Podcasts about black pioneers

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a brother and sister who are both award-winning storytellers. They talk about their work and how they support each other as part of our MPR News Power Pairs series.Guests: Daniel Bergin is a filmmaker, executive producer and director of history at Twin Cities PBS, where he was hired more than 30 years ago as a production assistant. He has won more than 20 regional Emmy Awards for his films covering diverse topics rooted in Minnesota history, including “Jim Crow of the North,” “North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers,” and “Out North: MNLGBTQ History.” Lea B. Olsen is a veteran TV analyst covering her 15th season with the Minnesota Lynx and is a sideline reporter for the Minnesota Timberwolves. She also covers both the boys' and girls' state high school basketball tournaments. Beyond the court, Lea is a professional speaker and the founder of Rethink the Win — a platform that challenges athletes, coaches and parents to see sports as a powerful tool for growth, connection and lifelong impact.Check out Angela's previous Power Pair conversations.  Do you know a Power Pair?We'd love to hear your ideas for Power Pairs to interview. Send us your suggestions.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a brother and sister who are both award-winning storytellers. They talk about their work and how they support each other as part of our MPR News Power Pairs series.Guests: Daniel Bergin is a filmmaker, executive producer and director of history at Twin Cities PBS, where he was hired more than 30 years ago as a production assistant. He has won more than 20 regional Emmy Awards for his films covering diverse topics rooted in Minnesota history, including “Jim Crow of the North,” “North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers,” and “Out North: MNLGBTQ History.” Lea B. Olsen is a veteran TV analyst covering her 15th season with the Minnesota Lynx and is a sideline reporter for the Minnesota Timberwolves. She also covers both the boys' and girls' state high school basketball tournaments. Beyond the court, Lea is a professional speaker and the founder of Rethink the Win — a platform that challenges athletes, coaches and parents to see sports as a powerful tool for growth, connection and lifelong impact.Check out Angela's previous Power Pair conversations.  Do you know a Power Pair?We'd love to hear your ideas for Power Pairs to interview. Send us your suggestions.

Chelsea Rose talks with researchers offer historical context and education about the history of Black Americans in Oregon.

This episode features the black pioneers in the world of distilled spirits, breweries, wineries, cideries and meaderies.Honorable Mentions:Uncle NerarestDu Nord Social SpiritsPainted Stave DistillingBlack Momma VodkaBrough BrothersPeoples Brewing CompanyTwo Locals BrewingBrown EstateHarlem Wine GalleryDOPE Cider House & WinerySiwani SpiritsRideau VineyardsMonticelloDetroit Farm & CiderZydeco MeaderyBlack Viking MeadNational Black Brewers Association

Stephen Grootes speaks to Phakamisa Ndzamela, author of Black Pioneers: The Untold Stories of African Merchants about the book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, I read chapter two of California's Black Pioneers by Kenneth G. Goode.

I read chapter three of Kenneth G. Goode's book entitled California's Black Pioneers: A Brief Historical Survey.

California's Black Pioneers: A Brief Historical Survey by Kenneth G. Goode is a wonderful documentation about the historic figures who shaped the development of the state of California.

Introduction or Abstract           Nancy Ross Gooch was a Black woman whose family—the Gooch-Monroes, owned most of Coloma, specifically the area around Main Street. Coloma, a small city in El Dorado County, is where James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848. If it weren't for her family's stewardship of the land, this town might not exist, yet Californians do not know her name. Children in Coloma and residents in the nearby towns of Placerville nor Sacramento know this important history. It is time to change this.           September 9, 1860, is California Admission Day. 2025 marks its 175th Anniversary. It is a perfect time to remember the life and legacy of this powerful Black woman who symbolized industry, intelligence, faith and forgiveness, Mrs. Nancy Ross Gooch (Aug. 1811-Sept. 17, 1901).            The way people live in the minds and hearts of future generations is by naming institutions after them, by erecting monuments, by continuing their work, by calling their names. In a state the size of a country, California should have more public art honoring its citizens, especially this women, California pioneer and citizen, Nancy Ross Gooch. Join the campaign. #sayhername  #nancyrossgooch  #californiapioneer If you are interested in the campaign to have a statue erected to honor Nancy Ross Gooch contact the author: Ms. Wanda Sabir  walibatinsabir@mymail.ciis.edu or 510-397-9705.   To read the proposal: https://wandasabir.blogspot.com/2024/12/nancy-ross-gooch-ca-pioneer-presente.html

We are at the launch of the Black Pioneers: The Untold Stories of African Merchants, our panel discussion is chaired by Thabiso Tema. Our panelists are: Chairman of the Board at African Bank, Thabo Dloti Group CEO at African Bank, Kennedy Bungane Author of the African Bank Black Pioneers, Phakamisa Ndzamela Maponya Family Spokesperson, Chichi MaponyaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special edition of Tiny Pulpit Talks, we step inside the Minister's Study with Revs. Daniel, Beth, and T. J. to reflect on our recently wrapped-up sermon series on Luminaries of Truth & Justice. This conversation digs deep into the powerful legacies of justice-seekers within Unitarian Universalism and how their work connects to today's efforts for reproductive justice, racial equity, and more.

Oregon Black Pioneers is dedicated to preserving and presenting the experiences of African Americans throughout Oregon. Mariah Rocker speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about exhibits, walking tours, history and sharing stories with students.

In this Legacies of Black Pioneers series of the Dissidents Podcast, Winkfield Twyman, Jr. and Jennifer Richmond speak with Professor Glenn Loury on his newly released book, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative. We discuss authenticity, individualism, enterprise, faith, and end our conversation on the lively question of whether the experience of race can be equated to the encumbrance of a Soviet gulag and if retiring from race is the path to a better future or simply escapism. Sign up on Circle to be a part of our live events, join the conversations, and check out our resources for the Black Institute for Liberal Values (in collaboration with ⁠Free Black Thought⁠). Visit our ⁠website⁠ to sign up for our monthly newsletter to keep in the loop of all our new offerings. Podcast notes: Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative, Glenn Loury Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of "Political Correctness" and Related Phenomena,Glenn Loury Letters in Black & White: A New Correspondence on Race, Jennifer Richmond & Winkfield Twyman, Jr. The Raceless Antiracist: Why Ending Race Is the Future of Antiracism, Sheena Mason The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America, Coleman Hughes On Being Color-Blah with Angel Eduardo The Power of the Powerless, Vaclav Havel The Gulag Archipelago and The Wisdom of Aledsandr Solzhenitsyn, Academy of Ideas

Did Oregon even have black pioneers? Listen to our interview with Zachary Stocks, Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers (a non profit which preserves the history of Black Oregonians) to find out more about this whole topic.  When did black pioneers arrive in Oregon? What were some of the places where we ride bicycles today that were utilized by these early settlers?  https://oregonblackpioneers.org/ ------------------------------------------------- This podcast is produced by Dirty Freehub, a nonprofit organization that publishes hand-curated (and great!) gravel cycling Ride Guides. Our mission is to connect gravel cyclists to where they ride through stories about culture, history, people, places, and lands with the hope that they will become involved as advocates, volunteers, or donors with organizations that take care of the special places where we ride. Our Podcast Channel  / ⁠⁠⁠The Connection ⁠⁠⁠ Our Ride Guides / ⁠⁠⁠Dirty Freehub⁠⁠⁠ Our Ask / ⁠⁠Donate⁠

In this series of the Dissidents Podcast, Legacies of Black Pioneers, we speak with Ada Akpala of the Equiano Project on her problem with the term “black excellence”.  Co-hosts, Winkfield Twyman, Jr. & Jennifer Richmond speak often of black resilience and triumph in their book, Letters in Black and White. After reading Ada's piece, My Problem with the Term Black Excellence, Wink sent her a note saying, "Jen has used the phrase "black excellence" in a recent tweet. I have devoted a month to exploring Pioneer Black Lawyers. Maybe, Jen and I missed the mark..." We talk with Ada about the limitations of a well-intended phrase, black excellence. Does the phrase frame blackness in a negative light? Are there circumstances where black excellence conveys a constructive and positive good? Our discussion takes us from London to Virginia and Nigeria. Does black excellence make sense in a world containing over 1 billion people of Sub-Saharan descent? The question deserves more than a yes or a no answer. Enjoy a thoughtful conversation about a word many take for granted, black excellence.   Sign up on Circle to be a part of our live events and to join the conversations, and visit our website to sign up for our monthly newsletter to keep in the loop of all our new offerings. Resources: My Problem with the Term Black Excellence, Ada Akpala Letters in Black and White, Winkfield Twyman, Jr & Jennifer Richmond The Problem with 'Black Community', Ada Akpala on the Patience Xina podcast The Equiano Project

Welcome to our the new monthly series of the Dissidents Podcast on the legacies of black pioneers, brought to you by the Black Institute of Liberal Values (a joint project of ⁠Free Black Thought⁠ and the Institute for Liberal Values). In this episode, Winkfield Twyman, Jr & Jennifer Richmond, speak with Mark Brown on his common cousin with Wink, Daniel Brown. According to Wink, who writes of Daniel often in his book with Jen, Letters in Black and White, Daniel was a “founding father” for his family. Mark, Wink and Jen talk about the relevance of genealogy for seeing each other as “Old Americans”, the role of faith in this mission, the possibility of “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome”, and the curative effects of narrative therapy and writing for coming together across the color line. Follow us on Circle for more resources and materials on black pioneers in American history. Circle Institute for Liberal Values Podcast Resources: Letters in Black and White: A New Correspondence on Race in America, Jennifer Richmond & Winkfield Twyman, Jr. Find out more about the book on Truth in Between The Dead Hand of Daniel Brown, Jennifer Richmond & Winkfield Twyman, Jr. On the Road to Oak Lawn, Winkfield Twyman, Jr. Greatness as Character, Winkfield Twyman, Jr. A Race Story, Winkfield Twyman, Jr. Find other resources, including Wink's Pioneering Black Lawyers, on the Black Institute for Liberal Values on Circle. ⁠Circle⁠

Mariah Rocker, OBP's Public Programs and Exhibits Manager, comes to Southern Oregon March 18, 2024 to talk about "Uncovering Oregon's Black History."

Welcome to our the first episode of our monthly series of the Dissidents Podcast on the legacies of black pioneers, brought to you by the Black Institute of Liberal Values (a joint project of Free Black Thought and the Institute for Liberal Values). In this inaugural episode, Winkfield Twyman, Jr & Jennifer Richmond, speak with Bill Paine and Tom Miller, two descendants of the first ordained black minister, Lemuel Haynes. Jen & Wink talk about what it means for people to come together across the color line in celebration of pioneering ancestors and in community as “Old Americans”. Lemuel Haynes Resources: Sketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes, for Many Years Pastor of a Church in Rutland, and Late in Granville, New York.  Timothy Mather Cooley. Publisher: John S. Taylor, NY. 1839 Black Puritan, Black Republican The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes, 1753-1833. John Saillant. Oxford University Press, 2003 Lemuel Haynes, a bio-bibliography.  Richard Newman. Lambeth, Press, NY. 1984 Black preacher to white America : the collected writings of Lemuel Haynes, 1774-1833 / edited by Richard Newman; introduction by Helen MacLam ; preface by Mechal Sobel. Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989 Liberty Further Extended-https://www.jstor.org/stable/1919529 John Saillant SEA Scholar of the Month June, 2023 https://www.societyofearlyamericanists.org/whats-new-announcements/sea-scholar-of-the-month-june-2023-john-saillant   https://www.jstor.org/stable/365942 "Not Only Extreme Poverty, but the Worst Kind of Orphanage": Lemuel Haynes and the Boundaries of Racial Tolerance on the Yankee Frontier, 1770-1820 Author(s): Richard D. Brown Source: The New England Quarterly , Dec., 1988, Vol. 61, No. 4 (Dec., 1988), pp. 502-518 Published by: The New England Quarterly, Inc. https://we-ha.com/memorial-to-lemuel-haynes-dedicated-in-west-hartford/ https://granbydrummer.com/2020/08/lemuel-haynes-an-eloquent-man-of-god/ https://granbydrummer.com/2020/09/lemuel-haynes-an-eloquent-man-of-god-2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AaYsRYojDc  *The Lemuel Haynes part starts at 32:28 And another small segment from West Rutland a couple years ago https://vermonthistory.org/lemuel-haynes https://jwhamil.com/Hamil/Family.htm  (Family website)   Other related resources: Discovering Black Vermont, African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790-1890. Elise A. Guyette. Vermont Historical Society. 2020 The Little Professor of Piney Woods, The Story of Professor Laurence Jones. Beth Day. Julian Messner, Inc. NY. 1956 Benjamin Banneker and Us, Eleven Generations of an American Family. Rachel Jamison Webster. Henry Holt and Company. NY. 2023 Vermont African American Heritage Trail: https://www.vermontvacation.com/~/media/files/pdfs/itineraries/vermont-african-american-heritage-trail-2015.ashx?la=en

Rushell Gordon is not only brewing up an incredible future with her business in Downtown Oceanside, but showing pride in her past as well.  Host Zeke Corley sits with Rushell to discuss her path from Panama through being moved around the U.S., growing up in a military family. Rushell was grounded by her education no matter where they moved, which seems to have helped mold her flexibility in life and business.  From a young lady wanting to be a teacher when she grew up, to teaching us all keys to perseverance, self-reliance, and history, Rushell is a true treasure in the North County community and beyond!  Tune in to hear, and share, the full story. Thank you to our sponsors I Like Beer The Podcast, Couples Unfiltered, and Velocity- The Vista Chamber Podcast.  Please like and subscribe our episodes and stay tuned for an exciting season! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samebizpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samebizpod/support

The Black population of Philadelphia dates to Colonial times but expanded tremendously during the so-called Great Migration that started around 1910.  Sarah A. Anderson came from an educated family – her father was the first Black dentist in Florida and her husband was a politically active podiatrist.  Sarah served 17 years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and quietly changed life for the better for thousands of Pennsylvanians, Black and white.  Samuel L. Evans was also from Florida and saw five lynchings before he was 10 years old.  Through machinations that people are still pondering, he managed to make himself the “Godfather of Black Philadelphia” despite never being elected to public office.  His wake was in City Hall. Winifred Harris was the woman you wanted as your next-door neighbor.  She rescued abandoned properties in West Philadelphia and converted them into vegetable gardens for the neighborhood, while planting more than 1000 trees for the city.  Her shocking death at the hands of a home intruder was mourned by all who knew her.  For Black history month, learn about these three lesser-known heroes of Black Philadelphia in the February 2024 episode of “All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – Three More Black Pioneers”. 

Roda has more than twenty years of experience leading, assessing, and promoting library, museum, research, and educational services, including her work with the Keeneland Library and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Through her focus on creating responsive systems of access for researchers and racing fans around the world, Keeneland Library's research services volume doubled during Roda's tenure as Head Librarian – a position she previously held. Additionally, the library's outreach programs tripled their reach under her management, while her focus on digitizing collections grew the library's digital assets by more than 500 percent in six years.  Roda returned to Keeneland Library in 2022 to curate the library's exhibit, The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers, and its educational programs and materials. The exhibit's programs for youth and adults reached record-breaking audiences for the library in 2023, and Roda will continue to work with industry and community partners to provide educational programs and travel the exhibit across the country. Roda began her new role as Director of the Library in the fall of 2023 with goals to grow and preserve the Library's world-renowned collections and research services and to expand its outreach efforts to meet the evolving needs of its global patron base. 

(Dec 5, 2023) A new book uncovers the history of Black settlers in St. Lawrence County from before the Revolutionary War to the 1930s, when many were driven out by white supremacists. Also: A black mold has been covering homes in the small Adirondack town of Mineville. Residents blame the nearby whiskey distillery warehouse.

(Nov 6, 2023) The history of Black settlers in the Adirondacks has been sorely undertold. Amy Godine's new book, The Black Woods, aims to change that with a deeply reported investigation into the region's Black pioneers. Also: Voters will elect a new mayor in Potsdam on Election Day tomorrow.

Wrapping up our series on football's black pioneers that has run across Black History Month this year, we are again joined by our wise spirit guides, David Gleave and Bill Hern, authors of the book Football's Black Pioneers. Our final guest for the series is Dave Busby, the first black player at both Brighton and Barrow and, as you'll hear, a raconteur par excellence. 

The huge contribution of the Windrush generation towards every aspect of life in the UK has been well documented - if not by the Home Office – and their impact on our football forms the basis of the fourth episode of this series. As well as our regular expert voices Bill Hern and David Gleave, this time we are joined by Brenton Phillips, a child if Windrush parents, who speaks fascinatingly of his experiences as player, manager and chief executive within the game. 

The contribution of Barbados to English football falls under the spotlight in the third episode of our series marking Black History Month. Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler are again joined by Bill Hern and David Gleave, authors of Football's Black Pioneers, along with special guest Roland Butcher. Roland might be better known as England's first black cricketer but he was also Stevenage's first black footballer and enjoyed a lengthy coaching career in the game, working at clubs such as Arsenal and Reading. 

In the second episode of a special series marking Black History Month, Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler are again joined by Bill Hern and David Gleave, authors of Football's Black Pioneers, along with special guest Matt Tiller. Matt was the founder of the Jack Leslie campaign and has produced a biography of the great man. As well as talking about Jack, there's plenty of discussion of Lindy Delaphena, Tony Cunningham, John Barnes and many other footballing giants with their roots on the island of Jamaica. 

In the first of a new series for Black History Month, Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler talk to Bill Hern and David Gleave, authors of Football's Black Pioneers about the role of black footballers in the English and the wider game, their successes and their struggles. In the first episode, we look at players from Africa.

Tony chats with Rod Powell, insurance agent and author of "Black Pioneers of the American Insurance Industry". We absolutely love author interviews and this one really blew us away!Rod Powell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrard-a-rod-powell-sr-rebc-clcs-86801616/Black Pioneers of the American Insurance Industry: https://amzn.to/3OodDHuVideo Version: https://youtu.be/P-tWLtZc3lw

Classic mash up. Joy Hills, co-host of Retired Racehorse Radio talks about what Juneteenth means to her, Bull Rider Abe Morris shares his experiences as rodeo competitor and baker, and Roda Ferraro show tells us about the Racing's Black Pioneers exhibit at the Keeneland Library. Plus, to honor all the dads out there, list of Father's Day Gifts sure to have you spitting out your coffee.HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3207 – Show Notes and Links:Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click HereThe HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: World Equestrian CenterFeatured Image: HORSES IN THE MORNINGGuest: Joy Hills, co-host of Retired Racehorse RadioGuest: Roda Ferraro, curator of exhibit, head librarian at KeenelandGuest: Abe Morris of Cowboy Chute Out Cookies | On FacebookLink: World Equestrian Center MagazineFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Nutramax, Purina, and Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:01:32 - Joy Hills10:42 - Abe Morris28:22 - Roda Ferraro, Racing's Black Pioneers 44:52 - Wacky List of Father's Day Gifts

Classic mash up. Joy Hills, co-host of Retired Racehorse Radio talks about what Juneteenth means to her, Bull Rider Abe Morris shares his experiences as rodeo competitor and baker, and Roda Ferraro show tells us about the Racing's Black Pioneers exhibit at the Keeneland Library. Plus, to honor all the dads out there, list of Father's Day Gifts sure to have you spitting out your coffee.HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3207 – Show Notes and Links:Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click HereThe HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: World Equestrian CenterFeatured Image: HORSES IN THE MORNINGGuest: Joy Hills, co-host of Retired Racehorse RadioGuest: Roda Ferraro, curator of exhibit, head librarian at KeenelandGuest: Abe Morris of Cowboy Chute Out Cookies | On FacebookLink: World Equestrian Center MagazineFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Nutramax, Purina, and Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:01:32 - Joy Hills10:42 - Abe Morris28:22 - Roda Ferraro, Racing's Black Pioneers 44:52 - Wacky List of Father's Day Gifts

Roda Ferraro, head librarian at Keeneland joins us to talk about their new exhibit entitled "The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers". We hear an update on the HRN Saddle Pad in the latest installment of the HRN Sisterhood of the Traveling Saddle Pad. Plus, some Weird News! Listen in...HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3148 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: State Line TackFeatured Image: Horse Radio NetworkGuest: Roda Ferraro, curator of exhibit, head librarian at KeenelandGuest: Averie Morgan - HRN Sisterhood of the Traveling Saddle PadLink: Register to win a Wintec SaddleLink: Horselovers Cruise 2024Link: Two Florida Towns Vie to Be Center of the Equestrian WorldLink: The Power Of Attraction: It's Not Who You Know; It's Who Knows YouThere's an App for that! Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:03:20 - Daily Whinnies13:50 - Averie Morgan25:00 - Roda Ferraro42:00 - Weird News

Roda Ferraro, head librarian at Keeneland joins us to talk about their new exhibit entitled "The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers". We hear an update on the HRN Saddle Pad in the latest installment of the HRN Sisterhood of the Traveling Saddle Pad. Plus, some Weird News! Listen in...HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3148 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: State Line TackFeatured Image: Horse Radio NetworkGuest: Roda Ferraro, curator of exhibit, head librarian at KeenelandGuest: Averie Morgan - HRN Sisterhood of the Traveling Saddle PadLink: Register to win a Wintec SaddleLink: Horselovers Cruise 2024Link: Two Florida Towns Vie to Be Center of the Equestrian WorldLink: The Power Of Attraction: It's Not Who You Know; It's Who Knows YouThere's an App for that! Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:03:20 - Daily Whinnies13:50 - Averie Morgan25:00 - Roda Ferraro42:00 - Weird News

Being a trailblazer isn't easy, but someone had to be first. When professional football began, there were 17 African-Americans that played pre-and post NFL. Let me tell you about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our final episode, meet a young actress who's making way in front of and behind the camera.

In this episode I explore an article written and published by historian Charles E. Barnes in the Sunday Record on April 19, 1908 entitled 'Escaped Slaves Found a Safe Haven in Battle Creek Before the War'. Charles Barnes was born in 1848 and grew up in Battle Creek. He entered the newspaper business at a young age, and met many of the people he writes about in this article. In the last few years of his life, he authored several detailed articles on local Battle Creek and regional history from the pioneer period. For more information on Michael Delaware, visit: https://www.michaeldelaware.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-delaware/support

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It's Black History Month, and we're thinking about the people and experiences that have been foundational to this place. Much of who and what has been depicted as Colorado history paints a picture that is not very diverse, let alone accurate. But Colorado's history is Black history — today on the show, host Bree Davies talks with Dexter Nelson II, History Colorado's associate curator of African American History and Cultural Heritage, about The Dry, a Black homestead that dried up long ago. The tale of The Dry is one of Black excellence and perseverance in the face of harsh environmental and social conditions. You can learn more about the Black Heritage Trail and download the new History Colorado app. Additional music in this episode is by Jason Shaw and adapted here under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.  In the newscast, Bree mentioned the cute baby sloth born last week at the Denver Zoo, which you can see here. Want to work for City Cast Denver? Check out our latest job posting for a Senior Account Executive.  For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver by texting “Denver” to 66866 Follow us on Twitter: @citycastdenver Or instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsor of this episode: How To Buy a Home podcast Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this first episode, we're putting a spotlight on 2 activists who are using their voices to make a difference in the world.

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Much of who and what has been depicted as Colorado history paints a picture that is not very diverse, let alone accurate. Recently, History Colorado has been on an inward and outward journey of course correction — questioning everything we think we know about how we as a state came to be. Today on the show host Bree Davies talks with Dexter Nelson II, History Colorado's new associate curator of African American History and Cultural Heritage, about The Dry — a Black homestead that dried up long ago and a story of Black excellence and perseverance in the face of harsh environmental and social conditions. You can learn more about the Black Heritage Trail and download the new History Colorado app. Additional music in this episode is by Jason Shaw and adapted here under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. 

Twelve years of work attempting to find common ground between developers and conservationists in southwest Florida goes down the drain because the developers cheaped out.Our gest this week is Moni Basu who visited the Spiritualist community in Cassadaga and wrote about her experience for Flamingo Magazine. What Basu found differs greatly from advertisements popularizing Cassadaga as the "Psychic Capital of the World."Now is the time to visit the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Pete to see it's latest temporary exhibition, "Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West." On view through January 8, 2023, "Black Pioneers" explores the path of Black history in the West with a timeline of original pictorial quilts. The timeline begins in 1528, which marks the arrival of Africans in the American West, and continues through the Civil Rights Movement. Dispelling the myth that Black people in the old West were mostly cowboys, the exhibition shows rich diversity in their occupations and achievements in society, religion, education, and the arts. Choosing quilts as the visual medium for this exhibition accentuates the intersections of African Americans in the Western Frontier while informing others about the art form and its important role in African American history."Welcome to Florida" is also presented by Windstormproducts.com, a Florida company which has grown to become the largest online supplier of hurricane hardware in the world. Beyond the hardware needed to protect your home or business from hurricane wind damage, Windstormproducts.com also sells the amazing Quick Dam water activated flood barrier, an inexpensive, easy to install, lightweight product which does the work of dozens of sandbags. If you've ever had to fill sandbags, you know what a pain in the neck that is. Never again. Check out how the Quick Dam water activated flood barrier works.As always, "Welcome to Florida" is presented by Visit Sarasota which features its own distillery! At Siesta Key Rum in Sarasota, you can take a distillery tour, enjoy tastings and purchase your own bottle of its toasted coconut, coffee and spiced rums.

From the deck of the Starship Enterprise, to the storied parquet of the NBA -- Nichelle Nichols and Bill Russell changed how the world saw Black Americans. We remember the legacies of these two pioneers. Angelique Fawcette and Marc J. Spears join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Green Flake, an enslaved worker and Latter-day Saint, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley with two other Black pioneers July 22, 1847 — two days before Mormon prophet Brigham Young reportedly declared, “This is the right place.” Flake, Hark Wales and Oscar Smith scouted the valley, tilled the ground, planted crops and laid down a trail for their enslavers and vanguard wagons that soon would arrive. The three are memorialized at This Is the Place Heritage Park, near the mouth of Emigration Canyon in the eastern foothills, as “colored servants.” They were, in fact, slaves. And this month — on the 175th anniversary of their arrival — new monuments to them will be unveiled in the same park. This is due largely to the efforts of Latter-day Saint filmmaker and music promoter Mauli Junior Bonner. On this week's show, Bonner — writer, producer and director of the film “His Name Is Green Flake” — talks about why he launched a drive for the memorials, what it took, and how the effort may help bring healing to racial divides within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.