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This Day in Quiztory

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A podcast featuring short narratives about significant events in African American history read by celebrities and influential community leaders.

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08.13_Opera Singer Caterina Jarboro 13.08.2019 1:23

Today we share some background on opera singer Caterina Jarboro

08.12_Pioneering Model Ophelia DeVore 12.08.2019 1:06

Actor Arif S. Kinchen shines a spotlight on Ophelia DeVore, one of the nation's earliest black models

08.09_Super Bowl Champion Quarterback Doug Williams 09.08.2019 1:00

Today we recognize retired NFL quarterback Doug Williams, the first black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl

08.08_Inventor Richard W. Spikes 08.08.2019 0:58

Today we share some background on the ingenuity of inventor Richard W. Spikes

08.07_Recording Artist "Little" Esther Phillips 07.08.2019 1:12

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of recording artist Esther Phillips

08.06_Blues Singer Memphis Minnie 06.08.2019 1:30

Today we celebrate guitarist Memphis Minnie, a blues music pioneer with a career spanning three decades

08.05_Theologist James H. Cone 05.08.2019 1:18

Today we shine a spotlight on James H. Cone, theologist and advocate of black liberation

08.02_Businessman William Leidesdorff 02.08.2019 1:35

Recording artist Wyclef Jean celebrates enterprising businessman William Leidesdorff, an early African American settler of Northern California

08.01_Pioneering Nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney 01.08.2019 0:53

Taj from the R&B group SWV celebrates a pioneer in the field of nursing: Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to work in the country as a professionally trained nurse

07.31_Educator Patrick Francis Healy 31.07.2019 1:31

Actor Ernest L. Thomas shares some background on Patrick Francis Healy, the 29th president of Georgetown University and the first African American in the U.S. to head a predominately white institution.

07.30_Hall of Fame Basketball Player Lisa Leslie 30.07.2019 1:08

Actor Arif S. Kinchen celebrates the achievements of hall of fame basketball player Lisa Leslie

07.29_Novelist Chester Himes 29.07.2019 1:21

Today we shine a spotlight on crime novelist

07.26_Singer Darlene Love 26.07.2019 1:09

Actor Stephen Bishop shines a spotlight on hall of fame signer Darlene Love

07.25_Buffalo Soldiers Tribute 25.07.2019 1:07

On this day in Quiztory, General Colin Powell dedicates a monument commemorating the achievements of the Buffalo Soldiers.

07.24_Opera Singer Adele Addison 24.07.2019 1:15

Recording artist Faith Evans shines a spotlight on lyric soprano Adele Addison on her 94th birthday!

07.23_Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas 23.07.2019 1:26

Radio host Tyrone DuBose shares some background on Clarence Thomas, the second African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court

07.22_Happy Birthday, Danny Glover! 22.07.2019 1:16

Recording artist Delious Kennedy from the group All-4-One celebrates a living legend in the acting community. Happy birthday, Danny Glover!

07.19_Magician Richard Potter 19.07.2019 1:35

Actor Michael Beach celebrates one of the country's earliest well-known magicians Richard Potter

07.18_Hall of Fame Lineman Jim Parker 18.07.2019 1:01

Recording artist Tony Borowiak from the group All-4-One celebrates Baltimore Colts hall of fame lineman Jim Parker

07.17_Inventor Miriam Benjamin 17.07.2019 1:12

Actress Logan Browning shines a spotlight on inventor Miriam Benjamin, one of the earliest African American women to receive a patent.

07.16_Political Activist Assata Shakur 16.07.2019 1:12

Recording artist Brave Williams shares some background on former political activist and member of the Black Liberation Army, Assata Shakur

07.15_Entrepreneur Earl Graves 15.07.2019 1:41

Recording artist Johnny Gill shines a spotlight on entrepreneur and founder of Black Enterprise magazine, Earl Graves

07.12_Actress Beah Richards 12.07.2019 1:12

Recording artist Jamie Jones from the group All-4-One shines a spotlight on Emmy Award winning actress Beah Richards

07.11_Abolitionist Olaudah Equiano 11.07.2019 0:55

On this day in Quiztory, enslaved African Olaudah Equiano purchased his freedom from bondage in the U.S.and became an active abolitionist in England. Actor Brandon Larkins shares his story.

07.09_Dancer Pearl Primus 09.07.2019 1:24

Recording artist Alfred Nevarez from the group All-4-One shines a spotlight on dancer Pearl Primus, often regarded as the grandmother of African American dance.