Black History Unplugged with Kamau Ware

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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What’s the real deal with history? Is history as straightforward as we make it out to be? Don’t you ever wonder who decides which stories make the cut? Whose narratives get the spotlight? And who decides what’s deemed worthy of preservation regarding our people and culture? We all know how Black history across the globe has been swiped, twisted, and rewritten by colonialism. But how is this being challenged? How can we ensure our stories aren’t just fabricated footnotes in someone else’s tale? Our guest today, Kamau Ware, has some thoughts on that front. Kamau is not your average historian – he’s also a visual artist and founder of the groundbreaking Black Gotham Experience, also known as BGX. Through historic walks across the Big Apple, photography-based graphic novels, and unique events, BGX shines a light on the massive impact of the African Diaspora. As a storyteller extraordinaire, Kamau is rewriting the rules of preserving Black history, and he’s here to drop some insights that will have you looking at history in new and interesting ways. -- Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The BHY production team includes Jareyah Bradley, Brooke Brown, Amber Davis, and Elyse Rawlings. Our producers are Cydney Smith and Len Webb for PushBlack. Lance John with Gifted Sounds engineers and edits the show. Our executive producers are PushBlack's Julian Walker and Lilly Workneh. Black History Year's host is Darren Wallace. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up, we're talking about preserving black history and culture with Kamile Ware on this episode of Black History Year.
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0:45.0	What's up, folks?
0:47.0	Darren here from Push Black welcoming you back to Block History Year.
0:51.0	Before we jump into today's conversation, I want to let you out in a little secret.
0:55.0	Lately, I've been wondering, what's the real deal with history?
0:59.0	I mean, sure, yeah, I'm the host of a History podcast, should already know right but just hear me out is
1:04.8	history really a straightforward as we make it out to be don't you ever wonder who
1:09.2	decide which stories make the cut whose Whose narratives get the spotlight?
1:13.5	And who decides what's deemed worthy of preservation when it comes to our people and culture?
1:17.5	We all know how black history across the globe has been swive, twisted, and rewritten by colonialism. But how is this being challenged?
1:24.8	How can we make sure our stories aren't just fabricated footnotes and someone else's tale?
1:30.9	Our guest today, Kamal Ware, has some thoughts on that front. Now Kamal is not your average historian.
1:37.1	He's also a visual artist and founder of the groundbreaking Black Gotham experience
1:41.9	also known as BGS.
1:43.4	Through historic walks across the Big Apple, photography-based graphic novels, and unique
1:48.3	events, BGS shines a light on the massive impact of the African diaspora.
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