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Site-specific short stories from your Black neighbors.

Heard Productions, Nichole Hill, Jackie Glass, Hannah Sobol


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES
    • 5 SEASONS


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    A quick word

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 0:40


    Hey, it's Hannah and Jackie, the producers with a quick word re: season 5.

    ERT: Six Dollar Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 14:51


    DONATE to the Sam Allen Scholarship: details coming soon--check back later :)APPLY for the Sam Allen Scholarship: https://dbatvirginiabeach.com/index.php/sam-allen-scholarshiphttps://elizabethrivertrail.org/https://www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-three/02

    NN: The Yogis on Warwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 10:06


    From heartbreak and injury to healing and empowerment, Sean and Rylan's gym is more than a fitness center–it's a space for rebuilding lives and restoring community in Newport News.https://www.bgr8fitness.com/

    NN: (Take me to) The Bridge on 16th St.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 16:12


    When a bridge symbolizing division and connection was set for demolition, Dr. Price and People for People came together to repair it–literally and metaphorically–showing what's possible when a community unites. 

    NN: The Frat House in Windsor Great Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 9:12


    Raised by his Grandmother, Father, and his father's football team, Tommy Reamon, Jr. walks in his father's footsteps as a NFL player. Filled with pride for his city, he started the brand City on My Chest to encourage pride in his hometown, and its track record for birthing legends. 

    NN: Voice of Reason in the Court House

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 10:56


    Angela Reason's photo is the only one of its kind on a wall of history—she's a mom and the first Black, female Clerk of Court in Newport News. With compassion and conviction, she uses her role to witness and uplift the community, even in its toughest moments.https://www.sustainequity.org/

    NN: The Linebacker at CNU

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 9:32


    What happens when a sidelined athlete takes a stand? In 2019, Kelo traded his football gear for activism, rallying his university to recognize MLK Day. Hear how he tackled systemic indifference and scored a win for justice at Christopher Newport University.Kelo's Petition: https://www.change.org/p/paul-trible-in-respect-of-martin-luther-king-jr-classes-should-be-canceled-mlk-day-january-21-2019Uprooted: https://www.propublica.org/article/uprooted-documentary-christopher-newport-university-black-neighborhoodsRestorative Justice follow up: https://www.propublica.org/article/christopher-newport-university-black-community-uprooted-task-forcehttps://www.whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2024-04-23/the-university-uprooted-a-black-neighborhood-then-its-policies-reduced-the-black-presence-on-campus8% Article: https://issuu.com/thecaptainslog9/docs/issue_17https://issuu.com/thecaptainslog9/docs/clogvol50iss14realhttps://willardmaxwell.org/

    NN: The Ivey Leagues in Christopher Shores

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 13:57


    Imagine a high school education so transformative that it fuels a lifelong mission for change. Joni Ivey reflects on the final days of her historic Black high school, the fight for integration, and how she helped create a new legacy for education in Southern Newport News.https://www.dailypress.com/2017/02/06/resistance-and-repercussions-newport-news-residents-look-back-at-schools-desegregation/

    PM: The Hard Times on Afton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 12:44


    Toney owns Hard Times Skate Shop, one of a handful of Black owned skate shops in the country. When the city moves to take away the skate park in the city, he fights for both his community and his business.https://hardtimesskateshop.com/ 

    PM: The Cheerleader in IC Norcom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 12:39


    From chickens to cheerleading, Tamara finds her way out of the country and into Churchland. Her love of I.C. Norcom continues in her work on the Portsmouth School Board.

    PM: The Stooges on Broadway

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 9:27


    Mrs. Sharlene experienced a poverty of wealth and of love in her early years.  Despite it all, she found a way to raise her daughter differently, without ever forgetting where she came from. 

    PM: The Frat Brutha in Churchland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 11:04


    Despite being STRONGLY encouraged to find a home elsewhere, Speaker Don Scott finds a community that embraces all of him. 

    PM: The Bootlegger on Dunkirk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 11:57


    When Suzette's grandfather falls ill, she get's curious about what better care could look like. Instead of continuing the family bootlegging business, she pursues a career in nursing. 

    PM: The Oddball on Owens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 20:55


    Tyiquan is a skater kid who looses his father to gun violence. After attending culinary school in Virginia Beach, he moves his family back to Portsmouth. He is currently a chef in an upscale restaurant in Virginia Beach. 

    Norfolk: The Visionary in Public Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 13:38


    Norfolk: The Mini-Mogels in Robert's Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 10:11


    https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960920/09200566.htmhttps://nrha.us/

    Norfolk: The Baby in Berkley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 9:42


    https://www.pilotonline.com/2010/06/28/whats-in-a-name-berkley-section-of-norfolk/https://lgbtlifecenter.org/ 

    Norfolk: The Nomad in Norfolk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 15:06


    https://www.cleanslatecenters.com/norfolk-vahttps://landmarkrecovery.com/locations/praxis-norfolk/https://treatmentva.com/

    Norfolk: The Candy Lady in Norview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 9:57


    https://wearememphis.com/play/culture/sweet-lady-an-ode-to-the-candy-lady/

    Norfolk: The Nurse in Norfolk Community Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 9:54


    https://thenewjournalandguide.com/week-four-gone-but-not-forgotten-va-s-black-operated-hospitals/

    The Neat Freak in Newsome Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 9:21


    The Officer in Virginia Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 13:53


    For more info on early integrators of the Virginia Beach Police Department, check out "Black Law Enforcement Pioneers" by Deputy Chief P{atrick L. Gallagher and Edna Hawkins-Hendrix. https://www.vaaccvb.org/

    The Big Mouth in Gracetown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 8:33


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    The Midwife in Atlantic Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 10:02


    https://www.birthincolorrva.org/https://www.vaaccvb.org/

    But First...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 3:22


    https://www.vaaccvb.org/

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