Arguably, best investigative journalist of her time, 19th-century trailblazer,  anti lynching champion and a force to be reckoned with. From... more

In this episode before the season finalé… Join Michael as he goes behind the scenes to meet the people who... more

Can you name the 19th century Black woman entrepreneur who funded hundreds of Black people to flee from slavery?  Mary... more

Who really invented rock n roll? The facts are clear—it was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Black queer gospel-influenced rock and... more

Have you heard about Boley, Oklahoma - the town that wished a motherfucker would? Boley was a thriving, black town... more

In this special behind the scenes episode, Drapetomaniax producers Gillianne, Janicia and Noleca answer some of our biggest listener questions,... more

In the midst of the Black Power movement of the 1960’s, the US government launched a campaign of terror against... more

Live from the Drapetomaniax Library of Black History, in a special storytime episode, Michael is joined by Bob the Drag... more

After the Civil War, so many newly freed African Americans registered to vote that Georgia elected 3 Black state senators... more

In the midst of disease and death in the colonies, an enslaved man named Onesimus introduces America to the smallpox... more

What is Drapetomania??? In a conversation with writer, comedian Roderick Morrow & Karen Morrow of ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’, Michael... more

Last week we heard from the enslaved Louisiana rebels who secretly organized the largest revolt in U.S. history. In this... more

In 1811 after Haiti achieved the most successful slave revolt in history, the French were shook and their former colony... more

Last week, Conquistador Juan Garrido helped Michael establish that Africans arrived in America as early as the 1500’s. But who... more

Africans set foot on “American soil” as early as the 1500’s. But who was the first African American? In this... more

Humor in live performance has been around since the beginning of time. In the 1800s this kind of entertainment mostly... more

EP 1 - The Outlandish Forest Joe featuring Roy Wood Jr. and Joy Reid The concept/definition of Drapetomania is introduced, which... more

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