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Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look” focuses on the death of 46-year-old Cornelius Taylor. He died on Jan.16. According to authorities, Taylor died after being struck by a front-loader while inside a tent in a homeless encampment, along Old Wheat Street in the Auburn Avenue neighborhood, near Ebenezer Baptist Church. Show host Rose Scott talks with housing leaders, the Atlanta-based reporter who has been covering this story, and the victim’s family. Guests include: Monica Johnson, organizing director for Housing Justice League Brad Schweers, executive director for Intown Cares Cathryn Vassell, CEO for Partners for HOME George Chidi, an Atlanta-based journalist and writer of "The Atlanta Objective" Mawuli Davis, of the Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Darlene Chaney and Derek Chaney, Cornelius Taylor’s siblingsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My last episode of 2024 is a conversation I had inside Constellations, with the incomparable Gene Kansas, who just wrote a book called Civil Sights: Sweet Auburn, a Journey through Atlanta's National Treasure, which is being released in February of 2025. Every time we get together, our shared love of historic preservation, Auburn Avenue and Atlanta come out and this is no different. University of Georgia Press 50% off coupon code: 08HLDY24   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In Atlanta, on this historic Auburn Avenue, sits a small bookstore and reading room that's been called “an interactive art museum of Black Thought” LEARN MORE: https://www.forkeepsbooks.com/

This episode of The Write Time features members of the Furious Flower Syllabus Project, an open-access curriculum for incorporating Black poetry into classrooms of all ages and levels.About Our GuestsMcKinley E. Melton earned his PhD from the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Prior to joining the Gettysburg College faculty, Dr. Melton was a visiting assistant professor of literature at Hampshire College from 2007-2012. He is also the recipient of a 2015 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and was a 2015-16 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University. Most recently, Dr. Melton was awarded a 2019-20 Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship by the American Council of Learned Societies, in order to support a year as scholar-in-residence at the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University.Allia Abdullah-Matta is a poet and Professor of English at CUNY LaGuardia, where she teaches composition, literature, creative writing, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies courses. She writes about the culture and history of Black women and explores the presence of Black bodies and voices in fine art and poetry. She was the co-recipient of the The Jerome Lowell DeJur Prize in Poetry (2018) from The City College of New York (CCNY). Her poetry has been published in Newtown Literary, Promethean, Marsh Hawk Review, Mom Egg Review Vox, Global City Review, and the Jam Journal Issue of Push/Pull. Her chapbook(s) washed clean & blues politico (2021) were published by harlequin creature (hcx). Abdullah-Matta has published critical and pedagogical articles and serves on the Radical Teacher and WSQ (Women's Studies Quarterly) editorial boards. She is working on a collection of poems inspired by archival and field research in South Carolina and Georgia, funded by a CUNY BRESI grant.Hayes Davis' first volume, Let Our Eyes Linger, was published by Poetry Mutual Press; he is currently serving as the Howard County (Md) Poetry and Literature Society Writer in Residence, and he won a 2022 Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artists Award. His work has appeared most recently on the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day feature, he has been anthologized in This is What America Looks Like, Deep Beauty, Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry, Ghost Fishing: An Eco-justice Poetry Anthology, and others. His poems have also appeared in Mom Egg Review, New England Review, Poet Lore, Auburn Avenue, Gargoyle, Kinfolks, Fledgling Rag, and other journals. He holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Maryland, and is a member of Cave Canem's (Cah-vay Cah-nem) first cohort of fellows. He has attended or been awarded writing residencies at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, The Hermitage, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), Manhattanville College, and Soul Mountain. He has appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU, 88.5 in Washington, D.C. and at the Hay Festival Kells in Kells, Ireland. He has taught English and directed equity and justice work in Washington, D.C.-area independent schools for 20+ years; he shares his creative and domestic life with his wife, poet Teri Ellen Cross Davis, and their children.Dave Wooley is an English, Journalism and Creative Writing teacher at Westhill High School in Stamford, Connecticut, where he has taught since 2001. He has served as a Co-Adviser for the school's hybrid newspaper The Westword since 2003. He has served as an adjunct Professor at Fairfield University, teaching Philosophy of Hip Hop, and he is a teaching fellow at the Connecticut Writing Project. Dave is one half of the rap group d_Cyphernauts and a hip-hop educator who has presented at the HipHopEd conference, the NCTE annual conference, the CSPA conference, among others. He served as a curriculum and music coordinator for the National Endowment for the Humanities' “From Harlem to Hip-Hop: African- American History, Literature, and Song” which was hosted at Fairfield University. Dave is a contributing poet on the website Ethical ELA, and he has been involved with the Furious Flower Center for Black Poetry as a participating scholar in its last three Legacy Seminars. He is one of the authors of Furious Flower's newly created open access syllabus, Opening the World of Black Poetry: A Furious Flower Syllabus. He lives in Stratford, Connecticut with his wife and four children.About The Write TimeNWP Radio, in partnership with the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield and Penguin Random House Books, launched a special series in 2020 called “The Write Time” where writing teachers from across the NWP Network interview young-adult and children's authors about their books, their composing processes, and writers' craft.

In the episode we celebrate the co-hostess with the mostess on her 2 book deal with Harper Collins! Anastacia-Renee (She/They) is a queer writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist, speaker and podcaster. She is the author of (v.) (Black Ocean) and Forget It (Black Radish) and, Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere and Sidenotes from the Archivist forthcoming from Amistad (an imprint of HarperCollins). They were selected by NBC News as part of the list of "Queer Artist of Color Dominate 2021's Must See LGBTQ Art Shows." Anastacia-Renee was former Seattle Civic Poet (2017-2019), Hugo House Poet-in-Residence (2015-2017), Arc Artist Fellow (2020) and Jack Straw Curator (2020). Her work has been anthologized in: Teaching Black: The Craft of Teaching on Black Life and Literature, Home is Where You Queer Your Heart, Furious Flower Seeding the Future of African American Poetry, Afrofuturism, Black Comics, And Superhero Poetry, Joy Has a Sound, Spirited Stone: Lessons from Kubota's Garden, and Seismic: Seattle City of Literature. Her work has appeared in, Hobart, Foglifter, Auburn Avenue, Catapult, Alta, Torch, Poetry Northwest, A-Line, Cascadia Magazine, Hennepin Review, Ms. Magazine and others. Renee has received fellowships and residencies from Cave Canem, Hedgebrook, VONA, Ragdale, Mineral School, and The New Orleans Writers Residency. 

In Atlanta, on this historic Auburn Avenue, sits a small bookstore and reading room that's been called “an interactive art museum of Black Thought.” LEARN MORE: https://www.forkeepsbooks.com/

On the latest episode of Real Chicks Rock! Presents Real Discussions, I had a delightful conversation with Charmaine Minniefield.  She is a talented and purposeful woman doing amazing things for the Black community. She has made significant contributions to the art scene in Atlanta, from the National Black Arts Festival to the Water Tower in historic Auburn Avenue. Her accomplishments include The Praise House Project, Indigo Prayers, and New Freedom Project. Special Thanks to my guest Charmaine.  Are you subscribed to the podcast? Subscribe so you'll never miss an episode. Please rate, comment, share, and download your favorite episodes.  Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/realchicksrock Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealChicksRock1 Twitter - https://twitter.com/RealChicksRock1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realchicksrock Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/rcr012/ Website: www.RealChicksRock.com Radio Station: www.StatusNetwork.net   Music performed by Kevin Hyman for Kemit Muzik, LLC song title 'We Still Rise (The Lounge Lizards Bootleg Mix).' (Copyright permission granted)

This episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast presents an interview with Sequoia Maner, Assistant Professor of English at Spelman College. She is author of the poetry collection Little Girl Blue (2021) and co-editor of the book Revisiting the Elegy in the Black Lives Matter Era (2020). Her poem “upon reading the autopsy of Sandra Bland” was a finalist for the 2017 Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize. Her essays, poems, and reviews can be found in venues such as Meridians, Obsidian, The Langston Hughes Review, The Feminist Wire, Auburn Avenue, and elsewhere. Sequoia is also the author of the 33 ⅓ book dedicated to Kendrick Lamar's seminal album To Pimp a Butterfly, which is the focus of this episode. Breaking the global record for streams in a single day, nearly 10 million people around the world tuned in to hear Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album in the hours after its release. To Pimp a Butterfly was widely hailed as an instant classic, garnering laudatory album reviews, many awards, and even a canonized place in Harvard's W. E. B. Du Bois archive. Sequoia's book takes a deep dive into the sounds, images, and lyrics of To Pimp a Butterfly to suggest that Kendrick appeals to the psyche of a nation in crisis and embraces the development of a radical political conscience. Kendrick breathes fresh life into the Black musical protest tradition and cultivates a platform for loving resistance. Combining funk, jazz, and spoken word, To Pimp a Butterfly's expansive sonic and lyrical geography brings a high level of innovation to rap music. Kendrick's introspective and philosophical songs found on this brilliant work of art launched him into another stratosphere of stardom and influence. In this episode, host Michael Shields and Sequoia Maner explore how a trip to South Africa, and the great Tupac Shakur, inspired the themes and soundscapes of To Pimp a Butterfly. They discuss the impact the empowering track “Alright” had on the protest movement and Black Lives Matter, the collaborative effort it took to bring such a complex album to life, and so much more.Grab a copy of Sequoia Maner's To Pimp a Butterfly 33 ⅓ here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lejuano Varnell is the co-founder of the Historic African American Neighborhood and District Summit, HAANDS, and the executive director of Sweet Auburn Works, which does preservation-based economic development along the historic Auburn Avenue corridor in Atlanta. We met Lejuano when we were in Atlanta for the first, in-person HAANDS, and were lucky enough to receive a tour from him of Auburn Avenue, which is home to many historic African American sites, such as the Atlanta Daily World building (the headquarters of the first African American newspaper) and the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge (which used to house WERD Radio, the first African American owned radio station in North America). We were really inspired by the work he and the landowners on the Avenue are doing to make sure it remains a hub of African American culture and entrepreneurship moving forward. In this conversation, Lejuano breaks down their approach — which weaves both tactical programs and narrative storytelling — and gives us some insight into the future of HAANDS. Mentioned in this Episode: Sweet Auburn Works HAANDS HAANDs Summit 2021: America's Black Wall Street w/ Dr. Jelani Cobb and Hannibal Johnson Sweet Auburn Bread Company Credits: Thank you to Lejuano Varnell. This episode was edited by Vanessa Quirk and Connor Lynch and mixed by Connor Lynch. Our music is by Adaam James Levin-Areddy. Your hosts are Deqah Hussein-Wetzel and Vanessa Quirk. Social Media Handles IG: @_haands / @sweetauburnworks TW: @_haands / @sweetauburnwork LN: HAANDS / Sweet Auburn Works Audiogram - Audio “The more you uplift the place-based narrative … the harder it is to erase it.” Lejuano Varnell is the co-founder of @_haands — the Historic African American Neighborhood and District Summit — and the executive director of @sweetauburnworks. Every day, he does whatever it takes to improve his historic Atlanta corridor — and make it a place where small African American businesses can thrive. Listen to our full episode to hear more about Lejuano and how he's building on the work of his predecessors to strike a path for preservation-based economic development in Atlanta — and beyond.

Jacinda Townsend grew up in Southcentral Kentucky and left for Harvard at the age of sixteen. It was there that she took her first creative writing classes; while at Duke Law School, she cross-registered in the English department, where she took her next few formative writing workshops. After four years of being first a broadcast journalist and then an antitrust lawyer in New York City, Jacinda went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she received her MFA before going on to spend a year as a Fulbright fellow to Côte d'Ivoire. During her Fulbright year, on a layover in Morocco, Jacinda discovered the city of Marrakech and fell in love. Later that same year, on a trip to Northern Mali, she also first witnessed modern-day slavery: that incident inspired the research that eventually took her to Mauritania, where she met with escaped slaves and anti-slavery activists and began the work that would become her newly published novel, Mother Country (Graywolf, 2022).  Mother Country is told in the voices of an American woman struggling with infertility who kidnaps a young Moroccan girl, and the young mother, escaped from Mauritanian slavery, who loses her. Jacinda recently finished work on a third novel, James Loves Ruth. James Loves Ruth is told in the voices of Ruth Hurley, who changed her identity and moved across the country after her father was killed by police in the late eighties, and James Hurley, her soon-to-be-ex-husband, who spends the novel uncovering the truth about his wife. Excerpts from the novel have appeared in Auburn Avenue, Copper Nickel, and Transition. Jacinda has taught in MFA programs across the country, and is mom to two magnificent children who amaze her daily. Jacinda is also a part of the Miami Book Fair in November. Visit their website for details. 

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Exclusive re-release of my previous interview w/ Joshua Nguyen, poet and author of his recently released poetry book, "Come Clean". Check out the video on Spotify. PS. Joshua and I did not, at the time, intend to release this as a video episode. He would have showed off of his Houston Rockets jerseys including one from the departed James Harden, and I for one am glad that I did not have to be subjected to it. :-). (S5, EP 12) Joshua Nguyen (He / Him) joined me as the final guest of Season 5's theme, "Our Becoming: An LGBTQ Asian Experience". He is fresh off from his mini chapbook debut release, "An American Lục Bát For My Mother" this past Spring, and is now set to release his full length poetry debut book, "Come Clean" this October which explores issues of sexual trauma, personal identity among others. I talk to Joshua about his poetry, and his anticipation of releasing his debut poetry collection. We talked about his own recent journey exploring his sexual identity and what that means. Meanwhile, I spent some time poking fun at the Houston Rockets (mostly ex-Rocket James Harden), a team that he lives and bleeds for. Hope you enjoy the season 5 finale! Visit Joshua on IG and Twitter @JoshuaNguyen03 and don't forget to pre-order your copy of "Come Clean" Bio: Joshua Nguyen is a queer Vietnamese-American writer, a collegiate national poetry slam champion (CUPSI), and a native Houstonian. He is the author of the chapbook, "American Lục Bát for My Mother" (Bull City Press, 2021) and has received fellowships from Kundiman, Tin House, Sundress Academy For The Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. He has been published in The Offing, Wildness, American Poetry Review, The Texas Review, Auburn Avenue, Crab Orchard Review, and Gulf Coast Mag. He has also been featured on both the "VS" podcast and Tracy K. Smith's, "The Slowdown". He is a bubble tea connoisseur and works in a kitchen. His debut poetry collection, "Come Clean" (Oct 5th 2021, University of Wisconsin Press), Come Clean was the winner of the 2021 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. Joshua is a PhD student at The University of Mississippi, where he also received his MFA. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/banhmichronicles/support

We are beyond excited to share this incredible conversation with the Fall 2021 Host Publications Chapbook Prize Winner, Sequoia Maner! Sequoia is an Assistant Professor of African American Literature at Spelman College. She is a co-editor of the critical-creative book Revisiting the Elegy in the Black Lives Matter Era (Routledge, 2020) and at work on a forthcoming book regarding Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly for the 33 1/3 series (Bloomsbury). Her writing has been published in Auburn Avenue, The Feminist Wire, Meridians, Obsidian, The Langston Hughes Review, and other venues.  In this conversation with Sequoia, we sat back and let her expound on so many thought-provoking topics, including the importance of interiority to the life of the poet and for little blue girls everywhere, the life of Harriet Jacobs and honoring one's lineage, the music of Tupac and Prince, and so much more!  

Episode 103. Ariana Benson reveals the importance of storytelling through poetry, memory, and nature while giving thanks to Black institutions that have developed her voice. Ariana Benson is a poet-storyteller from Chesapeake, Virginia. She holds a BA in Psychology from Spelman College, where she graduated as Valedictorian, and an MA in Poetic Practice from Royal Holloway, University of London, where she studied as a 2019 Marshall Scholar. She was a finalist in the 2019 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize and received the 2021 Graybeal-Gowen Poetry Prize. Her poems can be found in ANOMALY, Lunch Ticket, Southern Humanities Review and Auburn Avenue, where she serves as Nonfiction Editor, and are forthcoming in Shenandoah and an upcoming Diode Editions Anthology. Through her poems, she strives to fashion a tapestry of Blackness that stitches together histories and memories across space and time, speaking to the infinite richness and depth of our existence.

Doug sits down with Helen Kim Ho, a local attorney and longtime friend. Helen shares her thoughts about the recent anti-Asian attack in Atlanta and her experience as an Asian American woman. Her and Doug catch up about their unique ties to the late great Rep. John Lewis and their history as lifelong students of the Atlanta legacy. In fact, Helen and Doug met in front of the large mural of the civil rights legend on Auburn Avenue!//If you would like to find out more or get involved in his campaign for Atlanta City Council president, please visit DougShipman.com or join us at DougShipmanforATL on all social media platforms.

(S5, EP 12) Joshua Nguyen (He / Him) joined me as the final guest of Season 5's theme, "Our Becoming: An LGBTQ Asian Experience". He is fresh off from his mini chapbook debut release, "An American Lục Bát For My Mother" this past Spring, and is now set to release his full length poetry debut book, "Come Clean" this October which explores issues of sexual trauma, personal identity among others. I talk to Joshua about his poetry, and his anticipation of releasing his debut poetry collection. We talked about his own recent journey exploring his sexual identity and what that means. Meanwhile, I spent some time poking fun at the Houston Rockets (mostly ex-Rocket James Harden), a team that he lives and bleeds for. Hope you enjoy the season 5 finale! Visit Joshua on IG and Twitter @JoshuaNguyen03 and don't forget to pre-order your copy of "Come Clean" Bio: Joshua Nguyen is a queer Vietnamese-American writer, a collegiate national poetry slam champion (CUPSI), and a native Houstonian. He is the author of the chapbook, "American Lục Bát for My Mother" (Bull City Press, 2021) and has received fellowships from Kundiman, Tin House, Sundress Academy For The Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. He has been published in The Offing, Wildness, American Poetry Review, The Texas Review, Auburn Avenue, Crab Orchard Review, and Gulf Coast Mag. He has also been featured on both the "VS" podcast and Tracy K. Smith's, "The Slowdown". He is a bubble tea connoisseur and works in a kitchen. His debut poetry collection, "Come Clean" (Oct 5th 2021, University of Wisconsin Press), Come Clean was the winner of the 2021 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. Joshua is a PhD student at The University of Mississippi, where he also received his MFA. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/banhmichronicles/support

Morning, afternoon, evening, whatever the case maybe, Donna here for you personally!I do not own the rights to this music, but I own the rights to my SCENES IN LIFE, which happens to be the title of todays podcast:  When You Are On the Scene, (of life), God is Behind the ScenesQuestion: Do you feel like your scenes in life, has been cancelled, cut, or put on repeat?I have many times, but I keep waking up to the same Director, Producer, and Writer. Who are they you ask? Well that would be God the director, Jesus as the producer, and the Holy Spirit yep, the writer of course, writing the scripts and setting the scenes in my life, hopefully in yours too after listening and receiving what He is trying to reveal to you.The producer Jesus Christ, paid the cost, and sometimes allows us to be one of the executive producers. Isn't that wonderful!!!When I am scratching my head, asking myself why am I here, or how am I even?This quote comes to mind, by Friedrich Nietzsche, "He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how".For example, after Ruth's husband died, she probably asked that question, but instead chose to go with her mother-in-law.  But God the director was working behind the senses. In Ruth 2:16, Boaz was the director and producer, giving a directive to his crew to allow Ruth glean or gather up more resources than the others in the marketplace.Yeah, I hear you saying, what about the storms of life that just keeps on coming, right I think about them too, but I crawl out of bed, thinking whether someone or something is going to prevent my director, producer, and writer from saying ACTION,  CUT, or TAKE TWO.  But if your eyes are open,  you have a script and you are required to be on set, and GOD IS BEHIND THE SCENES! We have to trust God and our heart! There is another quote from Josiah Gilbert Holland that makes me happy. He says, " The heart is wiser than the intellect." Therefore, bet on RED, your heart. Also, in the good book, Isaiah 43:2, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and ..when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned or scorched."Excerpts: from my book- From Greyhound to A-Cap-N-Gown- (Chapter 7 - The Results of Living By Faith)Saturday, February 25 2012As you can tell by the dates, it has been a minute since writing anything down on paper, because my life has been crazy. Three months before my birthday, I have avoided eviction, failing two vital courses, and having a stoke due to stress and anxiety. But the good new is I got approved for affordable housing, because I am considered elderly.  Driving to my new place called Hewgley Terrace was similar to my mom's place in Atlanta off Auburn Avenue.p.s. if you have not done so already, please leave a review on Apple Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by visiting  my Facebook Group page (Daily Faith Walk)Thank you for your support!!!!

Join hosts Chibbi and Rooster as we welcome Josh Nguyen to the Words and Sh*t stage! Streaming Live, tune in to get to know the person behind the poetry! Joshua Nguyen is a bisexual Vietnamese-American writer, a collegiate national poetry slam champion (CUPSI), and a native Houstonian. He is the author of the chapbook, "American Lục Bát for My Mother" (forthcoming, March 2021, Bull City Press) and has received fellowships from Kundiman, Tin House, Sundress Academy For The Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. He has been published in The Offing, Wildness, American Poetry Review, The Texas Review, PANK, Auburn Avenue, Crab Orchard Review, and Gulf Coast Mag. He has also been featured on both the "VS" podcast and Tracy K. Smith's, "The Slowdown". He is a bubble tea connoisseur and works in a kitchen. His debut poetry collection, "Come Clean" (forthcoming, fall 2021, University of Wisconsin Press), was the winner of the 2021 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. He is a PhD student at The University of Mississippi, where he also received his MFA. Joshua Nguyen began writing with the Meta-Four Houston Youth Slam Team from 2008-2012 and competed in Brave New Voices. He is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and was part of the UT Spitshine slam team from 2014-2016. He placed #1 in the nation in 2014, won ‘Best Writing as a Team' in 2015, and was the 2015 CUPSI Haiku Champ. In 2016, he traveled to Washington D.C. as a member of Future Corp to organize the 2016 Brave New Voices International Poetry Festival. He was a featured poet in a commercial for the National Education Association's 'Do You Hear Us?' campaign.

Episode 039 - Generations Tings The largest consumers & creators of wealth in America have been African Americans. However, due to racism / white supremacy, many bills, acts, laws and organizations have prevented black generational wealth. From Rosewood, to Tulsa, to Harlem down to Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia; Black people have been terrorized due to their progressions within a racist society. Eight generations after Emancipation day of 1865 (Juneteenth), the racial wealth gap is both yawning and growing. The typical black family has just 1/10th the wealth of the typical white one. In 1863, black Americans owned one-half of 1 percent of the national wealth. Today it's just over 1.5 percent for roughly the same percentage of the overall population. On today's episode we elaborate on the importance of Generational Wealth, how trauma and poverty has become a Generational Curse, the effects of the racial & gender wage gap on Black Men & Women, and what we must do in order to change the current stagnation of Black progress & generational wealth. . Follow Eumara on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EumaraOfficial/ https://www.instagram.com/Eumara.NY/ . Factor Herbals: https://www.factorherbalsco.com/ Use Discount Code: ETOPOD . Follow Concept on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsyaboyconcept/ Follow Concept on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsyaboyConcept Follow Phase on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jboogystyles/ Follow Phase on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Con_Damn . . Follow us Online Here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theetopodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/THEETOPODCAST

Brother Supreme Page joins us to continue the conversation begun in Episode 17. In this episode he gives us a fascinating glimpse into African-American history and the pivotal role Odd Fellowship played in developing Black communities. Specifically, we learn about various important figures in African-American history and their connections with Odd Fellowship. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s grandfather was an Odd Fellow who helped to build the Grand Lodge building in Atlanta which anchored the prosperous Auburn Avenue business district. That building was also home to one of the first Black pharmacies and the first Black movie theater where African-Americans were not restricted to balcony seating areas. Brother Page also shares with us that Madame C.J. Walker, early cosmetics entrepreneur and America's first female African-American millionaire, was a member of the Household of Ruth, the Grand United Order's female auxiliary. By the end of the conversation, the subject wandered to excellent Southern food, Supreme's preference for home fries or French fries, and just how "hard" riding a Vespa scooter makes a person.

Brother Supreme Page of Oglethorpe Lodge #1, IOOF and Wayman Lodge #1339, GUOOF joins us for the first half of this episode to talk about the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and their unique history in African-American communities. Unfortunately, due to a dropped phone call, Bro. Page was unable to finish the episode with us. We are hoping to bring him back in the future to finish the conversation so he can share more of his historical research about the Grand United Order. Some of the great information he was able to share touched on the roots of the GUOOF in America and its historical relationship with the other Odd Fellow Orders like the Manchester Unity and the IOOF. He also shared the background of construction of the GUOOF Hall in Atlanta on Auburn Avenue and how similar stories of progress in Black communities played out in cities around their Odd Fellows lodges. To round out this episode, Bro. Christopher McHale made a special appearance to talk a little about what Bro. Page shared as well as give an update on what he's been doing in Montana. We preview the next episode and also make a request for any Odd Fellows in Scandinavia that might be willing to join us for an episode.

Dani Tirrell and guest Anastacia-Renee talk about Queer Mama Crossroads, being a queer Mother and being present in her joy. “Black love looks like Afrofuturism rocking a retro shirt and re-(purposed) commitment. Hair a mess of love, lips blinking with “yes,” eyes moist with home.” Anastacia-Renee is a multigenre writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist and Deep End Podcast co-host. She is a 2020 Arc Fellow(4Culture),recipient of the 2018,James W. Ray Distinguished Artist Award for Washington Artist (Literary), Seattle Civic Poet (2017-2019),Poet-in-Residence at Hugo House (2015-2017), and Jack Straw Curator (2020). Renee has received fellowships and residencies from Cave Canem, Hedgebrook, VONA, Artist Trust, Jack Straw, Ragdale, Mineral School, Hypatia in the Woods and The New Orleans Writers Residency. Anastacia-Renee's work has been published in, Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry, Spirited Stone, Foglifter, Auburn Avenue, Pinwheel, The Fight and the Fiddle, Glow, The A-Line, Ms. Magazine and many more. https://www.anastacia-renee.com/ https://fryemuseum.org/exhibition/7398 Recorded over Instagram Live on September 19, 2020. About CD Forum: The CD Forum is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to present and produce Black cultural programs that encourage thought and debate for the greater Seattle area. Our vision is to inspire new thoughts and challenge assumptions about Black Culture.

Dusty Rhodes says Democrats can censure him "until the cows come home," but the long-time Hamilton County auditor isn't going to apologize for his recent tweet asking why Black Lives Matter (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/06/22/hamilton-county-auditor-dusty-rhodes-tweet-abortion-and-black-lives-matter-draws-backlash/3235525001/) isn't also focusing on children lost to abortions and shootings. Instead, Rhodes is doubling down on his comments and hopes it drives a conversation about emphasizing that "all black lives matter," he told The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast his week.  A anti-abortion Catholic and conservative-leaning Democrat, Rhodes said: "This whole Black Lives Matter thing has gotten in my craw real good. I appreciate the sentiment, but not the organization, which is a Marxist outfit hellbent on destroying our country as it stands right now. ... "They're killing more black babies in abortions than white (https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/abortions-racial-gap/380251/) as a ratio. And I think those black lives matter just as much as the three little kids who were killed (by gun violence) in Chicago this weekend. And nobody's talking about that. ...   "Black lives matter in the womb as well as in life outside the womb. I think it's a valid point and it ought to be discussed." To listen to the full podcast episode for free, click the Audioboom link at the top of the article. That's So Cincinnati can also be found for free on most podcast listening platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Rhodes' interview begins at the 13:50 mark in the episode. Rhodes enraged some members of the Hamilton County Democratic Party on June 19, when he tweeted: "Just wondering when they are going to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on Auburn Avenue, you know, in front of that building where they terminate black lives and white ones, too, almost every day of the week." Planned Parenthood, the city's only abortion clinic, is located on Auburn Avenue in Mount Auburn.  Democratic Party Chairwoman Gwen McFarlin issued a statement (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/06/22/hamilton-county-auditor-dusty-rhodes-tweet-abortion-and-black-lives-matter-draws-backlash/3235525001/) three days later calling Rhodes' tweet "racist" and sexist," adding that she would begin the process of censuring the 30-year county auditor.  Rhodes said McFarlin contacted him before she released the statement. He called McFarlin a "good person" whom he's known for 30 years, but she caved to the party's progressives. "I like Gwen personally, but she couldn't stand up to them and she buckled," Rhodes said. Former local party chairman "Tim Burke would have never allowed this to happen," Rhodes said. "Tim Burke believed in a big tent and brought us all together. His only thing was do your job well and don't reflect badly on the party. That's what I've done consistently. I've never brought scandal to the party, and they can't say that about some of their favorites in City Hall." Rhodes said he'll continue to criticize Black Lives Matter for pushing a narrowly focused political agenda and ignoring taking up the cause of the importance of all Black lives.  "I'm going to say what I think, because I'm not going to let the party do my thinking for me," Rhodes said. "It's a horrible thing (George Floyd's death). But to use that as an excuse to destroy buildings and blocks and take over cities and everything else, I think that's a bridge too far. But everybody (politicians and media) is scared to say it. I can't believe it. They're hiding under their desks. It's time to step up."  Rhodes was first elected auditor in 1990, and he's always consistently held pro-life views. He's also been outspoken about those beliefs, often tweeting about it. Rhodes was asked if he thought the party issued the public rebuke now to put pressure on him to retire. "I'm not going to hide my opinion under a bushel basket," Rhodes said. "I've been pro-life from the start. They knew I was pro-life when I first ran for Delhi trustee. I was pro-life when they asked me to run for auditor. I was pro-life when they endorsed me two years ago. To expect that I'm going to keep quiet about that (is) ridiculous." He added: "The Democratic Party is not going to save my soul. My church comes before my party and that's the way I am." Rhodes, 80, reiterated that he'd already been thinking about retiring after his term expires in 2022. If he does decide to run again, however, Rhodes didn't definitively say whether he'd remain loyal to the Democrats or switch parties.  "I'd rather fight than switch," Rhodes said.

Episode 24 we discussed:- Marijuana laws and business moves in Michigan and Illinois- Viacom-CBS merger (staying tuned in for deets)- Google-Alphabet open letter- Industrial real estate investing-Prologis has acquired 107 million square feet of logistics space for $12.6 Billion-Blackstone bought GLP’s industrial warehouses for $18.7 Billion and the warehouse unit of Colony Capital for $5.9 Billion- Amazon's money moves- Robots are definitely taking your jobs: 4 million commercial robots expected in 2025- Warehouses are being repurposed for office space, events, and living- Amazon's injury investigationBuilding Blocks for Healthy Ecosystem, Culture, and Teams:Natasha covered 9 Building Blocks that you need to ensure you have in place, professionally and personally!Business Shout-Outs:Peach Label Costume 678-856-7905 Website at peachlabelcostume.com Email: peachlabelatl@gmail.comFollow and like them on FB and IG at @peachlabelcostumeClara Angelina DiazTo contact Clara for coaching or other services her phone number is 617-378-7355 , email is clara@claraangelinadiaz.com, and her website is claraangelinadiaz.com . She’s on Instagram at @claraangelinadiaz on Twitter @ClaraAngelinaDFacebook @clara.a.diaz and on LinkedIn at Clara Angelina DiazPhotography by Tasha Rose (Utah-based photography team)IG @photographybytasharose @associatesoftasharose FB @photographybytasharoseWebsite: photographybytasharose.comMobile Car Wash Services in Atlanta, GATop Notch Car Care 2 at (424) 264-3709 and ask for Drew. Business Events Highlighted:Purchase your tickets to the Lunch N’ Learn event with Dr. Belinda Johnson White, which will be this Thursday December 5th at 11:30am at The Georgian Club. Tickets are $16.95 and include a 2-course lunch. This Lunch N Learn will focus on Rethinking Authenticity: A Leader’s Dilemma”. This is an interactive workshop that will challenge you to embrace the collective power of spirit, soul, and body in becoming a transformational leader of influence and service. To RSVP please call (770) 952-6000Vino Van LLC’s wine making class for this Sunday, December 8th from 2-5pm go to Eventbrite.com More Than Music An All White Affair from 2-5pm ET Sunday, December 8th at the Patchwerk Recording Studios. Tickets are on sale through EventBriteDecember 15th Music Meets Business at the annual Music Is Giving Foundation’s Scholarship and Recital Gala. It’s going to be an evening of red carpet networking from 2-4pm, cocktails, entertainment, hor d’oeuvres, door prizes and live music. The program begins at 4pm. The event will be held at the Entrepreneurship Complex located at 3400 West Hospital Avenue, Atlanta GA. Visit MusicIsGiving.org for details.Book signing and meet & greet on Thursday December 19th from 6-8pm with author Dr. Lula Ballton at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, located at 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA. You will have the chance to meet Dr. Ballton and get her new book “Extraordinary Ministry in Ordinary Places: A Guide to Christian Community Development” signed.SHOW INFORMATION:Company: Foreman & Associates, LLCWebsite: ForemanLLC.comIG: @ForemanAndAssociatesFB: @ForemanAndAssociatesTwitter: @ForemanLLCPodcast Twitter: @ItAintSmall YouTube: user/ForemanAssociatesText-only Line: (404) 481-1849HOST: Natasha L. Foreman, CEO of Foreman & Associates, LLCWebsite: NatashaForeman.com IG: @NatashaLForemanFB: @NatashaLForemanTwitter: @NatashaLForemanLinkedIn: @NatashaLForemanTheme Song: “Higher Up” by Shane IversCopyright 2019. Foreman & Associates, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Rev. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center in Atlanta, joins us to discuss the Beloved Community International Expo. On Saturday, August 10, the King Center's Auburn Avenue campus will transform it and adjacent streets into an outdoor global pop-up festival with exhibits from all seven continents and representatives from more than 22 countries around the world. The event, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. is free and open to the public.

Alonzo Franklin Herndon founded what would become the Atlanta Life Insurance Company more than a century ago. A former sharecropper, Herndon started his business with a $140 investment – and went on to become the wealthiest black man in Atlanta. A new public art project and history exhibit called Windows Speak brings Herndon, along with other leaders of the institution, back to Atlanta Life's historic office building on Auburn Avenue. Exhibit curator Amalia Amaki stopped by On Second Thought for a conversation about Atlanta Life's lasting legacy.

When we share the history of Atlanta, so many stories are focused on men. I myself was guilty...until a women's real estate group asked me to tell the stories of the women of Auburn Avenue. Amazed with what I found, this week I am taking on a virtual walking tour and sharing what I learned about the incredible and ground-breaking ladies of this block.  www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

There is street named for him and a giant bust on Auburn Avenue...but do you really know what he's done? From a rough childhood to railway mail clerk, Grandmaster Mason, husband, father and voting rights activist. He's left a long legacy in the city and especially on the street he loved so much - Auburn Avenue.  Links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13N9at9uyRLWbhbFP2bRL-p0L5FTNSMJ6/view http://okra.stanford.edu/media/audio/610902000.mp3?fbclid=IwAR1q0t0fb4AhHoyjyLrp4mutnsvf5dk204V71QPjk3KZd4L5vqFszG-4Dmw www.amazon.com/Where-Peachtree-Meets-Sweet-Auburn/dp/0140265090 Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta    

Tour Atlanta's oldest and only Municipal market. In the heart of the historic Auburn Avenue district, this economic center celebrates the past with businesses of today. Meet two of the founders from Miss D's New Orleans Style Candy and Just Add Honey tea company. Background music by Pony League. Photos by Eugene Buchko Photography. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peach-and-prosperity/support

(Elizabeth) In this episode, we return once again to the stories of three people buried in a cemetery in the Atlanta metro area. Second-sight, sharecropping, and a street called Auburn Avenue provide context for the lives of three people interred at Washington Park Cemetery.

On this episode of The Number One Hip Hop Podcast in Atlanta we broadcast from historic Sweet Auburn Ave. @the_KingFresh of #bonfireatl drops a freestyle (18:00). @catchmebc drops a jewel, he is having the last #ReturnOfTheReal on Sept. 25th after two and a half years of doing it (27:00). We talk about how #JamesBrown used to have a hotel room on Auburn Ave. because the white hotels would not let me be in their establishment. @MrAlMuzik talks about Eminem being the biggest #rapnerd in the #historyofhiphop (35:00). @it.jean_na bless's the podcast with her light(45:00). And we have @BoogieLov on the podcast to talk about how she got connected to @liluzivert and how she would rather #engineer for a #rapper than a #singer.(51:00) Get More of B Diddy here: http://www.DjBrandonDix.com https://instagram.com/BDiddyRadio Snap Chat BrandonFromJnoG Check out more of Heartland here: http://www.heartlandhiphoptv.com https://instagram.com/HeartlandHipHop https://twitter.com/HeartlandHipHop https://www.HeartlandPodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/heartlandhiphop http://www.theheartlandlive.com The Number One Hip Hop Podcast in Atlanta #HLHH #Heartland Heartlandhiphop@gmail.com Info@DjBrandonDix.com #hiphophead #heartlandhiphop #hiphop #music #news #podcast #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #news #culture#entertainment #linkinbio #hlhh

In 1917, an enormous fire ravaged 75 blocks of Atlanta, leaving 1 mile of destruction in its wake. To replant the seeds of commerce, the city of Atlanta created an open-air market (1918 – 1923) in what is now the Sweet Auburn Historic District. The gathering became so popular, a permanent structure was demanded and the Womens Club of Atlanta raised money to help make it happen. The Municipal Market of Atlanta, as its officially titled, opened its doors in 1924, selling produce, meats, and products to consumers of the day. The market was in many ways egalitarian, meant for people of all classes and color, but not everyone was allowed inside. The African American shoppers had to buy their goods from carts on the curb, prompting a nickname that still stands nearly 90 years later; today we affectionately call it “The Curb Market."

It is poetic to think of ourselves as a nation founded on the mutual ideals of freedom and equality. But as a city, Atlanta, more than any other city in the country, has its foundations – both cultural and physical – shaped by the struggle for freedom. For todays show, we will be examining how this abstract concept was quite literally made into concrete. Our guests today are (1) GORDON JONES, Senior Military Historian for the Atlanta History Center (2) LAIN SHAKESPEARE, the great great great grandson of Joel Chandler Harris and the Board Chairman of the Wrens Nest (3) US CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS, an iconic champion of Civil Rights and (4) DOUG SHIPMAN, the CEO for the forthcoming National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Auburn Avenue was at one time known as Wheat Street. In 1893, a group of white citizens went to the city council and petitioned to change the name to Auburn because they thought it sounded more sophisticated. However, it wasnt the whites who made Auburn Avenue sophisticated, but instead the ambition and entrepreneurial spirit of Atlantas diverse African American community. With over $200,000,000 in new and proposed development, plus a shiny new streetcar, Auburn Avenue is once again poised for prosperity.

Winston Strickland was born in Paulding County, Georgia, moving with his family to Bartow County in 1954. He graduated from Summer Hill High School. In 1961 he attended Brown Barber College on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Strickland moved to Marietta, Georgia, and started the Eastside Barbershop, which later became Strick's Barbershop. He is also the owner of the restaurant, Strick's Grill. Mr. Strickland has been involved in entrepreneurial activities within the community, including the Future Development Corporation and the establishment of the First Southern Bank in Lithonia, Georgia. He has also served in various leadership positions on the National Board of Barbers. ID:ksu-45-05-001-03017 Rights:To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

Helen Hill grew in in Acworth, Georgia. She attended the Roberts School and Lemon Street High School. After graduation, Hill attended the Apex Beauty College on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. Her mother, Leonora Harden, owned Harden's Cafe in Acworth and the concession stand at George Washington Carver beach, a swimming area for Afican Americans. Mrs. Hill is a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Acworth, Georgia. ID:ksu-45-05-001-03010 Rights:To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

Winston Strickland was born in Paulding County, Georgia, moving with his family to Bartow County in 1954. He graduated from Summer Hill High School. In 1961 he attended Brown Barber College on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Strickland moved to Marietta, Georgia, and started the Eastside Barbershop, which later became Strick's Barbershop. He is also the owner of the restaurant, Strick's Grill. Mr. Strickland has been involved in entrepreneurial activities within the community, including the Future Development Corporation and the establishment of the First Southern Bank in Lithonia, Georgia. He has also served in various leadership positions on the National Board of Barbers. Use Restrictions: To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

Helen Hill grew in in Acworth, Georgia. She attended the Roberts School and Lemon Street High School. After graduation, Hill attended the Apex Beauty College on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. Her mother, Leonora Harden, owned Harden's Cafe in Acworth and the concession stand at George Washington Carver beach, a swimming area for Afican Americans. Mrs. Hill is a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Acworth, Georgia. Use Restrictions: To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

This week ‘Mind Labs’ presents a report called ‘Martin Luther King - Auburn Avenue’ by Steve Buckley, the Treasurer for Sheffield Live! and President of AMARC, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters. The Programme was made last year, with recordings made during Steve’s visit to Atlanta, ahead of the 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. The 4th of April, is the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, the American civil rights leader. King was born and brought up in Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to prominence in the civil rights movement when he led the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, in 1955. He returned to Atlanta in 1960 to work as Pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and it remained his home base until his death in 1968. On this week last year, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, held its annual conference in Atlanta. Steve Buckley of Sheffield Live, was invited to take part. He took the opportunity to bring us this report from Auburn Avenue.

Our Own Voices Live! Reverenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., living the dream or a nightmare … his Legacy Martin Luther King, Jr. was born at noon on Tuesday, January 15, 1929 at the family home, 501 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. King was a religious leader and a man of peace. For the poor, the underprivileged, women, people of all hues and especially African Americans he was their voice. Today we celebrate his birth and his life. Dr. King gave great speech about his dream. We will discuss whether we are living his dream or a nightmare. Please join us.