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When the Handel and Haydn Society found records detailing iconic composer George Frideric Handel's ties to the slave trade, it responded in a way only the organization could: through music and performance. Rather than “canceling” the composer or disavowing the history, two of the society's staff members created “Crossing The Deep,” a special concert series showing the parallels between the choral works of Handel and the spirituals of enslaved Africans in America. We speak with creators Dr. Anthony Trecek-King and Reginald Mobley about what's in store for this year's concerts.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE with Host & America's #1 Take Action Success Coach & Strategist Lori Anne Casdia chats with Connor Kelly discussing his tap Philly Tap Festival.  Tap dancing originated in the United States in the early 19th century, born from a fusion of African rhythmic traditionsand European step dances like Irish jigs and English clog dancing. Enslaved Africans brought their complex rhythms, often expressed through body percussion, which merged with the footwork of European immigrants.Today, tap dancing continues to evolve, blending with contemporary dance and music styles while staying rooted in its rhythmic and cultural heritage. It's celebrated worldwide for its unique ability to combine rhythm, movement, and storytelling.Tap's history reflects its roots in resilience and creativity, making it not just an art form but a powerful expression of cultural fusion and identity.Conner Kelly is from New Jersey and started Tap Dancing at seven years old with his aunt as his tap teacher. He trained at Jamie's Dance Odyssey under the direction of Jamie Down and then later on with Robin Passmore, who brought him into the rooms with people like Jared Grimes, Harold Cromer, Derrick Grant, Jason Janas, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Ayodele Casel, Chloe & Maud Arnold, and Jason Samuels Smith… Throughout his teens, he trained at the American Tap Dance Foundation, performed at “Broadway Underground” and attended Jersey Tap Fest and DC Tap Fest on scholarships. In 2012, he joined the cast of “Tap Stars,” directed by Jason Janas, where he had the opportunity to perform at the Vancouver Tap Festival and the Kennedy Center. Since 2023, he joined The Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble and was the driving force behind The Brewerytown Tap Dance Festival, (soon to be Philly Tap Fest 2024) and has been teaching and performing at festivals, conventions and workshops around the United States. As a proud dad of a one-year-old, he is excited to continue growing in Tap Dance as a performer, choreographer and educator. “I live to Tap Dance and I Tap Dance for my life.”To Contact:https://profile.jamargig.com/connerkelly@itsconnerkellySee Coach Lori Anne on her TV show "TAKE ACTION WITH COACH LORI ANNE" - Roku, Amazon Fire, YouTube, Facebook, Linked In, X/Twitter.  Find us on BOLD BRAVE TV "TAKE ACTION WITH COACH LORI ANNE" every Thursday night at 7PM EST. Like and Follow to get announcements and alerts. Join the NEW TAKE ACTION ACADEMY COMMUNITY - FREE for the first 100 MembersA Gift from Lori Anne: FREE 3 Steps To Cleaning Up Your Opens, Messes & Incompletes➡️ https://cd7d0cbc6a8f7696078f2b4c833d5a05.mykajabi.com/pl/2147660213Here is your access to Coach Lori Anne's Master Class:Vision & Goal Setting Master Class - Every First Friday of JanuaryActivation Board (vision board) Workshop - Every FebruarySpring into Action - Every AprilDream Big - Every NovemberOur Goal at Healthy Lifestyle is to empower minds, educate hearts, inspire action and ignite success so  you can choose to have a fulfilled Healthy, Emotional, Spiritual, and Physical life, to live the life you have always wanted and dreamedAbout Our HostShe's not just your average success guru; oh no, she's the guiding light on your journey to becoming the most vibrant, authentic version of yourself!Coach Lori Anne is America's #1 Take Action Success Coach & Strategist teaching founders and entrepreneurs how to put a sustainable business model under their dream and actualize their vision of success. Coach Lori Anne is a decision partner, delivering strategic distinctions, tailored tactics and key connections."As your coach, I make suggestions, You make decisions" ~ Coach Lori AnneCoach Lori Anne isn't just about boosting profits; she's on a mission to nurture your spirit, fuel your passions, and ignite the flames of growth within your soul. With a heart as expansive as the universe itself, she's dedicated to fostering a culture of love, kindness, and personal empowerment.Imagine a world where every setback is a stepping stone, every challenge a chance for growth, and every dream a seed waiting to bloom. That's the world Coach Lori Anne invites you to inhabit, where self-discovery is celebrated, and every moment is an opportunity to shine becoming the Next Best Version of Yourself.As a result of her work, Coach Lori Anne's clients grow their business anywhere of 75 to 200% over the course of 12-18 months.Through her gentle guidance and unwavering support, Coach Lori Anne helps you peel back the layers of self-doubt, revealing the radiant gem that lies within.

Enslaved Africans braided grains of rice into their hair. Okra seeds were tucked into pockets. Many of the foods we eat today you may have thought were American are actually native to Africa and helped our people survive. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

July 2, 1839: Enslaved Africans rise up against their owners and take control of the slave ship Amistad.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Organizers hope the 13th annual event at Fort Monroe brings reflection, connection and healing to attendees.

The season of Carnival in Guadeloupe brings the unmistakable sounds of music from the local culture clubs to the streets like no other carnival in the world. Every Sunday from the new year to Ash Wednesday, The islanders take turns showing off their cultural traditions. Enslaved Africans, were prohibited from assembling because of Article 16 of the “Code Noir” promulgated by the King of France, Louis XIV, in 1685. After the abolition of slavery on the islands in 1848, They have been reorganizing by marching the streets with displays of traces of pre-colonial Arawak sounds of conches and the drumming and the singing of chants of their traditional folk music called Gwoka. In Pointe-à-Pitre “Ben Démaré" or in the sea, is a purification ritual for the “skin clubs”, which kicks off Carnival. Young men take to the streets with traditional whips used on their ancestors during enslavement and have created a counter-culture in their display of whipping the ground - reconciling the past present, and future. Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe was a special guest of Harry Durimel, the environmental lawyer and Mayor of Point a Pitre, and she experienced the Carnival, or Mas as it is called in Guadeloupe, from a unique perspective. She was at Place de la Victoire on Dimanche Gras the biggest gathering of the islands, bringing thousands onto the streets of Pointe-à-Pitre in the run-up to Lent. Produced by Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe. PA #012

From Protestant Supremacy to Christian Slavery https://www.aaihs.org/from-protestant... 9 Devastating Actions White Enslavers Took to Convert Black People to Christianity https://atlantablackstar.com/2015/04/... https://earlyamericanists.com/2019/04... Underground Railroad https://www.history.com/topics/black-... Slave Bible Select Parts of the Holy Bible for the use of the Negro Slaves in the British West-India Islands. https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995... Does the Bible Condone Slavery? https://preparedtoanswer.org/topics/f... The Bible that DID SUPPORT SLAVERY!     • The Bible that DID SUPPORT SLAVERY!   Slave Bible From The 1800s Omitted Key Passages That Could Incite Rebellion. https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995... The Revealer  (An opposing view of the Slave Bible) https://therevealer.org/the-slave-bib... Colonial enslavement of Native Americans included those who surrendered, too https://www.brown.edu/news/2017-02-15... Slavery and Religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery... Native American Enslavement in Colonial America https://www.worldhistory.org/article/... The Attraction of Idolatry https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/bl... Enslaved Africans weren't the only ones who worshipped idols. “By the eve of the Civil War, Christianity had pervaded the slave community. Not all enslaved people were Christian, nor were all those who accepted Christianity members of a church, but the doctrines, symbols, and vision of life preached by Christianity were familiar to most.” https://www.christianitytoday.com/his... “Black Americans, once freed from slavery, were very active in forming their churches, most of them Baptist or Methodist, and giving their ministers moral and political leadership roles. In the process of self-segregation, practically all black Americans left white churches so that few racially integrated congregations remained (apart from some Catholic churches in Louisiana).” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio... Bible Passages Removed https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/970685... https://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2019/... “Is this a case of government oppression or the Chinese church coming into its own? How to understand “sinicization.” https://www.christianitytoday.com/new... “Catholics want the church hierarchy in China to speak up and seek an apology for an offensive school textbook.” https://www.ucanews.com/news/chinese-... Please comment if you have anything you want to say or share concerning this topic. Use this link to leave a voicemail: https://www.fourseasonefamily.com/con... If you found what we have to offer of value, please click on the “subscribe” and “bell” buttons to help us spread the word that we have a lot more in common than we think. We're very interested to hear what you have to say.

Digging deeply into family lineage has taken off with visits to genealogy websites estimated at over 100 million a year. The newly-opened International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, aims to honor untold stories at one of America's most sacred sites. That effort involves excavating the past through genealogy. Geoff Bennett reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Digging deeply into family lineage has taken off with visits to genealogy websites estimated at over 100 million a year. The newly-opened International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, aims to honor untold stories at one of America's most sacred sites. That effort involves excavating the past through genealogy. Geoff Bennett reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

American Vinnie Bagwell is a sculptor and representational-figurative artist who has become a pioneer for African American women in her field. Her works of public art have become her raison d'etre as she strives to give a voice to underrepresented and enslaved Africans. Vinnie was born in Yonkers, NY in 1956 and grew up in the Town of Greenburgh with her sister. Her parents, Edward and Viola Bagwell were both artists in their spare time. As a child she showed a gift for drawing and developed a passion for painting in high school. She graduated from Morgan State University in Maryland with a BS in Psychology. Vinnie spent some time in car sales, which she said taught her communications skills. In 1993, she began sculpting completely self taught and with ambition and purpose it wasn't long before she was making a name for herself. Vinnie's first public artwork, “The First Lady of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald,” located at the Yonkers Metro-North/Amtrak train station was commissioned in 1996. She has since won numerous public-art commissions and awards around the United States. Connecticut commissioned a seven-foot bronze of Hartford educator Walter “Doc” Hurley, which is the first public artwork of a contemporary African American in the state. In 2012, Vinnie created a 24” bronze, “Liberté,” for the inaugural exhibition at the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. She is also a journalist and co-authored the book: “A Study of African-American Life in Yonkers From the Turn of the Century”. Vinnie is the Co-founder, vice president, and executive director of the Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden whose mission is to honor, dignify, and restore the humanity of enslaved Africans in America by transforming them from objects to subjects through art in a public garden in Yonkers. Vinnie lives in Yonkers with her miniature French Bulldog Rio. She has a daughter, Pierre, who is a mid-wife and artist. It was seeing her magnificent 7 foot statue of the abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the entrance to the Walkway Over the Hudson that introduced me to her work.Host: Chris StaffordFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comvinniebagwell.com@vinniebagwellThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4769409/advertisement

American Vinnie Bagwell is a sculptor and representational-figurative artist who has become a pioneer for African American women in her field. Her works of public art have become her raison d'etre as she strives to give a voice to underrepresented and enslaved Africans. Vinnie was born in Yonkers, NY in 1956 and grew up in the Town of Greenburgh with her sister. Her parents, Edward and Viola Bagwell were both artists in their spare time. As a child she showed a gift for drawing and developed a passion for painting in high school. She graduated from Morgan State University in Maryland with a BS in Psychology. Vinnie spent some time in car sales, which she said taught her communications skills. In 1993, she began sculpting completely self taught and with ambition and purpose it wasn't long before she was making a name for herself. Vinnie's first public artwork, “The First Lady of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald,” located at the Yonkers Metro-North/Amtrak train station was commissioned in 1996. She has since won numerous public-art commissions and awards around the United States. Connecticut commissioned a seven-foot bronze of Hartford educator Walter “Doc” Hurley, which is the first public artwork of a contemporary African American in the state. In 2012, Vinnie created a 24” bronze, “Liberté,” for the inaugural exhibition at the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. She is also a journalist and co-authored the book: “A Study of African-American Life in Yonkers From the Turn of the Century”. Vinnie is the Co-founder, vice president, and executive director of the Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden whose mission is to honor, dignify, and restore the humanity of enslaved Africans in America by transforming them from objects to subjects through art in a public garden in Yonkers. Vinnie lives in Yonkers with her miniature French Bulldog Rio. She has a daughter, Pierre, who is a mid-wife and artist. It was seeing her magnificent 7 foot statue of the abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the entrance to the Walkway Over the Hudson that introduced me to her work.Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comvinniebagwell.com@vinniebagwell

INTRO....5:26 EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY COMMEMORATED WITH NATIONAL MONUMENT....14:20 GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SIGNS NEW BILL TIED TO MEEK MILL...17:17 ENSLAVED AFRICANS...22:26 JONATHAN SWAIN SELLS KIMBARK BEVERAGE SHOPPE...27:32 12 THINGS POOR WASTE MONEY ON...36:28 EQUITY VS CHECK...50:54 STRIP CLUB ETIQUETTE...58:05 MEN WEARING DRESSES FOR THE CHECK...1:19:57 BASKETBALL MONEY OVER SEAS...1:22:41 CAN CYBER CRIMES BE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS REGULAR CRIMES

INTRO....5:26 EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY COMMEMORATED WITH NATIONAL MONUMENT....14:20 GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SIGNS NEW BILL TIED TO MEEK MILL...17:17 ENSLAVED AFRICANS...22:26 JONATHAN SWAIN SELLS KIMBARK BEVERAGE SHOPPE...27:32 12 THINGS POOR WASTE MONEY ON...36:28 EQUITY VS CHECK...50:54 STRIP CLUB ETIQUETTE...58:05 MEN WEARING DRESSES FOR THE CHECK...1:19:57 BASKETBALL MONEY OVER SEAS...1:22:41 CAN CYBER CRIMES BE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS REGULAR CRIMES

Many homes proudly showcase porch ceilings, doors, and window treatments painted a specific color blue. The selection, many are surprised to learn, delves way deeper than a design preference. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Parley in All Blue, Mark is joined by Abad Leyva to shine some light on the history and culture of Afro Mexicans, i.e Africans in Mexico during and after Slavery. The Port of Veracruz brought in more enslaved people from Africa through their port than the port of Charleston and Savannah combined. Abad Leyva will speak on his experiences and also the African impact on Mexico during slavery. Abad will also discuss the first time he came to America and what early life was like for him as an Afro Mexican in America. Highlights from the episode:Enslaved Africans in MexicoAfrican Culture in MexicoGaspar YangaAbad's journey from Mexico to the U.S.CimarronesConnect with Abad LeyvaTikTok: @tecoanapaInstagram: @AbadTecoanapaConnect with Mark Dawson:Instagram: @iammarkdawsonLinkedIN: @mark-a-dawsonWebsite: www.bentonmuse.comTwitter: @Iammarkdawson

Sculptor Vinnie Bagwell Is A Winner and a BIG deal. The City of Niagara Falls just chose to commission her vision of Harriet Tubman, to be installed in front of the Underground Railroad Museum in Niagara Falls, NY. Public artworks of Harriet Tubman traditionally portray her as an old woman, but she was only 29 when she escaped from slavery and returned to Maryland as an Underground Railroad “conductor" and Vinnie chose to portray her young. Below is a photo of the small version of  “Harriet Tubman on the Road to Freedom!” but Vinnie can't wait to make her BIG! Because BIG is what Vinnie does. Vinnie Bagwell has one of those amazing talents that make your jaw drop. Can you believe she's an untutored artist?  She's a Who's Who in America 2022-inductee for sculpting.  Vinnie started sculpting in 1993, and was commissioned to create her first public artwork in 1995. Her portraits display immense spirit and verisimilitude, and have souls which speak to their viewers. This Spring Vinnie will permanently install “The Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden”–an urban-heritage public-art project to commemorate the legacy of the first enslaved Africans to be manumitted by law in the United States, 64 years before the Emancipation Proclamation in Yonkers, NY.  She's also rehabilitating the second-largest African burial ground in New York: The Sacred Place of Her Ancestors. The National Endowment for the Arts is the first major funder for this still developing project. I asked Vinnie to join me because I wanted to know more about how she does that big stuff she does and thought you might too. Enjoy our podcast conversation. 

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When enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to America, their names were changed by slaveholders and they were often forbidden to speak their native languages. Nevertheless, these rich cultures were never entirely suppressed, and their influence can be seen in the United States today. Center for Civic Education

Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions!   To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode's read-along selections:   Blurb: NECESSARY SINS book 1 in Lazare Family Saga by Elizabeth Bell  In antebellum Charleston, a Catholic priest grapples with doubt, his family's secret African ancestry, and his love for a slave owner's wife. Joseph Lazare's life is built on lies. He believes his black hair and olive skin come from a Spanish grandmother. He thinks his father is a villain. Joseph is certain his own desires are sinful and his only hope of Heaven is to become a celibate priest. Then young Father Joseph meets Tessa Conley, a devout Irish immigrant who shares his passions for music and botany. As he comforts her through a miserable marriage, Tessa helps Joseph see his father through new eyes. Joseph's ordered world cracks at its foundation. His "Spanish" ancestors? Enslaved Africans. Tessa's husband? A plantation owner who treats her like property. A man of conscience cannot do nothing. In a society obsessed with purity and propriety, can two broken people heal each other? Will Joseph and Tessa find Heaven on Earth, or will there be Hell to pay? NECESSARY SINS is the first book in the sweeping Lazare Family Saga that transports readers from the West Indies to the Wild West, from Charleston, Paris, and Rome into the depths of the human heart. Passion, prejudice, secrets, and a mother's desperate choice in the chaos of revolution echo through five generations. If you enjoyed THE THORN BIRDS or the novels of Sara Donati, dive into Elizabeth Bell's epic historical fiction today.

Enslaved Africans in what is now New York State and in the Middle Passage resisted their enslavement, despite the risk of doing so. In the previously accepted history of these slave revolts, the assumption was that men led the resistance, but Dr. Rebecca Hall dug deeper into the records and read against the grain to find the women warriors who fought for their freedom. Joining me to help us learn more is Dr. Rebecca Hall, a scholar, activist and educator, who writes and speaks on the history of race, gender, law and resistance, and author of the recent highly-acclaimed graphic novel, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Episode image: “Negro quarters, T.J. Fripp plantation, St. Helena Island (near Beaufort), S.C.” from the Library of Congress. Selected Additional Sources: Benton, Ned. “Dating the Start and End of Slavery in New York,”New York Slavery Records Index: Records of Enslaved Persons and Slave Holders in New York from 1525 though the Civil War, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, “Middle Passage, Transatlantic Slave Trade,” Slavery and Remembrance. Hall, Rebecca. “Not Killing Me Softly: African American Women, Slave Revolts, And Historical Constructions of Racialized Gender,” Vol. 1, Issue 2 of The Freedom Center Journal, a joint publication of University of Cincinnati College of Law and the National Underground Railroad Center, June, (2010). National Park Service, “The Middle Passage.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 60 : Glynda Carr & Howard W. FrenchGlynda Carr is the CEO Co-Founder of Higher Heights For America; An organization focused on growing Black Women's political power from the voting booth to elected office. Listen as Glynda deep dives into the fact Black women remain severely underrepresented as officeholders at the statewide executive level, how the Election of Ayanna Pressley into Congress served as a "Blueprint" for what is proven to be possible and why Higher Heights For America is hopeful regarding further progress in 2022 and beyond. Glynda also opens up about her passion for helping others and what she would tell her Younger Self looking back on the incremental progress she's experienced despite systemic challenges Black Women face in Political Work and Advocacy. Acclaimed Journalist & Columbia University Professor Howard W. French has a new book; Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War. In the book and during this conversation, Howard is laser focused as he details various ways the United States, England, France and Portugal have all gained enormous through Trans Atlantic Slavery that has lasted to this present day. How hammers these facts home the most clear by deep diving into how Enslaved Africans who cultivated Sugar in the West Indies and Cotton in the Southern United States are what we would refer to today as "killer apps" because of the extreme wealth generated from them. This is one conversation and one book you do NOT want to miss! *You can Subscribe to Tell Us The Truth on all leading podcast apps including the iHeart Radio App, Spreaker and iTunes/Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook and Twitter for daily discussion about top news.*

WBZ's Suzanne Sausville was at the ceremony, which featured a demonstration remembering Africans who either lost their lives or survived the Transatlantic slave trade.

In this episode we discuss what freedom looks like for descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States. We talk about what freedom looks like in 2021 while discussing Frederick Douglass famous speech. John 8:36 https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/20/the-invention-of-whiteness-long-history-dangerous-idea

Talibah Aquil MA '19 (conflict transformation) talks about her first journey to her ancestral home, Ghana; the captivating performance art capstone that was borne of that experience; and her calling as a bridge between the North American and African continents. Aquil first decided to travel to Ghana after research through ancestry.com revealed that she had more ancestors from there than any other African country. For her capstone project to her graduate studies at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, she spent three weeks there, interviewing Black Americans and others of the African diaspora who had returned to their homeland about how those experiences shaped their identities. Aquil used those stories to create "Ghana, Remember Me," a poetry, dance, and music performance that speaks on healing historical trauma within the African diaspora community. The project brought together her experiences and a diverse skill set: A graduate of Howard University with a BA in musical theater, Aquil toured with a professional dance troupe after college.Performing "Ghana, Remember Me" "brought to my attention how many people really need spaces to talk about identity … and the complexities of it," she said. That work has helped Aquil face the present as well as her history. "Something about me connecting to the root of my identity gave me such power that when I came back to the States, it was almost like I was prepared to endure all of the racial chaos that was happening in America, because I knew where I came from," she said. "I saw the power of my people and it gave me strength. It gave me strength. It didn't take away the pain, but it gave me strength to endure."She recalled a feeling of homecoming, even on her first trip to Ghana. "Your cells remember … the body knows," Aquil said. Aquil moved to Ghana last year, and lives in the capital city of Accra. "I knew in my spirit that I was supposed to be in Ghana and, again – not knowing the puzzle pieces, just like my journey at CJP – I knew that I was supposed to be here. And listening to that intuition, I'm so grateful because it has been wonderful," she said.Aquil is now a lecturer at CJP, where she introduced a course titled "Re-imagining Identity" that examines the intersections of identity, storytelling, dignity, and the arts. In that same vein of re-imagination, she is also developing an organization called "We Are Magic.""The goal is to bring diaspora people of color to Ghana – to connect, to history, to identity, and to heal from historical trauma," Aquil explained. "I want to do this at a little to no cost for them. I want to build a place where folks can stay and it be a resting place, a restorative place in Ghana."

When enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to America, their names were changed by slaveholders and they were often forbidden to speak their native languages. Nevertheless, these rich cultures were never entirely suppressed, and their influence can be seen in the United States today. Center for Civic Education

E6: How White Parents and Caregivers Can Become Antiracist (Part 1 of 3)In this episode, SooJin and Hannah sit down with Dr. Kathleen Devore, a professor​ of English​ at Minneapolis Community Technical College. This is the perfect conversation to kick off a new year and our three​-​part series. As someone who experienced a challenging childhood, Kathleen understands pain and trauma. She also understands her white privilege and has been working to undo racism for decades. Kathleen talks about growing up and how, as a young adult, her Peace Corps service in South Africa helped bring about a new way of seeing racism in the U.S. Kathleen’s story will help our white audience members to better understand the work that is required, how to navigate personal struggles amidst antiracism efforts, and how to “stay in the room” and keep showing up to end racism. ​NOTE: ​Occasional profanity is used in the episode.​ We also use the acronym BIPOC, which means Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color. ​Check out these resources referenced in this episode:​Catrice Jackson and Catriceology​Books by Catrice JacksonReparations for Descendant of Enslaved Africans​ (via Home-Ownership)​Caste by Isabel WilkersonLearning to be White by Thandeka​​Lose Your Mother​ by Saidiya HartmanDaring Greatly by Brene BrownDo It Scared by Ruth SoukupFollow Black Women ConferenceFollow Black Women (FaceBook Group)Nekima Levy Armstrong

This week, Anna and Amber have dealt you an excellent hand of examples of gambling, and the archaeology and anthropology thereof! Listeners, we hope you'll bear with us on this episode. We recorded on day three of the 2020 electoral vote counts, and we've both lost our minds. Come along on this ride with us as we explore what evidence we have for gambling in the archaeological record, and what we can learn from the types of games people play. Links Gambling (Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology) There's no such thing as a natural-born gambler (The Conversation) Gambling Across Cultures: Mapping Worldwide Occurrence and Learning from Ethnographic Comparison (International Gambling Studies) Per Binde - On Gambling Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight (The Interpretation of Cultures) When The Gambler Came To Chaco (American Archaeology) Sociopolitical, Ceremonial, and Economic Aspects of Gambling in Ancient North America: A Case Study of Chaco Canyon (American Antiquity) Visitors to Northern Australia: Debating the History of Indigenous Gambling (International Gambling Studies, via ResearchGate) Macassan History and Heritage (Australian National University) Where to gamble on the medieval Adriatic? (Medievalists.net) Queen Elizabeth I Held England's First Official Lottery 450 Years Ago (Smithsonian) Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery” (New Yorker) Gaming among Enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and its uses in Navigating Social Interactions (W&M ScholarWorks) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

This week, Anna and Amber have dealt you an excellent hand of examples of gambling, and the archaeology and anthropology thereof! Listeners, we hope you'll bear with us on this episode. We recorded on day three of the 2020 electoral vote counts, and we've both lost our minds. Come along on this ride with us as we explore what evidence we have for gambling in the archaeological record, and what we can learn from the types of games people play. Links Gambling (Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology) There's no such thing as a natural-born gambler (The Conversation) Gambling Across Cultures: Mapping Worldwide Occurrence and Learning from Ethnographic Comparison (International Gambling Studies) Per Binde - On Gambling Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight (The Interpretation of Cultures) When The Gambler Came To Chaco (American Archaeology) Sociopolitical, Ceremonial, and Economic Aspects of Gambling in Ancient North America: A Case Study of Chaco Canyon (American Antiquity) Visitors to Northern Australia: Debating the History of Indigenous Gambling (International Gambling Studies, via ResearchGate) Macassan History and Heritage (Australian National University) Where to gamble on the medieval Adriatic? (Medievalists.net) Queen Elizabeth I Held England's First Official Lottery 450 Years Ago (Smithsonian) Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery” (New Yorker) Gaming among Enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and its uses in Navigating Social Interactions (W&M ScholarWorks) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

Their ubiquity in pop culture suggests zombies are a recent creation, but the ideas animating these cannibalistic cadavers originated in a 16th century French colony. Enslaved Africans conceived of a soul in unrest, occupying the ether. In Western culture, zombies transformed into flesh-eating ghouls.

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The crew of a ship called the White Lion traded several enslaved Africans for food and repairs on this day in 1619, often described as the beginning of slavery in what would become the United States. / On this day in 1858, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's paper on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Vinnie Bagwell is a sculptor who creates three-dimensional and bas-relief sculptures in bronze and bronze resin. Born in Yonkers, New York she is an untutored artist who began sculpting in 1993. She has the rare ability to cross over between illustration, graphic design, painting, and sculpture. Her portraits display immense spirit and authenticity. She has powers of observation and an innate understanding of proportion. Her first commission: “The First Lady of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald” was commissioned by the City of Yonkers in 1996. It is the first sculpture of a contemporary African-American woman to be commissioned by a municipality in the United States. In 2018, a sculpture of Hartford educator, “Walter ‘Doc’ Hurley”, commissioned by the State of Connecticut, became the first public artwork of a contemporary African American in Connecticut. A life-sized sculpture of music icon Marvin Gaye has also commissioned for the new Marvin Gaye Recreation Center in NE DC. After ten years she will complete the Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden, the urban-heritage public-art project for the City of Yonkers, New York, to commemorate the legacy of the first enslaved Africans to be released by law in the United States, 64 years before the Emancipation Proclamation. She will also complete and install “Sojourner Truth” for the Walkway Over the Hudson” in Poughkeepsie, NY and begin the creation of “Victory…” a 15’ angel to replace the J. Marion Sims on Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street for New York City.

In this episode Lyd the SBW listens to Soul Makossa. Soul Makossa and its musical children exemplify the call-and-response nature of music. Black American music has its roots in west Africa. Enslaved Africans brought their musical traditions with them as they were sold across the Americas creating rhythms and music that would give birth to gospel, blues jazz, samba, rhumba, soul, funk, rock, r&b, pop, reggae, soca, bachata, merengue, house, hip-hop and innumerable sub-genres, including, makossa, a style of funk-dance music from Cameroon. Little tidbit, kossa means "I dance" in Duala. Song Credits in order of appearance:ZombieZombieFela Kuti1977NigeriaSoul MakossaB-side of Hymne de la 8e Coupe d'Afrique des NationsManu DiBango1972CameroonWanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ThrillerMichael Jackson1982Quincy Jones, Michael JacksonUSADon’t Stop the MusicGood Girl Gone BadRihanna2007Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tawanna DabneyUSALift Every Voice and SingJames Welden Johnson (lyrics) and John Rosamond Johnson (music)Poem written by James in 1900 and set to music by his brother John in 1905Déjà Vu(B’Day, 2006)Homecoming2019Beyoncé Knowles, Rodney Jerkins, Delisha Thomas, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Shawn CarterUSALINKS:Homecoming samples playlistA Sample, A Cover playlistFacebookEmail:  spacetimemusicpodcast@gmail.comThe SpaceTimeMusic theme is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.

Dr. Justin Dunnavant always had a passion for history and it was only after a study abroad trip to a Mayan site in a rainforest in Belize did he discover his love for archaeology. During that trip he realized that a lot of early history books are written from an archaeological perspective but that balck, indigenous, and people of color were not doing the work. And so, he saw it as an opportunity to bring his background and unique experiences to make a contribution to a profession that lacks racial representation. Upon his return and learning that less than 1% of archaeologists identify as black, he became determined to open the door for other people of color in the realm of archaeology.This journey led him to co-found the Society of Black Archaeologists. Currently, Justin’s research focuses on the environmental implications of the slave trade and  slavery. He also conducts amazing underwater archeological research to investigate where slave ships landed, what courses they took and when. Ecology and Enslavement The natural environment is more entangled in slavery than most realize. Why were roughly 4.8 million Africans taken to the Caribbean and only 389,000 to the United States? Two main reasons, both involving the environment - Plantations were more common in Central America, where desired crops, mainly sugarcane, could be grown. The other reason being the trade winds that blow from Africa to Central America, which carried the slave ships and deposited them in the Caribbean, where they may have been later sold off to other areas. During the Transatlantic slave trade, swaths of land were cleared for agricultural production, port cities were established for import and export, and flora and fauna were transplanted across hemispheres in a process known as the Columbian Exchange, causing an immense amount of change to the ecology of the world. Justin and his team of archaeologists are on a mission to uncover the impacts of that change. Other Topics Our conversation with Justin is a true lesson in history. Covering topics from the history and intracicies of Caribbean slavery, to the importance of integrating diversity in archaeological projects, to the importance of trees, prepare yourself to be much more informed on the background of the transatlantic slave trade after this week’s episode of Breaking Green Ceilings.   About Dr. Justin Dunnavant: Dr. Justin Dunnavant is an Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University’s Spatial Analysis Research Laboratory. He holds a BA in History and Anthropology from Howard University and an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. While his former research interrogated the history and representation of minority groups in southern Ethiopia, his current work in the US Virgin Islands investigates the relationship between ecology and enslavement in the former Danish West Indies. Justin is co-founder and President of the Society of Black Archaeologists, an AAUS Scientific SCUBA Diver, and consults for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Slave Wrecks Project. Follow Dr. Justin Dunnavant:   Professional Website Instagram   Relates Resources:   Caribbean excavation offers intimate look at the lives of enslaved Africans Watch archaeologists reflect on unearthing the lives of enslaved Africans These Divers Search For Slave Shipwrecks and Discover Their Ancestors These black teens are scuba diving to help find sunken slave ships A Historical Ecology of Slavery in the Danish West Indies Slave Wrecks Project  

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400 years of systemic identity erasure poses formidable challenges for the descendants of enslaved Africans in the U.S. It can cost thousands of dollars to research just 1 enslaved family line.In this episode, we discuss the ethics of charging the descendants of the enslaved to uncover their family's history.We also cover two working examples of enslaved people's genealogical research. Join us live every Sunday at 4pm ESTLive Show URL: https://www.facebook.com/genealogyadventuresusa (Comments enabled)ORhttp://listenvisionlive.com (Commenting not available) Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

KING COTTON is the cash crop that made America a world player in its formative years and the labor force that made it all go were ENSLAVED AFRICANS brought here to pick and harvest the cotton for free and reap no benefits. In 2019 cotton is still a worldwide cash crop, however the best cotton in the world arguably comes from Africa and the founder of SEED2SHIRT, TAMEKA PEOPLES, is setting the stage to disrupt the apparel industry with her VERTICALLY INTEGRATED manufacturing company that sources directly from AFRICA. TAMEKA is looking to become the FIRST BLACK-OWNED apparel manufacturer of this kind in the U.S. since 1908 and visits the show to discuss her fund raising campaign and how AFRICAN-AMERICANS can set themselves up to disrupt other industries we have long been cut out of. MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/montoya-smith/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/montoya-smith/support

Today on Sojourner Truth: 400 years ago this month, a Portuguese ship carrying the first 20 enslaved people from West Africa, most likely from modern-day Angola, arrived on the shores of occupied Indigenous lands known today as the United States. The ship landed at Port Comfort, in what was then the British colony of Virginia, in August of 1619, a year before the Mayflower landed in what is now Massachusetts. Its voyage formed part of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, in which at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. An estimated 1.8 million people died along the Middle Passage, disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America. Out of the roughly 10.7 million Africans who survived, only about 388,000 were sent directly to North America, as an overwhelming majority were sent to the Caribbean and Brazil. The forced arrival and enslavement of the 20 West Africans who were taken to the United States marked the beginning of a four-century-long racist nightmare that were still experiencing as we speak. Our guest is Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published books include "White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa, From Rhodes to Mandela" and "Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music."

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On this day in 1811, the German Coast rebellion of Enslaved Africans occurred. In the end, over 400 enslaved people were forced back into bondage…

Listen to “The African History Network Show” with Michael Imhotep on BlogTalkRadio, and the PODCAST, Tuesday, Sept. 5th, 2017, 1pm-3pm EST with host Michael Imhotep of The African History Network.  1)  Cousin of Emmett Till dies at age 74.  2)  The African American Origins of Labor Day.  3) Descendants of Enslaved Africans owned by the Cherokee Nation finally granted Tribal Citenzship.  4) Philando Feeds the Children Fund Launched to Pay School Lunch Debts For Low-Income Kids.  5) This date in African American History. CALL IN WITH Questions/Comments or to listen at 914-338-1375.  POST YOUR COMMENTS.  Visit www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com for Podcasts, articles, DVD lectures and videos by Michael Imhotep founder of The African History Network. Online Course - "Ancient Kemet (Egypt), The Moors & The Maafa: Understanding The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade What They Didn't Teach You In School" taught by Michael Imhotep founder of The African History Network. REGISTER TODAY: Next Class, Friday, Sept. 7th, 7:00pm-9pm EST! All Sessions are Recorded and are On Demand. REGISTER HERE: https://theafricanhistorynetworkschool.learnworlds.com/course?courseid=online-course-understanding-the-trans-atantic-slave-trade-what-the-didnt-teach-you-in-school---ancient-kemet-the-moors--the-maafa---michael-imhotep for the Online Course. 

In the second episode of our free podscast series “NYC Faith Leaders,” Babalawo Antonio Mondesire reflects on his journey to the Ifá priesthood, a life story weaving together culture, race, politics, faith, all expressed and influenced by the power of music. Baba Tony was born in the Bronx to parents of Puerto Rican and Eastern Caribbean (Dominica) ancestry.  He is an Ifá Priest, Spiritual Counselor, Educator, and Percussionist.  The spiritual title Babaláwo (or Baba for short) literally means “father of esoteric studies,” and the term “Ifá” may be translated as “encoded, esoteric, universal knowledge, wisdom and understanding.” The ancient tradition of Ifá is held in high esteem among the Yoruba people of West Africa, and throughout the African diaspora.  The colonial slave trade brought the tradition of Ifá to Cuba and other Caribbean nations, and more recent patterns of immigration have brought it to the United States directly from Yoruba land and Nigeria. In Cuba, the Yoruba practice of praying to God, Oludumare, was achieved through relationships with the Orisha, or spirits – what Baba Tony calls God’s deputies and emissaries to humanity. Enslaved Africans found ways to camouflage Orisha with attributes of Roman Catholic saints in order to comply by the laws of the state, circumvent sanctions and avoid persecution for practicing any expression of African religion. What began as a survival adaptation has since evolved into a diaspora model for African inspired spirituality.  “Santeria” remains a common term for Yoruba religious expressions in the United States and the Caribbean, however, the more accurate term is Lukumi, or simply Yoruba. Throughout our interview, Baba Tony describes how both the Ifá and Lukumi spiritual traditions – as well as the inspiration of music – came together in his search for identity, meaning, and theological grounding.

Documentary filmmaker Michael Wolfe is probably not the image that comes to mind when most people think "Muslim." In fact, he's a middle-aged white guy from Ohio. But he is a convert to Islam and has spent his career telling the stories of Muslims in America—a story that goes back further than you might think (there were Muslims in the USA during George Washington's lifetime, and of course, many enslaved Africans were Muslims). Stereotypes about Islam abound, and often intersect with other forms of bigotry, especially since 35% of American Muslims are African American. Wolfe was in Louisville recently, courtesy of the Pakistani-American Alliance for Compassion & Education, to speak about major Christian figures like Jesus, Moses and Mary and the role they play in Islamic theology. He stopped by our studios to tell us more about his work, including his film Prince Among Slaves: The Cultural Legacy of Enslaved Africans, which was screened at the Frazier History Museum. In our Juicy Fruit segment this week, we have an update on George Zimmerman. We told you last week he was arrested for threatening his girlfriend; she has decided to stay with him and has asked prosecutors to drop the charges against him. While many states will proceed with domestic violence prosecutions without the victim's cooperation, victims are often the only witnesses as well, so those cases can be hard to prove. We also talked about representations of black lesbians on reality TV, and a recent article called 11 Things You've Always Wanted to Know About Lesbian Sex But Were Afraid to Ask. Dr. Story also drew some parallels between the racist and sexist reactions to the so-called Obama selfies, and a viral episode of What Would You Do featuring a black man and his white girlfriend in a Harlem barbershop. Both stories suggest that black women see white women as a threat to their relationships, which Dr. Story says is a made-up media narrative and a tool of white supremacy and patriarchy. "Because if they're so fighting over the black men," she explains, "they aren't going to be working on feminist stuff or moving gender forward."

Tonight ...Finally a book that will put the Dred Scott decision in it's proper context! Over 300 Enslaved Africans, like Polly Berry and Lucy Delaney successfully sued for their Freedom while Still in Bondage prior to the infamous racist Dred Scott decision whereupon Justice Roger Taney stated "Slaves had no rights a White Man was bound to respect"  In the past, Missouri courts supported the doctrine of "once free, always free."   ------------- Click and Join The Gist of Freedom Tonight with Author Professor Manisha Sinha! SLAVES WHO SUED FOR FREEDOM -- New research uncovers a little-known force for abolition: "Freedom Suits" Enslaved Africans who took the Slavers to court and WON!  --------------- Slavers growing weary from this trend, Enslaved Blacks Successfully Suing for freedom, Justice Taney and the Slave Institution were forced to retaliate. Subsequently, in March of 1857,  they attempted to strip ALL blacks, (free and enslaved),  from their their citizenship, the right to due process. Prof. Sinha - “We normally don't think of slaves as a part of the abolition movement,” -But they were, says Manisha Sinha, a professor of Afro-American studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, whose own book on the subject, “The Slave's Cause: Abolition and the Origins of American Democracy,” Although many unable to read or write they courageously used thier shackled hand to sign their  X on  petitions for Liberation! Black Abolitionists like, Northup wasn't unique in trying to escape slavery through the legal system. Historians have long been aware of lawsuits, like La Amistad, brought by enslaved Africans against their owners or captors.  

*** Contains descriptions that some listeners may find upsetting *** Enslaved Africans are forced to work in sugar cane fields - the hours are long and there are frequent, brutal punishments. They have endured these conditions for 200 years. By 1831 the anti-slavery movement is gathering pace and the slaves decide to take action - by going on strike. Samuel Sharpe became a Jamaican national hero as he led the island's slaves in a rebellion against the overseers and sugar plantation owners. The rebellion was brutally crushed, but over time, the rebellion had a significant impact - and two years later in 1833 the Slavery Abolition Act is passed. Picture: Making sugar in Jamaica, Credit: HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images

*** Contains descriptions that some listeners may find upsetting *** Enslaved Africans are forced to work in sugar cane fields - the hours are long and there are frequent, brutal punishments. They have endured these conditions for 200 years. By 1831 the anti-slavery movement is gathering pace and the slaves decide to take action - by going on strike. Samuel Sharpe became a Jamaican national hero as he led the island's slaves in a rebellion against the overseers and sugar plantation owners. The rebellion was brutally crushed, but over time, the rebellion had a significant impact - and two years later in 1833 the Slavery Abolition Act is passed. Picture: Making sugar in Jamaica, Credit: HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images

"Enslaved Africans and free blacks exhibited enormous self-agency in colonial America. James H. Johnston has captured this through the life of Yarrow Mamout and his descendants. This exceptional man was a Muslim and a slave for forty- four years, who earned enough money, to buy a house in 1800 in Georgetown, then as now a very rich place. Mamout’s story is of Islam, in early America, of slavery in Washington, D.C the nation’s capital and of the role free Blacks played to free their sisters and brothers."—Maurice Jackson, author of Let This Voice be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism The most comprehensive account of Mamout's life (and that of his descendants) is in James H. Johnston, From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American Family (Fordham University Press, 2012); see also Johnston's "Every Picture Tells a Story: A Narrative Portrait of Yarrow Mamout" (Maryland Historical Magazine, Winter 2008, pp. 416-431).