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Father Len shares his favorite method for the difficult and necessary job of curing shame. Highlights, Ideas, and Wisdom Shame can control you and make your life and the lives of those around you miserable. Shame is that voice inside your head that constantly tells you that you are worthless. Self-esteem programs are not effective for curing shame. You have to learn how to love yourself in order to cure shame. The practice of self-compassion is the antidote to shame. Father Len introduces his version of the St. Ignatius Daily Examen that he uses and recommends to cultivate self-compassion and conquer shame. People who are controlled by shame are usually less compassionate. People who are able to change the shaming voices in their heads are more likely to develop grit and determination and overcome failures. Father Len demonstrates how he used the St. Ignatius Daily Examen to avoid shame and produce self-compassion and personal growth after being a “jerk” to a homeless man and his dog. Father Len tells the story of Oprah Winfrey using a daily gratitude journal to help overcome the shame of being raped, having a child out of wedlock and to learn that it's the simple things in life, not her money, that bring her joy. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou You can pray as much as you want, but it will be hard to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit if the loud voices of shame are playing in your head. Shame is connected with low grade physical pain. If you are controlled by shame, every failure reminds you what a piece of trash you are. If you are controlled by self-compassion, every failure says I'm going to get better and better.

This Juneteenth, celebrate the inspiring woman Henrietta Wood, whose story was lost to descendants for over one hundred years.  We follow her dangerous and convoluted journey to freedom and learn how her endurance leads to victory!  CHALLENGE: FOR THOSE YOUNGER LISTENTERS, CAN YOU JUMP EVERY TIME YOU HEAR THE WORDS "FREE" OR "FREEDOM"? CHALLENGE: FOR ALL WHO COUNT...HOW MANY TIMES IS THE WORD "FREE" MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE? ANSWER @BRILLIANTMORNINGS ON INSTAGRAM FOR A POSSIBLE PRIZE! Episode Poem: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" from Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? Copyright © 1983 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. (Special permission granted for educators teaching through audio during 2020-September 2021.)Our dynamic cast includes individuals who inspire the world on a daily basis!  Discover them below:Amber O'Neal Johnston (consultant and barbecue host) is a home educator, speaker, writer and consultant who inspires families around the world with her own journey in creating an inclusive, culturally-rich home education using the Charlotte Mason philosophy.  She can be found on at Heritagemom.com, or on Instagram @heritagemomblog where she shares her wisdom, encouragement, and a vast collection of resources.  We are so very grateful to Ms. Amber for her wisdom and participation in today's episode! Celebrated actress Mina Thomas (true words of Henrietta Wood; Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings")  currently graces the stage of Sight and Sound Theater in Branson, MO, where she has most recently played the role of Mary Magdalene in the show Jesus. While you plan your trip to the theater, view a recent interview here: https://www.facebook.com/sightsoundtheatresbranson/videos/932053714292274Damion Sanders, (Barbecue host) a gun violence survivor, lives to help the hurting heal & change worlds with words. His core belief is that freed people should free people. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damionbsanders/Randy Mason, a husband, dad and hip-hop artist has a heart for the next generations.  Find his music and more information here: https://linktr.ee/randymasonmusicFollow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randymasonmusic/Sharon Chang, our narrator, recently made headlines as the first Black female partner in William Morris Endeavor's history! Check out her story here: https://variety.com/list_item/sharon-chang/ She has also brought her talent and passion for music as worship director to Pascack Bible Church for 30 years! (Thank you, Mrs. Chang, for being my first singing teacher!)Our cast also includes Timmy L., Micah I., and Bella I. Special Mention to our editors and consultants:1. Erika Alicea https://www.instagram.com/cmcityliving/2. Shaun McClin3. David Chang4. Natasha Sanchez Primary sources are priceless. Please check out these life-changing stories I found during the in-depth research stage of preparing for this episode:1. Henrietta Wood's story, in her own words! http://wcaleb.rice.edu/omeka/collections/show/92. Stories of former slaves in the Oklahoma/Texas region (in their own words): http://lcweb2.loc.gov/mss/m

The evolution of Jeremy's abduction experience His theory on what the abductors are all about His film No One's Watching An Alien Abductee's Story His entry into the field of esoterica His take on Ufology from an abductee's point of view His trip to the X-Conference this past September His book I Know Why the Aliens Don't Land Disclosure Young people in Ufology Policing the UFO world In addition to all that, we have some laughs about angels, ass shots, and Alfred Webre's 911 theories And, of course, tons more

This week host Justin Blomquist, and his special guest Kisha Terry discuss; parts of our body that we "didn't choose" to have, wanting knock-out-gas for customer service situations, and how getting your driver's license is a right of passage.  All of this and more as we break down the episode, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills."

Dr. Maya Angelou was a poet, professor, memoirist, actor, singer, author, educator and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and appeared in numerous plays, movies, and television shows over a 65 year career. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degreesIn literary circles, Maya Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.Her books center on themes including racism, identity, and familyShe was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked closely with both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. On January 20, 1993, Angelou became the second poet in American history -- and the first African American and woman -- to read a poem at a presidential inauguration, when she recited her original work "On the Pulse of Morning" at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton.She was the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961.Angelou's audio recording of the poem won the 1993 Grammy Award for "Best Spoken Word" - introducing her to a whole new generation and bringing much deserved recognition for her previous works.As evidenced by her Grammy win - Maya Angelou was as brilliant a performer as she was a writer.In 2011 - she awarded the national’s highest civilian honor - the Presidential Medal of Freedom.But of all her awards and accolades - one of the most memorable was her 1992 commencement address at Spelman College -an private historically black women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, The Spelman Messenger later wrote - “ Maya Angelou left an indelible mark upon the world. Her wit, wisdom, and work will continue to inspire generations of Spelman women.” With that - let’s listen to Grammy winning poet Maya Angelou and her iconic 1992 Spelman College Commencement Address Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amanda and Jenn discuss survival guides, books like Survivor, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Questions 1. Texas’s grid collapse and lack of water has me wondering what I’d do in this situation and wanting to be prepared. Can you recommend a good survival guide that could help a reader with few skills? -Brooke 2. Hi hi! I’ve really been into historical fiction with female protagonists. Have absolutely loved the Neapolitan series and I’m wrapping up The Lost Girls of Paris, I’d appreciate any recommendations that are in the same vein. I love stories that take place in Europe but I’m open to books that take place in other places.  -Ren 3. Good queer stuff, thriller, sunday romance -Kai 4. I am looking for recommendations for my bookclub, the age ranges from 15 to mid-70’s, so I need recs that are appropriate for a younger audience but still keep the older members interested. Books we have already read include The Book Thief, The Joy Luck Club, Water for Elephants, The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and Frankly In Love. My group tends to prefer historical fiction, but are open to other genres.  Thanks for your help!  -Holly 5. Howdy Y’all, I could use a good recommendation for an adventure/history series that I can listen to on my commute to and from work. In my head I’m thinking of an Uncharted like series. Super high quality, masterful prose, and themes and motifs out the wazoo are not necessary for this. I have read all the Dan Brown books. I am so far loving Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone series. I haven’t started James Rollins’ Sigma Force or Preston/Child’s Pendergast series but those are on my TBR. And I wasn’t a big fan of Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt, but I love the concept. I was wondering if you folks would have any good series recommendations along those lines that may have flown under my radar. It’s a plus if the series has a good audiobook narrator. And it’s a plus plus if the series is an ongoing franchise.  This has been an ongoing struggle for me so I finally decided there was only one place to go for expert recs.  Thank you guys very much -Michael 6. Hello ladies! I am looking for a book set in Australia that will give me the same kind of warm fuzzies I got from reading books like the Switch and The Bookish Life of Nina Hill or watching programs like the Great British Baking Show, Izzy’s Koala World, or Nadiya’s Time To Eat. I am open to any genre! Thank you!  -Erika 7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I know I’m extremely late to the game, but I finally got around to watching the TV series Survivor and I am absolutely infatuated with it all! I’ve been wondering if there is a book version of this?! I think what I love about it so much is the character development (leading you to root for or disdain players) and the interpersonal and social complexities. I like seeing how people’s minds work. I like the full spectrum rainbow of ALL the emotions that come out. Every now and then there’s a love interest but without fail there is deception, risk taking, strategy, desperation, celebration and defeat. It’s amazing!! The surviving off the land part is cool too.      -Fangirl Books Discussed Just in Case by Kathy Harrison How To Invent Everything by Ryan North (That time he got stuck in a hole) The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw slavery) Victoire by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox The Dime by Kathleen Kent The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (cw: self-harm) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (tw: sexual assault) The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Templar series by Raymond Khoury (#1 The Last Templar) The Jaya Jones series by Gigi Pandian (Artifact #1) The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor The Helpline by Katherine Collette (rec’d by Keryn) Beauty Queens by Libba Bray South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gurpall Bedesha Deputy Headteacher & ASCL Council member • Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, & Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain • Bram Stoker, Dracula • Bill Bryson, The Body

Varken Emil eller Anton har lyckats få tag på en Playstation 5 men vi kämpar på ändå. (01:12) Spel: Vi har båda spelat Mafia: Definitive Edition och sedan pratar vi om Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Harvest Moon och Stardew Valley. (11:36) Film: I Care a Lot, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Flora & Ulysseus, The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (25:51) Tv-serier: For All Mankind, Behind Her Eyes, Lovesick, Pacific Rim: The Black, Wandavision (38:40) Bokhörnan med Sebastian: A Court of Thorns-serien av Sarah J Maas, The Broken Earth-serien av N.K. Jemeisin, And Then There Were None av Agatha Christie, Folk med ångest av Fredrik Backman, The Burning God av R.F. Kuang, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing av Maya Angelou, The Underground Railroad och The Nickel Boys av Colson Whitehead, Six of Crows av Leigh Bardugo, The Ten Thousand Doors of January av Alix E. Harrow Tips eller eventuella frågor får gärna skickas till gotypodden@gmail.com Instagram gotypodden Vi vill skänka enorma tack till Emma Idberg för superklippning och våra vackra avsnittsbilder, till Sara Idberg för den fabulösa omslagsbilden samt till Hilda Axelsson och Otto Johansson för den fantastiska musiken.

Maya Angelou (/ˈændʒəloʊ/ (listen) ANN-jəl-oh;[1][2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.[3] Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. - Bio via Wikipedia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amanda and Jenn discuss “will they, won’t they” romance, fiction set in DC, memoirs by survivors of abuse, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Feedback Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James (rec’d by Lauren) Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Leenie) Questions 1. At the recommendation of the podcast, last year I read (and loved!) Braiding Sweetgrass and The Overstory. I’m looking for more books to add to my TBR list with naturalist elements. Is there a book version of Planet Earth but with trees and plants?? Like many I’ve had a challenging year with quarantine stress and non-COVID health issues, so I would prefer something that isn’t a portrait of grief (H is for Hawk, beautiful but too sad!) or about the total destruction of our world as we know it due to climate change. Open to all genres except horror, and please no sexual violence or violence towards children. Thank you! -Emily 2. I am sure you have recommended this type of book before, but unsure how to find them.  I have not read a romance book in years and feel the need to.  I can not remember a book that would closely match what type I would like to read.  Its the ‘Will they or Won’t they’ type of romance.  Some examples of tv shows that display this is as follows:  Castle: Richard & Kate, Moonlighting: David & Maddie, The Nanny: Fran & Mr. Sheffield, The X-Files: Mulder & Scully, Remington Steele: Remington & Laura, Law & Order SVU: Elliot & Olivia, House: House and Cuddy, Bones: Temperance & Seeley, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, Frasier: Daphne & Niles, Star Trek TNG: Picard and Beverly and The West Wing: Donna & Josh.  I know, mostly 80’s shows.  Once they are together, I am no longer interested.  Also bonus if female in story somehow gets hurt physically and he helps her out.  I am not picky as to if it’s an action, contemporary, fantasy, gothic, historical romance etc. book or not.  Thank for your help.   -Kelly 3. After years of working from home, I’m about to start commuting again, and will be spending at least 2 hours a day in the car. I’m hoping for an entertaining and engaging audiobook with a plot that hooks you in, to help me pass the time. I’d prefer fiction, as right now I only really listen to nonfiction audiobooks and am looking to expand my horizons, but I’m open to anything. I’m open to any genre, but my favorites are mysteries/whodunits, fantasy, and historical fiction. (Sorry if this is too vague!) Thank you so much, I’m such a big fan of the show

Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are back for the third season of Anonymous of a Woman. Chapter 1: After the recent events in Australia's Parliament house, Jamila and Astrid threw what they were going to talk about out the window and instead made space to recognise the pain of survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse. Chapter 2: Astrid takes us back to Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Chapter 3: Jamila grows emotional over The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. Recommendations: Jamila and Astrid recommend books by survivors, and books written by journalists about survivors. These are some of the books that have affected them deeply, and there are many more books by survivors that they would love you to recommend to them. Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Chanel Miller's Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story Bri Lee's Eggshell Skull: A memoir about standing up, speaking out and fighting back Not that Bad: Dispatches from rape culture edited by Roxanne Gay She Said: Breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey Catch and Kill: Lies, spies, and a conspiracy to protect predators by Ronan Farrow Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church -The findings of the investigation that inspired the major motion picture Spotlight by the investigative staff of The Boston Globe Lucia Osborne-Crowley's I Choose Elena Cardinal: The rise and fall of George Pell by Louise Milligan Gemma Carey's No Matter Our Wreckage: A memoir about grooming, betrayal, trauma and love. Content warning: This interview contains references to sexual assault and sexual abuse.  CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is sponsored by Hachette Publishing and is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First Draft Episode #288: Matt de la Peña Matt de la Peña, author of seven critically acclaimed young adult novels including Mexican Whiteboy and Newbery Medal–winning author of Last Stop on Market Street talks about his newest collaboration with illustrator Christian Robinson, Milo Imagines the World. This episode is brought to you by Plotting With Revelations, the three-unit online character arc workshop created by critically-acclaimed, Edgar Award-nominated author Erin Bowman (hear her First Draft interview here). Register at embowman.com/workshops by February 7th. and use special coupon code FIRSTDRAFT to save $100. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Maya Angelou, poet and author of memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Ball Don’t Lie (movie) Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of National Book Award and Printz-winning The Poet X, as well as With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. Listen to her First Draft interview here. A.S. King, author of Printz-winning novels Dig and Please Ignore Vera Dietz and many more Steven Malk, Matt’s literary agent at the Writer’s House literary agency The Color Purple by Alice Walker Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Kadir Nelson, artist and illustrator of A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis and winner of the Coretta Scott King award for writing and illustrating Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African-Americans Christian Robinson also wrote and illustrated New York Times bestselling picture books you matter, another, and more Stephen Malk also represents Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate and youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, and author of the forthcoming Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem Sales of Milo Imagines the World will benefit The unPrison Project's UP with Books program, which purchases, ships, and donates new children’s books to interested prisons, then facilitates a reading day to help incarcerated mothers stay connected and involved with their children on visiting day. The child then takes the book home.

A Conversation Between African-American Author, Mark Winkler, and Dr. John Schinnerer This episode is an attempt to provide a way forward through the increasingly divisive topics of racism, white privilege, conscious and unconscious biases, how to identify them and how to address them. This episode is an effort to invite white people to come alongside black people; to increase their knowledge around racism; and to seek ways to take positive actions to support racial equality. It also an attempt to extend an open hand in support of people of color. The Evolved Caveman is committed to anti-racism. This is an attempt to join with Black people and other people of color. Now is the time when we anti-racist white people need to commit to having intentional conversations with the people in our lives and on social media who might be conflicted about the protests because of the narratives of violence and looting outlined by those with other agendas. We need to start these uncomfortable, yet critical, conversations. Below are resources to begin your education… Articles to read:
 Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
 My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant' by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
 The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
 The Combahee River Collective Statement
 The Intersectionality Wars' by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
 White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack' by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
 Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?' by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
 Podcasts to check out: 1619 (New York Times)
 About Race
 Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
 Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
 Seeing White
 Books to read: 
 How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
 Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
 Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
 Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
 Redefining Realness by Janet Mock 
 Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
 So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
 The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 
by Michelle Alexander
 The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
 The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
 When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
 White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
 Films and TV series to watch: 13th (Ava DuVernay) Netflix
 American Son (Kenny Leon) Netflix
 Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) Available to rent
 Dear White People (Justin Simien) Netflix
 Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) Available to rent
 If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) Hulu
 Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) Available to rent
 King In The Wilderness HBO
 See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) Netflix
 Selma (Ava DuVernay) Available to rent
 The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) Hulu with Cinemax
 When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) Netflix
 Organizations to follow on social media: Antiracism Center: Twitter
 Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 
 Black Women's Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 
 Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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This week we have a bit of news, Corinne explores a new GoodReads (and Amazon) book tracking contender called The StoryGraph, and we consider some interpretations for the January challenge prompt: a book you feel you should have read by now. Becca is beckyramone and Corinne is corinnekeener on The StoryGraph. Add us and we will follow back! Next week we will be discussing I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon

If you are a die-hard Jane Austen fan, you may want to skip this one. We read Corinne's pick for our January prompt, "A book you think you really should have read by now." P&P is embedded in our cultural consciousness and it was time for us to see what the fuss is all about. Note: Even though Austen is G-rated, this episode contains swearing. Next up is Becca's pick, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon

We'll listen back to Michael Krasny's 2002 conversation with famed poet, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, who died in 2014. They talked about "A Song Flung Up to Heaven", the sixth book in her series of autobiographies which started with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” (originally aired May 8, 2002)

Tonight we will be listening to the works of the talented Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist born in 1928 and died in 2014 at the age of 86. Maya Angelou is a hugely accomplished woman, who has published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry etc. She also received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. She is most well known for her series of seven autobiographies, the first being I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which is also a poem of hers that I will be reading tonight. Enjoy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Zing Tsjeng is joined by actress Kim Cattrall. Her impressive career spans over four decades, taking the form of numerous tv, theatre and film roles. However, it was her portrayal of sexually liberated PR exec Samantha Jones on the HBO sitcom Sex and the City and its two film sequels that brought her worldwide attention, and gained her five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations including winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Her latest role is that of Margaret Monreaux on the FOX TV show - Filthy Rich.Kim's book choices are:I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Way of All Women by Esther Harding Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood Sexual Personae by Camille PagliaBeloved by Toni Morrison Every fortnight, join Zing Tsjeng, editor at VICE, and inspirational guests, including Dolly Alderton, Stanley Tucci, Liv Little and Scarlett Curtis as they celebrate the best fiction written by women. They'll discuss the diverse back-catalogue of Women’s Prize-winning books spanning a generation, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and this series will also take you behind the scenes throughout 2020 as we explore the history of the Prize in its 25th year and gain unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2020 Prize winner. Sit back and enjoy.This podcast is produced by Bird Lime Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 40, Tom's reads more from the great Steve Vernon book, I Know Why the Waters of the Sea Taste of Salt. It's a top shelf, WW2, Poetic Sci-Fi, mini epic! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomreadsyourstory/message

Katie finished up our research and tribute to authors by talking about a nomadic and creative gal who was like a phoenix from the ashes. From Still I Rise and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Katie tells us the life of Maya Angelou. We also talk about Tupac, life-changing books, Bonnie's hatred of Passengers, and gateway drugs. It's a wonderful way to end author's month!  More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: www.facebook.com/galsguidelibrary/ Twitter: twitter.com/GalsGuideLib  

This week, Brooke, Shannon, and Melissa discuss some of their favorite memoirs. There is quite a bit of discussion of sexual assault here, so keep that in mind if that's something you're sensitive to. Books mentioned include: Chanel Miller: Know My Name: A Memoir Rachael Denhollander, what Is a Girl Worth: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried Betty White, Here We Go Again: My Life In Television Megan Phelps-Roper, Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Ginger Gaffney, Half Broke: A Memoir Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake: A Memoir Elton John: Me Jessye Norman, Stand Up Straight and Sing Audre Lorde, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

Remembering Reginald Dixon @ 116 - Born October 16, 1904 Name Artist Album Year Comments Blaze Away, March Reginald Dixon Blaze Away [EMI Starline SRS 5024] 1967 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool Dixon Hits No. 10, Pt. 1: When I'm With You; A Fine Romance; Sing, Baby, Sing Reginald Dixon Dixon Hits Vol. 1 [Sterndale STE 3100] 1936 3-13 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool Dancing Time No. 3 - The Fox-trot: Music, Maestro, Please; Little Lady Make Believe Reginald Dixon Dixon Requests Vol. 2 [Sterndale STE 3103] 1938 3-13 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool Dancing Time No. 2 - The Quickstep, Pt. 2: Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm; Goodnight, Angel Reginald Dixon Dixon Requests Vol. 1 [Sterndale STE 3102] 1938 3-13 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool The Skaters' Waltz Reginald Dixon Dixontime - Plays The Granada Wurlitzers [Grasmere GRCD106] 1940 4-14 Wurlitzer, Granada Theatre, Tooting, London Under The Linden Tree Reginald Dixon Mr. Blackpool [Columbia SXC1587] 1964 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool A Bench In The Park; I Know Why; Puttin' On The Ritz Reginald Dixon Play A Simple Melody [Note NTS 183] 1979 3-19 Wurlitzer, Thursford Collection, Norfolk, England; ex Paramount/Odeon Leeds Limehouse Blues Reginald Dixon This Is My Song [Columbia SCX 6496] 1972 3-13 Wurlitzer, BBC Playhouse Theatre, Manchester; ex-Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Beside The Seaside In Other Lands - Part 1 (playout) Reginald Dixon Blackpool Switchback, Vol 2 [Sterndale STE 3107] 1934 3-13 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool  

In her book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou said one should be “hoping for the best, prepared for the worst and unsurprised by anything in-between.” In most business environments, positive thinking and hoping for the best are talked about, as is being prepared for the future. But being unsurprised is seldom [...]

In this special episode, Anne talks with her friend Josie about her experiences as a black woman in the UK academic system. We also touch on what it was like growing up in the UK with English, Jamaican and Cuban heritages, institutional racism in the English school system and work environments, and black hair culture and its appropriation. Find our usual podcast donation page here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. This week, all donations will go to Josie's charity pick Maternity Action. Maternity Action is the UK's leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and wellbeing of pregnant women, partners and young children. They deliver free, specialist advice on employment rights, maternity pay, maternity benefits and the rights of migrant and asylum-seeking women through their telephone helplines. They maintain comprehensive, up to date online information about maternity and parental rights which is prepared by their in-house legal team. They undertake research, policy and influencing work to protect and strengthen maternity rights and improve the health and wellbeing of all pregnant women, new mothers and their partners. Find more info at https://maternityaction.org.uk/ GCSE Petitions: https://www.change.org/p/gavin-williamson-mp-teach-british-children-about-the-realities-of-british-imperialism-and-colonialism https://www.change.org/p/department-of-education-battle-racism-by-updating-reading-lists-at-gcse Bailout Funds: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory Books mentioned: Reni Eddo-Lodge, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race: https://www.bookdepository.com/Why-Im-No-Longer-Talking-White-People-About-Race-Reni-Eddo-Lodge/9781408870587?ref=grid-view&qid=1596618167753&sr=1-1 Candice Brathwaite. I Am Not Your Baby Mother: https://www.bookdepository.com/I-Am-Not-Your-Baby-Mother-Candice-Brathwaite/9781529406283?ref=grid-view&qid=1596644352342&sr=1-2 Alice Walker, The Colour Purple: https://www.bookdepository.com/Color-Purple-Alice-Walker/9781474607254?ref=grid-view&qid=1596644701326&sr=1-1 Books by Toni Morrison: https://www.bookdepository.com/search?searchTerm=toni%20morrison&search=Find+book# Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: https://www.bookdepository.com/I-Know-Why-Caged-Bird-Sings-Maya-Angelou/9780345514400?ref=grid-view&qid=1596644755090&sr=1-1 Malorie Blackman, Noughts & Crosses: https://www.bookdepository.com/Noughts-Crosses-Malorie-Blackman/9780141378640?ref=grid-view&qid=1596646286627&sr=1-1 Black hair documentaries: Good Hair ft. Chris Rock Official Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-4qxz08So Documentary on Braids and Appropriation in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFGwmUCH9aI&t=902s The History of Braids & Bans on Black Hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_l0rEJq1_s This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Special thanks to Josie Johnson for taking the time to talk to us this week. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter @phdpendingpod or via email under phdpendingpod@gmail.com. You can also find us on Instagram @phdpendingpod. Artwork by Niamh Dee. Support PhD Pending: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod

“The news that longlisted 2020 Booker Prize nominee and Zimbabwean author, Tsitsi Dangarembga, was arrested in Harare last week during an anti-government protest, has set the literary world aflutter. She was released and will return to court in September. Her new book, ‘This Mournable Body’( Jacana) follows on her famous debut, ‘ Nervous Conditions,’ which garnered international acclaim. “I wonder if the Zimbabwean government realizes what a hornet’s nest it will unleash if it jails her – especially if she’s shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Watch this space. “ I reviewed, ‘Remembering Great Apes’( Wildlife Photographers United), the third huge, glossy book in the highly acclaimed charity series which aims to raise awareness of the plight facing a species and, through book sales, create funds to protect it. An aptly timed publication considering Rafiki, an endangered silverback gorilla, was murdered by poachers a few weeks ago in Uganda for bushmeat. “ ‘ 100 Books that changed the World’(Batsford) is a glossy, intriguing compendium by Scott Christianson and Colin Salter. Books they include range from the ‘Kama Sutra’, to ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ and Maya Angelou’s, ‘ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.’ ‘ I also chatted about controversial British political scientist and South African journalist, RW Johnson’s entertaining and often humorous memoir, ‘Foreign Native’( Jonathan Ball). It tracks his life from the time he arrived in Durban, as a boy with his parents in 1957, to the present day. ‘ We learn much about SA and world politics. Some of his guest appearances include Tom Sharpe, Ronnie Kasrils, Frederik van Zyl Slabbert and Helen Suzman.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/millertimemedia/support

Sandy and Sam discuss Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maya Angelou took the harshest experiences in her life and turned them into words of triumph, justice and hope. Her memoirs and her poems told of her survival, and uplifted people around the world. Her first book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," is a classic of American literature. Angelou's voice and the rhythm of her speech were absolutely unique. In this episode, which originally ran in December of 2016, you'll be reminded why she was one of the most inspiring figures of the past century, and why her voice is missed today more than ever.

When you think of swinging, what’s the first image that comes to your mind? Some key party in the 1970s? Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in masks? A suburban couple revealing their lifestyle on The Oprah Show? I’m going to assume all of those images in your mind have one thing in common. Everybody is white. If you’ve been paying attention you know it’s already dangerous to be driving while Black. Outside a store while Black. Voting while Black. Riding a train while Black. Sitting in your car while Black. Wearing a hoodie while Black. Walking in your neighborhood with a friend while Black. Minding your own damn business inside your own damn apartment while Black. But when it comes being a swinger…do Black people really do that? Yes they do. And for some…it can be, well, interesting. On this episode, I talk to one half of a “rarity” in the swinging community: A Black couple. Pursuing the lifestyle of their choice, both he and his wife have experienced all sorts of interesting comments, rejections and flat out fetishization. My guest discusses what it’s like to be at a sex party with Trump supporters, the crazy expectations or blatant racism they encounter on swinger dating sites and also the historic implications of being a Black man watching your wife have sex with a White man. Everything you think you knew about the lifestyle is about to change. If you'd like to contact my guest Mink and his wife Andy, check out the swinging lifestyle site Kasidie.com and search for MinkandAndy. At the very least, you know it's going to be a funny night. Here's my Medium.com story about the night I dragged my husband to a swinger party for work. It did not go well. It’s important to remember that the racial awareness that's happening right now in this country is not just some trend and we must keep working to educate ourselves and help put an end to systemic racism. White people need to better understand our part in this country’s deeply rooted racist past and the millions of ways we’ve benefited from it without even realizing. There's a lot more work that needs to be done. Please don’t ask or expect Black people to educate you. You have to listen, learn and do the work yourself. Below is a brief list of book to read that will help you better understand centuries of systemic oppression much better. Please do your part to support Black artists, Black-owned business, and try to use your platform to amplify Black voices whenever you can. How to Be an Antiracist/Ibram X. Kendi/2019  White Fragility/Robin J. Diangelo/June 26, 2018 Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race/Beverley Daniel Tatum/2017  White Rage/Carol Anderson/2017  Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race/Renni Eddo-Lodge/2017 Between the World and Me/Ta-Nehisi Coates/2015 The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness/Michelle Alexander/2010 Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower/Brittney Cooper/2018 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings/Maya Angelou/1969 Just Mercy/Bryan Stevenson/2014 Me and White Supremacy/Layla F. Saad/2020 Raising our Hands/Jenna Arnold/2020 Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, and So Much More/Janet Mock/2014 The Bluest Eye/Toni Morrison/1970 The Fire Next Time/James Baldwin/1962 This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color/Edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa/1984 Women, Race, and Class/Angela Davis/1981 Thank you for listening. See you next time!   Please Subscribe and Leave Us a 5-Star Review I’ll be your best friend!  

It’s time for an overdue conversation about systemic racism within the professional skin care industry. Recent events have inspired reflection on the role ASCP may have unknowingly played. As part of our reconciliation with this, we are providing our fellow estheticians and skin care experts a platform to discuss the inequalities and injustices they have experienced and explore proposed changes as it relates to the profession and the skin care clients we serve.  Join ASCP Executive Director Tracy Donley and Ella Cressman, licensed esthetician and fellow ASCP podcaster as they engage in some incredible stories shared by JoElle Lee and Toshiana Baker about their unique journeys into to the world of beauty. Listen and even relate as they share the challenges they’ve endured and the successes they’ve achieved along the way. Both of these women are successful estheticians that just happen to be African American.   Bios JoElle Lee A highly respected skin care expert, educator ,and celebrity esthetician, JoElle Lee is the author of Esthetician on a Mission: Business Building Workbook and co-author of Multicultural Skin Treatments: Learn How to Effectively Treat Skin of Color Using Chemical Peels and Laser Treatments, which has become a trusted guide for treating diverse client populations. In addition to being featured in numerous national consumer publications and a guest on radio programs around the country, JoElle is recognized for being the former personal esthetician to First Lady Michelle Obama during her time in the White House. JoElle specializes in no-downtime chemical peel treatments, customized corrective facial treatments, and a wide range of laser treatments for skin of color. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetic training and education when it comes to treating clients of color. She has dedicated her career to creating innovative treatment methods that address the most common skin conditions of these clients that have proven to deliver long-lasting results without the worry of complications and downtime.  JoElle takes a natural "inside-out" integrative approach by combining noninvasive treatments and products without harmful chemicals to achieve healthy beautiful skin, and "Beautiful Skin Begins Within" is the premise on which JoElle Lee's treatments and methods are founded. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetics training when preparing estheticians to work in the skin care industry, especially for those who want to have their own business. Over the years, JoElle has helped many estheticians and small businesse owners in the industry to solve complex problems and increase their bottom lines. With her straightforward, no-nonsense approach, JoElle's philosophy is to uncover the learned negative beliefs or negative thinking that has created a barrier or obstacle in your business, and then tear that wall down. She then uncovers the hidden assets, underperforming activities, and undervalued possibilities of your business.  JoElle teaches effective and profitable marketing strategies and how to stand out from the competition. Many of her ideas and strategies have been implemented and resulted in not only increased profits, but a more diverse loyal clientele.  JoElle's path to becoming an esthetician was inspired by another professional in the field. As someone who always had a passion for beauty and a desire to serve others, she recognized that a career in esthetics would allow her to marry both of her passions. More than 20 years later, that hunch proved correct. Today, JoElle can be found conducting personalized skin care consultations, serving as keynote speaker at industry events, teaching classes around the country on the topic of multicultural skin, and sharing her expertise via her webinars, online courses, and social media channels. Contact: www.joellelee.com   https://www.instagram.com/joellelee_estheticstraining   Facebook Group: JoElle Lee Advanced Esthetics Training & Classes     Toshiana Baker Toshiana Baker has served the spa, beauty, and wellness industries internationally as an esthetician and educator for nearly 15 years. A passionate organizational leader, dynamic speaker, and bestselling author, she has held a variety of industry leadership roles, including director of esthetics for a 30-location corporate spa organization, regional account and education executive for a leading cosmetic and brow artistry brand, and global director of education for a renowned skin care, cosmetics and fragrance brand. Applying her rich expertise as a spa and wellness expert, Toshiana founded SpaWorx in 2016, a consulting and training development agency to educate, enlighten, and empower spa, beauty, and wellness organizations, as well as support growth in their financial performance. SpaWorx has happily served a range of clients—from solo estheticians to large global beauty corporations. In addition to her consulting agency, she volunteers as a commissioner and executive secretary for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). She is also a contributing author and subject-matter expert for the Pivot Point International textbook for foundational esthetics curriculum. Toshiana will excitedly open membership for the Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals (NMSWP) later this summer. NMSWP is a professional platform dedicated to “the promotion, uplift, and edification of underrepresented spa and wellness professionals across all disciplines to create a community of professionals with access to resources, education, and opportunities, while demonstrating through our work our commitment to excellence and the highest quality in our vocation.” Through this network, Toshiana envisions a community that is better equipped, aligned, and supported in furthering the mission of being well and whole while fostering global healing and wellness. Contact:   Website   Social Media   Coming Soon! Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals   Social Media    Resources: Buzzfeed Privilege Test   Implicit Association Test (IAT)   List of Anti-Racism resources     PODCASTS TO SUBSCRIBE TO: 1619 (New York Times) About Race Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Pod For The Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) Seeing White   BOOKS TO READ:   Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (Bookshop.org) How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Bookshop.org) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Bookshop.org) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Bookshop.org) So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Bookshop.org) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (Bookshop.org) White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD (Bookshop.org) Interesting article featuring this author I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (Bookshop.org) Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD (Bookshop.org) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Bookshop.org) A Kids Book About Racism   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram 

It’s time for an overdue conversation about systemic racism within the professional skin care industry. Recent events have inspired reflection on the role ASCP may have unknowingly played. As part of our reconciliation with this, we are providing our fellow estheticians and skin care experts a platform to discuss the inequalities and injustices they have experienced and explore proposed changes as it relates to the profession and the skin care clients we serve.  Join ASCP Executive Director Tracy Donley and Ella Cressman, licensed esthetician and fellow ASCP podcaster as they engage in some incredible stories shared by JoElle Lee and Toshiana Baker about their unique journeys into to the world of beauty. Listen and even relate as they share the challenges they’ve endured and the successes they’ve achieved along the way. Both of these women are successful estheticians that just happen to be African American.   Bios JoElle Lee A highly respected skin care expert, educator ,and celebrity esthetician, JoElle Lee is the author of Esthetician on a Mission: Business Building Workbook and co-author of Multicultural Skin Treatments: Learn How to Effectively Treat Skin of Color Using Chemical Peels and Laser Treatments, which has become a trusted guide for treating diverse client populations. In addition to being featured in numerous national consumer publications and a guest on radio programs around the country, JoElle is recognized for being the former personal esthetician to First Lady Michelle Obama during her time in the White House. JoElle specializes in no-downtime chemical peel treatments, customized corrective facial treatments, and a wide range of laser treatments for skin of color. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetic training and education when it comes to treating clients of color. She has dedicated her career to creating innovative treatment methods that address the most common skin conditions of these clients that have proven to deliver long-lasting results without the worry of complications and downtime.  JoElle takes a natural "inside-out" integrative approach by combining noninvasive treatments and products without harmful chemicals to achieve healthy beautiful skin, and "Beautiful Skin Begins Within" is the premise on which JoElle Lee's treatments and methods are founded. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetics training when preparing estheticians to work in the skin care industry, especially for those who want to have their own business. Over the years, JoElle has helped many estheticians and small businesse owners in the industry to solve complex problems and increase their bottom lines. With her straightforward, no-nonsense approach, JoElle's philosophy is to uncover the learned negative beliefs or negative thinking that has created a barrier or obstacle in your business, and then tear that wall down. She then uncovers the hidden assets, underperforming activities, and undervalued possibilities of your business.  JoElle teaches effective and profitable marketing strategies and how to stand out from the competition. Many of her ideas and strategies have been implemented and resulted in not only increased profits, but a more diverse loyal clientele.  JoElle's path to becoming an esthetician was inspired by another professional in the field. As someone who always had a passion for beauty and a desire to serve others, she recognized that a career in esthetics would allow her to marry both of her passions. More than 20 years later, that hunch proved correct. Today, JoElle can be found conducting personalized skin care consultations, serving as keynote speaker at industry events, teaching classes around the country on the topic of multicultural skin, and sharing her expertise via her webinars, online courses, and social media channels. Contact: www.joellelee.com   https://www.instagram.com/joellelee_estheticstraining   Facebook Group: JoElle Lee Advanced Esthetics Training & Classes     Toshiana Baker Toshiana Baker has served the spa, beauty, and wellness industries internationally as an esthetician and educator for nearly 15 years. A passionate organizational leader, dynamic speaker, and bestselling author, she has held a variety of industry leadership roles, including director of esthetics for a 30-location corporate spa organization, regional account and education executive for a leading cosmetic and brow artistry brand, and global director of education for a renowned skin care, cosmetics and fragrance brand. Applying her rich expertise as a spa and wellness expert, Toshiana founded SpaWorx in 2016, a consulting and training development agency to educate, enlighten, and empower spa, beauty, and wellness organizations, as well as support growth in their financial performance. SpaWorx has happily served a range of clients—from solo estheticians to large global beauty corporations. In addition to her consulting agency, she volunteers as a commissioner and executive secretary for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). She is also a contributing author and subject-matter expert for the Pivot Point International textbook for foundational esthetics curriculum. Toshiana will excitedly open membership for the Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals (NMSWP) later this summer. NMSWP is a professional platform dedicated to “the promotion, uplift, and edification of underrepresented spa and wellness professionals across all disciplines to create a community of professionals with access to resources, education, and opportunities, while demonstrating through our work our commitment to excellence and the highest quality in our vocation.” Through this network, Toshiana envisions a community that is better equipped, aligned, and supported in furthering the mission of being well and whole while fostering global healing and wellness. Contact:   Website   Social Media   Coming Soon! Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals   Social Media    Resources: Buzzfeed Privilege Test   Implicit Association Test (IAT)   List of Anti-Racism resources     PODCASTS TO SUBSCRIBE TO: 1619 (New York Times) About Race Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Pod For The Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) Seeing White   BOOKS TO READ:   Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (Bookshop.org) How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Bookshop.org) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Bookshop.org) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Bookshop.org) So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Bookshop.org) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (Bookshop.org) White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD (Bookshop.org) Interesting article featuring this author I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (Bookshop.org) Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD (Bookshop.org) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Bookshop.org) A Kids Book About Racism   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram 

Andrew Talks about the books he read during quarantine and why he decided to read auto-biography and biography books instead of fiction books. He also talks about the twitter culture and how it affects his views and perspectives but also Twitters current state and its effect on the cancel culture and other social media platforms. Book Recommendation: "Literature in Letters: Or, Manners, Art, Criticism, Biography, History, and Morals, Illustrated in the Correspondence of Eminent Persons" James Philemon Holcombe, "Ansel Adams an Autobiography" Ansel Adams, "Letters and Images" Ansel Adams, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Maya Angelou, "Born a Crime" Trevor Noah

BLACK LIVES MATTER. Links to everything mentioned in this episode + more helpful/educational resources:https://justmercy.eji.org/https://docs.google.com/document/d/11DKdCd4AUmwcG6igDLz9rlYJcdrJzGP6cmy3s7gNgDQ/mobilebasichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Singshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtoAwFmgNlo1sq52PEswY4qFGonzSBKDAah9cpkT6es/mobilebasichttps://www.netflix.com/title/80091741https://www.netflix.com/title/80189623https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/bren%C3%A9-with-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist/id1494350511?i=1000476611079&l=enhttps://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/10/30/774704183/historian-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracisthttps://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/bren%C3%A9-laverne-cox-on-transgender-representation-advocacy/id1494350511?i=1000478293024&l=enhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitvale_Stationhttps://www.hellablackpod.com/https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWWAqc46ZJdZfhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hQpKtDjdpPe06fUlSoaByhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/mobilebasichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ&feature=youtu.behttps://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ynchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXLS2IzZSdgBe on the right side of history.

In this Horror and Lit Club I talk about Maya Angelou's seminal 1969 work "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece of horror-fantasy, "Pan's Labyrinth." I also ramble at length about potentially racist bookstore layouts, the absolute travesty that is "Cannibal Holocaust," and the horrors of war.Also, I meant to say "microtonal" music when I was talking about System of a Down, not "multitonal."Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya AngelouRandom horror recommendation: "Pan's Labyrinth," dir. by Guillermo del Toro

In this Horror and Lit Club I talk about Maya Angelou's seminal 1969 work "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece of horror-fantasy, "Pan's Labyrinth." I also ramble at length about potentially racist bookstore layouts, the absolute travesty that is "Cannibal Holocaust," and the horrors of war.Also, I meant to say "microtonal" music when I was talking about System of a Down, not "multitonal."Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya AngelouRandom horror recommendation: "Pan's Labyrinth," dir. by Guillermo del Toro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Harmony and Maggie celebrate pride by reflecting on marginalized communities and the right for everyone to feel comfortable, safe, and loved in their own skin and identities. They explored two poems, "dear white America" by Danez Smith and "The Company You Keep: a Poem for my Family" by Vita E. In this episode: HRC https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020 "dear white america" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/150542/dear-white-america https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olnVW3Lixbw On the poplar tree: https://polygrafi.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/strange-fruit-hanging-from-the-poplar-trees-blood-on-the-leaves/ “The Company You Keep: a Poem for my Family” https://twocpoetry.tumblr.com/post/154811931314/the-company-you-keep-a-poem-for-my-family Vita E.'s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9ZI06PVlcWrI-D3ePSg9w Where you should donate: GWORLS https://linktr.ee/FORTHEGWORLSPARTY Trans Women of Color Survival Fund https://www.twocc.us/media/survival/ Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund https://twitter.com/BTFAcollective/status/1267853959378731023 The Okra Project https://www.theokraproject.com/ What We're Reading: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler https://bit.ly/30ctEZH War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy https://bit.ly/2XCM8AH I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13214.I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Sings Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by The TERF-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix Are you feeling overwhelmed about racial inequality in the U.S.? We are too! Here's some resources we've found useful. If you have any additional resources you'd like to share feel free to email us at Rebelgirlsbookclub@gmail.com. https://bit.ly/2XCLZgD To follow our episode schedule go here https://bit.ly/2XF5uW7 You can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/support

Today, Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) joins us for a quarantine edition of 'Some Assembly Required', to discuss proposals aimed at addressing the underlying issues that have allowed systemic racism to continue permeating our communities. --- Anti-Racism Resources Podcasts: 1619 (by New York Times), Code Switch (NPR), Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Films & Shows: 13th, Just Mercy, Selma, Fruitvale Station, When They See Us Books: Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 
by Michelle Alexander, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD Organizations to Follow: Urban Triage (Madison), Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (Madison), Leaders Igniting Transformation - LIT (Milwaukee), Black Leaders Organizing for Communities - BLOC (Milwaukee), NAACP (National), Color Of Change (National), Sister Song (National)

Today, Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) joins us for a quarantine edition of 'Some Assembly Required', to discuss proposals aimed at addressing the underlying issues that have allowed systemic racism to continue permeating our communities. --- Anti-Racism Resources Podcasts: 1619 (by New York Times), Code Switch (NPR), Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Films & Shows: 13th, Just Mercy, Selma, Fruitvale Station, When They See Us Books: Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 
by Michelle Alexander, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD Organizations to Follow: Urban Triage (Madison), Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (Madison), Leaders Igniting Transformation - LIT (Milwaukee), Black Leaders Organizing for Communities - BLOC (Milwaukee), NAACP (National), Color Of Change (National), Sister Song (National)

This episode is an attempt to provide a way forward through conversations across race about the difficult topics of racism, white privilege, conscious and unconscious biases, how to identify them and how to address them. This episode is our effort to call in white people to increase their knowledge around racism in its historical and present contexts and engage in positive action to support Black Lives Matter. It also an attempt to extend an open hand in support of people of color. The Evolved Caveman is committed to anti-racism. This is an attempt to join with Black people and other people of color. Now is the time when we anti-racist white people need to commit to having intentional conversations with the people in our lives and on social media who might be conflicted about the protests because of the narratives of violence and looting outlined by those with other agendas. We need to start these uncomfortable, yet supremely important, conversations. Below are resources to begin your education… Articles to read: • Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists • My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant' by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011) • The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine • The Combahee River Collective Statement • The Intersectionality Wars' by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019) • White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack' by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh • Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?' by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020) Podcasts to check out: • 1619 (New York Times) • About Race • Code Switch (NPR) • Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast • Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights) • Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) • Seeing White Books to read: • Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper • Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon • How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson • Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad • Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold • Redefining Realness by Janet Mock • Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo • The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander • The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs • The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston • When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD Films and TV series to watch: • 13th (Ava DuVernay) Netflix • American Son (Kenny Leon) Netflix • Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 Available to rent • Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) Available to rent • Dear White People (Justin Simien) Netflix • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) Available to rent • If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) Hulu • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) Available to rent • King In The Wilderness HBO • See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) Netflix • Selma (Ava DuVernay) Available to rent • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Available to rent • The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) Hulu with Cinemax • When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) Netflix Organizations to follow on social media: • Antiracism Center: Twitter • Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • Black Women's Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook • Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook More anti-racism resources to check out: • 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice • Anti-Racism Project • Jenna Arnold's resources (books and people to follow) • Rachel Ricketts' anti-racism resources • Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism • Showing Up For Racial Justice's educational toolkits • The [White] Shift on Instagram This is an edited version of document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020. A big thank you to Sarah and Alyssa. Check us out on Google Play and give us a Like and Subscribe! https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Imo4l6pgrbmeklxvec6pgwzxnz4 If you like what you've heard, support us by subscribing, leaving reviews on Apple podcasts. Every review helps to get the message out! Please share the podcast with friends and colleagues. Follow Dr. John Schinnerer on | Instagram | Instagram.com/@TheEvolvedCaveman | Facebook | Facebook.com/Anger.Management.Expert | Twitter | Twitter.com/@JohnSchin | LinkedIn | Linkedin.com/in/DrJohnSchinnerer Or join the email list by visiting: GuideToSelf.com Please visit our YouTube channel and remember to Like & Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/user/jschinnerer Editing/Mixing/Mastering by: Brian Donat of B/Line Studios www.BLineStudios.com Music by: Zak Gay http://otonamimusic.com/

Black Lives Matter. Black Stories Matter. Share them. Say their names. Don’t let them be silenced. Resources - Advancement Project’s List of Organizations (https://advancementproject.org/how-you-can-act-now-to-address-police-violence/) - Bookshop’s Antiracist Reading Recs (https://bookshop.org/lists/antiracist-reading-recs) - Henry Louis Gates, Jr. spotlights the last 50 years of African-American history in “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise” now streaming in full for free online (https://watch.weta.org/show/black-america-mlk-and-still-i-rise/) - Guide to Ally-ship: read the short guide here (https://guidetoallyship.com/) - 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship: on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CA04VKDAyjb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) - An anti-racist reading list from Ibram X Kendi (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html) - List of Black-Owned bookstores in the U.S. (https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php) - The Conscious Kid (https://www.theconsciouskid.org/about/) : A resource to help educate children on racial bias and promoting positive identity development - I have No Mouth, and I Must Scream: The Duty of the Black Writer During Times of American Unrest by Tochi Onyebuchi (https://www.tor.com/2020/06/01/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-the-duty-of-the-black-writer-during-times-of-american-unrest/) - Ibram X Kendi on why not being racist is not enough (https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/14/ibram-x-kendi-on-why-not-being-racist-is-not-enough) Accounts to Follow on Social Media - The Conscious Kid on Instagram (https://instagram.com/theconsciouskid?igshid=9p7j4jyk7wn3) - Spinesvines on Instagram (https://instagram.com/spinesvines?igshid=1itc7byp0ob5l) - The Stacks Podcast on Instagram (https://instagram.com/thestackspod?igshid=1ocj4sd78c8ak) - Diverse Spines on Instagram (https://instagram.com/diversespines?igshid=9n2shtxu7gsv) - Bowties and Books on Instagram (https://instagram.com/bowtiesandbooks?igshid=t3167ozs7bbv) Where to Donate - Black Live Matter: donate here (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019) - Campaign Zero: donate here (https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision) - The Bail Project: donate here (https://bailproject.org/) Podcasts/Podcast Episodes - Code Switch Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608): hosted by journalists of color, the podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. - Deadline City Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadline-citys-podcast/id1482022414): hosted by authors Dhonielle Clayton & Zoraida Cordova who talk about the publishing industry and their writing journeys. - First Draft Podcast’s (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?i=1000452748799) interview with Jason Reynolds, discusses his book LOOK BOTH WAYS, his childhood growing up in DC, his writing career, and more. - The Stacks Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-112-r-eric-thomas-here-for-it/id1362164483?i=1000475188487) interview with R. Eric Thomas, author of HERE FOR IT, a collection of humorous and thoughtful essays centering around his identities of Black, Christian, Gay, and American. - The Reading Women’s (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reading-women/id1118019442?i=1000465359770) interview with Kiley Reid, author of SUCH A FUN AGE. Black Stories on Youtube - Let’s Talk About Race: Nic Stone & Jodi Picoult (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQcUPRqbUuA) - Amber Ruffin’s Experience with Police on Late Night with Seth Meyers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o6OEyfuJU8) - This is My Story - The FBE Cast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FowNV-PvcyY) - Untold Story of Black Suffragettes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzpc6u2PJ5U) Tara’s Book Rec Sister Outsider - on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32951.Sister_Outsider) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/sister-outsider-essays-and-speeches-9780143134442/9781580911863) Audre Lourde is a legend. When I read Sister Outsider for the first time a few years ago I felt empowered, I felt rage, I felt sickened - I cried a number of times. Ultimately, it’s a plea for hope and change. Why I picked it? A stunning number of my friends on Goodreads have not read this book. It’s older, but I think it’s just as important now as when it was published. Meredith’s Book Rec Dear Martin on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24974996-dear-martin?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JkaNZk39FR&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/dear-martin/9781101939529) This book might be short, but its impact is huge as it tackles racial discrimination, police brutality, and the inequality in the American school system. Why I picked it? This is one of those books that sticks with you. I ugly cried during portions of it, but was still left with hope at the end. It’s also a great time to read it because Nic Stone is publishing a sequel called DEAR JUSTYCE in September 2020 that deals with the very real issues facing Black boys and other minorities in the American justice system. Jeannette’s Book Rec All American Boys on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/all-american-boys-reprint/9781481463348) Told from the two perspectives of Rashad and Quinn, this book explores the idea of police brutality and the trauma and impact it has on the victim and their community, but it also shows a white teen dealing with his privilege and what his responsibility is as someone who knows the truth behind the incident. Why I picked it? This book is so powerful in the way it handles real issues of discrimination and privilege. It made me think, it made me cry, and it has never really left me. Non-Fiction Book Recs - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29780253-born-a-crime) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/born-a-crime-stories-from-a-south-african-childhood/9780399588198) - March on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29436571-march) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/march-book-one-9781603093002/9781603093002) - How to be An Antiracist on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40265832-how-to-be-an-antiracist?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RcrqyFlOBY&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-be-an-antiracist/9780525509288) - So You Want to Talk About Race on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35099718-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kHNRRrmlzG&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/so-you-want-to-talk-about-race/9781580058827) - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=A9O5vRwRbM&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-new-jim-crow-mass-incarceration-in-the-age-of-colorblindness-anniversary/9781620971932) - Heavy: An American Memoir on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430746-heavy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=drcUZW2fhg&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/heavy-an-american-memoir/9781501125669) - White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43708708-white-fragility?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qvf4zvOBvd&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/white-fragility-why-it-s-so-hard-for-white-people-to-talk-about-racism/9780807047415) - Just Mercy:A Story of Justice and Redemption on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20342617-just-mercy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=i5URE53cNm&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/just-mercy-a-story-of-justice-and-redemption/9780812984965) - Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898216-stamped-from-the-beginning?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ySHfnhQvR5&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/stamped-from-the-beginning-the-definitive-history-of-racist-ideas-in-america-9781568585987/9781568585987) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52220686-stamped?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GzTXW6dN5T&rank=2) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you-a-remix-of-the-national-book-award-winning-stamped-from-the-beginning/9780316453691) - Here For It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45915136-here-for-it?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FFJht955IC&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/here-for-it-or-how-to-save-your-soul-in-america-essays/9780525621034) - I Know Why the Caged Birds Sings on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13214.I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Sings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FVDgMjJy5I&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/9780345514400) - The Fire Next Time on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464260.The_Fire_Next_Time?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VjShxSnbiF&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-fire-next-time/9780679744726) - Between the World and Me on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Fui0mGBH9g&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/between-the-world-and-me/9780812993547) - Sister Outsider on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32951.Sister_Outsider?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=4DXMxZmpPV&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/sister-outsider-essays-and-speeches-9780143134442/9781580911863) - Becoming on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746485-becoming?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=sRwlA7QlrN&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/becoming/9781524763138) - Brown Girl Dreaming on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MqwNGFAQWX&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/brown-girl-dreaming/9780147515827) Fiction Book Recs - The Hate U Give on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32075671-the-hate-u-give) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-hate-u-give/9780062498533) - The Fifth Season on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19161852-the-fifth-season?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VFZbxrH0N1&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-fifth-season/9780316229296) - Kindred on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60931.Kindred?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=qNDoKp897l&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/kindred-9780807083697/9780807083697) - Homegoing on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ACZZCRQs1w&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/homegoing-9781101947135/9781101971062) - Invisible Man on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16981.Invisible_Man?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JSTgSxWdMc&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/invisible-man-9780679732761/9780679732761) - The Underground Railroad on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29584452-the-underground-railroad?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Hq6NJPQMHK&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-underground-railroad-9780385542364/9780345804327) - The Nickel Boys on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42270835-the-nickel-boys?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kn9mpwcpny&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-nickel-boys-winner-2020-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction/9780385537070) - Long Way Down on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22552026-long-way-down?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=G3pOQt7HjY&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/long-way-down-9781481438254/9781481438261) - The Belles on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23197837-the-belles?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=HaoMmcEL2S&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/the-belles/9781484732519) - A Phoenix First Must Burn on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49619831-a-phoenix-first-must-burn?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QKOjX8e7i7&rank=2) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/a-phoenix-first-must-burn-sixteen-stories-of-black-girl-magic-resistance-and-hope/9781984835659) - All American Boys on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Fsje5QTOC9&rank=1) and Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/books/all-american-boys-reprint/9781481463348) - 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In our ninth episode, we listen to Maya Angelou's famous poem entitled I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

“For me, I believe that Black lives matter. That’s what I said. Anyone with a functioning brain understands that all lives matter. Anybody. But right now there is a portion of our community that is frustrated, and they are suffering, and they are hurting. So, as an empathetic Christian I’m gonna go and say I agree with the statement Black lives do matter. But I was glad some people disagreed with me, because I kept saying, do Black lives matter yes or no? yes but…I’m like there is no but. We disagree. Those are the same type of people that would have interrupted Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus would have been like, blessed are the poor…no Jesus blessed are all people. Since when does highlighting one issue disparage another? Are we not secure enough to be able to sit here and go issue by issue and talk about one without disparaging another? Of course all lives matter, but it’s okay to say Black lives matter. What’s wrong with you? This is not rocket science. All lives matter. No kidding. That’s why Black lives matter, because until all lives matter equally, we need to focus on this.” -Carl Lentz, 2016   This is the most important episode I will ever release. I hope you approach it with an open heart.   Just recently: George Floyd was murdered by a police officer while three other police officers stood by and did nothing. Breonna Taylor was in her home in the middle of the night when police broke in, unannounced, and shot her to death. Ahmaud Arbery was out for a run when two men chased him and shot him to death. Christian Cooper was bird watching in Central Park when a woman threatened to call the police and say that an African American man was threatening her life. He was not.   It doesn’t stop there. The following Black men and women have been murdered by police: Philando Castile Atatiana Jefferson Eric Reason Natasha McKenna Botham Jean Walter Scott Bettie Jones Tamir Rice Michael Brown Dominique Clayton Eric Garner Trayvon Martin  Tanisha Anderson Sandra Bland Freddie Gray   THESE ARE JUST THE NAMES WE KNOW. Do you know how hard it is to find a full list of Black people who have been murdered at the hands of police brutality?    Here’s a brief history of the Black lives lost in our country over the past few years along with the #Blacklivesmatter gaining momentum:   ·      2013: #Blacklivesmatter first appears on twitter ·      7/17/14: Eric Garner dies in NY after being arrested ·      8/9/14: Michael Brown is killed during an encounter with police officer in Ferguson, MO. ·      11/22/14: Tamir Rice is killed by police in Cleveland while playing with a toy gun ·      11/24/14: Announcement that there will be no indictment in Michael Brown case ·      4/19/15: Freddie Gray dies in Baltimore while in police custody ·      6/17/15: Charleston church shooting kills 9 people ·      7/13/15: Sandra Bland is found hung in Texas jail cell   STATS ·      99% of killings by police from 2013-2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with crime. ·      Unarmed Black people were killed by police at 5x the rate of unarmed white people in 2015. ·      Police killed at least 104 unarmed Black people in 2015— nearly 2x a week. ·      1 in 3 young Black men will be incarcerated in their life (compared to 1 in 17 white men). ·      13TH DOC: “The film’s premise is that while the 13th Amendment to the Constitution eliminated slavery and involuntary servitude, it in effect had an unintentional loophole that asserted “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”” ·      Black people make up 6.5% of the American population but make up 40.2% of the prison population. ·      Our prison population went from less than 200k in 1970 to 2.3m today. This is what we refer to when we talk about mass incarceration.   THERE ARE PROVEN STRATEGIES that significantly reduce police killings, but very few Police Departments have adopted them. These are: Requirements that officers use all means other than shooting (decreases death by 25%) Requires all use of force be reported (decreases death by 25%) Bans chokeholds + strangleholds (decreases death by 22%) Has use of force continuum (decreases death by 19%) Requires de-escalation (decreases death by 15%) Duty to intervene if another officer uses excessive force (decreases death by 9%) Restricts shooting at moving vehicles (decreases death by 8%) Requires warning before shooting (decreases death by 5%) *You can call your local representatives and demand these 8 things be instituted with your local law enforcement. Want to learn more? Click here: https://8cantwait.org   WHY DO BLACK LIVES MATTER? My Personal Reckoning: 2016 ·      I didn’t realize my own white privilege for a long time. I felt better than the other white people when it came to bias and racism because I grew up in a broken home filled with drugs, addiction, affairs, and even lived in a town where I was a minority. The reality is I have loved Black culture for most of my life, but I have done very little to be an advocate for justice for my Black brothers and sisters. I’m so sorry for this. ·      I received a DM from a Black woman who encouraged me to diversify who I was interviewing on The Refined Woman. Almost all of my collaborations and interviews for the first few years of The Refined Woman were with white women. I was a white girl blogger. ·      In 2016 I also wrote an All Lives Matter blog post that fortunately never went live. I didn’t understand what it meant that Black Lives Matter. As a Christian I assumed didn’t all lives matter? Thank God I have a team, and thank God I didn’t go live with that painful article. I was very, very wrong.    Black Lives Matter, and here’s why:   Jesus was a 1st Century Palestinian Jewish man. He had brown skin and was hated by the religious, and beaten and killed by law enforcement. If he was alive today in America, he’d be a minority immigrant who probably wouldn’t step foot inside white evangelical churches except to flip over tables. The Western Evangelical Church in America has become a religion for rich, advantaged, and privileged white people—which is the exact opposite of the roots of Christianity and the life of Jesus. Jesus hung out with the oppressed people of society, those ostracized, those who didn’t feel safe in the church—those who were judged and cast off. He fought for justice, restored dignity and humanity from the woman at the well, woman caught in adultery, to touching people with contagious diseases and engaging with people outside of the Jewish law which would have made him unclean in Jewish circles. But he didn’t care, because He was on a mission to do God’s work.   Friend, if you are a follower of Jesus and do not have a heart for justice, racial reconciliation and to see the systemic walls, pillars, and foundations of racism in our country to be dismantled, you are out of alignment with the heart of God.   Who does Jesus care about?   -       Prodigal Son returns: the jealous brother instead of the father rejoicing over the return + safety of his son. But don’t I matter—OF COURSE YOU MATTER, BUT YOUR BROTHER WAS LOST + NOW IS FOUND.    -       Luke 15: Jesus leaves the 99 to go after the one sheep. He cares about the individual.   It’s time to get back in touch with the heart of Jesus. Do all lives matter? YES. But until Black lives matter—we better go after that. Jesus went after the one.   What can you do?    #1: Acknowledge If we don’t heal our past, it will follow us. And ours is HAUNTING US. -Kat Harris   1.     Until we acknowledge the experience of what it means to be a Black person in America there is no chance at healing. 2.     When someone dies, you show up. 3.     “I don’t know the full story.” You don’t have to. 4.     “People are just reposting for attention…not for the right reasons.” You don’t know their hearts. And so what? Does that mean you get to stay silent? 5.     Here’s what’s true: in 1619 was when the first wave of Black people were kidnapped from Africa to become slaves in Jamestown. July 4th isn’t a celebration of independence for Black people. They weren’t free when those freedom bells rang. America was built on the backs of terrorism and genocide and slavery of Black people, people of color and indigenous people. 6.     If we don’t heal our past, it will follow us. And ours is HAUNTING US. 7.     We have to look back before we can move forward. 8.     One of the first things we can do is acknowledge our white privilege. What is white privilege and how do you know if you have it? Go through these statements.   #2: Get Curious I STARTED NOTICING + GETTING CURIOUS: ·      Why did I have so few Black friends? ·      Why were there some Black people and people of color at my church but none on staff or leadership or in the decision-making rooms? ·      I changed churches because I wanted to be a part of a community with women in leadership, then I noticed almost every week at church I could count on one hand the number of Black people at my church…why? ·      Why were influential Black Christian people like Lecrae + Andre Henry leaving the church? ·      How come at my favorite salad place every single person in line buying was white and all the people working in the buffet are Black? ·      How come the expensive gym I had a membership to had mostly white members, and yet almost every single one of the people working there from front desk to maintenance are Black? ·      This started making me very uncomfortable. I didn’t know what to do—so I’d talk with my friends about it…but really I didn’t do much about it. I deeply regret this. #3: PRAY + REPENT: ·      When have you been complicit, silent, and chosen ignorance out of comfort and convenience? Write it down, say it out loud, pray, and repent. ·      Psalm 13 is great to walk through lament. ·      Psalm 51 is great to walk through repentance. #4: ACTIVATE: ·      Sign petitions for racial justice. change.org is a great start for this! ·      Talk with friends and family. ·      When you see racism, call it out. ·      Post on your platforms. ·      Call your local representatives and demand justice. ·      Support Black-owned businesses. ·      Donate to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. ·      Go to https://www.grassrootslaw.org to find out how you can support policing and justice in America. ·      Read this: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack    #5: ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT: ·      Equal Justice Initiative (Bryan Stevenson) ·      Be the Bridge (Latasha Morrison) and her wonderful resource page, “Where Do I Start?” ·      WhereChangeStarted.com has a great anti-racism starter kit ·      The Innocence Project ·      To help pay bail for protestors in NYC, money can be Venmo’ed to @bailoutnycmay.  ·      City-specific bailouts. ·      ACLU ·      NAACP ·      UNCF   #6: READ: “Stop asking us to give you books. Stop asking us to do research. Listen y’all were able to do mathematic equations through some Black women and then your own stuff and to be able to go to the moon, and put a flag in it and dance around and do the west coast strut. How in the world can you go from the earth to the moon and you can’t do research on the racial history that we need to fight in this country. I don’t want to be traumatized by teaching you history. I want you to grow up in your spiritual maturity, and grow up in your faith, and go on the sanctifying journey of overriding the patriotic way that we’ve learned history in America.” - Pastor Eric Mason   1.     White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo 2.     So You Want to Take About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 3.     The Person You Mean to Be by Dolly Chugh 4.     We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates 5.     How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 6.     I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 7.     Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 8.     Woke Church by Eric Mason 9.     The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 10.  Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman 11.  Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass 12.  Waking up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving 13.  Ghetto by Mitchell Duneier 14.  More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City by William Julius Wilson 15.  Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi 16.  A Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King Jr. 17.  Prejudice and Racism by James M. Jones 18.  Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji 19.  Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson 20.  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 21.  All About Love by Bell Hooks 22.  Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim 23.  Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin 24.  Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon 25.  There Will Be No Miracles Here by Casey Gerald 26.  Paradise by Toni Morrison 27.  Healing Racial Trauma by Sheila Wise Rowe 28.  Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 29.  The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity by Kwame Anthony Appiah 30.  The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper 31.  The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann 32.  Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Dr. Soong-Chan Rah 33.  Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith 34.  Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 35.  The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein 36.  Human(Kind) by Ashlee Eiland 37.  A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan 38.  Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 39.  Beloved by Toni Morrison 40.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith 41.  Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer 42.  Detours: The Unpredictable Path to Your Destiny by Tony Evans 43.  Unashamed by Lecrae 44.  Believe Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels   ARTICLE + WEBSITES 1.     Code Switch: Race in Your Face 2.     White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh 3.     NYTimes An Antiracist Reading List compiled by Ibram X. Kendi 4.     Goodgooodgood.co Anti-racism resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein 5.     Buzzfeed’s An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism by Arianna Rebolini 6.     1619 Project (NY Times) – an article series on the history and legacy of slavery in America (also a podcast below). There is a book project in the works to expand on what they’ve started. 7.     The America We Need (NY Times) – a NYT Opinion series that touches on justice in the midst of the pandemic. 8.     “Walking While Black” by Garnette Cadogan   WATCH: 1.     Pastor Eric Mason: Don’t Lose Heart: Why It’s Worth It to Fight for Racial Harmony Even When We Don’t See Progress 2.     Pastor Carl Lentz: I said, “Black Lives Matter” 3.     Dr. Robin DiAngelo’s talk on White Fragility at the University of Washington 4.     How to Deconstruct Racism One Headline at a Time, TEDtalk, Baratunde Thurston  5.     How Racism Makes Us Sick, TEDtalk, David R. Williams  6.     Racial Reconciliation, Latasha Morrison’s sermon, National Community Church  7.     The Privilege Walk   8.     Jon Tyson and David Bailey, class, race, reconciliation, and the Kingdom of God   9.     Becoming Brave: Reconciliation Rooted in Prayer – “why do we need the church?” by Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil     Movies to watch on Netflix: 1.     13th 2.     American Son 3.     Dear White People 4.     See You Yesterday 5.     When They See Us   Movies to watch on Hulu: 1.     If Beale Street Could Talk 2.     The Hate U Give   Movies to rent: 1.     Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 2.     Clemency 3.     Fruitvale Station 4.     I am Not Your Negro 5.     Just Mercy 6.     Selma 7.     The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 8.     BlacKkKlansman 9.     Burden 10.  The Color of Fear   Listen to these podcasts: 1.     NPR’s Code Switch 2.     Season 2 of In the Dark 3.     Hope & Hard Pills with Andre Henry 4.     Her with Amena Brown 5.     Truth’s Table Podcast 6.     Fights and Feelings with Joseph Solomon 7.     Anti-Racism with Andre Henry on The Liturgists 8.     Pod Save the People 9.     1619 Project Podcast 10.  Scene on Radio’s “Seeing White” 11.  Why Tho   The Refined Collective episodes on race: 1.     Anxiety, Race, and Healing Community with Nikia Phoenix 2.     I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness with Austin Channing Brown 3.     Why Being a ‘Good Person’ Prevents You From Being Better with Jeana Marinelli   People to follow: 1.     @austinchanning 2.     @theconsciouskid 3.     @blackcoffeewithwhitefriends 4.     @theandrehenry 5.     @colorofchange 6.     @rachel.cargle 7.     @ibramxk 8.     @mspackyetti 9.     @blklivesmatter 10.  @osopepatrisse 11.  @reformlajails 12.  @akilahh 13.  @showingupforracialjustice 14.  @tyalexander 15.  @tiffanybluhm 16.  @natashaannmiller 17.  @thefaithfeast 18.  @louisa.wells 19.  @abigaileernisse 20.  @jessicamalatyrivera 21.  @thegreatunlearn 22.  @laylafsaad 23.  @luvvie 24.  @pastorgabbycwilkes 25.  @elevateny 26.  @pastoremase 27.  @lecrae 28.  @whatisjoedoing 29.  @sarahjakesroberts 30.  @bishopjakes 31.  @devonfranklin 32.  @iammiketodd 33.  @amenabee 34.  @shaunking   You don’t have to read all 44 books in one day. You don’t have to start a non-profit. BUT YOU DO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. I have not read every single one of these resources, but am making my way through them one by one. I am with you on the journey.   What are you committed to? How are you going to ensure that you are no longer silent? It’s time for white people to do something.   We are co-creators with God; it’s time to get to work.

Sarah shares her experiences in unlearning racism and the journey to continue to learn and become an antiracist and ally to racial reconciliation, equity, and justice. #InAWEtoRISE Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://docs.google.com/…/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-…/mobilebasic… I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Episode with Knikole Taylor Educolor Movement on Twitter Educolor.org Val Brown on Twitter Clear the Air Education Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inawepodcast/message

This week, Shannon, Stacy, Meka, and Kristin discuss books they've found meaningful throughout their lives. Books mentioned are: Jean Little, Little By Little: A Writer's Education Beverly Butler, Light a Single Candle Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family series Laura Ingalls wilder, Little House series series Barbara Park, Junie B. Jones series Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera Richard Kennedy, Amy's Eyes Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind V.C. Andrews, Flowers In the Attic David Eddings, The Belgariad Anne McCaffrey, Dragonriders of Pern series Elie Wiesel, Night James Patterson, Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross #5) J.R. Ward, Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: a Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Kristan Higgins, Good Luck with That Jessica Simpson, Open Book Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Anisa Gray, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in 1928. She was a mother, writer, dancer, director, performer, friend of presidents, and author of seven volumes of memoir. The very first - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - returned to the top of the best-seller lists when she died in 2014. So why were people fascinated by her life? Nominating her is Bristol University's recently appointed professor of slavery, Olivette Otele. "I l love her, I really do." She's joined by Patricia Cumper who has adapted many of Maya Angelou's books for radio. The presenter is Matthew Parris. The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde

This week our guest is Dallas Woodburn, author of the young adult novel, The Best Week That Never Happened. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, andAccidentally making external critics internalWriting after lossAnd more!If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.Follow this WriterVisit her Website, Facebook, and InstagramOrder her new book, The Best Week That Never Happened Follow the PodcastVisit the Website for more info on the podcastFollow the HostSlide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on InstagramFollow our PartnersLearn more about We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all childrenBecome an AdvertiserUse my Contact Page or hit me up on InstaThis Week’s Writing PromptEach week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.This week’s writing prompt is: Have your character do something out of character for them. What is their decision, why do they decide to do it, and what happens as a result?Explore Womxn AuthorsIn this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:Maya Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsVanessa Hua, author of Deceit and Other PossibilitiesAimee Bender, author of The Color MasterEnsure the Podcast ContinuesLove what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out More ShowsEpisode 20: Kristen Millares Young - Author of SubductionEpisode 17: Hala Alyan - Author of The Twenty-Ninth YearEpisode 16: Writing in the Time of COVID-19 with host Sara Gallagher and poem Perhaps Prayer by Kristy MilliganEpisode 14: Kim Krans - Author of Blossoms and BonesSupport the show (https://fiercewomxnwriting.com/support)

Devoreaux Walton is an author, confidence coach, and YouTube personality who serves as the CEO and Founder at The Modern Lady, a lifestyle company that teaches women worldwide how to elevate their lives with elegance and poise. Her book Je Ne Sais Quoi offers tips on style, grooming, etiquette, and attitude. New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Scott wrote, “In a world where etiquette and manners seem to have gone extinct, Devoreaux Walton’s voice is sorely needed.” Stephen Harrison: So what quote are we chatting about today? Devoreaux Walton: Today’s quote is from the famous Maya Angelou. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Such a good quote! Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She wrote seven autobiographical novels, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. You mentioned before the interview that Angelou is a hero of yours? Absolutely. I learned her works in middle school and high school English class. I participated in a pageant when I was younger, and for the pageant portion, I acted out one of her most famous poems “Phenomenal Woman.” I love how inspiriting Maya Angelou was. Her work doesn’t speak to just one particular era or decade. It really transcends the boundary of time. You’re an elegance expert and confidence coach. How did your past experiences lead you to that profession? Several years ago in 2014, I got to a point in my life where I felt stuck in a rut. I was just extremely unhappy in my career, in my personal life, in my social life. I felt like I had no sense of style or presence or gracefulness at all. But I had this idea of the woman I wanted to be. I just had this vision for myself to be polished and poised. And that was not where I was at that particular time! [laugh] I started to make investments in myself through resources, reading books, hiring life coaches, going to therapy, exercising, getting a personal trainer, and sitting down to have some deep time for reflection. I asked myself some tough questions in terms of what I wanted my future to look like, and who I wanted to be, and how I wanted to carry myself. I spent the time doing the work to peel back the layers—the baggage, frustration, and fear. I decided to put that to the side, to live in courage and confidence. Once I was able to transform, I started to share who I was, once I was on the other side: I was this stylish and charismatic person. I loved being charming and meeting new people. I started a blog as an expression to share my wardrobe and my personal style. That evolved into sharing those ideas for other women to help make transformations in their lives. The quote is, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Can you think of an experience where you learned to do better? I was in an agency environment in my career in 2014 and 2015. At the time, I didn’t really know how to conduct a meeting properly and efficiently. I wasn’t necessarily being professional in terms of the small nuances that make a world of difference: the emails, the setup for the actual meetings, and the agenda. After getting some feedback from one of my team leads, I started leaning into the area where I knew I had a weakness at that particular time. Instead of thinking about it as a weakness, I thought of it as an area for improvement. The impact of developing those soft skills was that instead of pitching to ten clients, and maybe only getting one new contract, we would pitch ten clients and get nine out of ten. And that’s just one small example of the benefits of etiquette and being able to carry yourself with a strong social presence. How do you go about helping your clients with a transformation? I know part of it has to do with wardrobe. And Maya Angelou was not only a Civil Rights leader and author, but a fashion leader during the 50’s and 60’s. I think that most women come to me, and, eight times out of ten, they’re going to say, “My wardrobe is a disaster. Help me hit the reset button.” And my response every time is, “We will get to your wardrobe, but we’ve gotta start with the mindset first.” What I do, I call confidence coaching. But it really is an intersection of life coaching, personal styling, and charm school. Essentially, instead of working on just one area, just your wardrobe, or just your mindset, or just your social presence, I work on everything with my clients because I find that these women need it. It starts with being able to master the mindset, thoughts, the anxiety, the fears, the negative emotions, and really being able to reposition and be very intentional in the actions and the thoughts that we are taking. That creates the foundation for this confident life. The second layer after we’ve done a lot of the internal work is working on the external. That’s the wardrobe phase. I want to make sure that every woman is able to define the type of perception that others will have of her. If I want people to know me as being bold and courageous, that’s a different perception from being quirky or artistic or creative. But first I want to make sure we’re clear on defining that personality so that we can build an ideal wardrobe for their specific needs. A lot of women that just get dressed up, and wear an outfit to impress other people, but they don’t even feel good in what they’re wearing—there’s a huge disconnect. In that situation, you’re lacking confidence. It’s important to have that level authenticity with what you’re wearing because it certainly changes how you feel. Most of the women that come to me define themselves as introverts. So they are not comfortable in social situations. In fact, they typically avoid them. They can do it personally, and get by. But professionally, you have to be assertive at some level in order to be really successful, regardless of what industry you’re in. By leaning into these communication strategies and principles, you can walk into an event where you may not know anyone. Instead of being frightened or feeling uncomfortable, you’re at ease enough to enjoy the moments. You can make connections at those events that can open up doors of opportunity.         There was a fashion psychology study done back in the 1960s, 1970s. A gentleman that was wearing a business suit. Before the crossing signal came on, he crossed the street, and several people followed him. The same men changed into a different outfit—the kind that an interior or home painter would wear, with paint stains, and overalls, and grungy dirty work boots. This time the he crossed the street before the crossing signal came on and nobody followed him. I imagine there are some people who think that thinking a lot about etiquette, elegance, and how you dress is a very old-fashioned concept. What would you say to someone who thinks that this mode of thinking is out-of-date? I love that thought, because it challenges the value of what I do! But what I find when people don’t pay attention to the little details like how they’re looking and how they’re showing up—it shows. People will pick up on that lack of confidence. We are definitely seeing a decline in the quality of interactions in person. [Note: This was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic.] It will definitely be interesting to see what the world looks like 20 to 40 years from now, whether or not etiquette will be implemented further or whether we’ll have no sense of protocol at all. At the same time, I think that some timeless life principles like respect, kindness, and courtesy—they’re never going to go away. There’s nobody in the world that feels good being disrespectful. But it feels good doing random acts of kindness, like holding the door for someone with lots of bags. That is something that is probably never going to go away. Do you think that society will continue to get more casual, or will it become more formal? I think about the rise of the tech industry 20, 30 years ago and how casual things have become. People can work from home. Or if they go into the office, they can wear flip-flops, shorts, and tank-tops. Our modern culture is so very casual and that has carried over into every protocol of style and dress. In the short-term, I think that things will continue to be more casual. People are sharing intimate and casual details of their life on social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. But at some point in the next 50 years or less, my hypothesis is that style will shift back into being more conservative. Because at some point, things are going to get so out of control that we’re gonna have to bring back structure and rules. Guidelines and structure around how we are conducting business and living life. You mentioned Instagram. What tips do you think Maya Angelou might have about the presentation of self on a platform like Instagram? That’s a great question. It’s easy for us to “shoot from the hip” when we post something online. On social media you can hide behind a screen. But another favorite quote from Maya Angelou is “people will forget what you’ve said […] but they will never forget the way you made them feel.” What’s critical for someone who wants to be classy or elegant is to be very intentional. You can’t just sit idly and let any thought cross your mind. You have to be intentional so that it’s positive, inspiring, encouraging, motivational, helping you drive to where you’re wanting to be. I think that would be my number one tip for anyone wanting to be classy on social media: to be very purposeful and intentional about it. Think about people who have this sense of elegance—Princess Diana, Maya Angelou, Audrey Hepburn, and First Lady Michelle Obama. There are so many women that have been some really amazing, inspirational examples that show us the way. And it’s always a choice. The quote again is, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” While I like this quote, sometimes this idea of continuous personal improvement is discouraging. We talked about this recently in the interview with Svend Brinkmann. What would you say to someone who finds this constant personal improvement exhausting? I think we all have the beautiful freedom to create the lives that we want to have. And so the idea of continuous learning can look different for anyone: For some it might be a hobby, learning a new language, or exploring a passion. Your personal development and personal growth journey should be just that—it should be personal. You have the opportunity to create it in a way that will help you feel elevated. The really beautiful thing is that we have all the cards stacked in our favor. We have the choice to create the personal growth journey that’s best going to serve us. That’s one important thing in your life: to let go of everything that doesn’t serve you. Focus your time and your energy in your life on the things that do serve you. Because you’ll be so much more energetic and vibrant and full of life when you’re able to be energized by all the things around you. Further reading The Notes on Quotes Series Notes on Quotes #14: Svend Brinkmann, Author of Stand Firm Notes on Quotes $15: Anxiety Expert Kathleen Smith Get the Notes in your inbox

Maya Angelou is perhaps best known worldwide for her series of autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings from 1969, but her poems can be quite powerful. In this Flashcast, Tamika and Murray discuss the meaning and inspiration behind Angelou's words. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Maya Angelou is perhaps best known worldwide for her series of autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings from 1969, but her poems can be quite powerful. In this Flashcast, Tamika and Murray discuss the meaning and inspiration behind Angelou's words. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We recorded this podcast here in lockdown in Italy! With what our precious world is going through right now the topic of courage - inspired courage is so helpful for elevating the human spirit. So as we are also in production mode with the 4th I Know Why book, which is wrapped around the energy of courage we'll inspire you with the architecture of courage that has been laid out in this next book. So sit back wherever you are and get inspired...

How Public Enemy brought the revolution to hip-hop with “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.” Plus, our Americans Icons segment on Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which broke boundaries when it was published and still profoundly resonates with readers today. And Young Adult author Angie Thomas on how the late TLC performer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes spoke to her at a very troubling point in her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Public Enemy brought the revolution to hip-hop with “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.” Plus, our Americans Icons segment on Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which broke boundaries when it was published and still profoundly resonates with readers today. And Young Adult author Angie Thomas on how the late TLC performer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes spoke to her at a very troubling point in her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE CONVOThis is my personal favorite episode yet, featuring educator, story-teller, and D.C.-based artist, Cierra Kaler-Jones. Cierra is currently a PhD candidate, focusing— in her own words— on her research on how we can make education more equitable, hoping to amplify stories of women of color that are often erased by dominant, deficit-based narratives. Featured in popular outlets ranging from the Education Post to Midnight and Indigo to Ted Talks, Kaler-Jones is internationally recognized for her commitment to social justice. Cierra wears many different hats as a fitness instructor, using movement to encourage people to take care of their minds, bodies, and souls. Today's conversation centers around common threads within Cierra’s work: intersectional, inclusive wellness in its various forms and capacities. She chats about her favorite authors, how she views movement as a form of resistance, and how she navigates the world as a storyteller, a listener, a question-asker, and so much more. Support this podcast by rating and reviewing Ineffable Goodness on iTunes & spreading the word to your family and friends! Thank you all SO much for listening. __________________________________________________________________________________________Connect with Cierra Kaler-Jones:Instagram: @_cierrajade_ & @readawaywithcj & @unlockyourstoryPersonal WebsiteUnlock Your Story*(A few) Books Cierra mentions in this episode*I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsOf Blood and BonesThe Wedding DateWanna tell me what you think? Have questions? Ideas for other episodes? Guest suggestions? Thinking of something ineffably good to share? Let me know by emailing me—ineffablegoodness@gmail.com!My favorite articles:https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/rachel-ricketts-spiritual-activism/https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/bjqngz/women-of-colour-in-wellness-industrySupport the show (http://ineffablegoodness.com)

Danielle and Paul from the Group " Rock Farm Road" Joined John in the Studio , we spoke about their second Album " Light My Way" , we spoke about some the songs " I know Why" , This Could be the day and Sliver Moon.Danielle Kneipp collated ten of Paul Kneipp's songs and recorded them in their home studio over the year of 2019. They enlisted the fabulous musicians of Rex Goh-Guitar, Mark Costa-Bass and Jeffrey Bartolomei- Keyboards to blend with the rock sound of Paul Kneipp's Drums. The mixture of Danielle's 'clear' lead and backing vocals with these musicians has created a musical collaboration and combination not heard of before but it is music that everyone can find something to like about it. While Paul Kneipp produced the entire debut album; Sean Carey of Church St. Studios Mixed it and it was Mastered by Cathy Naunton. Paul and Danielle have been married for twenty years and have three teenage sons. Paul played with many touring musicians in the 1980s while Danielle studied four university degrees and taught music in schools. Rock Farm Road is now here to bring quality original adult alternative pop music to the world and have plans for more music to come- while the kids finish school. This is the first album from this partnership; “Light My Way“. Ten original songs arranged and produced specifically for this project. Prepare to be entertained, It’s an album and a destination.

Kyel and Matt discuss a topic that's been on both their minds recently; "How do we trust in God to take care of us without falling into the trap of complacency?" PROMOTION: For a limited time only, Rate Laymentality on iTunes, leave a comment, and then email info@laymentalitypodcast.com letting us know three things: Your name, what you rated the show, and which comment was yours. When we get your email we will give you a shout-out on one of our upcoming episodes! “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou: https://www.amazon.com/Know-Why-Caged-Bird-Sings/dp/0345514408 Saint Ignatius of Loyola: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Exercises-Saint-Ignatius-Profound/dp/0385024363 Saint Augustine of Hippo: https://store.wordonfire.org/products/confessions-st-augustine Theodore Roosevelt: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Kyel Allmaras: “Speak broadly and carry a big brush.” www.laymentalitypodcast.com

First Draft Episode #229: Chani Nicholas Chani Nicholas is a Webby award-winning astrologer, and the New York Times bestselling author of You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode As a kid, Chani loved: Judy Blume, author of Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret and Forever; Toni Morrison, author of The Bluest Eye and Beloved; Maya Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; and Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple Demetra George, author of Astrology for Yourself: How to Understand and Interpret Your Own Birth Chart was Chani’s teacher in learning traditional astrology Christopher Renstrom is an astrologer and historian, and author of Ruling Planets: Your Astrological Guide to Life’s Ups and Downs I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Pittsburgh City Theatre's CitySpeaks podcast this week features Shua Potter and Monteze Freeland.   Potter was on tour and on Broadway in Mary Poppins, won an episode of Chopped on the Food Network (in drag) and, in addition to building and selling two successful cleaning businesses and officiating 20 weddings with 13 lined up in 2020 so far, has a drag cabaret show called After Werk, which is performed monthly at Arcade Comedy Theater in Pittsburgh and also tours across the country. Find out more about Potter at:  www.shuapotter.com  www.actingofficiantweddings.com   Monteze Freeland directed the 2018 EQT Young Playwrights Festival at City Theatre, and past directing credits include: Savior Samuel, In The Heat of the Night, Fences, Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, Poe's Last Night, Sold, and Christmas Star (Pittsburgh Playwrights); Addams Family, Shrek, Hairspray and Freaky Friday (CLO Academy); I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Prime Stage), Dr. Iguanatron's Medicine Show (Arcade Comedy Theatre); The Wiz and Caps For Sale (ACH Clear Pathways); and Kalopsia The Musical (New Hazlett Theatre) As an actor Mr. Freeland was named the 2017 Post Gazette Performer of the Year.    Get tickets for City Theatre shows here: https://citytheatrecompany.org/categories/2019-2020-season/ Listen to episodes of CitySpeaks here: https://postindustrial.com/cityspeaks/

Queen of Sorcery | Chapter 10 Where Sondra’s riding the rainbow, and finding the beauty in the boldness of her latest crochet meditation; Alysia’s all lightness and sparkle after writing 6,000 words in one session and feeling completely guided through her first non-fiction publication; and they’re both feeling the surge of epic battle. Garion is beginning to recognise the pattern of being put in the position of responsibility for foiling a present evil. Books we used for prophecy this week - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou - On Writing, by Stephen King Visit us! ♥ Website belgariadandbeyond.goddesskindled.com + Facebook + Instagram @belgariadandbeyond How to be awesome: rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you found our show! That’s how other people will find us. You can also go to this episode on our website and leave a comment that we can actually respond to. That’s another level of cool. You can find the episode segment times at the website if you'd like to jump right to your favourite part. Theme music mixed and mastered by Hanneke Coolen © 2018 Bone Deep Sound Productions This podcast is a Goddess Kindled Universe production © 2019 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/belgariadandbeyond/message

Story Analysis and small discussion of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

Our latest Americans Icons segment is about “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Maya Angelou’s first book broke boundaries when it was published 50 years ago and still profoundly resonates with readers today. And Kurt Andersen talks with Liz Phair, the trailblazing indie rocker who’s just published a memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our latest Americans Icons segment is about “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Maya Angelou’s first book broke boundaries when it was published 50 years ago and still profoundly resonates with readers today. And Kurt Andersen talks with Liz Phair, the trailblazing indie rocker who’s just published a memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Samantha and Ola discuss Black representation in children's literature and the importance of Black children seeing a diverse range of characters in their books.   See below for links to the books we discuss on the episode: Pre-School and early readers: - Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters amzn.to/2JvcYoQ - What About Adjoa? By Rachel Buabeng amzn.to/2WgRTEq - Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne amzn.to/2EoX8YG - You Can Do Anything by Akala amzn.to/2WdLTMz - The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora amzn.to/2LYymVx - Riley Can Do Anything by The Ella Riley Group amzn.to/2LYOMx7 - The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson amzn.to/2JtHJdH Pre-teen/Young Adult: - Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman amzn.to/2LWp9Np - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou amzn.to/2Wffmpy - The Clubhouse Mysteries Collection by Sharon M Draper amzn.to/2VRXCkM - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi amzn.to/2Ek5d0y - The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Soulja amzn.to/2VAyv0J Books for the parents: - The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and your children will be glad that you did) by Philippa Perry amzn.to/2VRyb2L - The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss amzn.to/2WdFFwl   Subscribe to us here and follow us at @shadesofblackpodcast on Instagram and Facebook and @shadesofblackPP on Twitter. Music: 'Music Is' by Pryces.

Maya Angelou's iconic first memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was published in spring 1969. The book was an instant best-seller, and was one of the first literary accounts of growing up as a black girl in the southern states of America, including graphic depictions of rape and racism. Louise Hidalgo talks to Maya Angelou's friend and biographer, former magazine editor, Marcia Gillespie, about the book and how it helped to establish Maya Angelou as one of the great voices of her generation. Picture: Maya Angelou holding a copy of her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, in 1971 (Credit: BBC/WF/AP/Corbis)

A prolific writer on sociology, history, economics, and politics, W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most extraordinary minds of American and global history. His life traced an incredible arc; he was born three years after the end of the Civil War and died on the eve of the March on Washington. In 1903, he penned the famous line that “the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line.” Du Bois was a formative voice for many of the people who gave us the Civil Rights Movement and for all of us navigating the still-unfolding, unfinished business of civil rights now. We bring his life and ideas into relief through three conversations with people who were inspired by him. Maya Angelou was a poet, educator, and activist. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. She is most well-known for her series of seven autobiographies, including “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Alexander, and Arnold Rampersad — W.E.B. Du Bois and the American Soul.” Find more at onbeing.org.

A prolific writer on sociology, history, economics, and politics, W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most extraordinary minds of American and global history. His life traced an incredible arc; he was born three years after the end of the Civil War and died on the eve of the March on Washington. In 1903, he penned the famous line that “the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line.” Du Bois was a formative voice for many of the people who gave us the Civil Rights Movement and for all of us navigating the still-unfolding, unfinished business of civil rights now. We bring his life and ideas into relief through three conversations with people who were inspired by him. Maya Angelou was a poet, educator, and activist. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. She is most well-known for her series of seven autobiographies, including “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Elizabeth Alexander is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Her books include “Crave Radiance” and her memoir, “The Light of the World.” Arnold Rampersad is emeritus professor of English at Stanford University and author of “The Art and Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois.” He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2010. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

Episode summary: Natasha talks about her rise as an emerging journalist and the joy she gets from storytelling. She shares her path to her current career and sheds light on journalism as a career, why she thinks she is meant to do the work and how anyone can adopt attitudes of a journalist to enhance his or her life.   About our Guest: Natasha Alford is the deputy editor of theGrio, a video centric news community devoted to sharing stories about African American communities that are underrepresented elsewhere in the media. At theGrio, she created and hosts the video series “True Story with Natasha Alford,” where she goes into the field and reports on stories impacting black America. She was awarded the 2018 Emerging Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Before her career in journalism she worked in finance, as a middle school teacher and in education policy. Her passion for storytelling and a restless desire to see the whole world propelled her into journalism.   Insights from this episode: Strategies for aspiring journalists How to think like a journalist to inspire your own curiosity The secret to converting critics to fans Strategies for navigating the evolving nature of the journalism industry Strategies to handle social media trolls   Quotes from the show: “It’s not just about writing, it’s about being able to connect with people so they feel comfortable to share their story.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “Don’t try to be likable, don’t try to do what you think people will like, because you just don’t know all the time how they’re going to react. The best thing you can do is be you.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “I feel uniquely gifted to do this work.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “I have a license to be curious.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “You’d be surprised how many people aren’t curious. They just exist in the world and don’t ask questions.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “Things can be good, as good as you imagine.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “You can convert critics into fans if you remove ego out of the way and you listen before you react.” - Natasha Alford, Episode #160 “I think that we should be more present. You can put down the phones and converse and it’s cool. Being able to be in the moment with somebody else. That matters a lot to me.” - Kevin Y Brown, Episode #160 “A lot of times when you’re growing up in lower economic communities, it’s not cool to be smart. Things like that are a significant part of the culture that needs to be changed.”  - Kevin Y Brown, Episode #160 “Being exposed to things that are greater than what you can even imagine just puts you on a different trajectory.” - Kevin Y Brown, Episode #160   Resources mentioned: LandIt Canon T7i DSLR camera   Favorite book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou   Favorite quote: Natasha’s motto: “The greatest commandment is love.”   3 keys to Create Your Best Life:     The fear is in your head     You have something that the world needs     You only get one life   Stay Connected: Show Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/ https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/ Kevin Y Brown: www.kevinybrown.com www.instagram.com/kevinybrown www.twitter.com/kevinybrown www.facebook.com/kevbrown001   Natasha Alford: www.instagram.com/natashasalford https://twitter.com/NatashaSAlford https://www.facebook.com/natashasalfordnews Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on itunes, google play, stitcher and www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast.

Marguerite Annie Johnson, or as we know her Maya Angelou, was an acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer, as well as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, Hollywood’s first black female director, AND civil rights activist alongside both Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X. Her most renowned work, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, was published in 1969 and put Angelou on an international platform as an artist and a voice for African Americans and women with her push to raise the moral standards of living. Though Maya’s writing and influence brought her respect and recognition, she was extremely private with her personal life, particularly when it came to her marriages (we assume there were two) and her son, Guy. But what can I say about Maya? She was a lover of sherry, a woman who worked her ass off to support her son, a survivor of sexual assault and abuse, and a woman who never gave up no matter what obstacles life threw her way. As linguist John McWhorter put it: “Angelou’s life has certainly been a full one; from the hardscrabble Depression era south to pimp, prostitute, supper club chanteuse, performer in Porgy and Bess, coordinator for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, journalist in Egypt and Ghana in the heady days of decolonization, comrade of Malcolm X, and eyewitness to the Watts riots. She knew King and Malcolm, Billie Holiday, and Abbey Lincoln.” With an introduction like that, I think we should just dive into episode 26 and discuss the amazing, and unbelievably accomplished life of Maya Angelou.

Summary: Freedom to read enthusiasts and MCPL librarians Alessandro Russo and Danielle Deaver talk about Banned Books Week (September 23-29, 2018), the annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read and warns of ongoing efforts to challenge and ban books.  Recording Date: September 12, 2018 Guests: Danielle Deaver, Children's Librarian at Germantown Library.  Alessandro Russo, Senior Librarian at Olney Library.  Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne What Our Guests Are Reading:  Danielle Deaver: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano  Alessandro Russo: Jim Henson: the Biography by Brian Jay Jones Books and Authors Mentioned During this Episode: Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie American Heritage Dictionary The Bible Judy Blume, an American author best known for her children's books, whose books have been frequently challenged or banned.  Bone series by Jeff Smith. The first book in the series is Out from Boneville.  Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Drama by Raina Telgemeier The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank  Fifty Shades triology by E. L. James. Includes Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed.  Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The first book in the series is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak  Other Items of Interest Mentioned During this Episode: American Library Association Infographic of Recent Banned Book Statistics "Banned Books Are Often Diverse Books. Check the Stats." by Emily Knox Banned Books Week Common Sense Media: Online guide to books, movies, and other media for parents. See also the site's "Why Your Kid Should Read Banned Books" article.  MCPL Collection Policy: The Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Collections Policy presents the strategies to develop, expand, diversify, and build 21st century library collections to meet the library needs and expectations of the Montgomery County residents/communities. Overdrive: An online collection of e-books, audiobooks, and e-magazine available for free to MCPL library card holders.  Special Family Storytime: Banned Books: A family storytime held on September 25, at Gaithersburg Library that featured children's books which have been banned or challenged.  Read the transcript

Appropriately, this is our Mother's Day episode, and our title borrows Maya Angelou’s description of her mother from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Photographer Elinor Carucci struck us with some of her own perfect power during this week’s recording of the B&H Photography Podcast. I doubt much stands in her way, but there's a calm too—born of family support, nurtured by maturity, and assured with the confidence that comes from presenting yourself to the world, warts and all—in other words, from “putting yourself out there.” Our talk today is about her photography, particularly her fine art work as represented in her books, Closer, from 2002, and Mother, from 2013. Both works are an exploration of motherhood and family, the first centered on her own mother and, the later book, on herself as a mother, and her children. We do speak about her photographic style and technique, we talk about editing decisions, camera settings, lighting, macro lenses, and how to recreate “spontaneous” moments, but the heart of our conversation is motherhood and family and how an artist portrays family and self, particularly in a manner as personal and intimate as Carucci’s. If you know her work, there should be little surprise that, in conversation, she is candid and open about her process, her talents and her flaws. We talk about burning negatives, authorship, influences that come from strange corners, and just how difficult it is to make a good photo. If you are looking for a “Hallmark moment,” this may not be the episode for you, but if you enjoy an engaged, introspective and, at times, hilarious conversation about art, family, and culture, then settle in for this Mother’s Day present, wrapped for photographers everywhere. Products mentioned:   Canon EOS 5DS DSLR Camera Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens Profoto ProHead Plus Flash Head with Zoom Reflector   Guest: Elinor Carucci Photograph ©Elinor Carucci, Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery

Any bonafide writer calls themselves a writer because they write. There’s really no other way of describing a writer than that. All you need to do to call  yourself a writer is pick up the pen and begin to write.   Highlights from the interview: Luis’ mother died when he was five and he was homeless for three years after that before being adopted into the United States Luis found trouble: expelled from middle school, smoking pot, getting into trouble. However, he discovered poetry when a teacher saw his potential and gave him a book of poetry by Pablo Neruda titled “The Captain’s Verses”. He went on to help with and then winning many poetry slam competitions. Now Luis is a successful entrepreneur (thrivinglaunch.com) Luis’ idea of a writer is anyone that writes. There’s really no other way of describing a writer. He coaches writers to just pick up the pen and write. Just showing up is the first piece. The next piece is to show up and share what you’ve written with other people. After that, then you can read other great writers and get to know them, try to emulate to some degree or discover what you can pick up from them to add to your own writing technique. If you’re doing these things, without a doubt, even without anyone’s help, you will become an amazing writer. Listen to the episode for the full story.     http://stacybrookman.com/webinar1 ()       Stacy’s Journal Welcome to Stacy’s Journal! In this segment, I let you peek into my journal as I share my thoughts on a topic or resilience resource. I loved Luis’s background in oral storytelling and poetry slams. Sharing your story out loud can not only be empowering, but it can really move other people who hear it. It’s a unique way of sharing your experiences because storytelling is among the oldest forms of entertainment. It even dates back to 10th century Japan. Before you go all prickly at the thought of speaking in front of a group, consider going smaller at first, by joining a local story circle where everyone shares their stories. Or even simply reading aloud to a friend. The act of receiving someone’s story is a gift that people want to give you. By sharing your story aloud, you enable others to hear your story, acknowledge your struggles and your triumphs, and connect with you through your story. You can google writing circles or even live storytelling near your city.   That’s all we have for today. Last episode, Mike Veny shared his thoughts on struggling with suicide attempts and mental health – so if you need if you know of anyone who might resonate with that topic, you might want to go back and have a listen. Next week, we’ll interview Carol Graham who just might be the most tenacious person you’ll ever know.   I love interacting with our listeners on social media. We’re on https://www.pinterest.com/Stacy_Brookman/boards/ (Pinterest), https://www.facebook.com/stacybrookmanmedia/ (Facebook), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsQYpXODmHfOyEfc4iATRvA/videos?disable_polymer=1 (YouTube), and just about anywhere you can hold a great virtual conversation. Plus, I answer all my emails personally, so feel free to email me: stacy{at}stacybrookman{dot}com.   100 Most Important Memoirs of the Past 200 Years This week’s memoir is: https://www.stacybrookman.com/100memoirs/ (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) We’re having fun counting down the 100+ most important memoirs of the past 200 years. So our memoir of the day by Maya Angelou. It’s her famous I know Why The Caged Bird Sings, written in 1969.  Sent by their mother to live with their devout grandmother, Maya and her brother Bailey are abandoned to the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At 8 years old, back at her mother’s side, Maya is attacked by a man and has to live with the lifetime consequences. She learns that love for herself, others’...

Dillon Nettles is the Community Programs Director for the Montgomery Education Foundation (MEF) in Montgomery, Alabama. Dillon has lived in the south his entire life, and the timing of the heinous, racist, and bigoted events this weekend in Charlottesville, he shares his thoughts with me! We also dig into his work at the MEF and what got him into the education field, as well as what keeps him doing this work in spite of the various systems of racialized oppression and segregation that still exist and persist in America in 2017. This is a fascinating conversation and I am so excited to share it with you all. EPISODE NOTES (visit CraigBidiman.com/epupunxpod for full details and links): - Dillon needs to remind you all that can use Google and it is free. So there is no need to be stingy about it's resources. - Check out the fantastic work that Dillon and his colleagues do at the Montgomery Education Foundation by visiting www.montgomeryed.org. - Dillon and some of his colleagues have a blog focused on progressive work in the South, so check out the forewordsouth.com! - In addition to the blog, Dillion JUST posted a new piece on his thoughts about the events that occurred in Charlottesville, VA this weekend. - Dillon hypes up the great work of the P.O.W.E.R. House in Montgomery, Alabama, which provides a safe environment for folks in the South to access reproductive care services. - Dillon is currently jamming out to the new SZA album, "CTRL" - A massive Beyonce fan, Dillon is all about her album, “4,” and especially the track, "Countdown." - He claims the book that changed the game for him was, "I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou. - Also, if you haven't seen it already, Dillon suggests checking out "Girl's Trip!" MUSIC NOTES: - This week you get tunes from This Patch of Sky, who release their new album, "These Small Spaces," on September 22 through Equal Vision Records and Graphic Nature Records. - You can preorder the new album on vinyl, CD, and digital at thispatchofskymusic.com and equalvisionrecords.com! - Make sure to check out the band's tunes on Spotify as well! Plenty of fantastic sleepytime/study music! - Also, you can watch the time-lapse music video for "Pale Lights," directed and created by Nevan Doyle (see below), which showcases how Nevan made the album artwork for the "These Small Spaces." ADVERTISING NOTES: - If you need some design work done, check out the work by my buddy, Nevan Doyle! He is one of the best up-and-coming graphic designers and artists today! - Visit Mishko.co to check out his artwork, videos, and music! You can commission him to create artwork and/or videos for your band, brand, program, company, and/or office! Make it happen! FOLLOW, RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE! - Any love on the iTunes app helps! CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE ITUNES STORE! - Follow along on Instagram and Twitter @eduPUNXpod! See you next week! Let's get to work.

Dr. Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her numerous poetry and essay collections. Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. In 1971, Angelou published the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poetry collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die. She later wrote the poem "On the Pulse of Morning"—one of her most famous works—which she recited at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993. Angelou received several honors throughout her career, including two NAACP Image Awards in the outstanding literary work (nonfiction) category, in 2005 and 2009. She died on May 28, 2014. Multi-talented barely seems to cover the depth and breadth of Maya Angelou's accomplishments. She was an author, actress, screenwriter, dancer and poet. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson, Angelou had a difficult childhood. Her parents split up when she was very young, and she and her older brother, Bailey, were sent to live with their father's mother, Anne Henderson, in Stamps, Arkansas. As an African American, Angelou experienced firsthand racial prejudices and discrimination in Arkansas. She also suffered at the hands of a family associate around the age of 7: During a visit with her mother, Angelou was raped by her mother's boyfriend. Then, as vengeance for the sexual assault, Angelou's uncles killed the boyfriend. So traumatized by the experience, Angelou stopped talking. She returned to Arkansas and spent years as a virtual mute. During World War II, Angelou moved to San Francisco, California, where she won a scholarship to study dance and acting at the California Labor School. Also during this time, Angelou became the first black female cable car conductor—a job she held only briefly, in San Francisco. In 1944, a 16-year-old Angelou gave birth to a son, Guy (a short-lived high school relationship had led to the pregnancy), thereafter working a number of jobs to support herself and her child. In 1952, the future literary icon wed Anastasios Angelopulos, a Greek sailor from whom she took her professional name—a blend of her childhood nickname, "Maya," and a shortened version of his surname. Information Link http://www.biography.com/people/maya-angelou-9185388

A new documentary “Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” is being distributed to public television stations across the nation through the National Educational Telecommunications Association. The film highlights the life and legacy of the first African American to achieve national acclaim as a writer. The documentary is the result of a collaboration of three Ohio University faculty members: Dr. Judith Yaross Lee – Distinguished Professor in Communication Studies, Dr. Joseph Slade, Professor Emeritus in Media Arts and Studies and Emeritus Director of the Central Region Humanities Center and director, writer, producer and filmmaker Frederick Lewis. Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio to former slaves in 1872 and died at age 34 in 1906. He is often remembered for his poem “We Wear the Mask.” He also is honored because one of his lines from “Sympathy” became the title of Maya Angelou’s autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” He also wrote essays against Jim Crow laws and lynching and he became friends with many African-American leaders of his time. Although he was considered an intellectual, he wrote many of his poems and stories in “Plantation Dialect.” During his short life, in addition to his poetry and essays, he also composed songs for Broadway. As a youth, he was a neighbor and friends with Orville and Wilbur Wright in Dayton. They, in fact, printed Dunbar’s African American newspaper on their printing press. This documentary, eight years in the making, is a production of the Central Region Humanities Center and received support from Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

It's the third episode of Required Reading with Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country, Taking Flight) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it's worth its place in the canon. This time out, we take a look at Maya Angelou's landmark memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which explores her childhood and adolesence in Arkansas and in other parts of the South and Midwest during the 1930s-1950s. If you like our podcast, feel free to liked our Facebook page (just search for Required Reading with Tom and Stella) or email us at requiredreadingcast@gmail.com

It's the third episode of Required Reading with Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country, Taking Flight) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it's worth its place in the canon. This time out, we take a look at Maya Angelou's landmark memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which explores her childhood and adolesence in Arkansas and in other parts of the South and Midwest during the 1930s-1950s. If you like our podcast, feel free to liked our Facebook page (just search for Required Reading with Tom and Stella) or email us at requiredreadingcast@gmail.com

Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist and a friend of Martin Luther King Jr., years before she became known throughout the world for her memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." In this, the second of two Maya Angelou podcasts, she offers personal reflections of Dr. King as a poet and as a man with great humility (and humor). She talks about the state of the African-American community decades later, and the importance of using language to uplift (describing an encounter she had with Tupac Shakur to make her point). And in her powerful, unique voice, she reminds us of the eternal relevance of Dr. King's wisdom.

In 2005, Professor Olga Gershenson sent out a call for academic papers on public toilets--"the holy of holy for nerds." Ladies and Gents: Public Toilets and Gender, the book that resulted, virtually created the toilet studies field. But along with the nerds, geeks and dweebs who answered the call came bigots who slandered the premise and Gershenson personally via internet, mail and fax machine (remember 2005?). In this hour, Shawn Shafner (The Puru) chats with Gershenson about this experience and her work documenting Restroom Revolution, a student group on the UMass Amherst Campus fighting for transgender-friendly unisex bathrooms in 2001. We'll break down how this incident was a bellwether of things to come, why unisex restrooms would make all our lives better, and what you can do to help usher in a new era of life, liberty, and single stalls for all. Also mentioned: Cultural Studies, discourse analyst, alt-right, kulturkampf, academic policing, homophobia, glory hole, university politics, Bridgewater State University, University of Massachusetts UMass Amherst, Restroom Revolution, Transparent, Jill Soloway, Jeffrey Tambor, bathroom, Harvey Molotch, Laura Noren, campus, unisex, gender neutral, gender non-conforming, buddhist mantra, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Erving Goffman, backstage, urinal, potty parity, civil rights, disability, bladder, plumbing code, glass ceiling, Simone de Beauvoir, Manneken Pis, Standing Up, Alexander Kira, Reginald Reynolds, Donald Trump

Maya Angelou took the harshest experiences in her life and turned them into words of triumph, justice and hope. Her memoirs and her poems told of her survival, and uplifted people around the world. Her first book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," is a classic of American literature. Her voice and the rhythm of her speech were absolutely unique. In this episode you'll hear that iconic voice, in interviews, speeches and conversations, and be reminded why she was one of the most inspiring figures of the past century.

This week on StoryWeb: Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise.” As the year draws to a close and the dark deepens, I reflect on the difficult election season and look for glimmers of light. Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” – published in 1978 as part of Angelou’s poetry collection, And Still I Rise – speaks to me as a powerful antidote to despair. Although she specifically speaks from and to the experience of being African American, acknowledging the “huts of history’s shame,” her poem also reaches out to anyone who has struggled, who has despaired of finding the way forward. “You may trod me in the very dirt,” she writes, “[b]ut still, like dust, I’ll rise.” I find her words to be a tonic, an inspiration, a beacon for the journey ahead. Maya Angelou also wrote memoirs, including her most famous work, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the first in a series of seven books that tell the story of her life. I featured I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings last year in honor of Banned Books Week. You can learn more about Angelou’s life and writing by revisiting that previous StoryWeb episode. This winter, a feature-length documentary film, titled Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, will be shown on PBS’s American Masters Series. At the time of her death in May 2014, Angelou was participating in the making of the film. You can view a trailer for the film at the PBS website. Inspired by Angelou’s iconic poem, musician Ben Harper set the poem to music (with some slight adaptations to the lines) and recorded it as “I’ll Rise.” You can learn more about the connection between Angelou’s poem and Harper’s song in a post from Waylon Lewis, editor and publisher of the Boulder-based Elephant Journal. Angelou’s poem also provides the title to a four-hour PBS series and companion book from Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., professor at Harvard University. Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise is available as a DVD and as a book. Clearly, Angelou’s words ring true to many African Americans. For links to all these resources, visit thestoryweb.com/rise. You’ll also be able to access key video clips of Maya Angelou and Ben Harper. Are you weary and discouraged? Watch Maya Angelou read “Still I Rise” – or listen to Ben Harper sing “I’ll Rise.” I promise you’ll be uplifted. We’ll rise!

Stephen bringing the word tonight. Don't just tell people what you do as a christian, tell them WHY! Know your "Why"...

My friend Emily joined me to talk about Maya Angelou’s most famous work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. And I’m not sure how I did it, but even with my two weeks in Spain and being part of a wedding this past weekend, I managed to get this edited and online for June! I’m… Continue reading CRWM #06: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou is a poet, dancer, historian, and one of America's leading performing artists. She is the author of the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Maya Angelou reflects on some of her earliest and most difficult memories and talks about her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in this special commemorative edition of World Book Club from our archive.

Big Band Serenade presents "Sun Valley Serenade" 1941 is the first of the only two movies featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra (the other is "Orchestra Wives" in 1942). Besides "Chattanooga Choo Choo," other Glenn Miller tunes in the film are "It Happened in Sun Valley," "I Know Why," and "In the Mood". *******Please Take Our Survey****** Go to our Store on Amazon, http://astore.amazon.com/radiomemories-20

As meninas mandam bem. Tocam bem e falam o que querem. E isso é ótimo. Sem machismos bestas, o mundo da guitarra não é um clube do bolinha. Esse primeiro programa com as meninas do violão é pra mostrar umas coisas bacanas acústicas que tenho. Não as únicas meninas que tocam, certo? Tá, tem uma Em próximos programas posso mostrar mais garotas que fazem o diabo com as 6 cordas. Por enquanto vai essas: • Sheryl Crow: Dispensa apresentações. Baita som. 1 [I Know Why] 2 [Strong Enough] 3 [If It Makes You Happy] • .Morgan Grace: Uma mina independente que me indicaram pela web, ela é manda bem lá em Portland, Oregon. Site [http://www.morgangracemusic.com/pics.asp]: 4 [Three Weeks] 5 [Spider] 6 [SA] • Natalia LaFourcade: Uma mexicana que é fera. Bem, escuta e diz o que acha. Site [http://www.nataliaylaforquetina.com/] 7 [El destino] 8 [Mañana Olvidaré] 9 [Elefante] Bem, divirtam-se!

Maya Angelou answers listeners questions about her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

James Naughtie and a studio audience talk to Maya Angelou about volume one of her groundbreaking autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Maya Angelou inherited her love of music from her grandmother, who used to sing to her as a child at the family home in the southern United States. The first volume of her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was a bestseller, describing her life as singer, actress, stripper, dancer and writer. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, she looks back on a remarkable career and chooses eight records she would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]