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For over a century, the world has repeated one number — 12.5 million enslaved Africans taken across the Atlantic. But what if that figure wasn’t counted at all…only copied for over a century? Watch video

In this thought-provoking episode, we travel deep into America's buried past -- Ancient Mississippi. Los Angeles born and raised, with roots in Mississippi, Arkansas, and North Carolina, journalist and historian WWLA®️ brings bold and fact-based perspectives. A former NAACP insider, student of Maulana Karenga (founder of Kwanzaa), university-trained communicator, and Division I athlete, he connects the dots. Topics in this episode include: *The ancient burial mounds spread ac

If we now understand that many of us are Indigenous to this land, the question becomes clear: should we accept being folded into a council that aligns our interests with Africa—rather than with our own sovereignty here in the Americas? H.R. 784 is more than just policy. It’s a bill that bundles three identities into one umbrella, locking Indigenous-identified Americans into a “return to Africa” framework. In this video, we unpack what that means, how narrative and funding pri

Family historian Paul Blackwell joins Hidden Histories Collective to share decades of genealogical research and historical investigation into Indigenous communities, family history, and America's complex past. In this fascinating conversation, we discuss Andrew Jackson, the Trail of Tears, Walter Plecker, oral traditions, historical records, and the challenges of tracing ancestry across generations. Drawing from both personal research and family history, Paul offers insights

In 1671, Dutch author Arnoldus Montanus published De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld ("The New and Unknown World"), a massive illustrated work describing the peoples, cities, and landscapes of the Americas. Later adapted into English by John Ogilby as America, Montanus’s book shaped how Europe imagined Indigenous peoples long before 1619. Watch Video

In 1671, John Ogilby published "America: Being the Latest and Most Accurate Description of the New World." Inside its 800-pages are...

This Hidden Histories Collective presentation asks: Who was birthright citizenship really meant for — and how did we get here? This...

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Dred Scott, circa 1857. In this 7-minute clip, I explore the potential impact of President Trump's recent Executive Order on U.S....

Wedding photograph of Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell, 1845 (Source: New York Public Library) Varina Howell Davis , the second wife of...