From Afro-Latinx to Talk Show Style: 13 podcasts to support during Black History Month and beyond

Following the death of Danyé Jones, journalists John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski spent two and a half years working with his mother, family members, close friends, and many in the activist community to follow the trail and find out what exactly happened. After the Uprising is an unforgettable 11-episode investigative podcast series documenting every shocking twist and turn in the investigation.

Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America.

On CHECKING IN, Michelle Williams and her friends let it all out as they reveal their intimate experiences with depression, anxiety, and their mental health journeys. The celebrity interviews also offer skills on managing mental health hardships and even offer coping strategies for emotional well-being.

In Exactly Amara, reality star, model, singer, and overall boss lady, Amara La Negra gets personal on just about everything! She discusses dating, sex, relationships, social media, plastic surgery, body positivity, and everything in between. In each episode of this weekly show, Amara adds her Spanglish sazón, getting raw and real with topics that hit close to home. Prepare for her to show you, Exactly Amara.

The series shares 90-second unknown and under-known facts about Black history and culture with new episodes dropping every day of Black History Month.

Dominican actress and singer Darilyn Castillo hosts “Morenita,” a weekly show that dives into the Latinx experience through in-depth interviews with Latinx actors, entrepreneurs, and activists - new episodes focusing on the Afro-Latino community will launch throughout February in honor of Black History Month.

Questlove Supreme is a fun, irreverent, and educational weekly podcast that digs into the stories of musical legends and cultural icons. Each episode is driven by conversation ranging from the guest’s origins to their life passions and current projects. The series is about myths and legends in the making, bringing their legacy to life in their own words.

Join two stars from Real Housewives of Potomac, Gizelle Bryant, and Robyn Dixon, as well they team up for their new podcast Reasonably Shady. The show features conversations about being fearless women as they recount stories from their exciting lives. Topics include dating, relationships, marriage, entrepreneurs, motherhood, style, glam, current events, and more.

In this immersive, narrative podcast, hosts and social justice filmmakers Erika Alexander (Living Single, Get Out) and Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper, Whiteness Project) use their unique storytelling skills and experiences to explore the argument for and against reparations for Black Americans.

Every week, Comedian Roy Wood Jr. (correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) explores the human condition through the prism of employment, sitting down with real people from ALL lines of work about their most memorable jobs, employment vacancies they’re looking to fill, scams they’ve run at the office, and of course, the cringe-worthy office romances.

Join this unfiltered group (Dre, Eli, Tony, and Exavier) as they debate, argue, laugh, make fun of themselves and each other while talking about everything in black nerd culture.

Hosted by two unapologetically Black women with an opinion who talk back, TamBam and AJ are helping women navigate sex, relationships, and money with thought-provoking conversations, advice, and personal thoughts — all with a dash of danger and glitter.