Charmin Smith

Charmin Smith born in 1975, since 2019 she is head coach of the California Golden Bears women’s basketball team and the first Black head coach in the history of that program.

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I didn’t get into an AI workshop in New York that I applied for, I thought a failure, but that set me up for success, I got into two workshops at the Poynter Institute that served me well and I would not […]

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe – These islands saw early resistance to slavery. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? I am a Blesbian Boomer.

Niger

Niger shows early African iron-age history. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

Gnaws Music

Gnaws Music is an Afro-Moroccan tradition.

Namibia

Namibia’s San people are among the world’s oldest. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

What experiences in life helped you grow the most? The ones where I didn’t get the outcome I was expecting at first, some would call them failures. I grew because I refocused and had faith.