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In the news this week, the President's birthday was added to the list of free entry days at the National Parks, meanwhile Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth were removed from the list. On today's show, host Allen Ruff is joined by activist and scholar Nicholas Powers to talk about the Trump administration's attacks on Black history and his latest article for Truthout, “Black History Has the Power to Ignite Movements. That's Why the Right Fears It.” Powers says that the Trump Administration is waging attacks on Black history at three levels: the economic, the cultural, and through voting rights. The closed doors of the African American History Museum in DC are both a symbolic and material closing off of Black history and culture. And that's added to the mass firings of more than 300,000 Black employees from their federal positions. The Trump administration is also criminalizing the teaching of Black history in schools. Attacking school curriculum gives permission to conservative activists who are now rewarded for promoting greater and greater acts of racism. The softening or erasing of the historical reality of American slavery and racism creates what Powers calls “a cartoon image of the nation,” one in which the US is presented as a nation always living up to its values. In Black history, Powers says, there is an opposing grand narrative to the American Dream, that of the American nightmare. He says we need a vision of “American realism” that is taught by Black history: that Black Americans belong here through their blood sweat and tears and that we're all equal in the eyes of god. Moreover, Black history has a transformative effect, empowering people to see more clearly the strategies and tactics that Black people used to gain greater freedom. Powers previews that there's another social movement, another wave, on its way to counter the reactionary work of the Right. When it arrives, we should add ourselves to it so that it becomes stronger.  Nicholas Powers is the author of Thirst, a political vampire novel; The Ground Below Zero: 9/11 to Burning Man, New Orleans to Darfur, Haiti to Occupy Wall Street; and most recently, Black Psychedelic Revolution. He has been writing for Truthout since 2011. His article, “Killing the Future: The Theft of Black Life” in the Truthout anthology Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? coalesces his years of reporting on police brutality. Featured image of the facade of the National Museum of African American History and Culture by Ron Cogswell via Flickr.  Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate hereThe post The Transformative Power of Black History with Nicholas Powers appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

   “It's not enough to build a system and then exit stage left when you realize it's broken. The ‘I'm sorry' is not the work — it's only the acknowledgment that work needs to be done. After the apology, you must actually do the repair. And what I see from her is the language of accountability without the actions that would demonstrate it. That's insufficient for real change.” Danielle (01:03):Well, I mean, what's not going on? Just, I don't know. I think the government feels more and more extreme. So that's one thing I feel people are like, why is your practice so busy? I'm like, have you seen the government? It's traumatizing all my clients. Hey Jeremy. Hey Jenny.Jenny (01:33):I'm in Charlottesville, Virginia. So close to Rebecca. We're going to soon.Rebecca (01:48):Yeah, she is. Yeah, she is. And before you pull up in my driveway, I need you to doorbell dish everybody with the Trump flag and then you can come. I'm so readyThat's a good question. That's a good question. I think that, I don't know that I know anybody that's ready to just say out loud. I am not a Trump supporter anymore, but I do know there's a lot of dissonance with individual policies or practices that impact somebody specifically. There's a lot of conversation about either he doesn't know what he's doing or somebody in his cabinet is incompetent in their job and their incompetency is making other people's lives harder and more difficult. Yeah, I think there's a lot of that.(03:08):Would she had my attention for about two minutes in the space where she was saying, okay, I need to rethink some of this. But then as soon as she says she was quitting Congress, I have a problem with that because you are part of the reason why we have the infrastructure that we have. You help build it and it isn't enough to me for you to build it and then say there's something wrong with it and then exit the building. You're not equally responsible for dismantling what you helped to put in place. So after that I was like, yeah, I don't know that there's any authenticity to your current set of objections,I'm not a fan of particularly when you are a person that in your public platform built something that is problematic and then you figure out that it's problematic and then you just leave. That's not sufficient for me, for you to just put on Twitter or Facebook. Oh yeah, sorry. That was a mistake. And then exit stage leftJenny (04:25):And I watched just a portion of an interview she was on recently and she was essentially called in to accountability and you are part of creating this. And she immediately lashed out at the interviewer and was like, you do this too. You're accusing me. And just went straight into defensive white lady mode and I'm just like, oh, you haven't actually learned anything from this. You're just trying to optically still look pure. That's what it seems like to me that she's wanting to do without actually admitting she has been. And she is complicit in the system that she was a really powerful force in building.Rebecca (05:12):Yeah, it reminds me of, remember that story, excuse me, a few years ago about that black guy that was birdwatching in Central Park and this white woman called the cops on him. And I watched a political analyst do some analysis of that whole engagement. And one of the things that he said, and I hate, I don't know the person name, whoever you are, if you said this and you hear this, I'm giving you credit for having said it, but one of the things that he was talking about is nobody wants you to actually give away your privilege. You actually couldn't if you tried. What I want you to do is learn how to leverage the privilege that you have for something that is good. And I think that example of that bird watching thing was like you could see, if you see the clip, you can see this woman, think about the fact that she has power in this moment and think about what she's going to do with that power.(06:20):And so she picks up her phone and calls the cops, and she's standing in front of this black guy lying, saying like, I'm in fear for my life. And as if they're doing anything except standing several feet apart, he is not yelling at you. He hasn't taken a step towards you, he doesn't have a weapon, any of that. And so you can see her figure out what her privilege looks like and feels like and sounds like in that moment. And you can see her use it to her own advantage. And so I've never forgotten that analysis of we're not trying to take that from you. We couldn't if we tried, we're not asking you to surrender it because you, if you tried, if you are in a place of privilege in a system, you can't actually give it up because you're not the person that granted it to yourself. The system gave it to you. We just want you to learn how to leverage it. So I would love to see Marjorie Taylor Greene actually leverage the platform that she has to do something good with it. And just exiting stays left is not helpful.Danielle (07:33):And to that point, even at that though, I've been struck by even she seems to have more, there's on the continuum of moral awareness, she seems to have inch her way in one direction, but I'm always flabbergasted by people close to me that can't even get there. They can't even move a millimeter. To me, it's wild.Well, I think about it. If I become aware of a certain part of my ignorance and I realize that in my ignorance I've been harming someone or something, I believe we all function on some kind of continuum. It's not that I don't think we all wake up and know right and wrong all the time. I think there's a lot of nuance to the wrongs we do to people, honestly. And some things feel really obvious to me, and I've observed that they don't feel obvious to other people. And if you're in any kind of human relationship, sometimes what you feel is someone feels as obvious to them, you're stepping all over them.(08:59):And I'm not talking about just hurting someone's feelings. I'm talking about, yeah, maybe you hurt their feelings, but maybe you violated them in that ignorance or I am talking about violations. So it seems to me that when Marjorie Taylor Green got on CN and said, I've been a part of this system kind of like Rebecca you're talking about. And I realized that ignoring chomp hyping up this rhetoric, it gets people out there that I can't see highly activated. And there's a group of those people that want to go to concrete action and inflict physical pain based on what's being said on another human being. And we see that, right? So whatever you got Charlie Kirk's murderer, you got assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King all throughout history we've seen these, the rhetoric and the violence turns into these physical actions. And so it seems to me like she had some awareness of what her contributing to that, along with the good old orange guy was doing contributes to violence. It seems to me like she inched in that direction.Rebecca (10:27):Yeah, like I said, I think you're right in that inching, she had my attention. And so then I'm waiting for her to actually do something substantive more than just the acknowledgement that I have been in error. And and I think part of that is that I think we have a way of thinking that the acknowledgement or the, I'm sorry, is the work, and it is not the, I'm sorry, is the acknowledgement that work needs to be done. So after you say, I'm sorry, now let's go do the work.Danielle (11:10):I mean our own therapeutic thing that we all went through that we have in common didn't have a concept for repair. So people are coming to therapy looking for a way to understand. And what I like to say is there's a theory of something, but there's no practical application of it that makes your theory useless in some sense to me or your theology, even if your ology has a theology of X, Y, Z, but you can't actually apply that. What is the use of it?Jenny (11:43):And I think that's best case scenario, and I think I'm a more cynical person than you are Danielle, but I see what's happening with Taylor Green and I'm like, this actually feels like when a very toxic, dangerous man goes to therapy and learns the therapy language and then is like it's my boundaries that you can't wear that dress. And it's like, no, no, that's not what we're doing. It's just it's my boundary that when there isn't that actual sense of, okay, I'm going to be a part of the work, to me it actually somehow feels potentially more dangerous because it's like I'm using the language and the optics of what will keep me innocent right now without actually putting any skin in the game.(12:51):Yeah, I would say it's an enactment of white womanhood. I would say it's intentional, but probably not fully conscious that it is her body moving in the way that she's been racially and gendered(13:07):Tradition to move. That goes in some ways maybe I can see that I've enacted harm, but I'm actually going to replicate the same thing in stepping into now a new position of performing white womanhood and saying the right things and doing the right things. But then the second an interviewee calls me out into accountability, I'm going to go into potentially white psychosis moment because I don't actually know how to metabolize the ways in which I am still complicit in the system. And to me, I think that's the impossibility of how do we work through the ways that these systems live in our bodies that isn't clean. It isn't pure, but I think the simplicity of I was blind now I see. I am very skeptical of,Rebecca (14:03):Yeah, I think it's interesting the notion that, and I'm going to misquote you so then you fix it. But something of like, I don't actually know how to metabolize these things and work them through. I only know this kind of performative space where I say what I'm expected to say.Jenny (14:33):Yeah, I think I see it as a both, and I don't totally disagree with the fact of there's not something you can do to get rid of your privilege. And I do think that we have examples of, oh goodness, I wish I could remember her name. Viola Davis. No, she was a white woman who drove, I was just at the African-American History Museum yesterday and was reminded of her face, but it's like Viola ela, I want to say she's a white woman from Detroit who drove down to the south during the bus boycotts to carpool black folks, and she was shot in the head and killed in her car because she stepped out of the bounds of performing white womanhood. And I do think that white bodies know at a certain level we can maintain our privilege and there is a real threat and a real cost to actually doing what needs to be done to not that we totally can abdicate our privilege. I think it is there, and I do think there are ways of stepping out of the bondage of our racial and gendered positions that then come with a very real threat.Rebecca (16:03):Yes. But I think I would say that this person that you're referring to, and again, I feel some kind of way about the fact that we can't name her name accurately. And there's probably something to that, right? She's not the only one. She's not the first one. She's not the last one who stepped outside of the bounds of what was expected of her on behalf of the Civil Rights Movement, on behalf of justice. And those are stories that we don't know and faces and names we cannot, that don't roll off the tip of our tongue like a Rosa Parks or a Medgar Evers or a Merley Evers or whoever. So that being said, I would say that her driving down to the South, that she had a car that she could drive, that she had the resources to do that is a leveraging of some of her privilege in a very real way, a very substantive way. And so I do think that I hear what you're saying that she gave up something of her privilege to do that, and she did so with a threat that for her was realizing a very violent way. And I would also say she leveraged what privilege she had in a way that for her felt like I want to offer something of the privilege that I have and the power that I have on behalf of someone who doesn't have it.(17:44):It kind of reminds me this question of is the apology enough or is the acknowledgement enough? It reminds me of what we did in the eighties and nineties around the racial reconciliation movement and the Promise Keepers thing and all those big conferences where the notion that the work of reconciliation was to stand on the stage and say, I realize I'm white and you're black, and I'm sorry. And we really thought that that was the work and that was sufficient to clear everything that needed to be cleared, and that was enough to allow people to move forward in proximity and connection to each other. And I think some of what we're living through 40, 45 years later is because that was not enough.(18:53):It barely scratched the surface to the extent that you can say that Donald Trump is not the problem. He is a symptom of the problem. To the extent that you could say that his success is about him stoking the fires that lie just beneath the surface in the realization that what happened with reconciliation in the nineties was not actually repair, it was not actually reconciliation. It was, I think what you're saying, Jenny, the sort of performative space where I'm speaking the language of repair and reconciliation, but I haven't actually done the work or paid the cost that is there in order to be reconciled.Danielle (19:40):That's in my line though. That's the continuum of moral awareness. You arrive to a spot, you address it to a certain point. And in that realm of awareness, what we've been told we can manage to think about, which is also goes back to Jenny's point of what the system has said. It's almost like under our system we have to push the system. It's so slow. And as we push the system out and we gain more awareness, then I think we realize we're not okay. I mean, clearly Latinos are not okay. They're a freaking mess. I think Mother Fers, half of us voted for Trump. The men, the women are pissed. You have some people that are like, you have to stay quiet right now, go hide. Other people are like, you got to be in the streets. It's a clear mess. But I don't necessarily think that's bad because we need to have, as a large group of people, a push of our own moral awareness.(20:52):What did we do that hurt ourselves? What were we willing to put up with to recolonize ourselves to agree to it, to agree to the fact that you could recolonize yourself. So I mean, just as a people group, if you can lump us all in together, and then the fact that he's going after countries of origin, destabilizing Honduras telling Mexico to release water, there is no water to release into Texas and California. There isn't the water to do it, but he can rant and rave or flying drones over Venezuela or shooting down all these ships. How far have we allowed ourselves in the system you're describing Rebecca, to actually say our moral awareness was actually very low. I would say that for my people group, very, very low, at least my experience in the states,Rebecca (21:53):I think, and this is a working theory of mine, I think like what you're talking about, Danielle, specifically in Latino cultures, my question has been when I look at that, what I see as someone who's not part of Latino culture is that the invitation from whiteness to Latino cultures is to be complicit in their own erasure in order to have access to America. So you have to voluntarily drop your language, drop your accent, change your name, whatever that long list is. And I think when whiteness shows up in a culture in that way where the request or the demand is that you join in your own eraser, I think it leads to a certain kind of moral ignorance, if you will.(23:10):And I say that as somebody coming from a black American experience where I think the demand from whiteness was actually different. We weren't actually asked to participate in our own eraser. We were simply told that there's no version of your existence where you will have access to what whiteness offers to the extent that a drop is a drop is a drop. And by that I mean you could be one 16th black and be enslaved in the United States, whereas, so I think I have lots of questions and curiosities around that, about how whiteness shows up in a particular culture, what does it demand or require, and then what's the trajectory that it puts that culture on? And I'm not suggesting that we don't have ways of self-sabotage in black America. Of course we do. I just think our ways of self-sabotage are nuanced or different from what you're talking about because the way that whiteness has showed up in our culture has required something different of us. And so our sabotage shows up in a different way.(24:40):To me. I don't know. I still don't know what to do with the 20% of black men that voted for Trump. I haven't figured that one out yet. Perhaps I don't have enough moral awareness about that space. But when I look at what happened in Latino culture, at least my theory as someone from the outside looking in is like there's always been this demand or this temptation that you buy the narrative that if you assimilate, then you can have access to power. And so I get it. It's not that far of a leap from that to course I'll vote for you because if I vote for you, then you'll take care of us. You'll be good and kind and generous to me and mine. I get that that's not the deal that was made with black Americans. And so we do something different. Yeah, I don't know. So I'm open to thoughts, rebuttals, rebukes,Jenny (25:54):My mind is going to someone I quote often, Rosa Luxembourg, who was a democratic socialist revolutionary who was assassinated over a hundred years ago, and she wrote a book called Reform or Revolution arguing that the more capitalism is a system built on collapse because every time the system collapse, those who are at the top get to sweep the monopoly board and collect more houses, more land, more people. And so her argument was actually against things like unions and reforms to capitalism because it would only prolong the collapse, which would make the collapse that much more devastating. And her argument was, we actually have to have a revolution because that's the only way we're going to be able to redo this system. And I think that for the folks that I knew that voted for Trump, in my opinion, against their own wellness and what it would bring, it was the sense of, well, hopefully he'll help the economy.(27:09):And it was this idea that he was just running on and telling people he was going to fix the economy. And that's a very real thing for a lot of people that are really struggling. And I think it's easier for us to imagine this paternalistic force that's going to come in and make capitalism better. And yet I think capitalism will only continue to get worse on purpose. If we look at literally yesterday we were at the Department of Environmental Protections and we saw that there was black bags over it and the building was empty. And the things that are happening to our country that the richest of the ridge don't care that people's water and food and land is going to be poisoned in exponential rates because they will not be affected. And until we can get, I think the mass amount of people that are disproportionately impacted to recognize this system will never work for us, I don't know. I don't know what it will take. I know we've used this word coalition. What will it take for us to have a coalition strong enough to actually bring about the type of revolution that would be necessary? IRebecca (28:33):Think it's in part in something that you said, Jenny, the premise that if this doesn't affect me, then I don't have any skin in this game and I don't really care. I think that is what will have to change. I think we have to come to a sense of if it is not well with the person sitting next to me, then it isn't well with me because as long as we have this mindset that if it doesn't directly affect me that it doesn't matter, then I think we're always sort of crabs in a barrel. And so maybe that's idealistic. Maybe that sounds a little pollyannaish, but I do think we have to come to this sense of, and this maybe goes along with what Danielle was saying about the continuum of moral awareness. Can I do the work of becoming aware of people whose existence and life is different than mine? And can that awareness come from this place of compassion and care for things that are harmful and hurtful and difficult and painful for them, even if it's not that way? For me, I think if we can get there with this sense of we rise and fall together, then maybe we have a shot at doing something better.(30:14):I think I just heard on the news the other day that I think it used to be a policy that on MLK Day, certain federal parks and things were free admission, and I think the president signed an executive order that's no longer true, but you could go free if you go on Trump's birthday. The invitation and the demand that is there to care only about yourself and be utterly dismissive of anyone and everyone else is sickening.Jenny (30:51):And it's one of the things that just makes me go insane around Christian nationalism and the rhetoric that people are living biblically just because they don't want gay marriage. But then we'll say literally, I'm just voting for my bank account, or I'm voting so that my taxes don't go to feed people. And I had someone say that to me and they're like, do you really want to vote for your taxes to feed people? I said, absolutely. I would much rather my tax money go to feed people than to go to bombs for other countries. I would do that any day. And as a Christian, should you not vote for the least of these, should you not vote for the people that are going to be most affected? And that dissonance that's there is so crazy making to me because it's really the antithesis of, I think the message of Jesus that's like whatever you do to the least of these, you are doing to me. And instead it's somehow flipped where it's like, I just need to get mine. And that's biblical,Rebecca (31:58):Which I think I agree wholeheartedly as somebody who identifies as a Christian who seeks to live my life as someone that follows the tenets of scripture. I think part of that problem is the introduction of this idea that there are hierarchies to sin or hierarchies to sort of biblical priorities. And so this notion that somehow the question of abortion or gay rights, transgendered rights is somehow more offensive to scripture than not taking care of the least of these, the notion that there's such a thing as a hierarchy there that would give me permission to value one over the other in a way that is completely dismissive of everything except the one or two things that I have deemed the most important is deeply problematic to me.Danielle (33:12):I think just coming back to this concept of I do think there was a sense among the larger community, especially among Latino men, Hispanic men, that range of people that there's high percentage join the military, high percentage have tried to engage in law enforcement and a sense of, well, that made me belong or that gave my family an inn. Or for instance, my grandfather served in World War II and the Korean War and the other side of my family, the German side, were conscientious objectors. They didn't want to fight the Nazis, but then this side worked so hard to assimilate lost language, didn't teach my mom's generation the language. And then we're reintroducing all of that in our generation. And what I noticed is there was a lot of buy-in of we got it, we made it, we made it. And so I think when homeboy was like, Hey, I'm going to do this. They're like, not to me,To me, not to me. It's not going to happen to me. I want my taxes lowered. And the thing is, it is happening to us now. It was always going to, and I think those of us that spoke out or there was a loss of the memory of the old school guys that were advocating for justice. There was a loss there, but I think it's come back with fury and a lot of communities and they're like, oh, crap, this is true. We're not in, you see the videos, people are screaming, I'm an American citizen. They're like, we don't care. Let me just break your arm. Let me run over your legs. Let me take, you're a US service member with a naval id. That's not real. Just pure absurdity is insane. And I think he said he was going to do it, he's doing it. And then a lot of people in our community were speaking out and saying, this is going to happen. And people were like, no, no, no, no, no. Well, guess what?Rebecca (35:37):Right? Which goes back to Martin Luther King's words about injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. The notion that if you're willing to take rights and opportunities and privileges from one, you are willing to take them from all. And so again, back to what Jenny said earlier, this notion that we rise our fall together, and as long as we have this mindset that I can get mine, and it doesn't matter if you don't get yours, there will always be a vulnerability there. And what you're saying is interesting to me, Danielle, talking about the military service in Latino communities or other whatever it is that we believed was the ticket in. And I don't think it's an accident or a coincidence that just around the time that black women are named the most educated and the fastest rising group for graduate and doctoral degrees, you see the dismantling of affirmative action by the Supreme Court.(36:49):You see now, the latest thing is that the Department of Education has come out and declassified a list of degrees as professional degrees. And overwhelmingly the degrees that are named on that list that are no longer considered professional are ones that are inhabited primarily by women and people of color. And I don't think that that is a coincidence, nor do I think it's a coincidence that in the mass firings of the federal government, 300,000 black women lost their jobs. And a lot of that is because in the nineties when we were graduated from college and getting our degrees, corporate America was not a welcome place for people of color, for black people, for black women. So we went into the government sector because that was the place where there was a bit more of a playing field that would allow you to succeed. And I don't think it is a coincidence that the dismantling intentionally of the on-ramps that we thought were there, that would give us a sense of belonging. Like you're in now, right? You have arrived, so to speak. And I am only naming the ones that I see from my vantage point. I hear you naming some things that you see from your vantage point, right? I'm sure, Jenny, you have thoughts about how those things have impacted white women.Jenny (38:20):Yeah, yeah. And I'm thinking about, we also went yesterday to the Native American Museum and I learned, I did not realize this, that there was something called, I want to say, the Pocahontas exception. And if a native person claimed up to one 14th of Pocahontas, DNA, they were then deemed white. What? And it just flabbergasted to me, and it was so evident just this, I was thinking about that when you were talking, Danielle, just like this moving target and this false promise of if you just do enough, if you just, you'll get two. But it's always a lie. It's always been a lie from literally the very first settlers in Jamestown. It has been a lie,Rebecca (39:27):Which is why it's sort of narcissistic and its sort of energy and movement, right? Because narcissism always moves the goalpost. It always changes the roles of the game to advantage the narcissist. And whiteness is good for that. This is where the goalpost is. You step up and meet it, and whiteness moves the goalpost.Danielle (40:00):I think it's funny that Texas redistricted based on how Latinos thought pre pre-migration crackdown, and they did it in Miami and Miami, Miami's democratic mayor won in a landslide just flipped. And I think they're like, oh, shit, what are we going to do? I think it's also interesting. I didn't realize that Steven Miller, who's the architect of this crap, did you know his wife is brownHell. That's creepy shit,Rebecca (40:41):Right? I mean headset. No, no. Vance is married to a brown woman. I'm sure in Trump's mind. Melania is from some Norwegian country, but she's an immigrant. She's not a US citizen. And the Supreme Court just granted cert on the birthright citizenship case, which means we're in trouble.(41:12):Well, I'm worried about everybody because once you start messing with that definition of citizenship, they can massage it any kind of way they want to. And so I don't think anybody's safe. I really don't. I think the low hanging fruit to speak, and I apologize for that language, is going to be people who are deemed undocumented, but they're not going to stop there. They're coming for everybody and anybody they can find any reason whatsoever to decide that you're not, if being born on US soil is not sufficient, then the sky's the limit. And just like they did at the turn of the century when they decided who was white and who wasn't and therefore who could vote and who could own property or who couldn't, we're going to watch the total and reimagining of who has access to power.Danielle (42:14):I just am worried because when you go back and you read stories about the Nazis or you read about genocide and other places in the world, you get inklings or World War I or even more ancient wars, you see these leads up in these telltale signs or you see a lead up to a complete ethnic cleansing, which is what it feels like we're gearing up for.I mean, and now with the requirement to come into the United States, even as a tourist, when you enter the border, you have to give access to five years of your social media history. I don't know. I think some people think, oh, you're futurizing too much. You're catastrophizing too much. But I'm like, wait a minute. That's why we studied history, so we didn't do this again. Right?Jenny (43:13):Yeah. I saw this really moving interview with this man who was 74 years old protesting outside of an nice facility, and they were talking to him and one of the things he said was like, Trump knows immigrants are not an issue. He's not concerned about that at all. He is using this most vulnerable population to desensitize us to masked men, stealing people off the streets.Rebecca (43:46):I agree. I agree. Yeah, a hundred percent. And I think it's desensitizing us. And I don't actually think that that is Trump. I don't know that he is cunning enough to get that whoever's masterminding, project 2025 and all that, you can ask the question in some ways, was Hitler actually antisemitic or did he just utilize the language of antisemitism to mask what he was really doing? And I don't mean that to sort of sound flippant or deny what happened in the Holocaust. I'm suggesting that same thing. In some ways it's like because America is vulnerable to racialized language and because racialized rhetoric moves masses of people, there's a sense in which, let me use that. So you won't be paying attention to the fact that I just stole billions of dollars out of the US economy so that you won't notice the massive redistribution of wealth and the shutting off of avenues to upward social mobility.(45:12):And the masses will follow you because they think it's about race, when in actuality it's not. Because if they're successful in undoing birthright citizenship, you can come after anybody you want because all of our citizenship is based on the fact that we were born on US soil. I don't care what color you are, I do not care what lineage you have. Every person in this country or every person that claims to be a US citizen, it's largely based on the fact that you were born on US soil. And it's easy to say, oh, we're only talking about the immigrants. But so far since he took office, we've worked our way through various Latin cultures, Somali people, he's gone after Asian people. I mean, so if you go after birthright citizenship and you tell everyone, we're only talking about people from brown countries, no, he's not, and it isn't going to matter. They will find some arbitrary line to decide you have power to vote to own property. And they will decide, and this is not new in US history. They took whole businesses, land property, they've seized property and wealth from so many different cultures in US history during Japanese internment during the Tulsa massacre. And those are only the couple that I could name. I'm sure Jenny and Danielle, you guys could name several, right? So it's coming and it's coming for everybody.Jenny (47:17):So what are you guys doing to, I know that you're both doing a lot to resist, and we talk a lot about that. What are you doing to care for yourself in the resistance knowing that things will get worse and this is going to be a long battle? What does helping take care of yourself look like in that for you?Danielle (47:55):I dunno, I thought about this a lot actually, because I got a notification from my health insurance that they're no longer covering thyroid medication that I take. So I have to go back to my doctor and find an alternative brand, hopefully one they would cover or provide more blood work to prove that that thyroid medication is necessary. And if you know anything about thyroids, it doesn't get better. You just take that medicine to balance yourself. So for me, my commitment and part of me would just want to let that go whenever it runs out at the end of December. But for me, one way I'm trying to take care of myself is one, stocking up on it, and two, I've made an appointment to go see my doctor. So I think just trying to do regular things because I could feel myself say, you know what?(48:53):Just screw it. I could live with this. I know I can't. I know I can technically maybe live, but it will cause a lot of trouble for me. So I think there's going to be probably not just for me, but for a lot of people, like invitations as care changes, like actual healthcare or whatever. And sometimes those decisions financially will dictate what we can do for ourselves, but I think as much as I can, I want to pursue staying healthy. And it's not just that just eating and exercising. So that's one way I'm thinking about it.Rebecca (49:37):I think I'm still in the phase of really curating my access to information and data. There's so much that happens every day and I cannot take it all in. And so I still largely don't watch the news. I may scan a headline once every couple days just to kind of get the general gist of what is happening because I can't, I just cannot take all of that in. Yeah, it will be way too overwhelming, I think. So that still has been a place of that feels like care. And I also think trying to move a little bit more, get a little bit of, and I actually wrote a blog post this month about chocolate because when I grew up in California seas, chocolate was a whole thing, and you cannot get it on the east coast. And so I actually ordered myself a box of seas chocolate, and I'm waiting for it to arrive at my house costs way too much money. But for me, that piece of chocolate represents something that makes me smile about my childhood. And plus, who doesn't think chocolate is care? And if you live a life where chocolate does not care, I humbly implore you to change your definition of care. But yeah, so I mean it is something small, but these days, small things that feel like there's something to smile about or actually big things.Jenny (51:30):I have been trying to allow myself to take dance classes. It's my therapy and it just helps me. A lot of the things that we're talking about, I don't have words for, I can only express through movement now. And so being able to be in a space where my body is held and I don't have to think about how to move my body and I can just have someone be like, put your hand here. That has been really supportive for me. And just feeling my body move with other bodies has been really supportive for me.Rebecca (52:17):Yeah. The other thing I would just add is that we started this conversation talking about Marjorie Taylor Green and the ways in which I feel like her response is insufficient, but there is a part of me that feels like it is a response, it however small it is, an acknowledgement that something isn't right. And I do think you're starting to see a little bit of that seep through. And I saw an interview recently where someone suggested it's going to take more than just Trump out of office to actually repair what has been broken over the last several years. I think that's true. So I want to say that putting a little bit of weight in the cracks in the surface feels a little bit like care to me, but it still feels risky. I don't know. I'm hopeful that something good will come of the cracks that are starting to surface the people that are starting to say, actually, this isn't what I meant when I voted. This isn't what I wanted when I voted. That cities like Miami are electing democratic mayors for the first time in 30 years, but I feel that it's a little bit risky. I am a little nervous about how far it will go and what will that mean. But I think that I can feel the beginnings of a seedling of hope that maybe this won't be as bad as maybe we'll stop it before we go off the edge of a cliff. We'll see.Kitsap County & Washington State Crisis and Mental Health ResourcesIf you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 911.This resource list provides crisis and mental health contacts for Kitsap County and across Washington State.Kitsap County / Local ResourcesResourceContact InfoWhat They OfferSalish Regional Crisis Line / Kitsap Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Call LinePhone: 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://www.kitsapmentalhealth.org/crisis-24-7-services/24/7 emotional support for suicide or mental health crises; mobile crisis outreach; connection to services.KMHS Youth Mobile Crisis Outreach TeamEmergencies via Salish Crisis Line: 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://sync.salishbehavioralhealth.org/youth-mobile-crisis-outreach-team/Crisis outreach for minors and youth experiencing behavioral health emergencies.Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS)Main: 360‑373‑5031; Toll‑free: 888‑816‑0488; TDD: 360‑478‑2715Website: https://www.kitsapmentalhealth.org/crisis-24-7-services/Outpatient, inpatient, crisis triage, substance use treatment, stabilization, behavioral health services.Kitsap County Suicide Prevention / “Need Help Now”Call the Salish Regional Crisis Line at 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/Suicide-Prevention-Website.aspx24/7/365 emotional support; connects people to resources; suicide prevention assistance.Crisis Clinic of the PeninsulasPhone: 360‑479‑3033 or 1‑800‑843‑4793Website: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/607/Mental-Health-ResourcesLocal crisis intervention services, referrals, and emotional support.NAMI Kitsap CountyWebsite: https://namikitsap.org/Peer support groups, education, and resources for individuals and families affected by mental illness.Statewide & National Crisis ResourcesResourceContact InfoWhat They Offer988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (WA‑988)Call or text 988; Website: https://wa988.org/Free, 24/7 support for suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, relationship problems, and substance concerns.Washington Recovery Help Line1‑866‑789‑1511Website: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/injury-and-violence-prevention/suicide-prevention/hotline-text-and-chat-resourcesHelp for mental health, substance use, and problem gambling; 24/7 statewide support.WA Warm Line877‑500‑9276Website: https://www.crisisconnections.org/wa-warm-line/Peer-support line for emotional or mental health distress; support outside of crisis moments.Native & Strong Crisis LifelineDial 988 then press 4Website: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/injury-and-violence-prevention/suicide-prevention/hotline-text-and-chat-resourcesCulturally relevant crisis counseling by Indigenous counselors.Additional Helpful Tools & Tips• Behavioral Health Services Access: Request assessments and access to outpatient, residential, or inpatient care through the Salish Behavioral Health Organization. Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/SBHO-Get-Behaviroal-Health-Services.aspx• Deaf / Hard of Hearing: Use your preferred relay service (for example dial 711 then the appropriate number) to access crisis services.• Warning Signs & Risk Factors: If someone is talking about harming themselves, giving away possessions, expressing hopelessness, or showing extreme behavior changes, contact crisis resources immediately.Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.Rebecca A. Wheeler Walston, J.D., Master of Arts in CounselingEmail: asolidfoundationcoaching@gmail.comPhone:  +1.5104686137Website: Rebuildingmyfoundation.comI have been doing story work for nearly a decade. I earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary and trained in story work at The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. I have served as a story facilitator and trainer at both The Allender Center and the Art of Living Counseling Center. I currently see clients for one-on-one story coaching and work as a speaker and facilitator with Hope & Anchor, an initiative of The Impact Movement, Inc., bringing the power of story work to college students.By all accounts, I should not be the person that I am today. I should not have survived the difficulties and the struggles that I have faced. At best, I should be beaten down by life‘s struggles, perhaps bitter. I should have given in and given up long ago. But I was invited to do the good work of (re)building a solid foundation. More than once in my life, I have witnessed God send someone my way at just the right moment to help me understand my own story, and to find the strength to step away from the seemingly inevitable ending of living life in defeat. More than once I have been invited and challenged to find the resilience that lies within me to overcome the difficult moment. To trust in the goodness and the power of a kind gesture. What follows is a snapshot of a pivotal invitation to trust the kindness of another in my own story. May it invite you to receive to the pivotal invitation of kindness in your own story. Listen with me…  Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum has officially reopened. The museum had temporarily closed to undergo significant renovations aimed at creating a more immersive and interactive experience for visitors

Genevieve Wood joins the show to discuss TikTok ownership, data privacy concerns, and the risks of Chinese influence. She also weighs in on how American history is represented at Smithsonian museums, raising concerns about "woke" agendas in cultural institutions. Specific examples include exhibits at the African American History Museum and plans for the Women's Museum. Drawing on research and resources from The Daily Signal and The Heritage Foundation, Wood offers broader commentary on cultural debates and current events shaping the U.S.

In episode 1918, Jack and Miles are joined by the comedian behind the new stand-up special The Landlord Special, Beth Stelling, to discuss… Gavin Newsom Is Breaking MAGA Brains Somehow…, Trump’s Smithsonian Takeover Is All Because Of One Florida Tourist’s Idiotic Complaints, Cassette Tapes Are A Thing Again and more! Gavin Newsom Is Breaking MAGA Brains Somehow… The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis Trump White House calls out Smithsonian for pushing 'one-sided, divisive political narratives' Donald Trump Makes Major Change to Longtime White House Tradition Weird Al Puts Smithsonian Exhibit on Hold During Museum Turmoil 'Everyone Is So Scared': Inside The Smithsonian As Trump Attacks Art, History Trump says Smithsonian should focus on America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was' Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it. How Trump Can Rid Washington of Wokeness Smithsonian’s new secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, faces political and financial challenges What happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding director She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it. Taylor Swift’s New Album Is Dropping… on Cassette?! Taylor Swift’s new album comes on cassette. Who is buying those? NDAs, Obsessive Buyers, and $400 for Sublime: Inside the Baffling Revival of the Cassette Tape Gift This, Not That: Turntable Vs. Cassette Player LISTEN: It's Like Love by CouboSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode we discuss the African American History Museum via the recent John McWhorter New York Times column, the passing Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, and the current events of Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and the Joe Budden Podcast. It is history, respect and reflection. As always, please take the best part for yourself.    John McWhorter column: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/opinion/black-history-museum-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IU8.6a8n.gqTdr85ZfEUG&smid=url-share   Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu: https://www.bet.com/article/afg8h7/remembering-dr-jawanza-kunjufu-celebrated-educator-author-and-advocate-for-black-youth-dies   https://new.finalcall.com/2025/05/06/celebrating-and-carrying-on-the-legacy-of-the-great-educator-dr-jawanza-kunjufu/   The Joe Budden Podcast (not sure if this is the episode, but you will be alright): https://youtu.be/BwmlkaBtteU?si=4nc5EtiiLsftqtBv   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to young man to healthy adult. Please listen, rate, share, and subscribe. Peace   Support this podcast by becoming a patron here. ← Click there.   Twitter: @justicerajee Instagram: @justicerajee https://www.facebook.com/oldhead.rajee/ www.askyouroldhead.com www.askyouroldhead.libsyn.com The Ask Your Oldhead Shop Leave a message: 971-206-4010   ©2025 Justice Rajee  

According to USA TODAY, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture—opened nine years ago to national acclaim—is now facing criticism from President Donald Trump. In a recent executive order, Trump accused the museum of promoting “ideological indoctrination” and distorting American history. The museum, visited by 1.6 million people in 2024, highlights both the struggles and triumphs of the Black experience, from slavery to hip-hop. Shortly after the order, museum director Kevin Young resigned. Supporters argue the museum fills critical gaps in education and preserves a rich cultural legacy. Trump's executive order leaves the museum's future uncertain, but its significance remains widely affirmed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comDavid is a historian, a journalist, and an old friend. He was managing editor and acting editor of The New Republic, a history columnist in the early days of Slate, and a contributing editor to Politico Magazine. He's currently a professor of History and of Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers. The author of many books, including Republic of Spin and Nixon's Shadow, his new one is John Lewis: A Life.For two clips of our convo — on Lewis defending MLK from a sucker-punch by a white thug, and Lewis getting into an ugly political race against a friend — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: David and me in the old TNR days; Rick Hertzberg; Freud's theories on homosexuality; conversion therapy and Bill Kristol's conference on it; how David's new book isn't a hagiography; Lewis' poor upbringing in rural Alabama; his boyhood obsession with books and religion; preaching to chickens; inspired by a radio sermon by MLK; experiencing Jim Crow up-close; respectability politics; the CRA of 1964; Lewis as head of SNCC; getting to know JFK, RFK, and LBJ at a young age; non-violence as a core value; the voting rights campaign in Selma; the violent clash with cops at the bridge; the Voting Rights Act of 1965; the Black Power movement; BLM and George Floyd; Lewis' wife giving him the confidence to run for office; Marion Barry; Julian Bond and his cocaine habit; colorism; how Lewis was “shockingly early” to support gay rights; his bond with Bayard Rustin; staying vigilant on voting rights in the 1990s; their evolving nature in the 21st Century; his campaign for the African-American History Museum; skepticism toward the Congressional Black Caucus; the flawed documentary Good Trouble; AOC and Ayanna Pressley; Lewis the Big Tent Democrat; switching his ‘08 support from Hillary to Barack; his viral moments of dancing and crowd-surfing; and keeping his integrity over a long career in politics.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Christine Rosen on humanness in a digital world, Brianna Wu on trans lives and politics, Mary Matalin on anything but politics, Nick Denton, Adam Kirsch on his book On Settler Colonialism, and John Gray on the state of liberal democracy. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

Carolyn joins John Stremsterfer of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln for this month's update on The Next 10 visioning program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cornland School predated desegregation and was one of the oldest schools for Black students in the region. Now, it's a museum teaching future generations.

Manny & Shawn expose the hate behind 'Heterosexual Awesomeness Month' in Idaho. We stand with our LGBTQ+ fam! We also discuss Juneteenth and the significance of it.  Chapters: Show intro - (00:00)Mixtape - (03:13) Heterosexual Awesomeness Month - (6:06)What's Your Issue - (47:15)Juneteenth - (47:43)African American History Museum - (53:40) Engage With Us!  Visual Podcast Exclusively on Spotify Follow us on social: X | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube - @masxp23 Audio streaming on Apple Podcast, Iheart Radio, YouTube Music and Amazon Music.  Find all streaming services here: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mannyshawnxp23  On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAALPQ2fPzdl66x8KItI9d5QlYOTzdN1t  MASXP Website: https://masxp23.my.canva.site/

Ashley + Ashley are back in the studio this week coming to the mic from Washington, DC! This week The Ashleys discuss more uncomfortable airport encounters, meeting Dave Chapelle, the new diagnosis that is iPhone finger, and jaw-dropping divorce rates. 00:33 -  YG & Saweetie should be the dream Cali Couple, but for some reason it doesn't quite hit.  They are not quite A$Ap and Rihanna, but who's fault is it? YG, the outside ninja, or Saweetie, the manufactured Latto? 06:26 - Don't trust these men. They clearly make bad decisions. Did a stripper named Diana really ignite a war between Drake, Future, Metro and now Kendrick, J.Cole, A$AP, etc? She must have that wet wet. 09:56 - Ashley N took a trip to DC this week and finally got a chance to experience the African American History Museum. She shares the impact the experience had on her and lets the audience in on her time celebrating her client, Kevin Hart, as he received the Mark Twain Award.21:11 - Ashley W took a trip to Disney World, but from racist rides to sex trafficking bathrooms, and obnoxiously long lines, Ashley W doesn't quite consider it the happiest place on Earth. 39:25 - Are we being force-fed negative statistics and forced to believe that marriage doesn't work? Or do we really live in a different time and era? The Ashleys weigh in from two different sides of the spectrum. 49:47 - It's Question Time! You may know everything about your best friend, but how much do you know about their other friends? Who is the most conceited or most likely to join a cult? This week Ashley + Ashley shift the spotlight and answer questions about their friend- in - laws.  Follow the show:www.askashleypodcast.com@askashleypodcast on InstagramAsk Ashley on YouTubeAsk Ashley on FacebookFollow Ashley W:www.dearyoungqueen.com@isthather on Instagram@dearyoungqueen on InstagramFollow Ashley N:@ashleynorthstyle on InstagramThis episode is presented by Dear Young Queen©2024 Dear Young QueenSupport the show

Keith Bartley is a designer, architecture enthusiast, and former member of the Young Americans. He discusses his parents' divorce, moving to L.A. at 18 to be in the Young Americans, and coming out of the closet. Keith also discusses shifting his academic career to focus on architecture, moving to Pittsburgh, and helping to build the now famous African American History Museum in Washington, D.C. He then shifts the conversation to discuss his past relationship with a narcissistic man, his ADHD, and how depression has shown up throughout his life. Keith then talks about grief and how he learned to find the right therapist  for what you need. Follow us on socials! @FriendRequestPod

David Lau, Founder and CEO of DPL Financial Partners, returns to share his insights on a new year of investment opportunities for the day-to-day to investor or retirement planning. Founder & CEO Lamont Collins shares the success of Roots 101 African American History Museum which has been named one of Architectural Digest's 2020 list of the top 20 museums worldwide, one of USA Today's Top 10 Best New attractions of 2021, and was a recipient of the 2021 Ford Foundation Grant.

This week Chris talks about, South Pole clothes, black history month, headlining the DC Comedy Loft,  a humbling moment, the African American History Museum, sci-fi peeves and he admits he could never be an astronaut. 

The Bucks County Commissioners and county residents will ring in the new year with a balanced 2023 budget with no tax increase. But before the new year begins, the Commissioners look back at some accomplishments of 2022, as well as ongoing projects and initiatives that will continue into 2023. For example: the expansion to the Bucks County Emergency Operation Center (EOC), and the groundbreaking at the future site of our county's African American History Museum, as well as the Newtown Rail Trail grand opening and the various human services expansions. And more! Follow us: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTokCheck us out online: BucksCounty.gov

Host Germaine Flood sits down with Latoya Norman, Director of Museums for the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, to talk about the development of the Sixth Street Museum District and history of the district's museums to include the African American History Museum, the Oseola McCarty House, the Historic Eureka School, the Smith Drug Company, and the Military Vehicle Museum. For more information about this podcast visit: chalkboardchat.mpbonline.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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On the next Chalkboard Ch@t, host Germaine Flood sits down with Latoya Norman, Director of Museums for the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, to talk about the development of the Sixth Street Museum District and history of the district's museums to include the African American History Museum, the Oseola McCarty House, the Historic Eureka School, the Smith Drug Company, and the Military Vehicle Museum. To learn more, tune in Friday, February 11, 2022. For more information about this podcast visit: chalkboardchat.mpbonline.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is celebrating five years with some impressive new exhibits.

In the episode we review chapter five of Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay. The subtitle of the chapter is "Ending Racism by Seeing It Everywhere." It is an excellent and concise way of explaining the approach of critical race Theorists and advocates of Intersectionality. We review the postmodern background to these views and consider ways in which CRT/I has affected psychology and the church.We discuss a chart that defines "Aspects & Assumptions of Whiteness & White Culture in the United States" that was put together by the African-American History Museum. You can find the chart in this article "https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/antiracism-training-white-fragility-robin-diangelo-ibram-kendi.html (Is the Anti-Racism Industry Just Peddling White Supremacy?)"We also discuss the relationship between CRT and https://thewitnessbcc.com/leave-loud-jemar-tisbys-story/ (Jemar Tisby's #LeaveLOUD movement). Here's a link to our podcast review of https://player.captivate.fm/episode/aa0a0ef1-e52a-474c-ae55-031ea4d72879 (Jemar Tisby's The Color of Compromise). Ibram X. Kendi and many others have promoted the authority of personal experience and moved away from materialist analysis. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soundengagement.substack.com

In this episode, Kristen and Sharon invite a very special guest, Alicia Ray founder of Black-Owned Long Island, to talk about the importance of supporting black-owned businesses in our communities. Black-Owned Long Island is a curated guide to Black-owned, Long Island-based brands, and their founders. The platform was created out of a need to find and support businesses and organizations that are owned and operated by black entrepreneurs and influencers to continue to build wealth in the black communities on Long Island.VISIT:BlackOwnedLongIsland.comAND FOLLOW @:Instagram @BlackOwnedLIFacebook: Black-Owned Long IslandABOUT US:For more details on our show, visit https://discoverlongisland.com/tea.WATCH US:See the episode on on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/DiscoverLongIslandNYAlso check out Long Island TV, a weekly YouTube Series featuring LiLi, Discover Long Island's mobile visitor's center as she travels all around Long Island .....https://www.discoverlongisland.com/tv/FOLLOW US:Follow The Long Island Tea podcast on Twitter and Instagram @LongIslandTeaPodcast.WRITE TO US:Email spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com if you are interested in collaborating with us, or if you just want to say “How you doin?”RATE AND REVIEW US:Be sure to leave us a 5 star rating and review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/long-island-tea/id1538642018Kristen and Sharon will read their favorite reviews on a future episode.WEAR US:Shop Long Island gear at https://shop.discoverlongisland.comMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEWinnie's International Takeout:https://www.facebook.com/WinniesInternationaltakeout/Down the Rabbit Hole Wine Boutique:https://www.dtrhwines.com/The African American History Museum of Nassau Countyhttps://theaamuseum.org/WINE OF THE DAY:Some Young Punks "Passion has red lips" from Down the Rabbit Hold Wine Boutique, Sayville Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nell Clay, President of the Board of Directors, Springfield Illinois African-American History Museum joins the WMAY Newsfeed to discuss upcoming events.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the professed bigot Nick Cannon has helpfully demonstrated not only what racism actually is and what it sounds like, but what form of racism is still acceptable in society. Also Five Headlines including the heroic young boy who rescued his sister from a dog attack and paid the price. We all can learn something from this kid. And in our Daily Cancellation, we'll discuss an article on the African American History Museum's website which says that objectivity, politeness, and science are hallmarks of white culture. Sounds pretty white supremacist to me.Ben's new book "How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps" is coming out July 21st. Get your signed copy here => https://utm.io/uGvFIf you like The Matt Walsh Show, become a member TODAY with promo code: WALSH and enjoy the exclusive benefits for 10% off at https://www.dailywire.com/walsh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the professed bigot Nick Cannon has helpfully demonstrated not only what racism actually is and what it sounds like, but what form of racism is still acceptable in society. Also Five Headlines including the heroic young boy who rescued his sister from a dog attack and paid the price. We all can learn something from this kid. And in our Daily Cancellation, we’ll discuss an article on the African American History Museum’s website which says that objectivity, politeness, and science are hallmarks of white culture. Sounds pretty white supremacist to me. Ben's new book "How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps" is coming out July 21st. Get your signed copy here => https://utm.io/uGvF If you like The Matt Walsh Show, become a member TODAY with promo code: WALSH and enjoy the exclusive benefits for 10% off at https://www.dailywire.com/walsh

Honor the Juneteenth holiday with Jessica Smith Hebron, Interim Executive Director Prince Georges' African-American Museum. She joined us to talk about Juneteenth, its history, ways we can change culture with how we educate our children and how the change must continue. Be sure to look into Juneteenth Celebrations near you. To learn more about the resources Jessica mentioned, please see a few cited below: Prince George’s African American History Museum and Cultural Center (contact if interested in participating for Pride in Place): https://pgaamcc.org/ Busboys and Poets: https://www.busboysandpoets.com/ Prince George's County Memorial Library System Juneteenth Read-Aloud Event: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/live-virtual-read-aloud/register?session=5 To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org.  Invest in women, improve the world.   Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum.  Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye.  Host: Alyse Nelson.  Music:  Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod.  Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.  (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=deliberate+thought. Artist: http://incompetech.com/ 

1– African American History Museum. Go learn something. I did. 2– I support Gabrielle Union and Jay Leno. 3– History will show that we really screwed up. 4– He said they wouldn’t laugh. They’re laughing. 5– Power of the presidency 6– Kamala Harris out. Who’s in? 7– DO NOT BUY HER A PELETON

On this week's episode Cassie uses new headphones for recording the podcast and tells Daniel all about her and Matt's trip to Vegas.  Cassie tells Daniel about the most epic bottomless brunch she's ever been to.  Daniel tells Cassie all about his first trip to the African American History Museum and shares a story from date night corner. The hosts crack into two different bottles of a long overdue favorite:  the Meritage. Cassie heads north for the absolutely bizarre case of a death filled road trip with some snaky appendages in the case of Stanley Dean Baker.  Daniel heads back down south for the twisty case that takes place on America's favorite holiday of black Friday in the case of Winston Brent Springford. Please rate and review us wherever you get you podcasts, tweet at us @winepunishpod, send us an email wineandpunishmentpod@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram wineandpunishmentpod, and like our page on Facebook.  You can join the conversation by signing up for our discussion group today!

00:40 - And we’re back! Meek and Nique catch each other up with how they’re feeling (all the ailments and faux hangovers), and are changing it up a little this episode. Instead of pulling a topic from the Tea Jar, they are going straight to the communitea with a Q&A session. 2:10 - Our first question is from Kiera, who asks: What does it look like to raise black children in America today? What does it look like more specifically for your individual families? 2:30 - First, shout out to our communitea for interacting with us, sending us your questions, and letting us know what you think! Before getting to Kiera’s question, Meek and Nique tell us what they’re sipping on. Monique is sipping on a rooibos tea named I Woke Up Like This, which she also shared with Meka for today. 4:14 - To answer Kiera’s question… for Meek, knowing she has three black sons, it makes her feel sick because she’s afraid for her kids and how they can be targeted by society. Right now, they’re seen as small, cute children, but they will grow into tall, strong, black men who won’t receive the same grace from society. For Nique, she leans on her faith and her husband. She is fiercely protective of her son, recalling Emmett Till and how so little has changed for black boys in America since then.   8:13 - Meka brings up the Exonerated Five and the impact of how young black boys are represented in the media. This is a hard and sensitive topic, and is a fear for every mother of black children. 9:55 - Nique brings up her mixed family and the fiery confidence that her daughter has, which can pose a challenge as she grows older. As she grows up as a biracial person, how will she be received and perceived in the world? Nique explains that it’s an ongoing challenge to ensure that her biracial kids know that they don’t have to choose black or white, that they belong in society, and they are in charge of their own identities.   12:28 - For Meka, her goal is to raise happy kids. Kids see color but not with the heaviness that adults do. Still, she makes sure that her children know about the history of their ancestors and recalls bringing Elle to the African American History Museum in DC to show her black history in America. 14:25 - The ladies remind us: Prayer without works is dead. Remember to put your prayers into action.  15:50 - Meek and Nique both have used the Little Leaders books by Vashti Harrison to recognize the celebratory moments and people of Black American history. They recognize in themselves how difficult it is to educate their kids about America’s violence and racism against black bodies, because it’s such a challenging and painful discussion to have with young children.  17:51 - Nique makes the point that it’s all about empowerment and positivity about yourself and your culture. It gives strength to talk about the difficult things when the story is one of survival and resilience. Modern day stories of black excellence prove every day what black success looks and feels like.  19:25 - Meka talks about confidence in their black sons and how positive affirmations build them up with positivity. It’s a great practice to start with any and all of your kids!  21:10 - Meek and Nique invite the communitea to share your affirmations, share how your family navigates race issues and challenges, how you teach your children about the world while building them up. Let’s teach our children to be confident and proud of their blackness.  23:45 - Monique speaks about her eldest child, Layla, who attends an HBCU and has experienced so many people from different backgrounds that she can hang with anybody. She’s always been proud of her blackness and thrives in her environment because of her confidence.  26:30 - “I refuse to raise kids that are soft as butter. We don’t have kids that melt. We have kids that have resilience.” 29:00 - What can our non-black listeners do to be better allies? Have a desire to learn and be sincere about being open to listening to others that don’t look like you. Share conversations with each other and learn from others’ experiences. 31:40 - To close out, it’s Drive Track time! Nique has been listening to Imagine Dragons “The Fall” (but the whole album is great), and Meek has been listening to Afro B’s Drogba (Joanna).----- Make sure to follow Meek and Nique on social media! Meka’s blog is Hanging with the Harrells and her instagram is @hwthblog (she’s almost at 10k followers - let’s help get her there!). Nique can be found at White Coat Wifey and followed at @whitecoatwifey!Make sure to follow the show at @teawithmeekandnique on Insta to see behind-the-scenes and more content, say hello to your fearless hosts at meekandnique.com, and tune in for the next episode!

Do you like fun?! Well we got an episode that will satisfy that desire! We're diving in deep with Gina Rodriquez and her messy ass, The Watchmen is coming out soon, and Zoe Kravitz is gonna be Catwoman. In the Korners Nnekay is talking about all those amazing teen activist that are out there trying to change the world. James has been traveling! He's talking us through Slave Play, The African American History Museum, and Madonna. Let's get into it!   Links   https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-climate-activists-fighting-future-of-the-planet     https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a27253797/little-miss-flint-water-crisis-five-years/

Season 2 Episode 9 We'll be discussing our recent trip to the African American History Museum, the social context of the "Luce" movie and more.

After Episode 22, Holly tells Irlianna a moving story of something she witnessed at the African-American History Museum in DC. It's beautiful and inspiring, and really calls forth the principal message of our Cancer-Capricorn eclipse cycle: compassion.

Rest In Peace to Civil Rights Activist, Historian, Community Developer, and African American History Museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph from Baton Rouge, LA. Five years ago, Eric Garner was murdered at the hands of the NYPD as a result of an outlawed chokehold simply because he was suspected of illegally selling cigarettes, til this day neither of multiple officers involved in his murder have been held accountable for his death, why is this so? 'When They See Us' snags multiple Emmy nominations. Are millennials the second-most progressive amongst generations? Alladat and more... What2Watch: Family Reunion on Netflix Best Kept Secret: Big K.R.I.T. - Make It Easy

This episode discusses the progression of African Americans going from restriction in America to having endless possibilities and taking advantage. This is for everyone of all races but was inspired by a trip to the African American History Museum at the of Black History Month. And of course, there's a tip for all you Awesome Entrepreneurs out there! Enjoy, Shante

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Comeback City – Episode 18 – The African American History Museum

In the Voice Of America: Hip Hop interview I talked about my book The Letter: Hackley’s Exhaustive Commentary On The Willie Lynch Letter. I specifically talked about Jay-Z, Diddy, and the African American History Museum. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brotherphenomenal/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brotherphenomenal/support

-Pat and Stu ponder Donald Trump's inaction on immigration policies enacted by the Obama Administration. Why didn't Trump take action on day one in office after running a campaign focused on enforcing immigration laws that had been ignored? Has he gone back to his democratic roots and gone down the path of “comprehensive immigration reform”? Pat explains that such reform undoubtedly means amnesty to illegal immigrants.-New York police are on the hunt for four activists who mounted a “Refugees Welcome” banner on the Statue of Liberty. The only lead they reportedly have is that one of the four is named “David”. So, if you know a “David” living in the Tri-State area, call NYPD now! (Actually, please do not do that.)-Venezuela has continued to plummet into chaos as its socialist policies have led to its starving citizens taking on a “Maduro” diet and eating flamingos to stay alive. The guys wonder if the birds taste like cotton candy… In all seriousness though, 82 percent of Venezuelans live below the poverty line, so we can pretty clearly discern that things have only gotten worse since the death of Hugo Chavez.-The Trump Administration has announced that they will lift federal transgender bathroom guidelines. Exactly what this means is still uncertain, but Pat and Stu agree that it is probably good news for conservatives who either champion the states' right to choose or a policy of “the gender of your junk” (Stu's exact words).-President Trump is a very well-spoken man… sort of… Okay, maybe he isn't. While visiting the new African-American History Museum in Washington, the President allegedly looked upon a slave auction block from Maryland and was quoted as saying, “Boy, that is just not good. That is not good.” On a pair of shackles, he supposedly remarked, “Boy, that is really bad. That is really bad.” Well, he's not wrong.-Major League Baseball pitchers no longer have to throw four pitches for an intentional walk. Now all the umpire needs is a signal from the dugout to send the batter to first base. The guys agree that this isn't messing with tradition too much. They can't say the same for the idea of giving both teams a free runner on second in extra innings to help shorten games.-A Massachusetts school district has halted a program that had police officers high-five students as they entered school. The rationale behind this action is that “some students might not be comfortable with police presence at the beginning of the day.” Pat, Stu, and Jeffy agree that we should have more of these programs in place to promote trust of such authority figures.-“Illegal Aliens” or “Undocumented Immigrants”? What is the proper way to address the millions of immigrants who have entered this country without proper authorization? According to the AP Stylebook, the only term to use is “Undocumented Immigrants." Stu makes the claim that "Illegal Aliens" sounds like these people actually entered the country illegally (which they did), whereas "Undocumented Immigrants" sounds like they are documented, but just left their papers at home.-Glenn Beck joins the program to tell the story of Booker T. Washington's emancipation from slavery and subsequent rise to prominence within the African-American community. Glenn implores listeners to read 'Up from Slavery', which eliminates all doubt about what sort of man Washington really was.-Why do cartoon characters wear gloves? The reason is not racism, as was surmised on a previous episode. The reason is that these humanized versions of animals required additional contrast to be seen properly in grainy, black-and-white footage.-The guys eat and rate new salsa and queso-flavored chips in the latest edition of SPOONS! And this might just be the most split verdict in recent memory.Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Pat and Stu ponder Donald Trump's inaction on immigration policies enacted by the Obama Administration. Why didn't Trump take action on day one in office after running a campaign focused on enforcing immigration laws that had been ignored? Has he gone back to his democratic roots and gone down the path of “comprehensive immigration reform”? Pat explains that such reform undoubtedly means amnesty to illegal immigrants. Simply put, we need to allow “dreamers” to enter this country legally WITHOUT just ignoring the issue that millions of people have crossed our borders illegally.-New York police are on the hunt for four activists who mounted a “Refugees Welcome” banner on the Statue of Liberty. The only lead they reportedly have is that one of the four is named “David”. So, if you know a “David” living in the Tri-State area, call NYPD now! (Actually, please do not do that.)-Venezuela has continued to plummet into chaos as its socialist policies have led to its starving citizens taking on a “Maduro” diet and eating flamingos to stay alive. The guys wonder if the birds taste like cotton candy… In all seriousness though, 82 percent of Venezuelans live below the poverty line, so we can pretty clearly discern that things have only gotten worse since the death of Hugo Chavez.-The Trump Administration has announced that they will lift federal transgender bathroom guidelines. Exactly what this means is still uncertain, but Pat and Stu agree that it is probably good news for conservatives who either champion the states' right to choose or a policy of “the gender of your junk” (Stu's exact words). We've said it before and we'll say it again, this issue is all about privacy and respect, which we should already have plenty of.-A constitutional amendment guaranteeing each person a private bathroom? We've got unanimous support here in the studio!-President Trump is a very well-spoken man… sort of… Okay, maybe he isn't. While visiting the new African-American History Museum in Washington, the President allegedly looked upon a slave auction block from Maryland and was quoted as saying, “Boy, that is just not good. That is not good.” On a pair of shackles, he supposedly remarked, “Boy, that is really bad. That is really bad.” Well, he's not wrong. But that's your President, boys and girls!-In Pat and Stu's lifetimes, there has been one Republican president who was well spoken: Reagan. Meanwhile, the Democrats have had Clinton and Obama, both excellent communicators. However, they also had Anthony Weiner, who was way too good at communicating…Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HIGHLIGHT of the hour - Mark has MORE this hour with IN STUDIO, Senator Joel Anderson. - Mark talks about the “Not My President’s Day” protests. Mark has MORE this hour with Senator Joel Anderson who was LIVE in studio. – Mark goes over the new lockout from Brian Williams on his The 11th Hour program. He counts down the hour until Donald Trump is no longer president. – Mark discusses the protest signs and chants that were not covered during the “Not My President’s Day” protests. – Mark plays audio of Donald Trump speaking LIVE about the African-American History Museum and denounces Anti-Semitism, and Dr. Ben Carson. The Mark Larson Show, mornings 6-9 on AM 1170 "The Answer".

We're back again today with Petey Steele (@SteelebornDC). We start this episode with a few minutes on the new African American History Museum. After that, it's finally time to find out if Petey has the lyrical skill to take Chris Lamberth's 3GO freestyle title. Next, we discuss why it's a bad idea to throw a pie into a former NBA player's face. Then, we revisit Corey Feldman's recent musical performance with an update from Corey himself. And we close out with an update on the kid who faked being a doctor, and a listener email.

Welcome back to rememberinghistory.com where we are remembering history and we’re making history, too.   We’re gonna make a slight change in this part of this podcast by discussing a place that was briefly mentioned in the previous podcast.  It was a place that I visited as a child and I recommend it to everyone, not just African Americans.  But all Americans, all people who visit the United States, all history enthusiasts, military historians, civil rights activists, legal historians and…Well, I’ll stop here and just say that everyone should visit this place. So, what is it?   It is Harper’s Ferry!    An amazing place—and I’m going to tell you why right after this brief introduction.   First, I just want to remind you that this is the new and improved blog called rememberinghistory.com where were and are remembering history and we’re making history, too. We are a large and growing community of fun and friendly historians and we welcome everyone who loves history or even if you’re just curious about history. Curiosity is great. We welcome everyone to join.  Leave your comments. Read the bodacious blog.  If you want more information about the people or issues, go to the remembering history bookstore called Books & Stuff. You’ll find, of course, books but also DVDs, audiobooks, games and other fun learning tools.  Everything has been personally vetted by me so you can trust these resources—or you can blame me if you don’t like them. That’s accountability.  Not easy to find on the Internet but you’ll find it here. Visit the Facebook page (which is also new).  On the Facebook page, you will find pictures of the places that I mention in the podcasts and you’ll meet the people too.  A picture really does speak a thousand words.  And you’ll find additional information and discussions about the historic sites mentioned here. Finally—really this time!—I just want to announce that rememberinghistory.com in cooperation with NspiredShirts is now making and selling shirts to inspire. The shirts have dazzling designs, stunning images and inspirational quotations from famous—and not so famous—people from our history.  Did you know the first American to earn the international pilot’s license was Bessie Coleman—an African American woman born in 1892? She was the daughter of sharecroppers and wanted to become a pilot. However, she was denied entrance into pilot school in America because she was black AND become she was a woman. Did that stop her? No, she learned French (taught herself French, really) then moved to France where she did go to flight school and did earn her pilot’s license. She had a distinguished and unique career as an aviator, parachuter and stunt pilot throughout the United States. How did she do it? In her own words: “She Refused to take No for an answer!”  You might never have heard of her but she had an impact and her quote is the flagship shirt for Rememberinghistory.com and Nspiredshirts.  For the month of June, this shirt has a special price and you will also receive a free gift. These shirts are all inspirational—either through quotations or images—and they are all 100% organic cotton or linen. And they are Fairtrade and Fairwear, meaning that they are manufactured according to certain standards—no child labor and no sweatshops—they are purchased at a living wage for the local population who guaranteed health care benefits and safe working conditions.  That’s why these are the Ultimate Feel Good Shirts. Everyone wins and everyone feels good! You can find information about these shirts (and their great price) at the Remembering History Facebook page and the website.  Remember, Bessie Coleman didn’t take no for an answer—neither do I. Neither should you.   Now, let’s get started remembering history and making history.     Harper’s Ferry.   It is a unique place that has something for everyone.  It is an unbelievably beautiful and historic place that has left a powerful mark on the United States.  But it is much more than beautiful, peaceful and serene.  Much more!   Let’s back up a bit and discuss Harper’s Ferry and its historical significance and I’m sure that you’ll see why it was—and is—so important.  On October 16,1859, John Brown and his Provisional Army took possession of the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. Mr. Brown and the small provisional army intended to break into the federal facility and steal the guns and other weapons. They intended to give the weapons to the slaves for a revolt in order to get their freedom. Perhaps we need to back up a bit more. Who was John Brown and what was this famous Revolt at Harper’s Ferry about?   Born in Connecticut in 1800, John Brown was a white abolitionist who could trace his ancestry back to English Puritans. There are many reasons (like religious beliefs and others) that I won’t discuss right now, but John Brown believed that slavery should be abolished AND that the only way to do it was by armed force or insurrection.   He disagreed with other abolitionists who were lobbying to change the laws though he did have respect for their position. But his position was that force would be the only way that the Southern states would give up their slaves. When the Fugitive Slave Act—which mandated that authorities in free states return escaped slaves--was passed in 1850, John Brown founded a group to prevent the capture of any escaped slaves.     For the following years, Mr. Brown continued to work against slavery, protected and harbored escaped slaves, and actually captured slaves and recruited them as well as free Blacks to conduct small raids against the homes of slave owners. But the Raid at Harper’s Ferry was Brown’s biggest and most organized attack.  He recruited people from around the country. He tried to recruit famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. But Douglass was strongly opposed to the raid and believed that it was doomed to fail. Douglass also discouraged whites and both free blacks and slaves from joining John Brown’s army.   On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 21 men in an attack on the armory at Harper’s Ferry. The raid lasted for 3 days. In the end, four federal soldiers were killed and ten of Brown’s army were killed (including two of his sons.) Brown’s army was overwhelmed by the larger and better armed federal army. The raid ended on October 18th.  Brown had lost.    After a weeklong trial and 45-minutes of jury deliberations, John Brown was sentenced to death by hanging.  At his execution,  Brown gave one of the most powerful and compelling speeches about the evils of slavery and calling for its abolition.  After stating that his only goal was to help the slaves escape to freedom, John Brown continued by saying,    “I have another objection; and that is, it is unjust that I should suffer such a penalty. Had I interfered in the manner which I admit, and which I admit has been fairly proved, had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends, either father, mother, brother, sister, wife, or children, or any of that class, and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference, it would have been all right; and every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment.”   He later slipped a note to a guard immediately before his hanging which said, "I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood." John Brown was executed on December 8, 1859.   After the raid and execution of John Brown, abolitionist groups became more organized and more demanding. Slave revolts increased. Slavery was being attacked on many different fronts.  The raid on Harper’s Ferry was, indeed, an important event—one could call it a catalyst--in abolishing slavery and in the course of U.S. history.   So, let’s get back to Harper’s Ferry. I hope that you are interested in seeing this historic, this iconic place.  You will learn so much more about the strong and still-controversial John Brown. Was he a dedicated abolitionist? Or was a domestic terrorist? You decide. And going to Harper’s Ferry can help you to make up your own mind about John Brown.     So, Harper’s Ferry should definitely be on the summer shortlist of historic sites to visit this summer or any time of the year.  There are also great events, tours and activities. One special event that is happening for the remainder of the year, 2015, is an exhibit on the Freedman’s Bureau and Foundation of Storer College.  This was a school dedicated to educating newly-freed slaves that operated from 1865 until its closure in 1955. It’s an excellent exhibit that discusses how slaves were prohibited from learning to read—and the consequences if they did. But it also shows the classes that the freed people took and discusses why certain classes were particularly important and useful in the post-slavery period.       For people who want to learn more about John Brown—and I hope that everyone does—there are walking tours in which his life, mission, work and the raid are presented.  Harper’s Ferry also offers horse and wagon tours on weekends that just take you back in time to West Virginia in the Antebellum and Reconstruction periods.  And, of course, you can hire a certified park guide for a private tour. More expensive, but always a special experience.   There are workshops, which are amazing!  There are workshops on making bread in beehive ovens just like they did in the old days. There are workshops on making apple pies. And you don’t want to miss the Strawberry and ice cream festival on July 4th or the candy-making workshop during Christmastime!  Lots to make and lots to eat.  I love history!   Finally, I just want to add that Harper’s Ferry National Park is considered one of the best walking parks in the United States. There are sublime views, compelling history and restored towns that are nothing less than works of art. Walking trails go through the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Potomac & Shenandoah River valleys. In fact, visitors can walk along a 185-mile path that crosses the Potomac River and continues all the way to Pittsburgh.  But don’t go that far away.  There is so much to see at Harper’s Ferry and other parts of West Virginia. Harper’s Ferry boast 4,000 acres of land in Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia.    Take the easy 4-mile walk across Civil War battlefields or the 8-mile adventure hike to the top of the mountains. They are both incredible, life-affirming walks that the family will enjoy and that you will never forget.       Harper’s Ferry National Park is a great place to learn about history, to experience history and to relive history.  They have made a wonderful effort to honor history in this way and it should not be missed.  Great for the young and old. Great for Americans and non-Americans. Great for everybody!   For more information about Harper’s Ferry, please visit the remembering history Facebook page.   You will find stunning pictures and great facts and stories.  We’re making history here! I hope that you enjoy your visit to Harper’s Ferry; I would love to hear about it on the website or Facebook page.   Well, this wraps up this introduction to Harper’s Ferry. Yes, I say that this was just an introduction because there is so much more to learn, see, do and experience at this iconic place.  I hope that you will visit Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia. It is such an inspirational place to be. Yes, people did die there—federal soldiers and abolitionists, alike. But let’s also remember that it was a turning point, a major step in the journey that ultimately led to the end of slavery in America. John Brown is still considered a controversial figure in American history.  Yes, some people describe him as the first domestic terrorist for planning an armed revolt against a federal armory. Others describe him as a brave and committed man who fought to end the terrible institution of slavery and to free the enslaved population.  And at his speech standing before the gallows where he was set to be hanged, he made a powerful and pointed statement about racism and economic disparities that separated people and denied rights to them. That statement made more than 150 years ago is still relevant and meaningful today about how economic disparities in America are dividing and diminishing people—and how they must be stopped if we are really to be unified as Americans.  You can find the entire speech on the Remembering History Facebook page—I strongly urge you to read it—and I’m sure that you will understand how it is described as one of the greatest speeches in American history.   I want to wrap up this podcast with another slight change of topic.  Harper’s Ferry is an experience in U.S. history. But I want to start a brief discussion not about experiences or events in African American history, but about the rise of African American history museums that are opening and growing throughout the country.  And why they deserve our support!   I’m gonna start with Oakland’s African American History Museum and Library. Yes, Oakland, California.    The African American Museum and Library of Oakland (AAMLO) was a long-time in the making by several dedicated Oakland residents. Its mission is the collection, preservation, and analysis of African American artifacts and documents in Oakland and the Bay Area. Today, there are 106,000 African Americans living in Oakland. The African American Museum and Library of Oakland was established to document their stories as well as the larger African American experience in the United States.  The African American Museum and Library of Oakland was officially founded in 1994. Today, the library has more than 12,000 volumes and is an excellent resource for community members and professional researchers alike with primary research documents on slavery, and African American military service. It also holds unique documents and letters from Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Ida B. Wells, Benjamin Banneker, and other notable activists and intellectuals in the African American community. Staying true to its Oakland focus, the museum has one of the largest collections of information and memorabilia on the Black Panthers.       •   Boston has the Museum of African American History. It is the largest museum in New England dedicated to the history of African Americans. The museum has unique exhibits such as a beautifully restored African Meeting House. Also, there are lectures, artifacts, and tours about the Underground Railroad. •   Houston hosts the Museum of African American Culture, which focuses on the experiences and contributions of African Americans in Texas. It also has many art exhibits, musical events, and independent African American film showings. Admission is free. •   In Detroit sits the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, named for a prominent doctor in the city. The museum presents many exhibits such as the visions of our 44th president, which shows 44 artists’ interpretations of President Obama. Another exhibit presents speakers, pictures, and discussions about the contributions of African Americans in the Union army during the Civil War. •   Taking a slightly different focus, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is located on the site of the Lorraine Motel. This museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the civil rights movement and teaching how it relates to the current global human rights movement. The small but impressive museum has received numerous national and international commendations. It holds the coveted recognition as a premier heritage and cultural museum and it is an international site of conscience. •     Then there is the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum. Founded in 2000 by Captain Paul Matthews.  Buffalo Soldier's National Museum is the "only museum dedicated to primarily preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier in the United States of America." The museum offers a look at African American military history from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War. One thing that I found fascinating is that there will soon be history re-enactments organized by the museum. I don’t know if you have ever attended an historical re-enactment but it is an event that you will never forget. Remember my goal to bring history to life. The Buffalo Soldier’s National Museum is located in Houston.   Washington, D.C. will host the Museum of African American History and Culture, which is scheduled to open in 2015 as part of the Smithsonian Museum. It will be the country's largest and most comprehensive collection of African American documents and artifacts. Personally, I have been waiting for that museum to open and will put it at the top of my list when visiting Washington, DC.—though it might have to compete with the Frederick Douglass House. Oh, well, of course I will go to both.  And I hope that you do too.   We need to support the institutions and organizations that are keeping African American history alive and respected and researched. There are many misconceptions and holes in our history that need to be corrected and need to be filled. Museums and libraries are two great tools to make this happen. In the past 20 years, more museums and libraries focusing on African American history have opened all over the United States.   When I was a young girl, they were few and far between. In fact, there was usually only a small section in a library or museum that focused on African American history, if there was anything. (And don’t even get me started on how the history textbooks had African Americans and our many achievements and contributions virtually written out of history.) This cannot be allowed to happen!  So that is why we must support these museums and libraries.  And there are so many ways to support the African American history museums (and libraries):  we can visit them. We can make donations to them. We can volunteer at them.  We can tell others about them—spread the word. They need our support. They deserve our support.  But I strongly encourage you to visit them, take your children to these museums. Remember that some people learn by reading, others learn visually, other people learn by experiencing it. We all learn differently.  And museums can give the full range of learning models that are good for you and for your family. So, that’s my shameless plug for today. Visit your local African American history museum today. And have a great time!   So, that really is all for this podcast. I hope that you enjoy visiting Harper’s Ferry and the many African American history museums throughout the country. I would love to hear your thoughts and comments about them. And remember that the inspirational Bessie Coleman shirt is specially priced this month (June) and you will get a special present with it. All of this information is available on the Remembering History Facebook page.  Remember: Don’t take no for an answer.   I look forward to seeing you next time to discuss unique and lesser-known historic sites.  More surprises are on the horizon. Hope to see you soon at Rememberinghistory.com where we are remembering history and we’re making it.   Bye for now!