A Word: A Video Vault of Black Excellence
b'Whoopi Goldberg\\u2019s early views, Barack Obama\\u2019s youthful indiscretions, Diahann Carroll\\u2019s big break. Those stories and thousands more have been preserved by The HistoryMakers, a video archive of notable African Americans. On today\\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson speaks with the founder and president of The HistoryMakers, Julieanna Richardson, about the project\\u2019s mission, and the urgency of preserving Black history during Covid crisis.\\nGuest: Julieanna Richardson, founder and president of The HistoryMakers\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis\\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'