Delta blues musician Robert Johnson grew up in Memphis Tennessee, at an early age he practiced to be a good blues musician his rise to fame was fast, so fast rumors has it, he sold his soul to the devil for success in music. Tune in for story.Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnsonhttps://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/https://youtu.be/Kxi4XkIVWLQ?si=H0PWKjY4zT644JRA

Latasha Harlins was a young girl from Illinois who grew up in South Central Los Angeles. She was dealing with grief from losing her mother to the hands of her father’s new girlfriend. Latasha was doing her best to be a good student and good big sister to her younger brother and sister. One Saturday morning store run changed the lives of Latasha and her family forever. Tune-in for full story.Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Latasha_Harlinshttps://www.google.com/gasearch?q=latasha%20harlins&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:466379e2,vid:5Rh_7cE70Os,st:0https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614514,00.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0318-latasha-harlins-20160318-story.html

Ruby was a young, beautiful, successful African American woman, a staple in her community in Live Oaks, Florida. Due to her husband’s gambling and liquor business. For 1934 the McCollum family was on top of the world. Fast forward 20 years later Ruby’s on trial for murdering her doctor. Tune-in.Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_McCollumhttps://aaregistry.org/story/the-ruby-mccollum-case-begins/https://dunnhistory.com/the-ruby-mccollum-story-1949/

When the world was on lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic, image consultant Kevin Samuels made waves on Instagram live coaching women. Described as a hyper masculine individual and a males male the interactions and interviews with the various women was deemed controversial. Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Samuelshttps://youtube.com/@bykevinsamuels?si=FbrdkCdpsnmKmm1Dhttps://youtu.be/jfaUgiVGFw0?si=yRxFiPyjk6TTt2jw

Living in 19th century South Africa, Baartman was orphaned at a young age and was taken advantage of young as well. Standing no more than 5 feet her body shape and proportions and the people around her very curious. Tune- in for full story. Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Baartmanhttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987.amphttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Baartman

German duo Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, met at a dance seminar in Munich. Determined to be successful they worked hard until they were noticed and they were. Frank Farian, producer and writer had a project for them, their voices weren’t used but yet they performed the songs recorded tune in for full details. Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanillihttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/10/musics-biggest-scandal-the-story-of-milli-vanilli-detailed-in-new-documentary/https://people.com/milli-vanilli-fabrice-morvan-opens-up-lip-syncing-scandal-exclusive-8380368https://youtu.be/lGJMi2C3Tng?si=bRt3MkUHKMIG2oPl

In Wrightsville, Arkansas 1959. A dormitory with 69 sleeping African American boys ages 13-17 mysteriously caught fire… Full story inside. Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/negro-boys-industrial-school-fire-of-1959-5500/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Negro_Boys%27_Industrial_Schoolhttps://katv.com/amp/news/local/wrightsville-21

This episode features young Robert “ yummy” Sandifer, he was featured on the cover of Time magazine “ Too young to kill too young to die.” This is a Chicago story based around the Roseland community. Tune in.Instagram: @painpowerpodcast Email: [email protected]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sandiferhttps://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/11/20/i-wasn-t-a-superpredator-i-was-a-kid-who-made-a-terrible-decisionhttps://steemit.com/news/@intunejune/the-sad-chicago-story-of-yummy-sandiferhttps://mediaburn.org/video/weekend-tv-sandifer-murder/

In this season opener we discuss Nikki Giovanni, the poet of the black revolution. Tune in for interesting facts about the writer who dreams or the dreamer who writes.Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: [email protected]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Giovanni https://nikki-giovanni.com/https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/12/clahs-giovannimemoriam.html

Mamie Till sent her only child, 14 year old Emmett to visit his family in the Delta, Mississippi for the summer in 1955, two weeks later his body was returned in a casket. Instagram: @painpowerpodcast Email: [email protected] Sources: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-murder-of-emmett-till-j6dpye/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/till-timeline/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till#cite_note-77 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Till Website: https://www.velmahood.com/