Podcasts about James Weldon Johnson

Our Ancestors Were Messy, is a show about the ancestors and all their drama. On each episode, host Nichole Hill and her guests unpack the ancestors' historical schemes, feuds, and quests to examine how their relationships with one another shaped who we are today. Before the 1960s nearly every major city in the nation had a newspaper written for, by, and about Black Americans. During their “Golden Era” between the 1930s-50s, there were over ten thousand newspapers with an estimated subscriber count of over 1 million. The editors, reporters, and columnists for these papers included legends like Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, W.E.B. DuBois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Zora Neale Hurston, and James Weldon Johnson. They reported on local, national, and international news from the Black perspective. They also kept track of what everyone was up to in their segregated neighborhoods and spoiler alert: there was never a dull moment! *** Listen to Our Ancestors Were Messy: https://thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/our-ancestors-were-messy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guests: Khalil Habib, Kevin M. Shipp, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics and Allison and Dorothy Rouse Chair in Politics at Hillsdale College, about how examples of statesmanship in the Roman Republic can teach us about good government. Kevin M. Shipp, former CIA officer and anti-terrorism expert, lays out the history of the CIA and gives an overview of his new book Twilight of the Shadow Government: How Transparency Will Kill the Deep State. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a short series on the Harlem Renaissance. This week, the life and work of writer James Weldon Johnson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1921, a small boy made a grim discovery as he played on a riverbank in the cotton country of rural Georgia: the bodies of two drowned men, bound together with wire and chain and weighted with a hundred-pound sack of rocks. Within days a third body turned up in another nearby river, and in the weeks that followed, eight others. And with them a deeper horror: all eleven had been kept in virtual slavery before their deaths. In fact, as America was shocked to learn, the dead were among thousands of Black men enslaved throughout the South in conditions nearly as dire as those before the Civil War.Hell Put to Shame tells the forgotten story of that mass killing and of the revelations about peonage, or debt slavery, that it placed before a public self-satisfied that involuntary servitude had ended at Appomattox more than fifty years before.By turns police procedural, courtroom drama, and political exposé, Hell Put to Shame also reintroduces three Americans who spearheaded the prosecution of John S. Williams, the wealthy plantation owner behind the murders, at a time when white people rarely faced punishment for violence against their Black neighbors. The remarkable polymath James Weldon Johnson, newly appointed the first Black leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, marshaled the organization into a full-on war against peonage. Johnson's lieutenant, Walter F. White, a light-skinned, fair-haired, blue-eyed Black man, conducted undercover work at the scene of lynchings and other Jim Crow atrocities, helping to throw a light on such violence and to hasten its end. And Georgia governor Hugh M. Dorsey won the statehouse as a hero of white supremacists—then redeemed himself in spectacular fashion with the “Murder Farm” affair.This is a story that remains fresh and relevant a century later, as the nation continues to wrestle with seemingly intractable challenges in matters of race and justice. And the 1921 case at its heart argues that the forces that so roil society today have been with us for generations.  Joining me to discuss his book, HELL PUT TO SHAME: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery—Earl Swift. Follow and comment on Facebook-TRUE MURDER: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064697978510Check out TRUE MURDER PODCAST @ truemurderpodcast.com

Doug & Diane recently had the opportunity to chat with George Marriner Maull (Founder & Artistic Director of The Discovery Orchestra) and Vocalist Cheryl Warfield (Founder of Manhattan Opera Repertory Ensemble or MORE) about their upcoming concert, Discover Angelitos Negros (Little Black Angels). Maull and Warfield – along with Composer & Pianist Patricio Molina – will present this special Black History Month concert at 3pm on Sunday, February 23rd at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey.During our conversation we touched upon the importance of bringing classical and operatic music into the spotlight and connecting new audiences to these genres through the innovative and immersive techniques spearheaded by their respective organizations. Maull's and Warfield's passion for music is contagious and their drive to make it accessible and more familiar is brilliant. We learned all about their musical backgrounds and experiences which have led them both to their careers. Angelitos Negros is a concert series launched in 2021 by MORE Opera to collectively serve Black and Latino communities severely impacted by the pandemic. The program was based on a poignant moment in the 1948 Mexican film of the same name in which a young child asks why there are no paintings by the great masters of Black angels. An acclaimed second iteration of Angelitos Negros was presented in December 2023, with composer-pianist Patricio Molina as musical director. The upcoming concert will feature a rousing rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson song known today as the Black National Anthem, in honor of its 125th anniversary; and a Discovery Concert exploration of “Hay una Antilla en Medio del Mar Caribe,” the traditional Dominican poem set to music, arranged by Molina.TDO is known for its teaching Discovery Concerts™ — musical performances featuring an interactive exploration segment that helps participants focus on specific details of the work — on stage and on the small screen. The Orchestra also presents community engagement programs in collaboration with its educational partners for underserved audiences in six New Jersey counties.Discover Angelitos Negros is free with registration at https://discoveryorchestra.org/angelitos-negros/. Groups wishing to attend should contact TDO Executive Director Rick Kaller at rick@discoveryorchestra.org. The concert snow date is Sunday, March 2 (at 3 p.m.) Asbury Park Vibes Podcast Available on Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, Audible, and PandoraHosted by Diane DiMemmo & Doug DresherCopyright 2020-2025 Asbury Park Vibes. All rights reserved.

Today's poem is The Gift to Sing by James Weldon Johnson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “For those of us who want to hold onto the light as long as we can, we make sure to embrace more than the material comforts — we can make sure to surround ourselves with family, friends and song.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

Nelson is likely best known for her literary output as a poet. She regularly published in Opportunity and Crisis magazines between 1917 and 1928. Her poems also appeared in James Weldon Johnson's seminal anthology, The Book of American Negro Poetry (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931). Nelson began to keep a personal diary in 1921. Her entries from 1926 to 1931 were later edited by scholar Gloria T. Hull for a volume entitled Give Us Each Day: The Diary of Alice Dunbar-Nelson (W. W. Norton, 1984).Toward the end of her public career, Nelson focused on journalism and public speaking. She gave numerous speeches as the executive secretary of the American Friends Inter-Racial Peace Committee from 1928 to 1931. From 1926 to 1930, Nelson wrote newspaper columns and became an activist for women's suffrage and civil rights. In 1922, she advocated for the passage of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, and helped establish the Industrial School for Colored Girls in Delaware. One of her speeches was published and included in Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence (The Bookery Publishing Company, 1914), and examples of her dialect poetry, dramatic prose, and oratory were collected The Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer (J. L. Nichols & Co., 1920). Both are anthologies that Nelson edited. -bio via Academy of American Poets Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Tess and Brock travel to Wiscasset, ME, to investigate the scene of James Weldon Johnson's tragic death in a train accident. Author Russell Rymer gives us a glimpse of Johnson's life as a Black poet, diplomat, novelist, and activist—Johnson was a jack of all trades, master of all. Poet C.S. Giscombe discuss Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and finds surprising similarities to the tv cartoon Futurama.Tess and Brock also meet with Melanie K. Edwards, Johnson's great grandniece, who gives some insight into what her famous uncle was doing in Maine in the first place.Mentioned:The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson“We To America” by James Weldon JohnsonGod's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson“Listen Lord, A Prayer” by James Weldon Johnson“Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing” by James Weldon JohnsonNegro Mountain by C.S. GiscombeAmerican Beach by Russell RymerFuturama (1999)Simpsons (1989)The house:James Weldon Johnson Bench in Wiscasset, METess Chakkalakal is the creator, executive producer and host of Dead Writers. Brock Clarke is our writer and co-host.Lisa Bartfai is the managing producer and executive editor. Our music is composed by Cedric Wilson, who also mixes the show. Ella Jones is our web editorial intern, and Mark Hoffman created our logo. This episode was produced with the generous support of our sponsors Bath Savings and listeners like you.

20240710 1300 Nothing About Us Without Us-Black American Perspective on Jacksonville History Originally Broadcasted July 10, 2024, on ACB Media 2   Jacksonville, Florida, has a rich and diverse history. The experience of African-Americans in Jacksonville was unique, home of the renowned poet James Weldon Johnson and his brother, John Rosamund Johnson, who together wrote the Black National Anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing), and home of one of the few free Black communities established under Spanish rule and maintained until its relocation to Oklahoma. Attendees learned about the stories and events you may never have heard before. The Multi-Cultural Affairs Committee invited participants to join us on this journey.   Edited By: Janet Ingber

Destination Freedom was a weekly radio program produced by NBC radio station WMAQ in Chicago from 1948 to 1950. It presented biographical histories of prominent African-Americans as written by the program's producer Richard Durham. You are going to hear episodes about three tireless advocates for civil rights, diversity and inclusion. The 1948 story of James Weldon Johnson, an attorney, diplomat, writer, and co-creator of the Negro National Anthem. The 1949 story of the legendary educator Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute. And the 1949 story of Mary Church Terrell, one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree. Terrell was a talented journalist and charter member of the NAACP. More at http://krobcollection.com

In this enlightening episode of Sista Brunch, we sit down with Reginé Gilbert, a powerhouse in the intersection of tech and social justice. Holding the esteemed James Weldon Johnson professorship at New York University, Reginé is not only shaping minds in academia with her profound insights into inclusive and accessible digital design but also touching lives through her pioneering work in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Reginé takes us on a journey through her impressive career trajectory—from the fashion industry's elite corridors to becoming a leading voice in user experience design (UX). She shares her transition from fashion to tech, her passion for making digital worlds accessible to all, and her drive to ensure that emerging AR and VR technologies are inclusive from the ground up. Her book, "Inclusive Design for a Digital World," showcases her commitment to creating digital spaces that everyone can navigate with ease, echoing her belief that thoughtful design starts with considering all potential users. In her role at NYU, Reginé champions these principles, equipping her students to think ethically and inclusively as they create the digital experiences of tomorrow. Tune in to learn from Reginé's wealth of experience and be inspired by her vision for a tech-inclusive future where accessibility is not an afterthought, but a foundational principle. Follow us for more stories that celebrate and amplify the voices of Black women and gender-expansive individuals thriving at the forefront of entertainment, media, and technology. #ReginéGilbert #InclusiveTech #DigitalDesign #SistaBrunch

En este episodio monumental, te dejo las cosas maravillosas que se pueden estudiar con los eclipses, los fenómenos que se aprecian, la seguridad para verlos y como ver el sol, con o sin gafas y muchas cosas dementes que no sabias de los eclipses. Recuerda que el próximo 6 de abril estaré entregando gafas, stickers e información en la biblioteca publica James Weldon Johnson commutity library en el 1059 18th ave S. Saint Petersburg FL 33712 Para mas información del programa y el host en los links abajo: Amazon.com: Historias cortas Para sentarte en el inodoro: Parte 2 (Spanish Edition): 9798395803429: Alvarado, MR Agustin Valenzuela: Books curiosidad científica podcast | Linktree vale.alva (@curiosidacientificapodcast) • Fotos y videos de Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agustin-valenzuela/support

Welcome home y'all! On this MiniPod hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum and Tiffany Cross answer a question we've gotten many times: why “Native Land” Pod? The hosts explain the inspiration behind the title of the show, and the show as a whole. Drawing from their own experience, they critique mainstream news, share how they came together, and why they felt they needed to create a new “home” for their audience.  You can find the lyrics to Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Black National Anthem, at this link.   The audio for this episode is from promotional material created for the launch of the podcast. As always, we want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.  Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on Youtube. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:  Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Gabrielle Collins as executive producer; Loren Mychael and Jabari Davis are our research producers, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. A special thanks as well to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we kick off Black History Month by Queen P, reciting the poem/hymn "Lift Every Voice And Sing " by James Weldon Johnson. This song was written in 1900 on President Lincoln's birthday and was very popular in the Black community. Back then the song became known as the "Negro Nation Anthem". Today, it's come to be known as the "Black National Anthem". Dim the lights, sit back, relax and together let's listen to Queen P share with us the words of "Lift Every Voice And Sing". Audio Production by Nigel Beckles Email:beckles13@hotmail.com

Susan and Sharon sit down with actor, director, and writer Elayne Heilveil. Elayne has worked with Mike Nichols and Mark Rydell in the classic 70s television series Family and has guested on such shows as The Rockford Files, The Waltons, Emergency!, Hawaii 5-0, Hill Street Blues and The Mary Tyler More Show. She has appeared opposite such legendary stars such as James Garner, Rip Torn, Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum, Valerie Bertinelli, David Jansen, Robert Culp and Dame Judith Anderson.In this layered conversation, Elayne discusses standing up for yourself on set, learning to trust your instincts, navigating dicey auditions -- and discovering the joy and artistic rewards of writing.THE CONVERSATIONHow a “mystical” experience reading “The Creation” by James Weldon Johnson at eleven years old led to Elayne's start in show business.Going to the Fame school –the movie and TV show barely scratched the surface!Topless go-go dancers and drunk bodies in the streets: living and acting in 70's New York.What do you say when an agent wants you to change your name – to Daisy Astor?On being asked to take her top off at an audition: “I broke out laughing and said, ‘Are women buying this bullshit?' ”On casting quirks: “I've played three nuns. It's every Jewish girl's dream to be a nun.”Being “beyond nervous” auditioning for Mike Nichols.Doing the TV movie, A Cry For Help – and wearing Columbo's trench coat the whole time!What do you do when your lines aren't quite right on The Waltons? Give them to Richard Thomas' John-Boy!LIVING WITH AN ‘ANGEL' – what's it like secretly living with Stuart Margolin, and then getting “married” on-screen?What's the best therapy after an abusive moment on set? Try throwing drinking glasses at a brick wall.So join Susan and Sharon – and Elayne – as they talk nude photos, James Garner, reverse nepotism, finding your sweet spot – and getting tear-gassed by Rip Torn! AUDIOGRAPHYThe Rockford Files is streaming FREE on Roku.So Fetch, The Making of Mean Girls (and Why We're Still Obsessed with It) by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Get it at Bookshop or your favorite bookstore.Pre-order the book: The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore by Stan Zimmerman. Will ship Feb. 13.Read The Creation by James Weldon Johnson.8TL EXCLUSIVE OFFERS!Invest in yourself at TheNextish.com - Special 80s TV Ladies offer! Get 10% off an already 30% off promotion on their newest online course that will help you chart a course forward: "Be The Disruptor" - Use code "8TL24" at checkout at TheNextish.com.CONNECTRead transcripts and more at 80sTVLadies.com.Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Follow 8TL on Facebook.Check out 8TL on Linkedin.Get ad-free episodes and exclusive videos on PATREON.Find more cool podcasts at our host sight, Weirding Way Media.The 80s TV Ladies travel to Podfest 2024! If you'll be there, find us and say hello to Sharon and Susan.

Alonzo King Lines Ballet will perform an original work called "Deep River," blending music from Jewish and African American spiritual traditions with a score by pianist, composer, and MacArthur fellow Jason Moran and vocals by Grammy-award winning singer Lisa Fischer. The work also incorporates compositions by Pharoah Sanders, Maurice Ravel, and James Weldon Johnson. The performance will take place tonight at 7:30 at Northrop's Carlson Family Stage. Jazz88's Peter Solomon spoke with choreographer and group founder Alonzo King.

Liz McCoy shares some of the activities going on downtown in the near future. The first Wednesday of every month (as in TONIGHT!) features Art Walk downtown, with a variety of performers and vendors set up among various businesses. It's a great opportunity to explore shops, restaurants, and entertainment opportunities in your community. Additionally, this weekend features Galaxy Fest, a STEM-focused event "where culture and science collide" at James Weldon Johnson Park. And coming up later this month, the Blues & BBQ event is always a crowd pleaser. Visit "downtownjacksonville.org" for more information, then check out the fun downtown!

Badr Milligan, host of the Short Box Podcast, discusses comics and superheroes; August is National Black Philanthropy Month; what's new at James Weldon Johnson Park.

Princess reports on the vigil today honoring the late Ben Frazier. The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville hosts the 4pm vigil at James Weldon Johnson park off Monroe St. downtown. The public is invited to attend and remember his activisim in the Jacksonville community.

Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (U Minnesota Press, 2021) reinterprets key African American novels from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Modernism to contemporary literature, showing how authors have imagined a new model of Black queer selfhood. African American authors blame liberal humanism's model of subjectivity for double consciousness and find that liberal humanism's celebration of individual autonomy and agency is a way of disciplining Black queer lives. These authors thus reject subjectivity in search of a new mode of the self that Alvin J. Henry names “Black queer flesh”—a model of selfhood that is collective, plural, fluctuating, and deeply connected to the Black queer past. Henry begins with early twentieth-century authors such as Jessie Redmon Fauset and James Weldon Johnson. These authors adapted the Bildungsroman, the novel of self-formation, to show African Americans gaining freedom and agency by becoming a liberal, autonomous subjects. These authors, however, discovered that the promise of liberal autonomy held out by the Bildungsroman was yet another tool of antiblack racism. As a result, they tentatively experimented with repurposing the Bildungsroman to throw off subjectivity and its attendant double consciousness. In contrast, Nella Larsen, Henry shows, was the first author to fully reject subjectivity. In Quicksand and Passing, Larsen invented a new genre showing her queer characters—characters whose queerness already positioned them on the margins of subjectivity—escaping subjectivity altogether. Using Ralph Ellison's archival drafts, Henry then powerfully rereads Invisible Man, revealing that the protagonist as a queer, disabled character taught by the novel's many other queer, disabled characters to likewise seek a selfhood beyond subjectivity. Although Larsen and Ellison sketch glimpses of this selfhood beyond subjectivity, only Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments shows a protagonist fully inhabiting Black queer flesh—a new mode of selfhood that is collective, plural, always evolving, and no longer alienated from the black past. Black Queer Flesh is an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the Department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (U Minnesota Press, 2021) reinterprets key African American novels from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Modernism to contemporary literature, showing how authors have imagined a new model of Black queer selfhood. African American authors blame liberal humanism's model of subjectivity for double consciousness and find that liberal humanism's celebration of individual autonomy and agency is a way of disciplining Black queer lives. These authors thus reject subjectivity in search of a new mode of the self that Alvin J. Henry names “Black queer flesh”—a model of selfhood that is collective, plural, fluctuating, and deeply connected to the Black queer past. Henry begins with early twentieth-century authors such as Jessie Redmon Fauset and James Weldon Johnson. These authors adapted the Bildungsroman, the novel of self-formation, to show African Americans gaining freedom and agency by becoming a liberal, autonomous subjects. These authors, however, discovered that the promise of liberal autonomy held out by the Bildungsroman was yet another tool of antiblack racism. As a result, they tentatively experimented with repurposing the Bildungsroman to throw off subjectivity and its attendant double consciousness. In contrast, Nella Larsen, Henry shows, was the first author to fully reject subjectivity. In Quicksand and Passing, Larsen invented a new genre showing her queer characters—characters whose queerness already positioned them on the margins of subjectivity—escaping subjectivity altogether. Using Ralph Ellison's archival drafts, Henry then powerfully rereads Invisible Man, revealing that the protagonist as a queer, disabled character taught by the novel's many other queer, disabled characters to likewise seek a selfhood beyond subjectivity. Although Larsen and Ellison sketch glimpses of this selfhood beyond subjectivity, only Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments shows a protagonist fully inhabiting Black queer flesh—a new mode of selfhood that is collective, plural, always evolving, and no longer alienated from the black past. Black Queer Flesh is an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the Department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (U Minnesota Press, 2021) reinterprets key African American novels from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Modernism to contemporary literature, showing how authors have imagined a new model of Black queer selfhood. African American authors blame liberal humanism's model of subjectivity for double consciousness and find that liberal humanism's celebration of individual autonomy and agency is a way of disciplining Black queer lives. These authors thus reject subjectivity in search of a new mode of the self that Alvin J. Henry names “Black queer flesh”—a model of selfhood that is collective, plural, fluctuating, and deeply connected to the Black queer past. Henry begins with early twentieth-century authors such as Jessie Redmon Fauset and James Weldon Johnson. These authors adapted the Bildungsroman, the novel of self-formation, to show African Americans gaining freedom and agency by becoming a liberal, autonomous subjects. These authors, however, discovered that the promise of liberal autonomy held out by the Bildungsroman was yet another tool of antiblack racism. As a result, they tentatively experimented with repurposing the Bildungsroman to throw off subjectivity and its attendant double consciousness. In contrast, Nella Larsen, Henry shows, was the first author to fully reject subjectivity. In Quicksand and Passing, Larsen invented a new genre showing her queer characters—characters whose queerness already positioned them on the margins of subjectivity—escaping subjectivity altogether. Using Ralph Ellison's archival drafts, Henry then powerfully rereads Invisible Man, revealing that the protagonist as a queer, disabled character taught by the novel's many other queer, disabled characters to likewise seek a selfhood beyond subjectivity. Although Larsen and Ellison sketch glimpses of this selfhood beyond subjectivity, only Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments shows a protagonist fully inhabiting Black queer flesh—a new mode of selfhood that is collective, plural, always evolving, and no longer alienated from the black past. Black Queer Flesh is an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the Department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (U Minnesota Press, 2021) reinterprets key African American novels from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Modernism to contemporary literature, showing how authors have imagined a new model of Black queer selfhood. African American authors blame liberal humanism's model of subjectivity for double consciousness and find that liberal humanism's celebration of individual autonomy and agency is a way of disciplining Black queer lives. These authors thus reject subjectivity in search of a new mode of the self that Alvin J. Henry names “Black queer flesh”—a model of selfhood that is collective, plural, fluctuating, and deeply connected to the Black queer past. Henry begins with early twentieth-century authors such as Jessie Redmon Fauset and James Weldon Johnson. These authors adapted the Bildungsroman, the novel of self-formation, to show African Americans gaining freedom and agency by becoming a liberal, autonomous subjects. These authors, however, discovered that the promise of liberal autonomy held out by the Bildungsroman was yet another tool of antiblack racism. As a result, they tentatively experimented with repurposing the Bildungsroman to throw off subjectivity and its attendant double consciousness. In contrast, Nella Larsen, Henry shows, was the first author to fully reject subjectivity. In Quicksand and Passing, Larsen invented a new genre showing her queer characters—characters whose queerness already positioned them on the margins of subjectivity—escaping subjectivity altogether. Using Ralph Ellison's archival drafts, Henry then powerfully rereads Invisible Man, revealing that the protagonist as a queer, disabled character taught by the novel's many other queer, disabled characters to likewise seek a selfhood beyond subjectivity. Although Larsen and Ellison sketch glimpses of this selfhood beyond subjectivity, only Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments shows a protagonist fully inhabiting Black queer flesh—a new mode of selfhood that is collective, plural, always evolving, and no longer alienated from the black past. Black Queer Flesh is an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the Department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (U Minnesota Press, 2021) reinterprets key African American novels from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Modernism to contemporary literature, showing how authors have imagined a new model of Black queer selfhood. African American authors blame liberal humanism's model of subjectivity for double consciousness and find that liberal humanism's celebration of individual autonomy and agency is a way of disciplining Black queer lives. These authors thus reject subjectivity in search of a new mode of the self that Alvin J. Henry names “Black queer flesh”—a model of selfhood that is collective, plural, fluctuating, and deeply connected to the Black queer past. Henry begins with early twentieth-century authors such as Jessie Redmon Fauset and James Weldon Johnson. These authors adapted the Bildungsroman, the novel of self-formation, to show African Americans gaining freedom and agency by becoming a liberal, autonomous subjects. These authors, however, discovered that the promise of liberal autonomy held out by the Bildungsroman was yet another tool of antiblack racism. As a result, they tentatively experimented with repurposing the Bildungsroman to throw off subjectivity and its attendant double consciousness. In contrast, Nella Larsen, Henry shows, was the first author to fully reject subjectivity. In Quicksand and Passing, Larsen invented a new genre showing her queer characters—characters whose queerness already positioned them on the margins of subjectivity—escaping subjectivity altogether. Using Ralph Ellison's archival drafts, Henry then powerfully rereads Invisible Man, revealing that the protagonist as a queer, disabled character taught by the novel's many other queer, disabled characters to likewise seek a selfhood beyond subjectivity. Although Larsen and Ellison sketch glimpses of this selfhood beyond subjectivity, only Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments shows a protagonist fully inhabiting Black queer flesh—a new mode of selfhood that is collective, plural, always evolving, and no longer alienated from the black past. Black Queer Flesh is an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the Department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (U Minnesota Press, 2021) reinterprets key African American novels from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Modernism to contemporary literature, showing how authors have imagined a new model of Black queer selfhood. African American authors blame liberal humanism's model of subjectivity for double consciousness and find that liberal humanism's celebration of individual autonomy and agency is a way of disciplining Black queer lives. These authors thus reject subjectivity in search of a new mode of the self that Alvin J. Henry names “Black queer flesh”—a model of selfhood that is collective, plural, fluctuating, and deeply connected to the Black queer past. Henry begins with early twentieth-century authors such as Jessie Redmon Fauset and James Weldon Johnson. These authors adapted the Bildungsroman, the novel of self-formation, to show African Americans gaining freedom and agency by becoming a liberal, autonomous subjects. These authors, however, discovered that the promise of liberal autonomy held out by the Bildungsroman was yet another tool of antiblack racism. As a result, they tentatively experimented with repurposing the Bildungsroman to throw off subjectivity and its attendant double consciousness. In contrast, Nella Larsen, Henry shows, was the first author to fully reject subjectivity. In Quicksand and Passing, Larsen invented a new genre showing her queer characters—characters whose queerness already positioned them on the margins of subjectivity—escaping subjectivity altogether. Using Ralph Ellison's archival drafts, Henry then powerfully rereads Invisible Man, revealing that the protagonist as a queer, disabled character taught by the novel's many other queer, disabled characters to likewise seek a selfhood beyond subjectivity. Although Larsen and Ellison sketch glimpses of this selfhood beyond subjectivity, only Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments shows a protagonist fully inhabiting Black queer flesh—a new mode of selfhood that is collective, plural, always evolving, and no longer alienated from the black past. Black Queer Flesh is an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the Department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies

Join Maddy as we learn swimming safety tips, take time to notice how we feel, and learn all about the Floridian, James Weldon Johnson!  Everyone is welcome at the Clubhouse!   

Christianity has no issue with the concept of resurrection. It is the fundamental tenant of our common faith that all men will be raised from the dead as the free gift of Jesus Christ. What is stranger is that Judaism has no concept of the resurrection today. Because of scriptures like Ezekiel 37, in Jesus's Day, Jewry was spilt into two camps on this issue. The Pharisees believed in a coming resurrection while the Sadducees did not. You can remember this with the corny saying, “The Sadducees didn't believe in the resurrection, which is why they are sad-you-see.” In truth, there is nothing sadder than a modern Jewish funeral. The terrible loss of loved ones, combined with the firm belief that they will never see them again, makes for a darkness that is tragic. Dem Bones, Dry Bones or Dem Dry Bones is a well-known traditional spiritual song. The melody was written by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)  and his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. It is another example of the rich tradition of purely American music. It takes its lyrics from the Prophet Ezekiel.We are happy to announce that the author's latest book Elijah the Prophet is now available on Amazon. Time for another feast into the word of God!Ready for some meat after all the milk? The Gospel Feast Series is available here in 20+ volumes.It's time to Feast on the Word of God!

What is the meaning behind the James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing?” Also known as the Black national anthem, what is its special place in history? Dr. Karen shares her perspective and interpretation of the three verses and concludes with seven inspirations to remember for our time. Contact … The post Lift Every Voice and Sing (Episode # 407) first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Synopsis On today's date in the year 1900, the principal of Stanton Elementary in Jacksonville, Florida was asked to give a Lincoln's Day speech to his students. Stanton was a segregated school for African-American children, and was the school that its principal, James Weldon Johnson, had himself attended. Johnson decided he would rather have the students do something themselves, perhaps sing an inspirational song. He decided to write the words himself, and enlisted the aid of his brother, John Rosamond Johnson, who was a composer. "We planned to have it sung by schoolchildren, a chorus of 500 voices," Johnson recalled. "I got my first line, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"—not a startling first line, but I worked along, grinding out the rest." Johnson gave the words to his brother as they came to him, not even writing them down as his brother worked at the piano. By the time they finished, Johnson confessed he was moved by what they had created: "I could not keep back the tears and made no effort to do so." The song was a great success on February 12th, 1900, and then was pretty much forgotten by Johnson—but not by the children who sang it. They memorized it. Some of them became teachers, and taught it to their students. The song spread across the country, and soon became the unofficial National Anthem of Black America. "We wrote better than we knew," said Johnson. Music Played in Today's Program J.W. (1871-1938) and J.R. (1873-1954) Johnson Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Choirs and Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor. BMG/RCA 63888

This week, we're kicking off our Black History Month celebration by honoring the legacy of James Weldon Johnson, the brilliant writer behind 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'. BUT did you know that Johnson wrote numerous other poems, articles, and songs in addition to being a school principal, lawyer, diplomat, jingle writer, Broadway composer, and professor? There's a lot to learn about this incredible author, come a long for the ride and the celebration! 

Guest preacher, Rev. Adam Mixon invites us into our new series, Praying Twice, as well as into the work of prophetic joy. We are called into this work through the life and death of Jesus as well as the words of artists like James Weldon Johnson who wrote, "Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us" in his hymn, Lift Every Voice And Sing. Follow City Church San Francisco: Instagram: https://instagram.com/citychurchsf Facebook: https://facebook.com/citychurchsf Twitter: https://twitter.com/citychurchsf Website: https://www.citychurchsf.org To fill out a connect card or sign up for any of our upcoming events visit: https://linktr.ee/citychurchsf You can make a one-time of recurring gift to support the work of City Church at: www.citychurchsf.org/give

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We always love digging into food history, so we're excited to welcome back friend of the pod Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie. He's an author and professor of history and foodways at Babson College outside of Boston. Among the courses he teaches is African History and Foodways. We always learn something from Dr. Opie, and he has the best stories. In this conversation, he explains the African roots of Southern staples like watermelon, beans and rice, and Coca-Cola. He also details how enslaved Africans brought their farming techniques and cooking methods to America, and how Reconstruction-era politics led to racist food stereotypes that persist today.Related episodes:James Weldon Johnson's Foodie LifeZora Neale Hurston's Foodie LifeToni Tipton-Martin Celebrates African-American Chefs in ‘Jubilee'Two USF Professors Offer a Crash Course in American Food History 

We always love digging into food history, so we're excited to welcome back friend of the pod Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie. He's an author and professor of history and foodways at Babson College outside of Boston. Among the courses he teaches is African History and Foodways. We always learn something from Dr. Opie, and he has the best stories. In this conversation, he explains the African roots of Southern staples like watermelon, beans and rice, and Coca-Cola. He also details how enslaved Africans brought their farming techniques and cooking methods to America, and how Reconstruction-era politics led to racist food stereotypes that persist today.Related episodes:James Weldon Johnson's Foodie LifeZora Neale Hurston's Foodie LifeToni Tipton-Martin Celebrates African-American Chefs in ‘Jubilee'Two USF Professors Offer a Crash Course in American Food History 

Day 9 The Address: Edgecombe Avenue, Harlem, NY The Story: There should be a sign as you drive up Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem that reads, “Black excellence started here.” A place of royalty. The home of Black Kings and Queens. Known as “Harlem's House of Celebrities,” residents of Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem's Sugar Hill neighborhood included W.E.B DuBois, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, poet James Weldon Johnson, boxer Joe Louis, and musicians, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Lena Horne, just to name a few. Their apartments were a place of aspirations. A place of respite in a world that was hostile to Black folks who were audacious enough to expect more from life than struggle and sacrifice. Their community was a place where an artist's dreams could come to life and where a revolutionary could come to incubate ideas. Edgecombe Avenue housed the hopes of so many Black people who changed the world that it should be an essential stop on anyone's visit to NY. Today we take you there, into the homes and into the stories of this special place.

Dr. Joye Jeffries Pugh is an alumnus of South Georgia College, Valdosta State College, and Nova University where she received her doctorate in education. Her background involves working as a researcher, counselor, mental retardation professional, human services director, and consultant. Dr. Pugh appears in several television documentaries on the HISTORY Channel concerning end times. Dr. Pugh's complete biographical history is featured in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in Georgia. Joye is a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a descendant of Dr. John Taliaferro a Minuteman who fought during the American Revolution. Joye is the daughter of the late Stella and CB Jeffries III. She was married to Melville Eugene Pugh for 33 years until his passing in March of 2018. She resides in Douglas, Georgia. Dr. Pugh has written many books, has an audio edition of one of her books, as well as, an album of her original songs. She was a contracted author with Tate Publishing through 2016. Dr. Joye Pugh, as of May 2017, became a new contracted author with Sacred Word Publishing.DR. JOYE'S BOOKS...The first edition of ANTICHRIST The Cloned Image of Jesus Christ was a TOP TEN BEST SELLER at Armageddonbooks.com in 2008, 2009 and 2010.ANTICHRIST - The Cloned Image of Jesus Christ has now been completely updated and is available as a beautiful Updated Second edition as of June 2017 with Sacred Word Publishing. The first edition of EDEN The Knowledge of Good and Evil 666 was in the TOP 50 BEST SELLERS of Prophecy books at Amazon.com back in January 2008 and went to NUMBER 1 in 3 Best Seller Categories (Theology/Eschatology/Prophecy) in February 2009 with a Sales rank of #200 for all books sold at Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Eden-Knowledge-Good-Evil-666/dp/1598862537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213839259&sr=8-1 ; EDEN, also, reached #8 in Best Sellers at Armageddonbooks.com for June 2008 and Hit #2 in February 2009. Dr. Pugh was ranked in the Top 5 Best Selling Authors at TATE Publishing during her tenure with them.EDEN- The Knowledge of Good and Evil 666 has now been completely Updated into a Second Edition and will be available in July 2017 through Sacred Word Publishing.Dr. Joye's first Album entitled "Before Time Stops" was released in May 2010. It features 12 of her original songs, original arrangements and she plays all the instruments on the entire CD. The CD can now only be purchased through the author... contact at www.drjoye.com ; DR. JOYE'S PUBLICATIONS... Dr. Joye appears on various radio shows world-wide explaining her latest research as well as appearances on the HISTORY CHANNEL. Follow her appearances at her website www.drjoye.comDr. Joye Pugh has written hundreds of articles about the mentally and physically handicapped for various newspapers and magazines over the years. Because of these outstanding articles, she was presented the prestigious Georgia Association for Retarded Citizen's "News Media Award" and their state "Public Education Community Service Award". Dr. Pugh's writing also won her the coveted Georgia Special Olympics distinguished "Outstanding Writer Award" and "Spirit of Special Olympics Award." She was also the recipient of the "Humanitarian Award" of the Nathanial Abney Chapter of the American Revolution as an outstanding Author - Educator - Humanitarian.Dr. Pugh was chosen by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to serve on the International Special Olympics Task Force to improve athletic training for handicapped athletes in the world. As a certified coach, Joye trained mentally and physically handicapped athletes for State, Regional, USA and International competitions in a variety of individual and team sports for over 12 years. She served two terms on the Georgia Special Olympics Board of Directors in Atlanta and received their "Award of Excellence". She was grant writer, founder and past president of two HUD projects in Irwin County which she served as Registered Agent for: Irwin County Resources Complex and Camelot Court, Inc. These million dollar projects, as well as, and her highly praised and respected Special Olympic Programs were funded under her leadership of annual non-profit fundraising events for over 12 years."Dr. Joye," as she prefers to be called, was the name given to her by some of her outstanding athletes. Besides being an outstanding athlete herself, she also, began her musical career playing the drums and tambourine at age 6. When she turned 9, she started piano lessons. At age 10, Joye began playing the guitar. Many years later, at 38 years of age, she added the bass guitar and a little saxophone to her musical capabilities. She added the 6 string Banjo to her talents in December 2008. Dr. Pugh plays Conga drums and percussion in her local church's Praise and Worship band, Satilla. She, also, plays piano and organ for Satilla Baptist Church in Irwin County during their weekly Sunday AM, PM, and Wednesday night services. Dr. Joye writes and composes her own songs, as well as, rearranges and performs the music of others.DR. JOYE'S CHILDHOOD...Joye began singing with her younger sister, Gaye, as a duet for church specials and holiday events, as well as, at various local pageants when they were children. She was a member of the Irwin Academy Youth Choir which competed on a yearly basis. At 12, Joye joined the Satilla Adult Church Choir. She and a musical friend, Steve Gibbons, traveled her senior year to various churches in South Georgia where they performed services of contemporary music and oral interpretations of which she developed from the sermons of James Weldon Johnson. Dr. Pugh received Christ and was baptized when she was 11 years old. Her love for prophecy began at 6 years of age after having an unusual and prophetic dream about the End of Time. Her gifts of interpreting prophetic events increased even more after reading the Book of Revelation and Hal Lindsey's Great Late Planet Earth at age 13. From there she continued writing speeches for college involving Biblical and Scientific issues affecting this generation. Her Masters thesis was entitled, "Light: A Theory Of Alpha And Omega - From The Beginning Until The End." Joye continued her research and received accolades from her Curriculum Professor during her doctoral studies for her final paper, "A Theory of Alpha And Omega - From Beginning Until The End."DR. JOYE'S RESEARCH...Dr. Pugh's dissertation, "A Program to Decrease Obesity in the Mentally Retarded Adult Population" was a major applied research project encompassing 18 months of training and data collection which allowed her to scientifically prove her theory that mentally retarded adults could achieve the same physical level as that found within the normal population. The subjects, some both mentally and physically handicapped within the clinical trial she developed, all achieved and were presented Presidential Sports Fitness Awards; something no other mentally retarded group had ever achieved. Many of her adult subjects went on to compete in athletic events against non-handicapped individuals thus proving mentally retarded individuals do not have to remain on the sidelines of life but can successfully engage in strenuous and advanced levels of competitive sports without adverse effects. Dr. Pugh is keenly interested in how the spirit within human beings allows subjects with limited mental and physical capabilities to transcend established expectation. Her theories prove that if the normal population could somehow transcend expectation then there would be no limit to capability; as capability is harnessed by what one believes one can achieve.Most importantly, for over 40 years, now, Dr. Pugh has been involved in researching Biblical prophecy. Joye consults with people from around the world on various issues and current events involving science and religion. She also serves as a consultant in education with MUFON regarding the spiritual and religious aspects of paranormal and UFO experiences.https://www.drjoye.com/

This episode is part of our Make A Difference Non Profit Spotlight Series, where we highlight non profits, organizations and individuals making a difference in their communities.  Why do we do this series? If we think we know everything about our communities and our neighbors, chances are we do not, meaning, we only see the surface or we only see the negativity, the division and we do not always get offered the stories of those in our communities who are doing it, using their powers for good. Which is what our Make A Difference Non Profit Spotlight is all about! Today we focus on 50K Souls and its founder Minister G. Mandel Copeland, who is also a musician and music director of United Faith Church of Deliverance in Salisbury, Maryland. 50KSouls is an outreach ministry that was established in 2015 and at that time, it consisted of churches and individual volunteers in the local area of Salisbury, MD.  That year was monumental for them and  #50KSouls fed 75 families and became incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Maryland. Their Current Strategy is to build  a network of partners (volunteers, churches, and donors) across the country, that will work together to provide outreach to those individuals and communities that find themselves in despair and need, as a result of natural disasters and/or economic disadvantages. Plus a chat with Ilyana and James live from @nikpodroad on Janes Island National Park. Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin (*except for Lift Every Voice: Lyrics by James Weldon Johnson.

The panel reads three stirring poems by the American diplomat, activist, author, poet, and professor James Weldon Johnson, examining the theological symbolism and social commentary in "The Creation", "Listen, Lord", and "Lift Every Voice and Sing".Continue reading

Long before the Ritz-Carlton or the Four Seasons, there was the Tampa Bay Hotel. Railroad giant Henry Plant founded the hotel, which operated from 1891 to 1932 and served as a playground for the rich and famous. Today, the former Tampa Bay Hotel is home of the Henry B. Plant Museum on the University of Tampa campus. I stopped by the museum to learn who stayed there, what they ate and lessons their fancy-schmancy meals can teach us today. In this conversation, you'll hear from Lindsay Huban, Susan Carter and Melissa Sullebarger of the Henry B. Plant Museum.Related episodes:How Plant City Became the Winter Strawberry Capital of the WorldJames Weldon Johnson's Foodie LifeGrits, Gravy and Pie: Florida Cracker Cooking

Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, widely known for penning the famous words, “I know why the caged bird sings!” in his poem, Sympathy. Born in 1872, Dunbar was one of the first African American writers to be internationally recognized in the wake of emancipation. But while his extraordinary talent was celebrated, a deeper examination of his life reveals much about Black fame, and the cultural response to it, near the turn of the century. In a meticulously researched biography, author and scholar Gene Andrew Jarrett describes the person behind the fame, offering a revelatory account of a writer whose celebrity as the “poet laureate of his race” hid the private struggles of a man who felt like a “caged bird” that sings. While audiences across the United States and Europe flocked to enjoy his literary readings, Dunbar privately bemoaned shouldering the burden of race as an artist. He came to regard his fame as a curse as well as a blessing. Jarrett's work illustrates the tension that Dunbar held throughout his brief, astonishing life. Beautifully written and full of historical artifacts, Jarrett offers a richly detailed and nuanced portrait of Dunbar and his work, transforming how we understand the life and times of a central figure in American literary history. And in some ways, Jarrett has given Dunbar a chance to tell his own story, to share the fully actualized person that he was. Rather than a caged writer under the category of race, we get to honor the human behind the poetry on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Gene Andrew Jarrett is Dean of the Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English at Princeton University. He is the author of Representing the Race: A New Political History of African American Literature and Deans and Truants: Race and Realism in African American Literature. He is also the coeditor of The Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar and The Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Tom Morgan is the Program Director for Race and Ethnic Studies and an Associate Professor of English at the University of Dayton. His research focuses on the politics of narrative form, African American haiku, the short story in late nineteenth-century periodical culture, and, of course, Paul Laurence Dunbar. His published work includes essays on James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright, Kate Chopin, and Stephen Crane, and he edited The Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar with Gene Andrew Jarrett. He is currently working on a new edition of Dunbar's poetry. Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird

#OTD Activist and composer, J. Rosamond Johnson, known for composing the hymn "Lift Every Voice And Sing," was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Actor Flex Alexander narrates.

Majorie Kinnan Rawlings' memoir Cross Creek reads like a time capsule of life in rural Florida. Published in 1942, the book became an instant classic for its descriptions of natural beauty, farm life and 1930s race relations in the hamlet of Cross Creek, located between Gainesville and Ocala. Much of the book centered around food, so a natural follow-up that same year was Cross Creek Cookery.  To mark the cookbook's 80th anniversary, food journalist Jeff Houck wrote about Cross Creek Cookery for the summer 2022 issue of Edible Tampa Bay. He recently visited our Tampa studio to offer his reflections.Related interviews:Zora Neale Hurston's Foodie LifeJames Weldon Johnson's Foodie LifeGrits, Gravy and Pie: Florida Cracker CookingSinging Praises for Neighborhood Stores

Jack Marchbanks sits down with Dionne Custer Edwards, Scott Woods, and Is Said for a discussion about Black poetry using James Weldon Johnson's groundbreaking anthology The Book of American Negro Poetry as a springboard. Dionne Custer Edwards is a writer, educator, and the Director of Learning & Public Practice at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Scott Woods is a poet, writer, and the founder and director of the performing arts organization Streetlight Guild, and Columbus poetry legend Is Said, has received the King Arts Complex Legends & Legacies Award and was inducted into the Lincoln Theater Hall of Fame.  This program is generously funded by Jack Marchbanks and The Kridler Family Fund at The Columbus Foundation. Special thanks to fo/mo/deep for lending us their song, "Bourbon Neat" for the podcast! Find out about upcoming Bexley Public Library events at https://www.bexleylibrary.org Follow Bexley Public Library across platforms @bexleylibrary

A review of "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson, the fictional account of a biracial man looking back over his life.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man-book-review.

On this episode of The King's Healing Room, Elder. Jones uses Biblical principles and real life experiences in relations to his word. Give GOD a call and he will answer when YOU are ready. Have you ever wonder in your life things aren't moving for you the way you desire. Maybe your steps aren't ordered. How about allowing the Lord to order your steps. Just give GOD a call and he will answer; but remember you have to be ready for him to answer. This episode does include a rendition of "Lift Every Voice" by James Weldon Johnson which is song by The King's Healing Room Church. Also there are several Black History Month tribute in which some of our members speak on the unsung heroes that have paved the way for the things we us on a regular in our daily lives. Enjoy this amazing service and Black History Month Tribute. To give today: Givelify: Search: The King's Healing Room Pay Pal TKHROFFICE1@gmail.com TKHR now offers Text to Give... Here's how it works: 5 Steps... 1. Text - "give " to 1 (844) 981-2759 which is unique to TKHR 2. You will receive a text with instructions 3. Follow the instructions to set up a giving account 4. Text the amount you want to give and the designation (eg. tithe, offering, general fund) 5. You will receive a receipt via email confirming your gift I did it and it works! If you want to listen to the sermon on audio podcast here are the links below Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kings-healing-room-podcast/id1494591065?uo=4 Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/the-kings-healing-room-podcast Google Podcast https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMjJjOWQ4OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1494591065/the-kings-healing-room-podcast Pocket Cast https://pca.st/bv1ufvf7 Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/the-kings-healing-room-podcast-WJ2LL1 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4LDhQ58s0Ysk6PYJ9vKMbo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TKHRChurch/message

In this special and exciting episode, i relive why i fell in love with hip hop. I attended a hip hop festival last weekend at James Weldon Johnson park, here in Jacksonville, Fl. and it brought back so many memories and feelings. Please listen while i take you back for a short moment and stick around for one of my songs that i wrote and produced. You can also buy merch at Thebowtiegenius.bigcartel.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seldrik-johnson/support

This week's special Encore episode of Broadway Nation celebrates a unique "Broadwayversary": On February 18, 1903 – 119 years ago tomorrow – one of the very first Broadway musicals entirely written, staged, produced, and performed by black theater artists opened at the New York Theatre in the heart of Times Square. That musical was titled In Dahomey.  With music by Will Marion Cook, book by Jesse A. Ship & lyrics by Paul Laurence Dunbar (with additional lyrics by Alex Rodgers, Cecil Mack, Benjamin Shook, and James Weldon Johnson), this show was created to showcase four of the biggest Vaudeville stars of that era – the team of Bert Williams & George Walker and their wives and co-stars Lottie Williams and Ida Overton Walker. In Dahomey toured America for more than 3 years, including two runs on Broadway, and became a sensation in London where it played 252 performances at the Shaftesbury Theater and gave a command performance at Buckingham Palace for the royal family who apparently all danced the cakewalk.  If you have never heard of In Dahomey, you are not alone. It is part of an entire decade of extremely popular Broadway musicals created by black artists that today are largely overlooked and forgotten.  In light of this show's anniversary, and Black History Month, it seemed like the perfect time to reprise one of Broadway Nation's earliest episodes: Forgotten Forefathers – The Black Artists Who Invented Broadway. This episode explores the roots of black theater in America – in both its positive and negative aspects – and especially shines a light on the first decade of the 20th Century when dozens of black musicals, and hundreds of black theater artists took Broadway by storm, nearly 20 years before Shuffle Along would do it again.   Broadway Nation is written and produced by David Armstrong. Special thanks to Kyle Carter and James Rocco for their voice acting contributions and the the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra for there terrific recordings of songs from these songwriters and shows, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday on Political Rewind: After two new polls show Gov. Brian Kemp with a solid lead over his opponent Sen. David Perdue, the Kemp camp calls for Perdue to drop out of the race. Meanwhile, GOP legislators continue their campaign to increase oversight on the curriculum in Georgia schools. The Panel: Dr. Andra Gillespie — Professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson for the Study of Race and Difference at Emory University Rene Alegria — CEO, Mundo Hispanico Digital Patricia Murphy — Politics reporter and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Friday on Political Rewind: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has called for a grand jury to investigate former President Donald Trump's attempts to meddle in the 2020 election. Plus, A fiery gubernatorial election drives the Republican primary to hot-button issues. The panel: Dr. Andra Gillespie — Professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson for the Study of Race and Difference at Emory University Rene Alegria — CEO, Mundo Hispanico Digital Patricia Murphy — Politics reporter and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Timestamps: :00- We are back with live video 1:07- Introductions 3:05- Fulton DA calls to investigate if there was any criminal wrongdoing by President Donald Trump in the 2020 election 15:35- David Perdue calls for election police force 20:00- Johnny Isakson's son was asked to join some in GOP on pushing the myth of election fraud 24:28- Kemp pushes tough on crime platform 34:39- Shuffling of Democratic candidates 39:55- Rethinking suburban Georgia 47:39- Mayor Dickens turns on the charm offensive to stop Buckhead cityhood movement We are back on video for our Friday shows. Head to: https://www.gpb.org/radio/programs/political-rewind to see our live show. Please be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.

Highlights From the ShowWant to be a guest on an upcoming show? Here's how:After this form is complete we will send you an interview link if your request is approved.Here's how your kids can be a guest on CleverlyCultured Kids:After this Interview form for kids is complete we will send you an interview link if your request is approved.Leave us a voicemail and let us know how you are enjoying the show or share your questions.Full Episode TranscriptIntroductionHello, hello, everybody. We are super, super excited to join you and to connect with you because it has been a while. This is season four, and we have not recorded for a couple months. And we are just super excited that you are sticking with us. We are, you know on our homeschool journeys as moms and we can't wait to share with you what's new in our lives and what's new in our kids lives. ElleSo, before we get started with today's podcast, I want us to introduce ourselves. For those of you who do not know us. We are two Black moms who homeschool. My name is Elle Cole. I am a mom of twin girls, I can't believe it, but they are now teenagers. We started this podcast in 2019. I first started my blog cleverlychanging.com in 2010. So it has been a long journey. And we are happy to be able to give back to you in this sort of way. I homeschooled my girls for seven years. And I wanted to have an opportunity to pour into my community because sometimes when we go to co ops and homeschool groups, we don't always get to connect with people on an intimate level. And so with this podcast, we want to connect with you. We want to hear from you. We want you to know that we really care about you. And so that is what brings us here to season four. Miriam, please let everybody know who you are, and tell them a little bit about your family. MiriamAll right, well, I'm Miriam. I am the mother to four little people, two girls and two boys. My oldest is 14 and my youngest is 4.Miriam  I also have been homeschooling for about five years. Wait, no, that doesn't make sense.About five years, but it's been longer kind of. I don't really know how we start the timeline. You know, some people say I've been homeschooling since birth. Well, I mean, you know, life is learning. So I guess technically, everyone's been homeschooled at some point. But you know, I also am a writer and editor.MiriamI am a real life urban farmer. And I am just a lover of all things natural.Miriam  When it comes to homeschooling, and sharing the things that I've learned, I really do hope that it's helpful, because I know when I first started, I was so scared and so unsure. And now things seem to be falling, you know, so easily into place. And even when things aren't going the way as I planned, which happens a lot.Miriam    It's still okay, because you know, life is living and learning is learning and they're going to be fine. So.Miriam    So hope is what we would like to also give to you all who are starting on this path that have been on the journey. For a while. Encouragement is always always a language of love.ElleYes, it is definitely something that I feel like we do start from the very beginning with our kids. I know my girls, the very first things I bought for them were books. And so reading to them, showing them the word, then sounding out words, singing songs, you know, really just taking everything in and sharing with my kids was all a part of their learning experience. So if you are a parent who has not officially started homeschool, don't fret, you've already got the tools because you taught your kids so much before they went to a traditional school or before they were of school age, so definitely know that one of the things that both of us have learned is that we can do it and that our kids can learn from us and that's what we're trying to share with you.ElleSo what can we expect coming up in season four, because I feelMiriam   excited and you know, ready to charge forward and bring some cool things for our listeners. I'm so excited, I hope that you all really, really get a kick, and find all kinds of great things to help move you forward.MiriamJoin us in the next coming months, as we share all these goodies, what have we got.ElleSo I am super excited to share with you, we have some amazing guests coming up. So when we first started the podcast, it was really just us, we were sharing our experience, letting people get to know our family, because it wasn't just us, it was also our kids. It was the entire family sharing our experience. And so the second season, we really started to introduce guests. And it was great, because we got to hear from a variety of voices. That third season was more like if you're homeschooling and you're also trying to make money, then listen to us. So now I think we are getting back to our roots, because right now the world is really trying to learn how to work alongside their kids. So even if you're not a homeschooler, at some point, this year, or in the years to come, your kids are probably going to be in your home while you are trying to work. And so these messages, tips, and the different things we share apply to those circumstances as well. It's not just people who are giving their kids a curriculum, grading the papers, and doing everything on their own. It's also for those who are remote learning now, even if your kid has other teachers, because even when you homeschool, a lot of times you're outsourcing some of those subjects. So sometimes there is a parent who can literally do it all and do everything and teach their kids every subject, but that's more rare. For the most part most homeschoolers are outsourcing something. And so we are going to tap into that, how are families making it work in a variety of ways.  We're going to be showing creativity, the highs and lows of homeschooling. One thing that we always try to do is be real, we're not trying to paint these rosy pictures of what a perfect homeschool is because perfection does not exist in any homes, ever. It's just it's a concept that is not real. In reality, like there is no perfect family. And so what we have to always remember as homeschoolers is that our family dynamics are completely different. So while we may be sharing our tips, and the things that work for us, as individuals, and as a family, culture, or family unit, they may not work for you and your household. And that is completely fine because you can take certain things that do work and adapt them to your situation. And so that's what we're gonna be getting into. Is there anything you would add to that? Miriam   No, I think you hit many nails right on the head. I'm totally okay with what you said. Awesome! So here's what we want from our listeners, because I feel like, you know, in that first season, we were hearing from our listeners, they were telling us their questions, and I really missed that part where they were really chiming in. And so we want to give them an opportunity to chime in again.Elle Can you kind of touch on that a little bit? Miriam   Yes, we feel a little you know, put to the side because you guys aren't talking to us as much as you used to. And we missed those conversations. We miss the questions. We miss the interaction. And you know, in this current climate, we're interaction is kind of at an all time low.Miriam   Can we get back to some of that? We'd really appreciate it. You know, so it's just interacting with us on social media is great. Emailing us questions, concerns. Heck, we even like to hear your stories.ElleTell us what's working for you and your family. You know we would love for you to share some of the things that are working for you or your family, because it may be something that can help another parent, or it could be something that is completely innovative and absolutely amazing. So we're really looking forward to hearing more, more of your suggestions and stories, tips and tricks. We want to hear about your woes, your good days, your bad days, we want to celebrate with you and we want to hold you up when you need a little support. ElleYes, I love that. You just said that. Because I want people to know yes, we are on social media. So we're on Facebook at CleverlyChanging. So just like the podcast name, we are on Facebook and YouTube. So there are other platforms as well, like Twitter is CleverlyChangin, without the G on the end, you can actually tweet us occasionally. We want to include your thoughts in our upcoming episodes. And we also want to give you an opportunity to call a number and leave a message. And that way we can put that recorded message in our upcoming episodes. So make sure you have a piece of paper and a pencil. Miriam   We'll also make it easy for you and stick it in the show notes too. But I'm kind of old school. And so we like to write things down.ElleSo the number is 410-429-7043. If you call that number and leave a message, we can take that voicemail, and include it in our episode. So what would you say? You would tell us? Have you been enjoying the episode? What stood out to you? Do you have any questions? Is there anything you would add to an episode? So those are some of the things that we're looking for in the voicemail?ElleSo would you add anything that you want them to leave in the voicemail or does that pretty much cover it? Miriam   Yeah, that covers it, whatever's on your spirit to tell us if you feel like we're your friends over the interwebs. Excellent. Leave us a lovely friendly note. Whatever strikes your heart, that's great. Yes, because I want you guys to know that those messages keep us going and motivates us to keep this podcast running. Because then we know that it is actually meeting our audience that we are intending for it to meet. So the only way we know that is if you're engaging with us. So we need we need you.ElleJust like I've heard from many of you who have said especially when we did some of the Live episodes on on stream yard when we did it on Facebook for two weeks in 2020. And when everybody was thinking about homeschooling and considering it as an option. We went live for two weeks to help accommodate and help provide reassurance to people who need it. One thing  we constantly heard was, oh my God, these are the people from the podcast. Yes, we are the same people. We are real moms really doing it. And so it helps us for you to engage with us. Now, we don't have another two week session in store. But from time to time, if we hear from you, and you want us to do a live show. Definitely connect with us and let us know that. So what else do we want? We want you to participate. So we talked about participating by asking questions by leaving that voicemail by connecting with us on social, but there's even more ways that you can participate. Do you want to be a guest? We are looking for new guests that are homeschooling. You know sometimes we get businesses that want us to shout out their products. We are not necessarily looking for that. But if you are a homeschooler and your product is relevant to homeschooling, we will consider you, so definitely connect with us. If you go to our main page and look in our show notes. We include how you can be a guest. So we have a form that we require that you fill out in its entirety. And we have a link where you can schedule an interview. So those are the two components that you need to become guests of the CleverlyChanging. Podcast. ElleAll right now, Miriam, there's something we want to bring back, right? MiriamOh, my God. Yes. it's been a little bit of a struggle. And I'm not really sure why as we have access to several young people, however, it's hard. We really, really want to bring back excuse me bring back the cleverly cultured kids segment. If we can have more young people that would just liven things up.Miriam We're looking for different ways to bring Cleverly Culture kids to you. So we were thinking, why not make it a space for oration? Would you like to recite James Weldon Johnson, or Maya Angelou? Is there a book report that's been written that you want to share an article that a child has written up home? Anything that your child would love to share over the podcasting waves, we would love to showcase them? So that's one of our new initiatives for kids.MiriamAll right, well, we have a live interruption from a four year old. But we are looking forward to having different interactions with the children, we would also like to just have some candid conversations like we used to do about whatever it is, that is of interest with the young people, schooling, pandemic, game,ElleWe really do want to bring the children back. So reach out to us if you have a young person who is looking forward to doing that. Yeah, so we we not only want to hear from you, as an adult, we want to hear from your kids too, because I think when we've done the podcast, people hearing from the children hearing that they're real, normal kids, they're not weird, they're not strange, was very encouraging. So we really want to bring that back. But our kids don't want to be the only voices. They want to hear from other kids, too. They want to meet other kids too. And we will be setting up audio sessions, look in the show notes for the details so that you and your child can participate and be a guest. So cleverly, culture, kids is looking for kids. So we are super excited about that, because that was really one of my favorite parts of the podcast. And I know for those of you who have children, too, that probably was some of their favorite parts. Because since that first season, it's really been adults. And while we love adult conversations, we also value hearing from our little ones. We know, the family show, so let's have the whole family rally round and have a good time. That's what we want. Yeah. And that includes dads. Yeah. So if you if you have been listening to our episodes, we didn't always have women on the show. There were there were men who are pouring into young people's lives, not only their children's lives, but other people's kids. And so we want to highlight some of those stories as well. AndElleWe are also looking to create some products for you. So if there is something that you need that you want from us, shoot us a message on social or an email, at cleverlychanging@gmail.com. Let us know what is it that you want from us and we will try to answer your request.I'm just super excited about season four, the time is right now. And so I just can't wait to connect with you guys and and just communicate and share about this journey. Our homeschooling positions have kind of changed. So we're not even looking at homeschooling the same way we did when we first started. One thing that we want to do in season four is bring a variety of voices. So not just the preschool, elementary, and middle, we want to get some more high school voices in there. Families are transitioning from the homeschool setting into maybe dual enrollment with some colleges or some trade schools. Your kids are learning real skills that they're able to market. And so we want to hear from some of those kids who are entrepreneurs and doing the real thing in the world who are taking the lessons they're learning from home school, and they're applying them in a big way. So that's what's new for season four. And I don't know about you, but I'm ready. I'm ready for season four. MiriamYes, very excited, I cannot wait to get the show on the road, and give it to you all, where you can pick it up wherever you pick up your podcasts.ElleAbsolutely. So I'm going to shout out some places because we need reviews. So for instance, when we look at our analytics, we see that Apple podcast is the main place you are listening to us. So if Apple Podcast is your thing, please leave us a review. Why are reviews so important? Reviews are important because it will help our podcast grow. When these platforms see that people are listening to our show, they will show it on their top pages. And it will bring more listeners and more listeners mean, we can do more shows, you can have more episodes, we can keep it going. And so as always, we want you to tell a friend, we want you to tell other people, especially because we're trying to be as authentic as possible. And that's what we need in this world. We need more more realness more down to earth, people who are communicating. So Apple is one of the places. Spotify is another big one, as well as Google podcasts. Those are the three main paste places, we want you to leave us a review. But if you are listening from other places like Pandora, or from Amazon, I know we are on those platforms as well. And so, hey, wherever you're listening to us, if there's a place to receive a review, leave us a review, because I assure you, you're not the only person listening on that platform. And we want people to know people do in fact, listen to our shows. It would mean the world to us. And the more that you help us promote our show, the more we can provide you. So I'm just excited about the future. I'm excited about reading your reviews in advance, because I can't wait to hear what you all are saying. And you are listening. Not only do we need you to leave us a review, but if this platform allows you to subscribe, we need you to subscribe too because subscribers matter and followers matter. And so we need your support. And so that's what we're trying to do. We're reaching out to you saying, "Hey, we want to give something to our community. And now we need our community to give back to us."ElleSo is that it Miriam, or do we have more?Miriam  28:57  I mean, I'm sure we have more but we can't tell all the secrets.Miriam  29:02  in this first show, so we'll have to come back and come hang with us. Come sit with us. We'll be glad to take you on your drive to your doctor's visit or to the park to the playground, fishing hole whatever it is that you do. We would love to go with you.Elle  29:22  So stay tuned and we can't wait to talk to you again. Alright everybody, bye for now.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★