# February 2026 - Celebrating Black History Past, Present, Powerful featuring Cedric Pride and African Americans Who Make a Difference Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-the-narrative-6736560/february-2026-celebrating-black-history-past-present-powerful-featuring-cedric-pride-and-african-americans-who-make-a-difference Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-the-narrative-6736560/february-2026-celebrating-black-history-past-present-powerful-featuring-cedric-pride-and-african-americans-who-make-a-difference.md Podcast: [Expanding The Narrative](https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-the-narrative-6736560) Published: 2026-02-06T19:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/30396a94-fbe3-4aa1-804e-ac5f2f427b66.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/30396a94-fbe3-4aa1-804e-ac5f2f427b66.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/expanding-the-narrative-6736560/episodes/february-2026-celebrating-black-history-past-present-powerful-featuring-cedric-pride-and-african-americans-who-make-a-difference Duration seconds: 1679 ## Resource Read the  DUS February Issue here   When self-proclaimed “country boy” Cedric Pride arrived in Denver during his 20s, he didn’t have a roadmap, but was equipped with absolute faith, a deep willingness to learn, and an entrepreneurial spirit. That mindset would later become the foundation of the Pride Initiative, the faith-based nonprofit he founded to support the Black community toward economic freedom and generational wealth. Today, the organization operates out of a 10,000-square-foot office space. (By Gabrielle West) Listen on  Apple Podcasts,   Spotify ,  Amazon Music ,  Pandora  o r wherever you find podcasts! Advertise with DUS ! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/expanding-the-narrative-6736560/episodes/february-2026-celebrating-black-history-past-present-powerful-featuring-cedric-pride-and-african-americans-who-make-a-difference/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-the-narrative-6736560/february-2026-celebrating-black-history-past-present-powerful-featuring-cedric-pride-and-african-americans-who-make-a-difference.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.