Tellers of the Untold

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Tellers of the Untold provides stories and discussions where we look back into our past in order to help our future generations.

Vanessa Wright

  • Feb 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • weekly NEW EPISODES
  • 25 EPISODES


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Episode 52: The Importance of the Black Church Past and Present

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021


Hey everybody, welcome to Tellers of the Untold I’m Vanessa. And this week in happy Black History Month. And happy snow day if you had snow like we did here in Chicago. But today for this episode, I interviewed a pastor and asked him information regarding the importance of the black church. Also a little […] The post Episode 52: The Importance of the Black Church Past and Present appeared first on .

Past, Present and Future of the Black Community

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021


An interview with black seniors Host Hey, everybody, welcome to Tellers of the untold I’m Vanessa, your host again this week. And today, which is the month of oil in Black History Month, we are having a special episode on our podcast. And that special episode is where and this didn’t happen during COVID. So […] The post Past, Present and Future of the Black Community appeared first on .

Why is Black History Important for Everyone to Know?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021


Podcast Notes Hey, everybody, welcome to Telos of the untold I’m Vanessa, your host today. Anyways, um, so this episode is focused on the month of February, February being Black History Month. Well, and, you know, although is Black History Month, as you notice from my podcast, my website, my film that we should be, […] The post Why is Black History Important for Everyone to Know? appeared first on .

A Former Sheriff discusses the Code of Racism in the Justice System.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021


PODCAST NOTES Hey, everybody, welcome to tellers of the untold I’m Vanessa. It is the end of January and a lot is going on in this country. But today, for our episode, before black history, we just had Martin Luther King Day. kind of excited for this this month I’m trying to make I’m trying […] The post A Former Sheriff discusses the Code of Racism in the Justice System. appeared first on .

A Former Sheriff discusses the Code of Racism in the Justice System.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021


PODCAST NOTES Hey, everybody, welcome to tellers of the untold I’m Vanessa. It is the end of January and a lot is going on in this country. But today, for our episode, before black history, we just had Martin Luther King Day. kind of excited for this this month I’m trying to make I’m trying […] The post A Former Sheriff discusses the Code of Racism in the Justice System. appeared first on .

11 Unknown Facts About MLK Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021


Host Speaker 0:13Hey, hey, hey, this is Vanessa and welcome to tellers of the untold I again, I think I just said it. But I’m Vanessa, your host. And today’s topic or this week’s topic is related to who other than Martin Luther King Jr, the, the one of the only people that people that […] The post 11 Unknown Facts About MLK Jr. appeared first on .

11 Unknown Facts About MLK Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021


Host Speaker 0:13Hey, hey, hey, this is Vanessa and welcome to tellers of the untold I again, I think I just said it. But I’m Vanessa, your host. And today’s topic or this week’s topic is related to who other than Martin Luther King Jr, the, the one of the only people that people that […] The post 11 Unknown Facts About MLK Jr. appeared first on .

Six Unknown Facts We Should Know about Kwanzaa!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020


PODCAST NOTES Welcome to tellers of the untold I'm Vanessa, I am your host again today. And I'm back for the next week for this week. Hope you guys had a wonderful holiday a safe and healthy one. I'm blessed. And I'm thankful to God for every day. We're here today, though, and last week […] The post Six Unknown Facts We Should Know about Kwanzaa! appeared first on .

Six Unknown Facts We Should Know about Kwanzaa!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020


PODCAST NOTES Welcome to tellers of the untold I’m Vanessa, I am your host again today. And I’m back for the next week for this week. Hope you guys had a wonderful holiday a safe and healthy one. I’m blessed. And I’m thankful to God for every day. We’re here today, though, and last week […] The post Six Unknown Facts We Should Know about Kwanzaa! appeared first on .

Slaves during Chistmas & Jingle Bells

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020


https://tellersuntold.com/podcast POSTCAST NOTES Christmas Notes from the podcast are from the blogs, How Slaves Spent Christmas and Jingle Bells and How It May Be Racist Christmas on slave plantations was one of the few times of the year that slaves looked forward to. They enjoyed time off from daily labor tasks, a sense of camaraderie […] The post Slaves during Chistmas & Jingle Bells appeared first on .

Slaves during Chistmas & Jingle Bells

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020


POSTCAST NOTES Christmas Notes from the podcast are from the blogs, How Slaves Spent Christmas and Jingle Bells and How It May Be Racist Christmas on slave plantations was one of the few times of the year that slaves looked forward to. They enjoyed time off from daily labor tasks, a sense of camaraderie with […] The post Slaves during Chistmas & Jingle Bells appeared first on .

Sankofa Chicago Documentary Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020


Podcast Notes Welcome to Tellers of the Untold I'm Vanessa, I'm your host. I'm excited to be here today on this particular episode, and I'm just going to balking to you a little bit about the documentary, Sankofa. Chicago, it's something that is just been a real joy for me to do, especially during the […] The post Sankofa Chicago Documentary Introduction appeared first on .

Sankofa Chicago Documentary Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020


Podcast Notes Welcome to Tellers of the Untold I’m Vanessa, I’m your host. I’m excited to be here today on this particular episode, and I’m just going to balking to you a little bit about the documentary, Sankofa. Chicago, it’s something that is just been a real joy for me to do, especially during the […] The post Sankofa Chicago Documentary Introduction appeared first on .

Slavery during Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020


Welcome to Tellers, Untold. I am Vanessa. Podcast Today, this is our Thanksgiving episode. And I want to speak to you guys about what it was like for slaves during Thanksgiving. And interesting enough on like today, I'm going to kind of compare the two. So during slavery, so our ancestors, many of them spent […] The post Slavery during Thanksgiving and Black Friday appeared first on .

Slavery during Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020


Welcome to Tellers, Untold. I am Vanessa. Today, this is our Thanksgiving episode. And I want to speak to you guys about what it was like for slaves during Thanksgiving. And interesting enough on like today, I’m going to kind of compare the two. So during slavery, so our ancestors, many of them spent Thanksgiving […] The post Slavery during Thanksgiving and Black Friday appeared first on .

Shirley Chisholm and Kamala Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020


Host: 0:00Hey everybody, welcome to Tellers of the Untold the podcast. This week, I want to discuss the election, the 2020 election between Joseph Biden with the his VP, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and Vice President Pence. So this election, as you know, has been very historical in many natures. But I only want […] The post Shirley Chisholm and Kamala Harris appeared first on .

Shirley Chisholm and Kamala Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020


Host: 0:00Hey everybody, welcome to Tellers of the Untold the podcast. This week, I want to discuss the election, the 2020 election between Joseph Biden with the his VP, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and Vice President Pence. So this election, as you know, has been very historical in many natures. But I only want […] The post Shirley Chisholm and Kamala Harris appeared first on .

100th Anniversary of the Ocoee Massacre. It’s Our Right to Vote! Podcast.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


It’s been 100 years. One hundred years since Black-Americans attempted to exercise their right to vote. The 1920 Ocoee Massacre is the largest act of voting day terrorism to date. Ocoee, Florida is located in Orange County in Central Florida. At the time, Black-Americans made up about 46% of the population. Of the population were […] The post 100th Anniversary of the Ocoee Massacre. It’s Our Right to Vote! Podcast. appeared first on .

100th Anniversary of the Ocoee Massacre. It’s Our Right to Vote! Podcast.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


It’s been 100 years. One hundred years since Black-Americans attempted to exercise their right to vote. The 1920 Ocoee Massacre is the largest act of voting day terrorism to date. Ocoee, Florida is located in Orange County in Central Florida. At the time, Black-Americans made up about 46% of the population. Of the population were […] The post 100th Anniversary of the Ocoee Massacre. It’s Our Right to Vote! Podcast. appeared first on .

Chicago-Past and Present

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020


Introduction: Hey everybody, Welcome to Tellers of the Untold the podcast. We have not been present for a few weeks because we were completing or completing the documentary Sankofa Chicago. I'm so excited for you guys to hear about it for you to screen it sometime soon, and thanks to the Illinois Arts Council for […] The post Chicago-Past and Present appeared first on .

Chicago-Past and Present

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020


Introduction: Hey everybody, Welcome to Tellers of the Untold the podcast. We have not been present for a few weeks because we were completing or completing the documentary Sankofa Chicago. I’m so excited for you guys to hear about it for you to screen it sometime soon, and thanks to the Illinois Arts Council for […] The post Chicago-Past and Present appeared first on .

Is Black History Really Taught in Schools?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020


History of the Black Curriculum in Schools BLACK HISTORY IN U.S SCHOOLS STARTED with Carter G. Woodson Along with HIS COLLEAGUES, WHO CREATED THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE AND HISTORY. Between 1915 and 1950, they established a foundation for K-12 Black history education. Carter G. Woodson (father of black history month) did this […] The post Is Black History Really Taught in Schools? appeared first on .

What does Sankofa mean?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020


Vanessa introduces her upcoming documentary, Sankofa Chicago. Her guest is a Ghanaian who explains what Sankofa means. The post What does Sankofa mean? appeared first on .

What can we learn from a 94 year old black woman?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020


The teller in this episode was born in 1925.  She is a Black woman from Chicago who is telling it like it is. She gives advice to Black parents and tells her secret about staying young. Podcast Notes Teller: Plavilia Ray Born in Chicago in 1925 She has 9 siblings all have passed but one father […] The post What can we learn from a 94 year old black woman? appeared first on .

Is Chicago really safe? A law enforcement officer will tell us!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020


Intro Music: SOLO BLUES CONTES Closing Music: Wolf  Podcast Notes Introduction: We have a special teller today. I have known him for maybe 20 years now. He has a background in education, marketing, and promotions, but today I’m talking to him about his work as a Law Enforcement source. Vanessa: So let me get […] The post Is Chicago really safe? A law enforcement officer will tell us! appeared first on .

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