Vanguard of the Viragoes

Things We Referenced:The Bronze Age“Ecofacts” and material cultureDr. Beeler's talk on “Representing Race in the Ancient Mediterranean” at The Archaeological Institute of America's Iowa Society presentation “Capital Terrorists Take Inspiration from Ancient World”, visual & material culture at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021“Ancient Aliens” television showThe Smithsonian Magazine's response to the “Ancient Aliens” television show“From Amphipolis to Mosul, New Approaches to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Eastern Mediterranean”Decolonized archeology Digital humanitiesThe digital version of The Acropolis MuseumPharaoh Hatshepsut Vice President Kamala D. HarrisFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced:James Baldwin's, “A Talk to Teachers”The 1619 Project“The 1776 Report” from The President's Advisory 1776 CommissionThe South African Truth and Reconciliation CommissionThe National Portrait GalleryThe affectionately nicknamed “New Black museum on the mall” is the esteemed National Museum of African American History and CultureUtah GOP Senator Mike Lee voted against a National Latino museum in DCThe Weeksville Heritage CenterAudre Lorde's “The Uses of Anger”Word Warriors of 20th century literatureNikki GiovanniSonia SanchezLucille CliftonGwendolyn Brooks Contemporary Black woman poetsElizabeth AlexanderAmanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US historyFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced:Insurrection at The Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6th, 2021Rebecca Futo KennedyThe Lunder Conservation CenterThe Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureReflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)The mystery woman on the ancient potteryFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced:Pan-AfricanismThe Weeksville Heritage CenterJoan MaynardQueen Nzinga MbandiZora Neale HurstonJosephine BakerFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

This week's special bonus episode is an investigation of language. How do we spell the word “woman”? A simple question that has led to a long history of letters, re-definitions, hostility, love, and even more questions. We want to hear your voice so please feel free to email us and let us know your thoughts!Things I Referenced:Alice Walker's 1983 definition of “Womanist”All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave - the landmark anthology in Black Women's Studies“Why ‘Womxn' Isn't Exactly the Inclusive Term You Think It Is” by Cassie Barradas“Stop using the phrase ‘womxn' to be trans-inclusive. It can be offensive to trans women and non-binary people” by Canela LopezFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced:Dr. Solange Ashby's book Calling Out To Isis: The Enduring Nubian Presence at PhilaeBlack Athena by Martin BernalAngelika Lohwasser, German EgyptologistThe Temple of PhilaeAmenirdis IFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced:Dr. Mazurek's forthcoming book, Isis in a Global Empire: Greek Identity Through Egyptian Religion in Roman Greece, focuses on globalization and Egyptian gods in new contextsThe Romanization of Roman-Britain by Francis J. HaverfieldProfessor Curtis Dozier and the Pharos platform; responding to appropriations of the classics by hate groups onlineDr. Mazurek also co-directs a digital archaeology project called the Mediterranean Connectivity Initiative.Sister Helen Prejean and The Ministry Against the Death PenaltyFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced:The Quest for the Silver Fleece by W.E.B. Du Bois (ISBN 9780812218923)Pauline Hopkins and the Colored American MagazineJackie Murray performs an excerpt of “Jamaican Patois Iliad” in the theater of Aphrodisias: https://vimeo.com/39396391Arsinoe IIFollow us on social media Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com DONATEPaypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoesSHOW INFOThis podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDeeThis podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams. This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda WilliamsOur theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra and Le'AshaTheme song available for purchases hereOur logo was created by Denzel Faison