Episode 72: Black History Is American History. So Why Do We Forget?

Black History Month is not a side topic. It is the foundation of American innovation, culture, and leadership, and this episode gets into why that matters way beyond one month.We start with Carter G. Woodson and his original vision, then zoom out to the stories that often get skipped. Not just struggle, but excellence. The kind that quietly shaped everyday life. We talk about innovators like David Blackwell, Shirley Jackson, Charles Drew, Garrett Morgan, and Marie Van Brittan Brown, and why their work still runs the world we live in.We also talk about lived experience. What gets passed down. Why HBCUs build confidence. How representation shapes ambition. And what real allyship looks like without turning it into a performance.If you care about history, innovation, and raising the next generation with pride and context, this conversation is for you. Listen, share, and leave a review with one Black innovator more people should know.