A little over a century ago, a prosperous black community experienced loss and tragedy at the hands of violent racism in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Awareness through hit shows such as Lovecraft Country and Watchmen highlight the horrors that occurred here. Tap in with us while we explore the timeline of this attack on blackness. Subscribe for more content from The Polaris Network - http://bit.ly/3l88kNw ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the racial history and origin of the economic welfare system in America. Subscribe for more content from The Polaris Network - http://bit.ly/3l88kNw ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the real life story of Anastasia. We have all seen the animated film but in reality, the last Russian Royal family’s story ends in tragedy. Find out about the build up to this sad tale for the Romanovs. Subscribe for more content from The Polaris Network - http://bit.ly/3l88kNw ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into James Baldwin and his literary feedback he sent to his esteemed colleague, Richard Wright regarding his renowned work, Native Son. On a more symbolic level, we make a connection in our discourse that highlights the marketability of Black trauma, performative alliances from non POC and the cyclic pain of what it means to be Black in America. Subscribe for more content from The Polaris Network - http://bit.ly/3l88kNw ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the American Revolutionary War and the lesser known events that led to it. The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, secured American independence from Great Britain. Fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict tak ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into Nat Turner and the rebellion that shook the South. Nat Turner (b. October 2, 1800) was an enslaved African-American preacher who organized and led the four-day rebellion of enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. Turner's Rebellion, also known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people, at least 51 of whom were White. The rebellion was effectively suppre ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the role the Pearl Harbor Attack had on America and the remainder of the second World War. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 8:00 a.m., on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the time; the attack led to its formal entry into World War II the next day. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Op ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the legacy, life and work of a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator, Marcus Garvey Sr. ONH (b. August 17, 1887). He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa. Ideologically a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist, his ideas came to be known as Garveyism. Believing that black people needed to be financially independent from ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the lesser-known history of Black Cowboys in America. One in four cowboys were Black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture? Few images embody the spirit of the American West as well as the trailblazing, sharpshooting, horseback-riding cowboy of American lore. And though African-American cowboys don’t play a part in the popular narrative, historians estimate that one in four cowboys were black. Black cowboys in the American West accounted for up to an estimated 25% of cowboys "who went up the trail" from the 1860s to 1880s and ..read more

On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into The Great Migration. The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was one of the largest movements of people in United States history. Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910s until the 1970s. The driving force behind the mass movement was to escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow. Subscribe for more content from The ..read more