasing . After studying constitutional law, Reconstruction, and the documentary Slavery by Another Name , Brittany examines how freedom written into law did not always translate into freedom in practice. Through the lens of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, she explores the gap between legal equality and lived reality, introducing listeners to the systems that emerged after slavery and the questions they continue to raise today. This episode is not about assigning blame. It's about asking better historical questions. When one system disappears... what replaces it? Take the FREE Historical Awareness Profile How connected are you to Black history beyond what you learned in school? Receive your personalized historical awareness profile and download your free copy of Malcolm X Through the C.R.O.W.N. Framework reflection cards. https://HistoriansConnect.ScoreApp.com Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

May 23, 2026Episode 1210 min

S3.Ep12-Malcolm X at 101: The Transformation They Couldn’t Control

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Most people know the image. The speeches. The Nation of Islam. The photograph with the rifle near the window. What they know less is the man Malcolm X was becoming. This month marks the 101st birthday of Malcolm X. In past episodes we have explored his speeches, philosophy, and personal reflections. But this episode focuses on something deeper; not simply who Malcolm was, but who he was evolving into during the final years of his life. By 1964, Malcolm was traveling across Africa and the Middle East, meeting with revolutionaries, heads of state, journalists, and liberation movements. He was studying anti-colonial struggles and building international relationships that stretched far beyond the borders of the United States. He was no longer framing the Black struggle in America strictly as a civil rights issue. He was preparing to present it before the world as a human rights violation. That changed everything. Because once the struggle became international, America could no longer control the narrative inside its own borders. This episode also explores the environment surrounding Malcolm during this period; Cold War politics, government surveillance, disputed intelligence connections, and the mysterious figures who entered Malcolm’s orbit during the final chapter of his life. He was only thirty-nine years old. Still growing. Still evolving. Still becoming more dangerous to the systems watching him. That is not a footnote to Malcolm’s story. It is the part of the story most people were never taught. If you listen to us here, subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@historiansconnect760?si=58QQzXn7VdyXD8RS Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

May 6, 2026Episode 119 min

S3.Ep11-The System Beneath the System: Why Equality on Paper Isn’t Enough

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? We’re taught that the Constitution defines our rights, limits power, and guarantees equality. On paper, it’s clear. But what happens when what’s written doesn’t match what’s experienced? In this opening episode of The System Beneath the System , Brittany Wilkins breaks down constitutional law not as theory, but as a lived reality. From a high school assignment that once felt like busy work to a deeper examination of how the law is applied, this episode challenges a core assumption many of us carry without question. If equality has been written into law for over a century, why are the outcomes still uneven? This isn’t about debate. It’s about observation. Because the issue isn’t always what the law says. It’s how the system operates around it. And more importantly, how that system shapes you long before you ever have a chance to navigate it. If the rules are equal, but the outcomes are not… what else is shaping the result? Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

April 4, 2026Episode 107 min

S3.Ep10: I Am Not Your Negro — But the System Still Needs One

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? James Baldwin declared, “I am not your Negro.” It was not a plea. It was a refusal. But refusal does not dismantle a system. In this episode, we move beyond documentary commentary and confront a harder question: Has America changed its structure — or only its vocabulary? Through Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House and the lives of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., this episode explores how power adapts, how language evolves, and why history is not something we look back on — but something carried forward in the present. This is not nostalgia. It is structural clarity. Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

October 22, 2025Episode 96 min

S3.Ep 9-The Mangrove Nine: When Justice Faced the Truth

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Black history doesn’t begin or end with one nation—it’s a global story of resilience and resistance. In this episode of Black Washed History , we travel to 1970s Notting Hill, where a small Caribbean restaurant called The Mangrove became the frontline of Britain’s civil rights movement. Twelve police raids. Nine activists. One trial that changed the course of British justice. Discover how Frank Crichlow, Altheia Jones-LeCointe, Darcus Howe, Barbara Beese, and others transformed a courtroom into a battleground for truth — forcing the British legal system to confront its own racial bias for the first time. 🎙️ Black Washed History is where we reclaim, retell, and rebuild the narratives history tried to erase. Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

July 23, 2025Episode 86 min

S3.Ep 8-Black Washed News Vol 1-Top Black History Stories of 2025

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Black Washed History is where erased stories are unveiled, buried truths are reclaimed, and history is seen for what it truly is: a living, breathing force that continues to shape our world. Hosted by Brittany Wilkins, this podcast explores some of the most powerful Black history stories of 2025—from Harvard legal proceedings over enslaved individuals, to Tulsa’s long-overdue reparations, to museums finally returning stolen artifacts. This isn’t just history—it’s reclamation. Each episode tells the truth behind the headlines, spotlighting the past and present through an unapologetically Black lens. Because when you invest in your history, you begin to understand your destiny. Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com

May 19, 2025Episode 79 min

S3.E7-10 Lessons from Malcolm X That Still Matter Today

Send us a text, let us know why do you love history? Shots rang out in the Audubon Ballroom—and one of the most powerful voices in Black history was silenced. But while Malcolm X’s life was cut short, his legacy was never buried. In this episode of Black Washed History , we don’t just mourn the man—we learn from him. From his early struggles and prison transformation to his pilgrimage to Mecca and evolution into a global human rights advocate, Malcolm X left behind a blueprint for personal power and collective liberation. Join us as we uncover 10 timeless lessons Malcolm taught us about identity, truth, growth, and the fight for justice. His voice may have been silenced in 1965—but his message still echoes louder than ever. 📌 Topics Covered: The power of identity and self-knowledge How education freed Malcolm before the system ever did Why his pilgrimage to Mecca changed everything Growth, betrayal, and choosing integrity over comfort And why your voice may be your most powerful weapon 🔊 Listen now—and stay washed in truth. Stay Connected Beyond the Podcast: YouTube: Subscribe to Historians Connect to explore weekly shorts and expand your understanding of Black history. https://youtube.com/@historiansconnect760?si=55FYO-uZ6xQT6QTv Website: Visit www.historiansconnect.org to join our email list and stay updated on how we’re pushing the culture forward. LinkedIn: Be part of our community Historians Connect and stay informed with the latest news and insights on Black history and culture worldwide. Support the show How Historically Aware Are You? Discover your Historical Awareness Profile in just a few minutes. Take the free assessment and receive personalized insights into your connection with Black history. https://historiansconnect.scoreapp.com