Where Do We Begin Blackness?

As Black History Month closes and Women’s History Month begins, this episode asks a foundational question: Where do we begin the story of Blackness? Dr.

Chelsea Mikael Frazier reflects on Black History Month as a deliberate narrative intervention, tracing its roots to Carter G. Woodson, and the political power of framing history.

She explains why she begins her teaching in precolonial West Africa — not enslavement — and how shifting the starting point reshapes imagination, healing, and diasporic connection. where we begin the story determines what becomes possible!