tag | Black History

Artist, performer, and host Helga Davis brings a soulful curiosity and love of people to the podcast Helga.

The Spark traveled to the Luhr’s Center at Shippensburg University on Tuesday, April 11 to talk about a Traveling While Black exhibit. The exhibit focuses on the restricted movement of black Americans in this country and the creation of safe spaces for them.

Barry Freeland, director of the Crispus Attucks Center for Employment and Training, Greg Smith and Jeff Kirkland, who are a part of the Crispus Attucks York programs joined us on The Spark Tuesday to tell us about Crispus Attucks’ life and legacy.

February is Black History Month and, on The Spark, Tuesday we discussed Pennsylvania’s education system, how Pennsylvania educators are honoring Black history, and efforts to make the educator workforce more diverse within the state.

Hip hop artists of the ’90s earned enemies from all sides of the political establishment.

“The hip hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to.”

Ida B. Wells: American Stories frames Wells’ life and legacy in the context of today’s world, illustrating how today’s activists draw inspiration from her work.

Discover the factors that led to the birth of hip hop and how it has evolved since its first hit in 1982.