That Wasn't In My Textbook

We're kicking off the Well-Read Black Girl festival with the special episode that: (1)celebrate Black women writers and readers (2) honors the unsung 'sheroes' that have contributed to the Black women's battle to the battle box. A lot of our textbooks talk about the fight for women's right to vote and focus on the efforts of white women like Susan. B Anthony. But have you heard of Frances Harper o...

Traditionally, cannabis, weed, pot, whatever you choose to call it, has a bad rep.  But as states start to legalize the use of cannabis for both medical and recreational use- a budding, flourish new industry of legal cannabis is starting to flourish and a lot of people are interested in the politics, science, products, and money that's coming from what is considered the Green Rush.  In this episod...

Let's debunk and destroy facts about Columbus and uncover ways to celebrate the resiliency and culture of the Indigenous groups who originally occupied this land. STAY IN TOUCH: - Visit our website. - Follow  and tag @thatwasntinmytextbook on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and feel free to donate. - Sign up for podcast newsletter  - To learn more about the podcast host Toya, visit ToyaFromHarle...

With many borders closed due to the pandemic, more people are taking road trips.  So it only felt right to have an episode where we discuss a historic Black road trip guide from back in the day and then discuss pandemic road trippin' and traveling and the future of traveling with travel journalist and founder of Crush Global.  In this episode we discuss: What's the Green Book Pandemic traveling an...

Did you know that this year is the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance? Prior to the pandemic, there was BIG plans to celebrate this important time in history where Blacks changed the music, art, theater and literature game.  Listen to the episode to join in on a virtual celebration of a historic time period, where Black folks moved to Harlem, New York, created community, and changed the a...

Way back in the day, mail was unofficially delivered by friends, merchants and enslaved folks. Today, the United States Postal Service also known as USPS, is the official way we get our packages and Amazon Prime deliveries. And with elections around the corner and rumors of USPS going bankrupt, many want to know what the hell is going on with America’s postal service! Tune into this episode to lea...

Did you know that the US has 17,000 libraries? That's more than the amount of Starbucks in the US.  Tune into today's episode with special guest Librarian and Archivist Jehan Giles to uncover how libraries have changed and evolved throughout history, find out about the racist practices that are apart of libraries, and join the conversation about whether we still need libraries today. Click 'play'...

It is believed that there are as many ways of preparing tea as there are cultures around the world—which may be the reason tea is the SECOND most popular drink in the world after water.  When the tea plant first arrived on the scene, tea trees were treated as a veggie, overtime is was discovered that leaves from the tea plant, make a tasty beverage.  Listen to this episode to learn how tea trees g...

We can't talk about American Police and not discuss the race. And with the invention of camera phones, we can no longer ignore that police are murdering countless amounts of Black people.  To understand the tension and distrust of police by Black people, listen to the episode that uncovers the birth of American police and traces how police have evolved over time —Revealing the historical reasons w...

In the world where we are curating our feeds and at a time when quarantine that has brought some families closer than ever-  it was pretty fitting to sit down with a curator to talk about the collection of art, not only just the fancy, pricey shit we use to see in art galleries and museum walls  BUT to discuss the collections of art and archives that are in our own homes —like those family photos...

Did you know there was a time when July 4th was a Black Holiday? Yep, you read that right. At first, I couldn't believe it either. In this quick 18-minute episode find out why Black folks use to go hard and turn up on the July fourth. During this episode, you'll also uncover other historical events that happened on this day in history and learn some important words from Frederick Douglas that stil...

Do you know that June 19th is known as the Day of Freedom?  Yep, June 19th, also called Juneteenth,  is actually the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.  In this quick 7-minute episode find out why General Granger's arrival in Texas on June 19th 1865, is a very important historical day for Blacks here in America- that should be in all of our te...

Listen to this  Welcome episode that will  introduce you to your new, fun, and risque audible textbook- that you'll never want to put down. Learn all the exciting things that are in store for this season and learn 5 fun facts about the women behind the mic.  Click “play” above to discover  the out-of-the-textbook topics we will discuss this season and to learn a little bit about your historian hom...

Listen to this short clip that's a preview to your new, fun and risque audible textbook. Learn all the exciting things that are in store for this season.  Click “play” above to discover  the out-of-the-textbook topics we will discuss this season and to learn a little bit about your historian homie, historical griot, trap historian, Toya. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or whereve...