How 'Stepping' Became a Part of Black Culture

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Synchronized movements. Powerful chants. Pure athleticism. For generations, our people have been stepping everywhere from high school step shows to HBCU probates, and with each beat we honor a history that binds us from Africa all the way to America. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Shard Lake, a brand new original series on Disney Plus.
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0:16.7	The house must fall.
0:18.0	I will discover the truth.
0:20.7	Shard Lake, a new original series streaming May 1st, exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.0	18-plus subscription required tease and see supply. Synchronic movements, powerful chance, pure athleticism. For generations, our people have been stepping everywhere from high school
0:45.0	step shows to HBCU probates and with each beat we honor a history that binds us from
0:51.4	Africa all the way to America.
0:55.0	This is two minute black history.
0:57.6	What you didn't learn in school. Step in a form of ritual communication has been beloved in our communities for decades, happening everywhere,
1:17.0	from H.B.C.U. yards to high school shows.
1:21.0	Our people have always used drums to express and communicate, but during enslavement
1:26.3	captures band drumming across many colonies.
1:30.5	Refusing to be silent, many historians believe that stepping is a direct creative innovation
1:36.5	to that ban, where we instead used our bodies to drunk.
1:43.0	Since the mid 1900s, divine nine sororities and fraternities have been moving and ritual
1:49.0	performing steps shows as a part of probates and homecoming celebration.
1:54.0	Step-in is a complex performance involving dance, singing, chanting, and calling response,
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