https://jaylenbledsoe.com/ “Dream & Think Big. Control Your Future. Own Self Validation. Don’t Seek Validation.” - Jaylen D. Bledsoe Born and raised in Missouri by a single black...

Co-hosts tell the story of Ophelia Devore-Mitchell.

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Mikaila Ulmer signed an $11 Million deal at 11 years old

April 15, 2019

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Black History

Granville T. Woods, known as the “Black Edison”

tellersuntold - March 2, 2021

“I believe I can do anything if I just try.” -Granville T. Woods Granville T. Woods was known as the "Black Edison." He was the...

Young inventor, Bishop Curry Raises almost $50,000 to Help Develop a Device to Stop Hot-Car Deaths

May 14, 2020

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the inventor of Rock and Roll

August 19, 2019

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African-American Firsts

Gertrude Jeannette-First Woman Cabdriver Who Turned Broadway Actor

Black Firsts tellersuntold - November 21, 2019

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette became the first woman in New York City licensed to drive a motorcycle. She was the first woman licensed to drive a cab. She became...

Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and an entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.

Black Firsts tellersuntold - April 7, 2019

Who is Wally Amos? In 1967, he decided to leave the famous William Morris Agency in New York to move to Los Angeles to start...

The first black-American is known to have earned a bachelor’s degree

Podcast Notes tellersuntold - January 14, 2020

EPISODE 31 Podcast Notes Introduction to Alexander Twilight His parents father, Ichabod was black or mulatto His mother, Mary's race, is not certain His education He completed not only the secondary...

Paul R. Williams: The Man Who Helped Build L.A, “Architect to the Stars”

Black Firsts Nonso Nwagbo - March 22, 2021

Paul R. Williams was born on February 18, 1894. He is a well-known American architect based in Los Angeles, California. In 1921, he...

The First Black-American To Earn A Bachelor’s Degree From An American College

Black Firsts tellersuntold - January 14, 2020

Alexander Lucius Twilight was the first Black-American known to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American college or university. He was also the...

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