Black & Opinionated

Inventor, Businesswoman and Community Developer we delve into the life of the real "self-made" millionaire Annie Turnbo Malone

After the ending of the Civil War going into the Reconstruction era, racial tensions, political and social racism between blacks and whites were at an all time high. Leading up to deadly riots that happened across the states, come hear about how one such riot in Memphis would change not only the city, but how it changed and defined the status of freedmen and women

One of the most publicized African-American women in San Francisco, Mary Ellen Pleasant, considered to be the first African-American self-made millionaire decades before Madam C. J. Walker was a mysterious woman of remarkable influence who challenged societal norms. A woman who was ahead of her time.

One of the South's First African American "Millionaire", come here the rags to riches story of Robert Reed Church Sr. "the man who saved the city of Memphis"

Mansa Mūsā emperor of the Mali Empire put together one of the most powerful and wealthy empire of the Medieval world. Hear how this flamboyant ambitious black monarch put on a show as he went on his pilgrimage to Mecca and showed the known world just how powerful, intelligent and wealthy he and his kingdom was.