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Urban Intellectuals
YouTube channel // numbers taken SEP 30, 2026

Urban Intellectuals

@UrbanIntellectuals · 33.2K SUBSCRIBERS · 90 VIDEOS COLLECTED

Urban Intellectuals has 33 200 YouTube subscribers and 57 595 views across the 90 videos we track, counted Sep 30, 2026.

Welcome to Urban Intellectuals. We are on a mission to help Black people reconnect with our history, culture, identity, and legacy. This channel explores Black history, African history, the African diaspora, and the forgotten truths that help us better understand who we are and what we carry. From powerful historical figures to untold stories, from cultural analysis to modern-day conversations,

▸ Verdict
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Views per video run at 2% of subscriber count — reach lags the subscriber base.
BASED ON 90 COLLECTED VIDEOS
Subscribers
33 200
YOUTUBE SHOWS "33.2K subscribers"
Views · tracked
57 595
SUM OVER 90 VIDEOS WE FOLLOW — NOT LIFETIME
Avg views / video
639
OVER 90 TRACKED VIDEOS
Best video
15 000

Subscriber dynamics

FIRST MEASUREMENT
33 200
SEP 30, 2026
DAILY TRACKING BEGINS ON THE NEXT CRAWL.
GROWTH CHART APPEARS AT 2+ POINTS.
Views across last 40 videos
OLDESTPEAK 15K · AVG 639 · HOVER A BARNEWEST

Videos · 90

Slavery Stole African Skill, Not Just Labor Slavery Stole African Skill, Not Just Labor 48 VIEWS · 10D AGO The UN Called Slavery a Grave Crime. Why Did America Vote No? The UN Called Slavery a Grave Crime. Why Did America Vote No? 119 VIEWS · 10D AGO The Real Imhotep: Before Hollywood Tells His Story Again | Sankofa Sundays Classroom Special | S1E3 The Real Imhotep: Before Hollywood Tells His Story Again | Sankofa Sundays Classroom Special | S1E3 284 VIEWS · 11D AGO Why Africa Looks Smaller on the Map — The Mercator Effect Why Africa Looks Smaller on the Map — The Mercator Effect 320 VIEWS · 12D AGO COINTELPRO Was Real: How the FBI Targeted Black Leadership COINTELPRO Was Real: How the FBI Targeted Black Leadership 117 VIEWS · 13D AGO Kai Cenat Made Reading Cool — Why Black Literacy Is Revolutionary Kai Cenat Made Reading Cool — Why Black Literacy Is Revolutionary 115 VIEWS · 14D AGO Lewis Latimer: The Son of Escaped Parents Who Helped Light America Lewis Latimer: The Son of Escaped Parents Who Helped Light America 181 VIEWS · 15D AGO What Is Real Power for the Black Community? | Sankofa Questions What Is Real Power for the Black Community? | Sankofa Questions 177 VIEWS · 16D AGO Who Really Destroyed Black Neighborhoods? | Sankofa Questions Who Really Destroyed Black Neighborhoods? | Sankofa Questions 112 VIEWS · 17D AGO Black Women Were Critical to the Success of the Haitian Revolution | Sankofa Stories | S1E3 Black Women Were Critical to the Success of the Haitian Revolution | Sankofa Stories | S1E3 323 VIEWS · 18D AGO Access Is Not Ownership: What Integration Missed | Sankofa Questions Access Is Not Ownership: What Integration Missed | Sankofa Questions 141 VIEWS · 18D AGO Did Integration Help or Hurt Black America? | Sankofa Questions Did Integration Help or Hurt Black America? | Sankofa Questions 119 VIEWS · 19D AGO What Integration Cost Black Teachers | Sankofa Questions What Integration Cost Black Teachers | Sankofa Questions 179 VIEWS · 20D AGO Why Black Schools Were More Than Classrooms | Sankofa Questions Why Black Schools Were More Than Classrooms | Sankofa Questions 364 VIEWS · 21D AGO What Black America Built Before Integration | Sankofa Questions What Black America Built Before Integration | Sankofa Questions 172 VIEWS · 22D AGO Did Integration Destroy the Black Community? | Sankofa Questions S1E3 Did Integration Destroy the Black Community? | Sankofa Questions S1E3 702 VIEWS · 23D AGO Why Africa Looks Smaller on the Map—and Why That Matters Why Africa Looks Smaller on the Map—and Why That Matters 503 VIEWS · 23D AGO UN Called Slavery Gravest Crime Ever | The Sankofa Report | S1E3 UN Called Slavery Gravest Crime Ever | The Sankofa Report | S1E3 561 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom: Kemet, Nubia & the 18th Dynasty | Sankofa Sundays Classroom Special Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom: Kemet, Nubia & the 18th Dynasty | Sankofa Sundays Classroom Special 401 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Kai Cenat Made Reading Cool — Why Black Literacy Has Always Been Revolutionary | The Sankofa Report Kai Cenat Made Reading Cool — Why Black Literacy Has Always Been Revolutionary | The Sankofa Report 4 300 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Why can Steven A Smith Be Loud and Black women can't? | Sankofa Deep Dive Why can Steven A Smith Be Loud and Black women can't? | Sankofa Deep Dive 1 000 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Trumps 8 Attacks on Black America | Sankofa Deep Dive Trumps 8 Attacks on Black America | Sankofa Deep Dive 457 VIEWS · 1MO AGO TUSKEGEE, BONNETS & DURAGS: WHO GETS TO DEFINE BLACK EXCELLENCE? TUSKEGEE, BONNETS & DURAGS: WHO GETS TO DEFINE BLACK EXCELLENCE? 405 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Sierra Leone to South Carolina: How African Rice Knowledge Built an Empire | Sankofa Questions S1E2 Sierra Leone to South Carolina: How African Rice Knowledge Built an Empire | Sankofa Questions S1E2 370 VIEWS · 1MO AGO THE BLACK GENIUS WHO HELPED LIGHT AMERICA BUT YOU NEVER LEARNED | Sankofa Deep Dive THE BLACK GENIUS WHO HELPED LIGHT AMERICA BUT YOU NEVER LEARNED | Sankofa Deep Dive 240 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Romance in Ancient Kemet Along the Nile | Sankofa Stories | S1E2 Romance in Ancient Kemet Along the Nile | Sankofa Stories | S1E2 162 VIEWS · 1MO AGO Can Black capitalism save us? | Sankofa Sunday Dinner, S1E2 | Urban Intellectuals Can Black capitalism save us? | Sankofa Sunday Dinner, S1E2 | Urban Intellectuals 94 VIEWS · 1MO AGO S1E1: America Turns 250 - They’re Still Trying to Hide the Truth About History - The Sankofa Report S1E1: America Turns 250 - They’re Still Trying to Hide the Truth About History - The Sankofa Report 15 000 VIEWS · 2MO AGO The Little Girl Who Risked It All to Read - Sankofa Stories S1E1 The Little Girl Who Risked It All to Read - Sankofa Stories S1E1 15 000 VIEWS · 2MO AGO COINTELPRO: The FBI’s War on Black Leadership | Sankofa Questions S1E1 COINTELPRO: The FBI’s War on Black Leadership | Sankofa Questions S1E1 11 000 VIEWS · 2MO AGO THE SANKOFA REPORT Ep1 Trump’s DEI Crackdown Isn’t New — History Shows the Real Target THE SANKOFA REPORT Ep1 Trump’s DEI Crackdown Isn’t New — History Shows the Real Target 173 VIEWS · 3MO AGO 10 Business Lessons Learned While Trying to Save Urban Intellectuals 10 Business Lessons Learned While Trying to Save Urban Intellectuals 73 VIEWS · 3MO AGO Defend UI: How to help avoid closing Urban Intellectuals for good! Defend UI: How to help avoid closing Urban Intellectuals for good! 148 VIEWS · 4MO AGO Why are we called Black? | Urban Intellectuals Show Why are we called Black? | Urban Intellectuals Show 1 100 VIEWS · 5MO AGO How King Leopold Built an Empire on African Death in the Congo | Urban Intellectuals How King Leopold Built an Empire on African Death in the Congo | Urban Intellectuals 77 VIEWS · 5MO AGO Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez: The First Black Man in Space | Black History That Makes You Go Hmm Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez: The First Black Man in Space | Black History That Makes You Go Hmm 191 VIEWS · 8MO AGO Ivan Van Sertima — The Scholar Who Rewrote the Map of Discovery Ivan Van Sertima — The Scholar Who Rewrote the Map of Discovery 143 VIEWS · 8MO AGO Dorothy Vaughan — The Hidden Figure Who Taught NASA to Count Us In Dorothy Vaughan — The Hidden Figure Who Taught NASA to Count Us In 136 VIEWS · 8MO AGO Mediocrity is not our Bloodline Mediocrity is not our Bloodline 130 VIEWS · 8MO AGO Mark Dean: The Black Engineer Who Built the Backbone of Your Computer Mark Dean: The Black Engineer Who Built the Backbone of Your Computer 127 VIEWS · 8MO AGO

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