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IDKMYDE: The African Soldiers Who Helped Win WWII Feb 20, 2026

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Over a million African soldiers fought in World War II—their contributions largely
erased from the history books.

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IDKMYDE: Jamaica: The Black Woman Who Built Her Own War Hospital Feb 19, 2026

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Mary Seacole traveled to the front lines of war and built her own hospital when no one
else would accept her help.

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IDKMYDE: Ethiopia: The African Empire Europe Couldn't Break Feb 18, 2026

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Ethiopia stood as the only African nation to defeat European colonization—a legacy of
resistance that inspired the world.

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IDKMYDE: Japan: The Black Samurai They Didn't Expect Feb 17, 2026

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The story of Yasuke, the African warrior who rose to samurai status in feudal
Japan—defying every expectation of his time.

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IDKMYDE: The Black President Who Abolished Slavery Before Lincoln Feb 16, 2026

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Before the Emancipation Proclamation, a Black leader abolished slavery in his
nation—a history rarely taught in American classrooms.

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IDKMYDE: Haiti: The Black Republic That Terrified the World Feb 15, 2026

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The Haitian Revolution created the first free Black republic and sent shockwaves
through every slaveholding nation on Earth.

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IDKMYDE: The Man Who Made the Light Stay On Feb 14, 2026

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The story of innovation that illuminated the world—yet the inventor's name remains in
shadow.

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IDKMYDE: Your Phone Knows Who's Calling Because of Her Feb 13, 2026

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B Daht introduces Shirley Ann Jackson—the woman whose research led to caller ID,
call waiting, fiber optics, and the technology that powers modern communication.

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IDKMYDE: The First Home Security System Wasn't a Company—It Was a Black-Woman Feb 12, 2026

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In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the world's first home security system,
creating the blueprint for every modern system that followed.

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IDKMYDE: The Gear Shift That Changed Driving Forever Feb 11, 2026

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Richard Spikes invented the modern gear shift, improved automatic transmission, and
early turn signals—technology that makes driving safer every day.

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