I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either!

Long before modern salons, ancient Egyptians were coloring, caring for, and decorating nails as symbols of beauty and status. But that's just the beginning. From wrestling and cosmetics to paper, medicine, and calendars, in this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht uncovers how an African civilization helped lay the foundation for practices we still use today. Some of these facts may surprise you—and they just might change the way you look at history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When most of us say "New York" we're really talking about the five burroughs. But there's another city that helped shape Black History, launched legendary artists, and served as one of the final gateways to freedom n the underground railroad. This episode of IDKMYDE is all about why it's time to put some respect on Buffalo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When former NFL star Chris Johnson revealed his Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis, many people focused on what the disease had taken from him. But this episode is about what technology gave back—his voice, through eye-gaze tracking and AI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This years NBA Draft has everybody talking about the next generation of stars, but WSSU has been sending players to the league for decades. From Earl "The Pearl" Monroe becoming the highest drafted HBCU player ever to 14 total NBA Draft selections, the Rams have built a basketball legacy most people never knew existed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everybody celebrates Juneteenth, but almost nobody knows the name Ben Haith—the activist who created the official Juneteenth flag. This episode explores who he was, why the flag is red, white, and blue instead of Pan-African colors, and how one man created a symbol that now flies across America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.