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Slavery in Louisiana - a Visit to Whitney Plantation In today's episode, we learn about slavery in Louisiana. We visit Whitney Plantation, located in Wallace, LA 40 miles West of New Orleans. The Whitney is the only plantation whose primary focus is on the slaves who worked, lived, and died along this stretch of the Mississippi River. My guest today is Joy Banner, Director of Marketing at Whitney. Joy is also a native of the nearby community and is a descendant of the slaves at Whitney. On today's show, you'll learn... About the people who were kidnapped, sold into slavery, and came to work at the Whitney and other plantations along River Road. You'll meet some of the slaves and hear their surprising connections to modern day New Orleanians. You'll gain insight into the conditions they endured, and what plantation life was like for the enslaved. Most plantations along River Road were sugar plantations, so you'll also learn about the process of making granulated sugar on a plantation. "We ask African Americans to get over it, but we don't really understand what the it is.” - John Cummings, owner of Whitney Plantation Resources Whitney Plantation - located in Wallace, LA 40 miles West of New Orleans. For more information about Whitney Plantation, visit their website. Thank You Thanks to Joy Banner for welcoming my wife and I to Whitney Plantation. Joy took us around the grounds on a day when they were closed, patiently answered all of our questions, then made time two days later for the interview. Subscribe to the Podcast If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music or wherever you get your podcasts. If you do enjoy listening, please share Beyond Bourbon Street with someone who shares our love of New Orleans. Join Us on Facebook We now have a Facebook group where you can ask questions, share your New Orleans experiences and engage with others who love all things New Orleans. Join us by going to www.beyondbourbonst.com/facebook Contact Us Got an idea for an episode, have some feedback or just want to say hi? Leave us a message at 504-475-7632 or send an email to mark@beyondbourbonst.com Thanks for listening! Mark
À Port-au-Prince, l'enrôlement des enfants dans les gangs inquiète. Selon plusieurs rapports d'organisations locales et internationales, entre 40 et 50 % des membres des groupes armés sont des mineurs vulnérables. Une triste réalité qui pourtant prend de l'ampleur face à la passivité des autorités en place. C'est un reportage de notre correspondant à Port-au-Prince, Peterson Luxama. À Port-au-Prince, et dans plusieurs quartiers populaires, les enfants sont de plus en plus nombreux à rejoindre les rangs des gangs armés. Une situation inquiétante que dénonce Shelve Bély, coordinateur du bureau national de défense des droits des enfants et des femmes. « Les gangs armés, dans leur volonté de grossir leurs rangs, recrutent des enfants en bas âge. Ils leur font croire que le gang représente leur avenir, alors que ce n'est pas vrai. Ce sont des enfants qui devraient être à l'école. Les bandits leur font croire que, lorsqu'ils ont une arme en main, ils sont des chefs. Pourtant, ils ne font que détruire leur avenir en les poussant à tuer des innocents. »Les enfants considèrent les chefs de gang comme des modèlesSelon Lucmane Sainril, président de l'Initiative citoyenne pour la défense des droits des enfants, dans certains ghettos, les chefs de gangs sont devenus les principaux modèles pour les enfants. « Ces enfants des ghettos ne voient rien d'autre que les armes. Chaque jour, ils côtoient les gangs, qu'ils considèrent parfois comme leurs propres parents. Ils n'ont pas d'autres modèles que ces chefs de gangs qui manipulent des millions chaque jour et circulent à bord de voitures luxueuses. Déjà fortement influencés, il est très difficile pour ces enfants de penser à l'école, alors même qu'on dit souvent que l'école, c'est l'avenir. » Si certains enfants et adolescents sont attirés par les gangs, d'autres y sont pourtant contraints. Dans certains cas, des parents épuisés et démunis n'ont ni les moyens ni l'autorité nécessaires pour empêcher leurs enfants d'y entrer.Selon les chiffres de l'Unicef ou d'ONG comme Save the Children, le nombre d'enfants qui sont membres de gangs en Haïti avoisine les 50 %. Comment protéger les mineurs du recrutement dans les gangs alors que ceux-ci contrôlent 85 % de la capitale ? Comment libérer et réintégrer les enfants enrôlés alors que 700 000 personnes sont déplacées à cause de l'insécurité ? Autant de questions qui restent toujours sans réponse de la part du gouvernement haïtien, selon notre correspondant Peterson Luxama.La Chine renforce sa présence économique en Amazonie avec ses « nouvelles routes de la soie »Depuis plusieurs années, la Chine étend ses « nouvelles routes de la soie » jusqu'en Amérique du Sud, avec en vitrine le port de Chancay au Pérou, inauguré en 2023. Mais c'est en Amazonie brésilienne que se joue un projet d'une toute autre envergure : Pékin cofinance un vaste réseau de routes terrestres et fluviales pour acheminer plus rapidement soja, minerais et métaux rares vers le Pacifique. Pour l'économiste Rubia Wagner, de l'Université fédérale de Rio de Janeiro, « la stratégie d'approvisionnement de la Chine ne sera complète que si les Chinois contrôlent aussi la logistique ».Cinq grands axes sont en projet, dont la « route Amazone », censée relier Manaus à plusieurs ports du littoral pacifique. Le projet Arco Norte, lui, vise à connecter les fermes du nord du Brésil – qui produisent près de 70 % du soja du pays – à ce réseau. Routes bitumées, chemins de fer, ports fluviaux : les travaux nécessitent une déforestation massive. « Il n'y a pas d'études sur les impacts pour les communautés autochtones ni d'évaluations environnementales claires », alerte Rubia Wagner, qui s'inquiète aussi de la prolifération des activités illégales le long de ces nouvelles voies.Malgré les alertes, le gouvernement de Lula soutient pleinement ce projet, qu'il considère comme un levier de développement. Selon Rubia Wagner, « Lula est surtout préoccupé par la croissance économique. Ces plans de routes datent de la dictature. La Chine ne fait que s'y insérer, car tout était déjà prêt. » Pékin a investi plus de 66 milliards de dollars au Brésil en dix ans, en grande partie dans l'énergie, l'extraction et les infrastructures. Pour l'Amazonie, le coût environnemental de ce partenariat est encore difficile à mesurer — mais il pourrait être irréversible, estime la spécialiste.À lire aussiLa Chine développe aussi ses «nouvelles routes de la soie» dans l'Amazonie brésilienneCinq opposants vénézuéliens exfiltrés vers les États-UnisIls étaient réfugiés à l'ambassade d'Argentine à Caracas. Ils sont désormais en sécurité aux États-Unis. C'est le secrétaire d'État Marco Rubio qui a annoncé la nouvelle, saluant ce qu'il appelle « une opération réussie » et qualifiant les exfiltrés de « héros de la démocratie ». Mais les circonstances de leur départ restent floues. Le Miami Herald s'interroge sur la possibilité d'un accord tacite avec le régime Maduro ? Côté chaviste, la chaîne Telesur affirme qu'un sauf-conduit a bien été négocié avec les autorités. Pour le site indépendant Tal Cual, cela pourrait être de la propagande. Il évoque une toute autre version : selon ses sources, le départ des opposants aurait été préparé en toute discrétion, en plusieurs étapes, grâce à des complicités à l'intérieur de l'administration. L'annonce officielle n'aurait été faite que lorsque tout le monde était déjà sain et sauf aux États-Unis. Selon Tal Cual, le gouvernement de Nicolás Maduro aurait été pris de court par cette exfiltration.L'administration Trump veut effacer certains récits liés à l'histoire raciale des États-Unis. C'est à lire dans le New York Times. Le gouvernement s'en prend notamment aux musées consacrés à l'histoire des Noirs. Un exemple symbolique : la Whitney Plantation, en Louisiane. Elle a vu une subvention fédérale lui être retirée, avant d'être rétablie. Un décret signé en mars par Donald Trump demande de « purger » les institutions culturelles des « idéologies inappropriées ». Une formule qui inquiète la communauté afro-américaine. Certains y voient un langage orwellien. Le Musée national de l'histoire et de la culture afro-américaines, lui, dément toute pression politique, même si des rumeurs circulent. Et dans le projet de budget 2026, plusieurs aides financières essentielles aux musées sont appelées à disparaître. Face à cela, des historiens, des conservateurs rappellent que l'histoire noire est une part fondamentale du récit américain. Mais certains intellectuels afro-américains soutiennent la démarche de Donald Trump : selon eux, revenir sans cesse sur les blessures du passé ne fait qu'alimenter les divisions.Journal de la 1ère2024, une année « à oublier » pour l'économie martiniquaise.
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"The history of New Orleans is filled with colorful characters, from pirates and priests to musicians, authors and artists…but if you ask anyone who the most notorious individual in the history of the city is, they're gonna tell you, its the infamous Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie." Madame Delphine LaLaurie was a wealthy socialite in 19th-century New Orleans, infamous for the horrific treatment of enslaved people in her mansion. In 1834, a fire at her Royal Street home led to the discovery of tortured individuals, solidifying her reputation as one of the city's most sinister figures. Today, the LaLaurie Mansion stands as one of the most haunted and infamous buildings in the French Quarter. Though privately owned and not open to the public, it remains a focal point on ghost tours, drawing visitors intrigued by its dark history. Go check out the real estate listing for the LaLaurie Mansion! Vist the Whitney Plantation, a site dedicated to educating the public about the history and legacies of slavery in the United States. Want to Listen to Haunted New Orleans & Southern Gothic Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts Into History: History Without Interruption Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia X: @SoGoPodcast Advertise on this podcast: press@southerngothicmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's an election year, and lawmakers in Baton Rouge spent a lot of time this spring discussing ways to change Louisiana's voting system. One driving force behind a lot of the discussion was Secretary of State Nancy Landry. Landry, a Republican, has said that Louisiana elections are secure and well-run. Still she supported over 11 bills this session as part of her ‘election integrity package', that include a ban on ranked-choice voting, tighter rules around absentee ballots and the creation of a new ‘division of election integrity' within her department. She joins us for more on how these changes will impact voting in November.Juneteenth is just around the corner, and the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana is gearing up for its second annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival. Director of education Erika Hernandez tells us for more on the significance of celebrating the liberation from slavery in a space where it was once the law of the land.Last week, we reported on two schools in New Orleans that not only closed for the summer, but closed for good. But in Jackson, Mississippi, the number is even higher, as 11 public schools have permanently shut their doors. The Gulf States Newsroom's Maya Miller went to the now-shuttered Wingfield High School's graduation where parents felt a mix of joy and uncertainty.___Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are assistant producers. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!
Welcome to the Learning Corps podcast, the newest show on the Telos Channel! Together, we'll excavate the core issues of conflict with experts from around the world, to uncover the path forward toward creative action in our communities. In this Learning Corps conversation, we were joined by Dr. Joy Banner, the Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Descendants Project. The Descendants Project is a nonprofit foundation founded to preserve and protect the health, land, and lives of the Black descendant community located in Louisiana's River Parishes. Many of the folks on our ReStory US experience visit these parishes and hear from Dr. Joy Banner, who is the former Director of Communications and descendant of people enslaved at Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana that centers the lives of the enslaved.We explore who these descendant communities are, as well as how they've been disproportionately impacted by environmental policies that have their legacies in slavery. But we also center the resilience and resources of this community, the strategic actions they are taking to advocate for themselves, and how we can come alongside them in their healing and flourishing. Links:Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts or SpotifyIf you're enjoying the podcast, become a monthly donor to Telos!Subscribe to the Telos NewsletterRead and share the Principles and Practices of Peacemaking Follow Telos on Instagram @thetelosgroupJoin the Telos Learning Corps for more of these conversations and community collaboration calls with the Telos network--Learn more about The Descendants ProjectRead about the Wallace Grain ElevatorFinancially Support The Descendants Project Follow the Descendants Project on Instagram
In this season finale, Erin and Amber reflect on the season and discuss the triumphs and difficulties of producing a podcast. They also give an update on the Wallace grain elevator court case and Erin say her final goodbyes to Tilling the Soil.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin, Noura and Dy'Monn complete their Down by the River tour. They conclude with their reflections on the impact that the broader issues of structural violence and environmental racism has on community members of the River Parishes.Graphic description warning.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin and fellow Whitney Plantation staffers, Noura and Dy'Monn, leave the office to go on the Louisiana Bucket Brigade's Down by the River environmental justice tour. Led by Bike Ride Manager, Sheila Tahir, and The Descendants Project co-founder and community representative, Jo Banner, the tour starts in Dimond, LA, and visits several sites that embody the impact of petrochemical plants in the region. Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin and Amber are joined by Dr. Joy Banner who is co-founder of The Descendants Project with her twin sister, Jo Banner. In their conversation, Dr. Banner and Erin talk about The Descendants Project's current initiatives and review their ongoing fight against the construction of a grain elevator in Wallace, LA. Dr. Banner also discusses her childhood memories and familial knowledge that shaped her perception of the environment.Check out episode 7 of season one to learn more about The Descendants Project.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin and Amber are joined by Joycelyn M. Davis, the Community Engagement Officer for Africatown C.H.E.S.S.. In this interview, Davis discusses the re-discovery and legacy of the Clotilda, the last documented ship known to transport enslaved Africans to the United States. Davis also shares the various initiatives that she and other descendants of the Clotilda are undertaking to preserve the history and fight for environmental justice in Africatown, AL.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin and Amber are joined by New Orleans native and chef, Toya Boudy. In their conversation, Chef Boudy discusses her self-reflexive cookbook, Cooking for the Culture, and how food can be the nexus for healing, healthfulness and identity. Boudy also explores the importance food plays for representation in media.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin and Amber are joined by author of Racial Indigestion and professor of English and Gender and Women's Studies, Dr. Kyla Wazana Tompkins. In their discussion, they explore the politics of eating, how eating culture has contributed to the construction of race in the United States and the environmental implication of slavery and agribusiness.Explicit language warning.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Erin and Amber are joined by Dr. J. Brent Morris to discuss his newest book, Dismal Freedom, and his research on the various maroons communities in North Carolina and Virginia's Great Dismal Swamps. Dr. Morris also shares the difficulties associated with studying maroons in the United States and illuminates what maroons can tell contemporary people about the definition of freedom.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
Amber Mitchell introduces her new co-host, Erin Hardnett, and they discuss the theme of the upcoming season of Tilling the Soil: the environment and African-descended people. In this introductory conversation, they reflect on the way that the environment acts as a site of memory, joy, and conflict in African American history. They also share moments in their lives that have shaped the way they conceive of race and the environment in the United States.Want more information about Whitney Plantation? Check out our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.
In this second installment of Ken's special series, TRUTH QUEST - Exploring the History of Race in America, we launch the Civil Rights tour of the South in New Orleans. The Whitney Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of slavery in Louisiana. You'll hear an in-depth description of the exhibits, displays, and elegant plantation house and how those displays impacted our team of pilgrims. In this episode, we are invited to a team "debrief," in which several share their personal responses to a history that has been hidden until now. Then Ken takes us to the French Quarter on a bustling Saturday evening in the heart of the New Orleans. Under the tutelage of master-guide, Leon A. Waters, the team wanders down the Mississippi River and Washington Artillery Park, to Jackson Square, by the St. Louis Cathedral, the Federal Courthouse, and the Slave Exchange, along the narrow streets filled with iconic architecture, surrounded by eager crowds, street vendors and musicians, lively multitudes lined up for the annual Pride Month Parade - New Orleans style. SHOW NOTESMeet our contributors.Listen to the entire series - TRUTH QUEST: Exploring the History of Race in America - in their own words.Support the show
TRUTH QUEST brings Ken's participation on the Civil Rights Tour of the South to his podcast. This is the first of five episodes, bringing sixteen voices (of 39 travelers) to the microphone. Each will share what motivated them to join the tour, how the history and sites impacted them, and the commitments that emerge from this quest. In future episodes, we'll visit the iconic sites, from New Orleans to Jackson to Memphis to Montgomery to Selma, and finally, Birmingham.Meet our contributors.Listen to the entire series - TRUTH QUEST: Exploring the History of Race in America - in their own words.Support the show
In this season wrap-up, Amber and Dr. Joy speak with Whitney Plantation's Director of Research Dr. Ibrahima Seck about the site's connections to West and Central Africa, how the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is remembered on the continent, his journey as an African historian of slavery, and memorial work that is still needed at Whitney Plantation. Visit The https://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/ (Louisiana Slavery Database) Purchase Dr. Seck's book on the history of Whitney Plantation, https://whitney-plantation-638281.shoplightspeed.com/bouki-fait-gombo.html (Bouki Fait Gombo). Purchase Gwendolyn Midlo Hall's book, https://whitney-plantation-638281.shoplightspeed.com/africans-in-colonial-louisiana.html (Africans in Colonial Louisiana). Check out the work of New Orleans artist B. Mike and https://studiobenola.com/ (Studio Be). - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us to continue to create programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
In this second half of a two-part episode, Dr. Joy and Amber are joined by Whitney Plantation's Executive Director Ashley Rogers and Director of Operations and Visitor Experience Yvonne Holden to talk about the whys and hows of the work of Whitney Plantation and the challenges that come along with being intentional at a former plantation site. - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us to continue to create programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
In this two-part episode, Dr. Joy and Amber are joined by Whitney Plantation's Executive Director Ashley Rogers and Director of Operations and Visitor Experience Yvonne Holden to talk about the whys and hows of the work of Whitney Plantation and the challenges that come along with being intentional at a former plantation site. Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us to continue to create programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation).
Visitors come to https://whitneyplantation.org (Whitney Plantation) with a lot of different ideas about what slavery was and wasn't. Join Nicole Moore, historian and Director of Education at the https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/ (Center for Civil and Human Rights) as we walk through some of the myths about the Peculiar Institution, where they come from, and why they're so hard for all of us to shake. Visit Nicole's work at http://www.interpretingslavelife.com/who-am-i/ (Interpreting Slave Life). Learn more about the work of the https://slavedwellingproject.org/ (Slave Dwelling Project). Read and Listen to the https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/ (WPA Slave Narratives from the Library of Congress). - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
Co-founders Jo and Joy Banner of https://www.thedescendantsproject.com/home (The Descendants Project) discuss the legacies of slavery that still impact the descendant community that Whitney Plantation is part of, Wallace. The conversation includes environmental racism and lack of inclusion in the tourism industry, amongst many other connected issues. Read more about The Descendants Project and Whitney Plantation's fight against the https://www.thedescendantsproject.com/stop-wallace-grain-elevator (Wallace Grain Elevator). Follow the Descendants Project on https://www.facebook.com/descendantsproject/ (Facebook), on Twitter as https://mobile.twitter.com/project_descend (@project_descend), and Instagram as https://www.instagram.com/thedescendantsproject/?hl=en (@thedescendantsproject). Sign the https://www.change.org/p/stop-grain-elevator-that-would-destroy-black-communities-whitney-plantation?fbclid=IwAR3sK4bJvBYTiTb1aaKKsNFzee8Bgdun5eHz1mb1Kq-rfbMxDlIOxjCBrk8 (petition to protect Whitney Plantation and Wallace)! Read about the descendants and leadership battle at https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/us/montpelier-estate-board-enslaved.html (James Madison's Montpelier.) - - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us to continue to create programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
This week, Amber and Dr. Joy are joined by Elon Cook Lee of the https://savingplaces.org/ (National Trust for Historic Preservation), to talk about museum labor, race, and equity: how can a museum hold good labor practices while being a former site of subjugation? On https://savingplaces.org/reconsidering-celebrations?_ga=2.263006156.1580257529.1634590760-1250274189.1634245491&_gl=1*1s2ujjk*_ga*MTI1MDI3NDE4OS4xNjM0MjQ1NDkx*_ga_Z0Y4H4RFKN*MTYzNDU5MDc2MC40LjAuMTYzNDU5MDc2MC42MA..#.YXBcaiT3YW (Plantation Weddings). Follow Elon on https://twitter.com/their_child (Twitter). - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
Voices of Whitney Plantation's interpretive staff and Gaynell Brady of Our Mammy's, discuss the importance of education and interpretation onsite and generally when discussing the history of enslaved people and their descendants. You can keep up with Gaynell and her work at Our Mammy's on all social media platforms. Whitney's Education Team has gather resources for learners and teachers of all ages! You can view them on our website. - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
Back from our summer holiday break, Frank and David try to put recent news into historical context, including the Kansas abortion referendum, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Last Drops Frank: archaeologists study Hessian remains in NJ David: Tilling the Soil podcast from Whitney Plantation
On this special episode, Amber and Joy chat with Whitney Plantation's Yvonne Holden and New Orleans-based attorney and TicTok content creator Wynton Yates about his viral video featuring slave cabins turned Airbnb. Here's Wynton's https://www.tiktok.com/@lawyerwynton/video/7125545174083652910?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7127352188779202090 (viral TikTok video) , a https://www.mic.com/life/airbnb-slave-cabins-plantations (Mic article) on the issue, and https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/08/02/airbnb-slave-cabin-mississippi-tiktok/ (Airbnb's response via the Washington Post). Be sure to follow @lawyerwynton on TikTok and other platforms! Read more about The Descendants Project and Whitney Plantation's fight against the https://www.thedescendantsproject.com/stop-wallace-grain-elevator (Wallace Grain Elevator). Follow the Descendants Project on https://www.facebook.com/descendantsproject/ (Facebook), on Twitter as https://mobile.twitter.com/project_descend (@project_descend), and Instagram as https://www.instagram.com/thedescendantsproject/?hl=en (@thedescendantsproject). Sign the https://www.change.org/p/stop-grain-elevator-that-would-destroy-black-communities-whitney-plantation?fbclid=IwAR3sK4bJvBYTiTb1aaKKsNFzee8Bgdun5eHz1mb1Kq-rfbMxDlIOxjCBrk8 (petition to protect Whitney Plantation and Wallace)! - - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us to continue to create programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
In this second installment of Ken's special series, TRUTH QUEST - Exploring the History of Race in America, we launch the Civil Rights tour of the South in New Orleans. The Whitney Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of slavery in Louisiana. You'll hear an in-depth description of the exhibits, displays, and elegant plantation house and how those displays impacted our team of pilgrims. In this episode, we are invited to a team "debrief," in which several share their personal responses to a history that has been hidden until now. Then Ken takes us to the French Quarter on a bustling Saturday evening in the heart of the French Quarter. Under the tutelage of master-guide, Leon A. Waters, the team wanders down the Mississippi River and Washington Artillery Park, to Jackson Square, by the St. Louis Cathedral, the Federal Courthouse, and the Slave Exchange, along the narrow streets filled with iconic architecture, surrounded by eager crowds, street vendors and musicians, lively multitudes lined up for the annual Pride Month Parade - New Orleans style. SHOW NOTESSupport the show
Historic Preservationist Nakita Reed talks about preserving historic sites, race, and the intersections of preservation, climate change, and environmental racism. Take a listen to Nakita's podcast, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tangible-remnants/id1530227762 (Tangible Remnants)! Keep up with Nakita on her https://www.nakitareed.com/ (website). Check out this statement from the National Trust for Historic Preservation https://savingplaces.org/press-center/media-resources/statement-section-106-greenfield-terminal-wallace-la#.YsSVohPMKjA (in defense of the descendant community of Wallace, LA and Whitney Plantation). - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
TRUTH QUEST brings Ken's participation on the Civil Rights Tour of the South to his podcast. This is the first of five episodes, bringing sixteen voices (of 39 travelers) to the microphone. Each will share what motivated them to join the tour, how the history and sites impacted them, and the commitments that emerge from this quest. In future episodes, we'll visit the iconic sites, from New Orleans to Jackson to Memphis to Montgomery to Selma, and finally, Birmingham. See SHOW NOTES to meet our contributors, see our itinerary, and enjoy photos. Support the show
https://ashleybouknight.com/ (Dr. Ashley Bouknight-Claybrooks), historian and Senior Manager of Professional Development at the https://aaslh.org/ (American Association for State and Local History), speaks on the history of Black museums and museology, and how Whitney Plantation helps to reshape our understanding of museums dedicated to Black history. - You can follow Dr. Bouknight-Claybrooks on https://twitter.com/nicnat_artifakz (Twitter). Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
Welcome to Tilling The Soil, a podcast about the challenges and successes of interpreting, teaching, and learning the history of slavery in the United States through the lens of the staff at Whitney Plantation, a slavery museum on the site of a former sugar plantation in Louisiana. Order https://whitney-plantation-638281.shoplightspeed.com/bouki-fait-gombo.html (Bouki Fait Gombo: A History of the Slave Community of Habitation Haydel (Whitney Plantation)) through our store. - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
Hosts Amber and Dr. Joy are joined by https://karencoxhistorian.com/ (Dr. Karen Cox), historian and author of https://uncpress.org/book/9781469609867/dreaming-of-dixie/ (Dreaming of Dixie: How the South was Created in American Popular Culture) and https://uncpress.org/book/9781469662671/no-common-ground/ (No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice) on the history of plantation tourism— the whys of how we as a community understand the history, projections, myths, around plantations, slavery, and what we see when we visit them today. - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our website for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation). We need feedback! Please take https://form.jotform.com/221926261329052 (this survey) to help us better know our listeners.
https://whitneyplantation.org (Whitney Plantation) is a 200 acre former sugar plantation turned historic site dedicated to telling the history of slavery in the United States from the perspective of the enslaved Africans, African-Americans, and Creoles of Color who built America's wealth. However, it takes much more to share and interpret this history than just opening the door. Join hosts Dr. Joy Banner, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Amber Mitchell, Director of Education, as they discuss the unique intersection of history, preservation, race, and storytelling that create a one-of-a-kind visitor experience. Subscribe to the feed anywhere you find podcasts to get notifications for each weekly episode drop. - Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms! Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation).
“What if I were to have someone who looked like me, worried about my mental health when I was a child? How much better of a human would I be now? How many of those internal doubts that I had would be eliminated? And I wanted to be one of those people who really drove the conversation and utilized every ounce of my influence to really create something that can revolutionize what's accessible in terms of mental health.” - Dr. Russell Ledet MD PHD MBA On December 14, 2019, 15 African American medical students from Tulane University School of Medicine posed in front of a former slave cabin at the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana, while donning their white coats. “We are truly our ancestors' wildest dreams,” said a tweet of one of the photos. The image went viral and multiple national news outlets picked up the story. The students formed The 15 White Coats organization, a nonprofit group with a threefold mission: To reimagine cultural imagery in learning spaces, lessen the financial burden of medical school for applicants of color, and influence cultural literacy in learning spaces. Donations and the sale of photographs and posters allow The 15 White Coats to distribute their photos to classrooms across the U.S., establish scholarships, and more. Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer welcomes Dr. Russell Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA to talk about the barriers and doubts he faced as a black man and aspiring physician along his journey from security guard to MD PhD MBA. Specifically, Dr. Ledet shines light on the disadvantages that medical school applicants from marginalized communities face. In recognition of how important it is to have role models, Dr. Ledet encourages listeners to take action. He is receiving national recognition for starting 15 White Coats. Dr. Ledet talks about his journey from being in the military to becoming a security guard to realizing that he could go to college, and eventually to medical school after earning his PhD at NYU. He is a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr. Ledet earned his bachelors degree from Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge. He earned his PhD in Molecular Oncology from NYU School of Medicine, Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. He earned his MD and MBA from Tulane University. He is a Triple Board Resident (Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) at Indiana University School of Medicine. LinkedIn: Dr. Russell J. Ledet https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjledet Instagram: @drrussellledet Find @the15white coats on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Dr. Russell J. Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA co-founded The 15 White Coats, an organization that helps to propel underrepresented minority students to the next levels of education by providing inspiration and economic support. Dr. Ledet has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, People Magazine, NPR, Washington Post, The Steve Harvey Show, and Good Morning America. Following medical school, he plans to focus on mental health accessibility for marginalized communities. He is a husband of 14 years to Mallory Alise, and the father of two little girls, Maleah Ann and Mahlina Abri. Socials: @drrussellledet (IG/TikTok); FB Find full transcripts of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast episodes on the DocWorking Blog The past few weeks have been busy at DocWorking! We have been working behind the scenes to add even more CME credits to the THRIVE memberships. Let your CME budget help you prioritize your own wellness so you can get on with living your best life on your own terms, as defined by you, with DocWorking THRIVE. You can take the first step today by taking our 2 Minute Balance to Burnout Quiz! Where are you on the Balance to Burnout Continuum? Take the quiz and find out today! DocWorking empowers physicians and entire health care teams to get on the path to achieving their dreams, both in and outside of work, with programs designed to help you maximize life with minimal time. Are you a physician who would like to tell your story? Please email Amanda Taran, our producer, at podcast@docworking.com to be considered. And if you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5 star review, we would be extremely grateful! We're everywhere you like to get your podcasts! Apple iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Amazon, YouTube, Podbean You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Some links in our blogs and show notes are affiliate links, and purchases made via those links may result in payments to DocWorking. These help toward our production costs. Thank you for supporting DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast! Occasionally, we discuss financial and legal topics. We are not financial or legal professionals. Please consult a licensed professional for financial or legal advice regarding your specific situation. Podcast produced by: Mara Heppard
Happy Juneteenth! Today marks the second year that Juneteenth, a day celebrating the effective end of slavery in the United States, will be commemorated as a federal holiday. And it's a day to celebrate! To mark the occasion, we brought on our friend and expert Yvonne Holden, Director of Visitor Experience and Operations at the Whitney Plantation outside of New Orleans, Louisana, which is one of the only plantation museums in the country to focus on the lives of the enslaved. Yvonne helps us understand the history behind the holiday, and the larger story of what the day stands for—both on the very day in 1865 when the enslaved community in Galveston, TX first learned of their freedom, and today, when the history and legacy of institutionalized slavery aren't always told. Yvonne also invites us into the ways we can celebrate Juneteenth today, both through education and the opportunity to practice joy in the midst of our implication. Read and share the Principles and Practices of PeacemakingFollow Telos on Instagram @thetelosgroupIf you're enjoying the podcast, become a monthly donor to Telos!Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts or SpotifyResources mentioned: Learn more about The Whitney PlantationLearn more about Telos' trip to the US SouthOn Juneteenth, Annette Gordon-Reed
Ahmad Ward is the Executive Director for Hilton Head Island's Historic Mitchelville Park. If you've never heard of Mitchelville, then prepare for an eye-opening history lesson. Established in 1862, a year before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, it was the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States. In this episode, Ahmad shares how his five-year plan to exit the world of museums was quickly discarded when he began interviewing for a role at Mitchelville Freedom Park while on vacation in New Orleans. How a moving visit to the Whitney Plantation, the only Louisiana plantation that centers the experiences of the enslaved population, helped shape his ideas for the project. Plus, Ahmad and Esme discuss how to communicate hard topics in a palatable way, creating spaces for authentic expression and respectful listening, and the ongoing important work of highlighting Mitchelville, a piece of American history that deserves to be widely known, honored, and celebrated. You can learn more about Mitchelville by visiting exploremitchelville.org. Learn more about Full-Time Travel by visiting fulltimetravel.co and follow us on Instagram @full_time_travel. Be sure to rate, review, and follow so that you don't miss out on travel tips, inspiration, and your potential next adventure!
I'd like to talk about racial justice, disaster recovery, and the pandemic with some of the experts I've been honored to get to know these past 2 years. Let me introduce them: Joy Banner, Ph.D. is the Director of Media and Marketing at Whitney Plantation. She is a native, and resident of Wallace, LA and a descendant of Whitney Plantation. Inspired both by Whitney Plantation's mission and her desire to help her largely descendant community, Joy returned home to advocate for economic and environmental rights. Joy has recently started the first chapter of “Coming To The Table”, an organization aimed at addressing the legacies of slavery by bringing together descendants of the enslaved and their enslavers. Felicia Henry is a licensed social worker and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware, where she is also a Bill Anderson Fund Fellow. Monica Sanders is the managing director of the Georgetown University Environmental Justice Program. She is the founder of "The Undivide Project", an organization dedicated to addressing the legal and policy changes needed to address the intersections between digital and climate equity. She also teaches Law, Policy and Practice in Disasters and Complex Emergencies at the Georgetown Law Center.
This week, we hear from experts at the Whitney Plantation and Monticello -- two tourist sites that are at the frontlines of contemporary discussions about the experiences of enslaved people and the role of slavery in the United States. Dr. Joy Banner, Director of Communications at the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana, describes how the site has created a visitor experience that centers the lives of the enslaved people who lived on the plantation. Justin Bates, a historical interpreter at Thomas Jefferson's home of Monticello, shares how he and his colleagues teach guests about the contradictions of Jefferson's life: that he was both the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and a lifelong slave owner who espoused racist views. We hope this episode gives you some good food for thought, and we would love to hear your reactions. You can reach out by sending us a voice message or saying hello on social media. Thank you so much for listening! Resources The Whitney Plantation website “Building the first slavery museum in America,” The New York Times Magazine, Feb. 2015 (unlocked link) Monticello website The book that inspired this episode: How the Word is Passed: A reckoning with the history of slavery across America, by Clint Smith
Well I declare! We made it to episode 30! This week we are visiting a touchy, historical subject. Get ready to be both spooked and outraged as we visit the Myrtles Plantation and the Whitney Plantation.
As we close 2021 out we're looking back at some of our favorite shows of the year. Today we're taking a look back at some of our favorite shows of 2021 that were focused on Black History. Whitney Plantation with Dr. Joy Banner US Civil Rights Trail with author Deborah D Douglas Tulsa Race Massacre with Michelle Brown-Burdex w/ Greenwood Cultural Center Ghana - Beyond The Return - With Mawuli Dzebu of Landtours
During her visit, Traveling Culturati host Ja'Vonne Harley chats with Dr. Joy Banner, Communications Director at the Whitney Plantation. Unfortunately, the Whitney Plantation suffered some damage from Hurricane Ida. Click on the image above to visit their website and donate for much-needed repairs.
In this episode, game designer and professor James Coltrain joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game, Blackhaven, and how it explores racism, slavery and America's past.
Whitney & Ginger discuss their experiences at The Whitney Plantation in Edgard, LA.
This episode was recorded on July 1st, 2021. We are joined again by Gary & Ralph. Enjoy! — Discussed: the controversy surrounding Django Unchained; The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist; slave revenge stories; Thomas Jefferson; The Whitney Plantation museum; psychopathic histories; Indiana Jones; favorite lines from Django; Tarantino's depiction of violence; fugitive slave laws; a sweet ending; Bass Reeves; Dead or Alive; an inverse of “The Magical Negro” trope; Django's transformation; Schultz's decision to shoot Candy; Stephen Warren; plot holes; Schultz's character; southern hospitality; the original Django; suicide by cop; Star Wars: A New Hope; tenacity and privilege; the value of an outsider's perspective; Twelve Years a Slave; intended audiences; confronting darkness in film; southern myth making; performative courtesy and violence; and Auschwitz weddings. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don't forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/racetraderpodcast/message
On Thursday, Juneteenth was designated as a federal holiday to commemorate the effective end of slavery in the United States, just days before the June 19 anniversary. This week, to mark the occasion, we revisit our 2016 trip to the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana that focuses entirely on the lives of enslaved people. The Whitney Plantation is one of three surviving Civil War-era sugar plantations located in St. John the Baptist Parish along the Mississippi River. There, we join Director of Research at Whitney Dr. Ibrahima Seck, who gives us a personal tour of the property. We make our first stop at a restored nineteenth century Baptist church, where we learn about slavery as viewed through the eyes of children. Not far from the church, Dr. Seck brings us to a large monument engraved with names and information about the enslaved individuals who lived at Whitney. We also step into one of the site's 22 cabins and tour the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, making our final stop at the big house where the Haydel family lived. Following our visit to the plantation, we speak with Sybil Haydel Morial—educator, activist and former First Lady of New Orleans—who learned later in life of her family's connection to the Whitney Plantation. Sybil chronicled her breadth of experience during the civil rights era and the years that followed in her memoir, Witness to Change.
On Thursday, Juneteenth was designated as a federal holiday to commemorate the effective end of slavery in the United States, just days before the June 19 anniversary. This week, to mark the occasion, we revisit our 2016 trip to the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana that focuses entirely on the lives of enslaved people. The Whitney Plantation is one of three surviving Civil War-era sugar plantations located in St. John the Baptist Parish along the Mississippi River. There, we join Director of Research at Whitney Dr. Ibrahima Seck, who gives us a personal tour of the property. We make our first stop at a restored nineteenth century Baptist church, where we learn about slavery as viewed through the eyes of children. Not far from the church, Dr. Seck brings us to a large monument engraved with names and information about the enslaved individuals who lived at Whitney. We also step into one of the site's 22 cabins and tour the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, making our final stop at the big house where the Haydel family lived. Following our visit to the plantation, we speak with Sybil Haydel Morial—educator, activist and former First Lady of New Orleans—who learned later in life of her family's connection to the Whitney Plantation. Sybil chronicled her breadth of experience during the civil rights era and the years that followed in her memoir, Witness to Change.
Ederique Goudia is on a mission to rescue the lost food of Detroit and turn it into beautiful meals for the city's food insecure population. Show notes: (0:22) Ederique Goudia is a chef, activist, and parishioner at St. Augustine-St. Monica Parish with a deep love of the people and community in both the parish and the city of Detroit. (4:16) We learn of the many organizations Ederique works with to help prevent food waste and feed the hungry, as well as how her love of food and gardening was fostered from childhood through time spent with her grandfather. (8:58) Ederique talks about her earliest experiences cooking and how food became a way to share love and build community in her southern Louisiana town. She mentions her childhood dreams of running a restaurant and the beauty she has found in the gardens of Detroit. (12:59) We hear of the reality of food insecurity in the city of Detroit. Enter Make Food Not Waste — a nonprofit that rescues food that would otherwise have been wasted and creates beautiful, upcycled meals for the food insecure. (15:52) Raphael Wright, Edrique's friend, colleague, and fellow advocate in the fight against food insecurity, reflects on the impact Make Food Not Waste had during the pandemic — and especially during the holiday season. (17:59) Make Food Not Waste finds great success, having prepared 5,000 meals during Thanksgiving and 6,000 meals during Christmas. The organization provides 90 families per week with meals they can be proud to put on their tables. Links from this episode: Detroit Free Press Chevy Dealers Food Fighters (https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/mark-kurlyandchik/2021/03/10/ederique-goudia-gabriel-hall-detroit-chef-food-fighter/4448603001/) In the Business of Food (https://www.facebook.com/IBFDetroit) FoodLab Detroit (https://foodlabdetroit.com/) Detroit Food Academy (https://detroitfoodacademy.org/) Whitney Plantation (https://www.whitneyplantation.org/) Keep Growing Detroit (http://detroitagriculture.net/) Make Food Not Waste (https://www.makefoodnotwaste.org/)
If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, how many miles will it take for reparations for America's enslaved descendants to find a home? Backed by Analog Players Society and Masta Ace's debut hit, Home In America, Erika and Whitney do a deep dive into their first season's journey and uncover shades of gray and pain in their unusual black and white partnership. But first, a Lord Of The Rings, epic-remix, monologue tells the story of the long, harrowing journey begun by reparations pioneers long ago. Then a new playlist is created to entice their favorite reparations warriors, and opponents, to reappear and bear witness to their reparations journey today. While the pair revisit their best hits, the duo is encouraged to make an all-out sprint toward their season's final destination, slavery's home, The Whitney Plantation in southern Louisiana. And, like the haunted place inspired by Toni Morrison's mythological "Sweet Home," this plantation tells the story from the slave's point of view. Finally, the pair retrace their steps, only to find themselves at the beginning of the end, in the mother of all lands, the great continent of Africa. Now in the belly of the beast, at the Cape Coast slave dungeons, they ask the ultimate question, can America go through the door of no return and come out the other side, whole? Or will America's impractical arrangement and immoral history destroy its own home from the inside out? “Home in America” is by Analog Players Society and Masta Ace, produced by Ben Rubin. The single will be released on all platforms on June 18 by Ropeadope Records." "'Home in America" features NYC jazz greats: tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin (David Bowie/Blackstar), pianist Orrin Evans (the Bad Plus), bassist Dezron Douglas (Ravi Coltrane), and drummer Eric McPherson (Fred Hersch Trio). https://www.analogplayerssociety.com/ https://benrubin.com/ https://www.mastaace.com/ https://ropeadope.lnk.to/HomeinAmerica For more info about this episode, please visit https://reparationsbigpayback.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, how many miles will it take for reparations for America's enslaved descendants to find a home? Backed by Analog Players Society and Masta Ace's debut hit, Home In America, Erika and Whitney do a deep dive into their first season's journey and uncover shades of gray and pain in their unusual black and white partnership. But first, a Lord Of The Rings, epic-remix, monologue tells the story of the long, harrowing journey begun by reparations pioneers long ago. Then a new playlist is created to entice their favorite reparations warriors, and opponents, to reappear and bear witness to their reparations journey today. While the pair revisit their best hits, the duo is encouraged to make an all-out sprint toward their season's final destination, slavery's home, The Whitney Plantation in southern Louisiana. And, like the haunted place inspired by Toni Morrison's mythological "Sweet Home," this plantation tells the story from the slave's point of view. Finally, the pair retrace their steps, only to find themselves at the beginning of the end, in the mother of all lands, the great continent of Africa. Now in the belly of the beast, at the Cape Coast slave dungeons, they ask the ultimate question, can America go through the door of no return and come out the other side, whole? Or will America's impractical arrangement and immoral history destroy its own home from the inside out? “Home in America” is by Analog Players Society and Masta Ace, produced by Ben Rubin. The single will be released on all platforms on June 18 by Ropeadope Records." "'Home in America" features NYC jazz greats: tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin (David Bowie/Blackstar), pianist Orrin Evans (the Bad Plus), bassist Dezron Douglas (Ravi Coltrane), and drummer Eric McPherson (Fred Hersch Trio). https://www.analogplayerssociety.com/ https://benrubin.com/ https://www.mastaace.com/ https://ropeadope.lnk.to/HomeinAmerica For more info about this episode, please visit https://reparationsbigpayback.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
À l’occasion des 20 ans du vote de la loi dite Taubira, on repart en voyage un pied en Amérique, l’autre en Angleterre, à la découverte de lieux qui ont décidé de s’emparer de l’histoire de l’esclavage, une mémoire indispensable pour mieux comprendre les enjeux et soubresauts du monde actuel. Le 10 mai 2001, quand l’Assemblée Nationale et le Sénat adoptent, à l’unanimité, la loi reconnaissant l’esclavage en tant que crime contre l’humanité, plus connue sous le nom de loi Taubira, du nom de la députée de la 1e circonscription de Guyane et ex-Garde des Sceaux Christiane Taubira, qui a porté et défendu ardemment ce texte, le crime est enfin qualifié. L’article 2 de cette loi porte, lui, sur l’enseignement et le partage de cette mémoire liée à la traite négrière qui, du XVIe siècle au XIXe siècle, aura fait plus de 13 millions de victimes et arraché à leurs terres des millions d’Africains, partis notamment rejoindre de force les plantations ou habitations sucrières de l’autre côté de l’océan Atlantique. Depuis 2006, le 10 mai marque aussi la Journée des mémoires de la traite négrière, de l’esclavage et leurs abolitions. Et nous à Si loin si proche, cela fait plusieurs années que l’on s’invite à notre manière, en voyage, sur «les lieux du crime», au cœur de cette nécessité impérieuse de raconter et partager cette histoire et ces mémoires. Pour les 20 ans de cette loi historique, on vous propose de réécouter un voyage qui nous a emmené de part et d’autre de l’Atlantique, à la découverte d’institutions culturelles, toutes deux situées dans des territoires qui ont bâti leur prospérité et leur richesse sur la traite transatlantique et qui aujourd’hui ont décidé de regarder ce passé en face. Voyage et reportages entre le Musée International de l'Esclavage de Liverpool, ouvert en 2007 en Angleterre, et la Whitney Plantation, musée à ciel ouvert de l'esclavage situé dans une ancienne plantation de Louisiane, au Sud des États-Unis, inaugurée en 2015. Un reportage réalisé en en 2016, de Sarah Lefèvre à Liverpool et de Cerise Maréchaud en Louisiane
In recent years, there’s been a movement to remove statues of Confederate leaders and other monuments that some see as celebrations of America’s racist history. But does taking down these statues help address the racial inequities that plague our nation to this day? Or is it just erasing history? In his forthcoming book How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, author Clint Smith tackles these and other questions around what our public monuments say -- or, sometimes, fail to say -- about America’s past. He and Lindsay discuss such landmarks as Monticello, the Whitney Plantation, and the Statue of Liberty, and explore the different meanings they have for different Americans, especially in our present moment of racial reckoning.For more on Clint Smith: https://www.clintsmithiii.com/ Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/historytellers.Support us by supporting our sponsors!SimpliSafe - Go to SIMPLISAFE.com/tellers today to customize your system and get a free security camera. You also get a 60 day risk free trial, so there’s nothing to lose.ZipRecruiter - Go to ZipRecruiter.com/aht today to try ZipRecruiter for FREE.
What does it take to create a museum? How can a museum help visitors grapple with a very uncomfortable aspect of their nation’s past? Ibrahima Seck, a member of the History Department at the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, author of the book, Bouki Fait Gombo: A History of the Slave Community of Habitation Haydel (Whitney Plantation) Louisiana, 1750-1860, and the Director of Research of the Whitney Plantation museum, leads us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Whitney Plantation and through the history of slavery in early Louisiana. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/295 Join Ben Franklin's World! Subscribe and help us bring history right to your ears! Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The Ben Franklin's World Shop Complementary Episodes Episode 017: François Furstenberg, When the United States Spoke French Episode 124: James Alexander Dun, Making the Haitian Revolution in Early America Episode 125: Terri Snyder, Death, Suicide, and Slavery in British North America Episode 137: Erica A. Dunbar, The Washingtons’ Runaway Slave, Ona Judge Episode 167: Eberhard Faber, The Early History of New Orleans Episode 281: Caitlin Rosenthal, The Business of Slavery Episode 282: Vincent Brown, Tacky’s Revolt Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
397. Part 2 of our interview with Katy Shannon about her book on L'Abeille. The New Orleans Bee contains extensive excerpts from the first year of publication of the city’s most influential French-language newspaper. It captures this diverse city in its formative years authentically and with an immediacy that can be provided only by a primary source. Discover the New Orleans of today present even in the city’s past. Katy Morlas Shannon received her Bachelors in English and Masters in History from Louisiana State University. She has been a professional historian for over fifteen years and has dedicated her career to uncovering the stories of the enslaved on plantations lining Louisiana’s River Road. Her work includes crucial early research for Whitney Plantation, Laura Plantation, and Evergreen Plantation.This week in Louisiana history. December 26, 1872. Gov. Pinchback signs bill to prevent "excesses and corruption in public offices." This week in New Orleans history. George Joseph Porter, Jr. (born December 26, 1947) is best known as the bassist and singer for The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 1960s and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. Best known for "Audubon Zoo." This week in Louisiana. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve December 31st, 2020 - January 1st, 2021 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Jax Brewery 600 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA 70130 504-566-7601 Website A much cherished annual tradition, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest is the most popular way for viewers to ring in the New Year, both in the US and worldwide. The free and open to all event takes place at Jax Brewery and will be televised live on ABC. The evening's host is Ryan Seacrest and will feature several guest appearances, live music acts, and a fleur-de-lis drop at midnight. Postcards from Louisiana. Tuba Skinny Zoom Concert.Listen on iTunes.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.
396. Part 1 of our interview with Katy Shannon about her book on L'Abeille. The New Orleans Bee contains extensive excerpts from the first year of publication of the city’s most influential French-language newspaper. It captures this diverse city in its formative years authentically and with an immediacy that can be provided only by a primary source. Discover the New Orleans of today present even in the city’s past. Katy Morlas Shannon received her Bachelors in English and Masters in History from Louisiana State University. She has been a professional historian for over fifteen years and has dedicated her career to uncovering the stories of the enslaved on plantations lining Louisiana’s River Road. Her work includes crucial early research for Whitney Plantation, Laura Plantation, and Evergreen Plantation.This week in Louisiana history. December 19, 1836. N.O. city council proibited masked balls and parades. This week in New Orleans history. On December 19, 1919 the French Opera House was destroyed by fire. This week in Louisiana. We can't confirm that this event is still planned, so call ahead! Christmas In Haughton December 19th, 2020 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Joe Delaney Memorial Park 448 N. Hazel St., Haughton, LA 71037 318-347-9864 Website The annual Christmas In Haughton parade and festival will include a "Dashing Thru The Glow" 5k & 1 mile Fun Run. Come out and enjoy a great festival with live music, vendors, Santa Land, a kids' zone and more. Postcards from Louisiana. David Middleton reads, "The Shepherd: A Play."Listen on iTunes.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.
Content Note: This episode contains discussions of slavery, racism, sexual assault, harassment, hate crimes, violence, abuse, murder, and more. We start off by discussing a gruesome lynching that happens in the miniseries, and we also talk about modern events of white supremacy and violence against Black people. It’s a heavy discussion. We think it was worth having, but we wanted you to be prepared. Nuance Vivian joins us to talk about a miniseries that made her think a lot about her own experiences as a mixed race person, Alex Haley’s Queen. This discussion is a lot more serious than our usual episodes, and as there’s a lot to unpack, we’re breaking it into two parts. This is Part 2.Nuance plays a cleric in the actual play podcast Fast Times at D&D High, and she’s on staff for some Boston area LARPS. She’s @Shadowravyn on Twitter. Image Description: Danny Glover as Alec Haley and Halle Berry as Queen on their wedding day. Alex Haley’s Queen is a three part miniseries based on a novel about Alex Haley’s grandmother, who was the daughter of a Black slave woman and a white plantation owner man. The story follows her from birth through old age and covers the entire second half of the 19th century. Nuance brought up a few things including:Soujourner Truth’s famous speech from the 1851 Women’s Convention, which may not have been delivered in the way people most often assume. The WGN series Underground, featuring Jurnee Smollett as another light skinned Black person working for white people. The Whitney Plantation is not far from New Orleans. You can visit and learn about the experiences of slaves who lived there. If you want to hear Nuance discussing something lighter, she discussed Garfield’s Halloween Adventure with us as a paid subscriber bonus just a few days ago! We were relieved to find that though it was spooky, it was much less horrifying than Garfield’s Thanksgiving was…If you’re having fun listening to us, please tell your friends about us! Subscribe to our newsletter at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com for free, or pay $5/month to get access to two bonus paid episodes each month! We’re also on Patreon if that’s your jam! Rate and review us! follow us on Twitter where we’re @thisiswhy_pod! And, of course, you can always drop us a note at at thisiswhywerelikethis@gmail.com. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com/subscribe
Content Note: This episode contains discussions of slavery, racism, sexual assault, harassment, hate crimes, violence, abuse, murder, and more. We start off by discussing a gruesome lynching that happens in the miniseries, and we also talk about modern events of white supremacy and violence against Black people. It's a heavy discussion. We think it was worth having, but we wanted you to be prepared. Nuance Vivian joins us to talk about a miniseries that made her think a lot about her own experiences as a mixed race person, Alex Haley's Queen. This discussion is a lot more serious than our usual episodes, and as there's a lot to unpack, we're breaking it into two parts. This is Part 2.Nuance plays a cleric in the actual play podcast Fast Times at D&D High, and she's on staff for some Boston area LARPS. She's @Shadowravyn on Twitter. Image Description: Danny Glover as Alec Haley and Halle Berry as Queen on their wedding day. Alex Haley's Queen is a three part miniseries based on a novel about Alex Haley's grandmother, who was the daughter of a Black slave woman and a white plantation owner man. The story follows her from birth through old age and covers the entire second half of the 19th century. Nuance brought up a few things including:Soujourner Truth's famous speech from the 1851 Women's Convention, which may not have been delivered in the way people most often assume. The WGN series Underground, featuring Jurnee Smollett as another light skinned Black person working for white people. The Whitney Plantation is not far from New Orleans. You can visit and learn about the experiences of slaves who lived there. If you want to hear Nuance discussing something lighter, she discussed Garfield's Halloween Adventure with us as a paid subscriber bonus just a few days ago! We were relieved to find that though it was spooky, it was much less horrifying than Garfield's Thanksgiving was…If you're having fun listening to us, please tell your friends about us! Subscribe to our newsletter at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com for free, or pay $5/month to get access to two bonus paid episodes each month! We're also on Patreon if that's your jam! Rate and review us! follow us on Twitter where we're @thisiswhy_pod! And, of course, you can always drop us a note at at thisiswhywerelikethis@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com/subscribe
In this follow up to last week’s interview with Patricia Raybon, Amy Julia interviews her three children. Penny, William, and Marilee all talk about what they’ve learned from books, museums, and the recent protests after the death of George Floyd.Show Notes:We begin our conversation by talking about our family’s Civil Rights tour in 2019. Here’s a description of our four-day tour, as well as a recommended itinerary, which includes the Whitney Plantation that Marilee mentions, as well as the Legacy Museum, which is where we saw the jars of dirt that Penny talks about.We talk about the death of George Floyd.Penny mentions the song Way Maker.All three children talk about books/resources they recommend for learning more about race and privilege. Go here for links to the resources they mention (as well as many more resources!). In relation to this conversation and reading books from different perspectives, Marilee mentions the Little House series.This podcast season is called White Picket Fences, and it is based on my book White Picket Fences: Turning Towards Love in a World Divided by Privilege. Learn more about White Picket Fences! Also check out free RESOURCES to accompany White Picket Fences—action guide, discussion guides—that are designed to help you respond. Learn more about my writing and speaking at amyjuliabecker.com.
Dr. Russell Ledet has an incredible story of struggle and triumph. Before his PhD and Medical School, as a child, Dr. Ledet often wondered where his next meal would come from. Raised by a single mother who encouraged reading and learning, Dr. Ledet found a way out of poverty. After serving in the military, Dr. Ledet capitalized on education and set his eyes on a PhD from NYU and is currently a medical student at Tulane School of Medicine. After getting an opportunity to visit the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana, Dr. Ledet realized the magnitude of how far his people have come. This inspired a return trip to the plantation with 14 other Doctors where a monumental photo was captured and an organization was born. Dr. Ledet is co-founder of The 15 White Coats, an organization who's mission is to "Re-imagine cultural imagery in learning spaces, lessen the financial burden of applying to medical school for applicants of color, and to influence cultural literacy in learning spaces".You can follow Dr. Ledet on Twitter @theguywithyes and on Instagram @theguywithyesFollow The 15 White Coats on Twitter @the15whitecoatsFollow Chips and Walk Podcast on Instagram @chipsandwalk and on Twitter @chipswalk
Depuis la mort tragique de George Floyd à Minneapolis, le 25 mai 2020, des voix et des poings se lèvent à travers le monde, pour réclamer plus de justice et d’égalité raciale. Si aux États-Unis, la lutte anti-raciste et le mouvement «Black Lives Matter» viennent interroger les fondements de la société américaine, le débat qui surgit plus largement autour du passé colonial et esclavagiste nous parlent à tous, Blancs ou Noirs, racisés ou non. À Si loin si proche, nous interrogeons de longue date l’histoire noire des cités du monde, dans le cadre de séries spécifiques et de voyages, notamment sur la route des droits civiques aux États-Unis, celle du chemin de fer clandestin au Canada, ou encore celle de l’esclavage dans les Caraïbes ou la côte atlantique française dans les ports esclavagistes de Nantes ou Bordeaux... Et en 2016, nous étions partis de part et d’autre de l’Atlantique, à la découverte de sites culturels et touristiques qui ont décidé de regarder l’histoire de l'esclavage en face. D’un côté, le Musée International de l'Esclavage de Liverpool, en Angleterre, ouvert en 2007 et de l’autre, la Whitney Plantation, musée à ciel ouvert de l'esclavage situé dans une ancienne plantation de Louisiane, au Sud des États-Unis qui, depuis 2015, offre un autre point de vue sur la Route des Plantations parsemée de belles maisons des planteurs de coton et de canne à sucre, qui ont longtemps raconté aux visiteurs l’histoire du Vieux Sud, uniquement du point de vue de ses riches propriétaires. À leur manière, ces deux sites font office de pionniers. En effet, le musée de Liverpool est le premier musée national du genre au monde et celui de Louisiane, le premier des États-Unis uniquement consacré à cette page sombre de l'histoire. Tous deux ont aussi la particularité d'être situés dans des régions ou des villes qui ont bâti leur prospérité et leur richesse sur la traite transatlantique. Afin de nourrir la réflexion et le débat actuel sur comment assumer et transmettre cette histoire pour mieux interroger les stigmates laissés dans le sillage des bateaux dits «négriers» sur nos sociétés contemporaines, nous vous proposons de réentendre ce voyage, un pied en Amérique, l’autre en Europe. Un reportage de Sarah Lefèvre à Liverpool et de Cerise Maréchaud en Louisiane, réalisé en 2016. En savoir plus : - Sur la Whitney Plantation, musée de l’esclavage en Louisiane aux États-Unis- Sur l’International Slavery Museum de Liverpool en Angleterre.
Intermediate English turns to the history of race, racism and slavery. Dr Joy Banner of the Whitney Plantation Museum explains how this institution has shaped the inequalities that continue to this day.Music: Dragon Rider, The Source and Adama by Dogon Lights (licensed under Creative Commons)Cover Art: MILY Web Designhttps://www.whitneyplantation.org/https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/jacobs/jacobs.htmlhttps://guides.loc.gov/slavery-in-america#:~:text=The%20collections%20of%20the%20Library,recorded%20oral%20histories%2C%20and%20books.https://www.amazon.com/12-Years-Slave-Solomon-Northup/dp/1631680021/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=twelve+years+a+slave&qid=1592292025&s=books&sr=1-1https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Antiracism-National-Award-winning-Beginning/dp/0316453692
This week, Louisiana Eats celebrates Juneteenth—the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We revisit our 2016 trip to the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana that focuses entirely on the lives of enslaved people. The vision for the museum originated with attorney and developer John Cummings, who invested millions of dollars to help educate the public about the truths of slavery in Louisiana. The Whitney Plantation is one of three surviving Civil War-era sugar plantations located in St. John the Baptist Parish along the Mississippi River. There, we join Director of Research at Whitney Dr. Ibrahima Seck, who gives us a personal tour of the property. We make our first stop at a restored nineteenth century Baptist church, where we learn about slavery as viewed through the eyes of children. Not far from the church, Dr. Seck brings us to a large monument engraved with names and information about the enslaved individuals who lived at Whitney. We also step into one of the site's 22 cabins and tour the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, making our final stop at the big house where the Haydel family lived. Following our visit to the plantation, we speak with Sybil Haydel Morial—educator, activist and former First Lady of New Orleans—who learned later in life of her family’s connection to the Whitney Plantation. Sybil chronicled her breadth of experience during the civil rights era and the years that followed in her memoir, Witness to Change. For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.
A trip to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana initially set out to serve as a history lesson between a daughter and father. Who knew it would spark a movement after a photo of 15 black Tulane Medical Students went viral, an idea sparked by Dr. Russell Ledet, Co-Founder and President of what is now known as The 15 White Coats. Myself and Dr. Ledet have a therapy session the first hour of the pod where we discuss our frustration with being black in America over the past few weeks with the death of #GeorgeFloyd, #BreannaTaylor and other unfortunate deaths of black people at the bloody hands of police. We then discuss how The 15 White Coats was created, its intended purpose and how it serves as a representation of inspiration and hope for the next generation of children to pursue medical careers. IG/Twitter: @theguywithyes IG/Twitter: @the15whitecoats Website: https://www.the15whitecoats.org/ IG/Twitter/FB: SIPmyTHOUGHTS Email: sipmythoughts@gmail.com
It is crazy how much history can be rooted into one location. A century ago, the plantations in Southern Louisiana operated under the forced labor of slaves. Fast forward some years, and the descendants of the slaves suffer from environmental injustices due to the surrounding petrochemical plants. And now, in 2020, the residents in these areas suffer from the compounding impacts of slavery, environmental injustices, and the health consequences of the pandemic. Join us in this conversation with Joy Banner, the Director of Media and Marketing at Whitney Plantation, Sophie Kasakove, a freelance reporter based in New Orleans, and Ashley Rogers, the Executive Director of Whitney Plantation, to learn more. Their information can be found here: https://www.whitneyplantation.org/contact/ and https://psmag.com/author/sophie-kasakove.
Russell J. Ledet hails from Lake Charles, Louisiana. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he attended Southern University and A&M College for his undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry. Afterwards, he went on to complete his Ph.D. in molecular oncology at New York University. He is currently a second-year MD-MBA student at Tulane University School of Medicine and A.B. Freeman School of Business. He is the co-founder and president of 'The 15 White Coats', a non profit organization focused on helping people of color get into medical school and improving the cultural literacy of our learning spaces. In this very special episode of UnfilterED, Russell speaks candidly about his childhood, the challenges that made him the man he is today and his plans for the future, including The 15 White Coats' goal to put an individual of color through medical school debt-free. Time Stamps: 1:53 - Russell’s Introduction 6:50 How have you learned from your experiences and where you came from? 9:30 - Entrepreneurship at a young age 14:15 - Russell's Faith 16:20 - Joining the Navy 20:30 - Role Models 32:40 - Visiting the Whitney Plantation and the origin of The 15 White Coats 44:40 - The future of The 15 White Coats 53:00 - What is your take home message for a young person of color listening to this interview? The 15 White Coats website: https://www.the15whitecoats.org/ Get in touch with Russell: E-Mail: Russell.ledet@gmail.com Twitter: @theguywithyes Instagram: @maleahandmahlinasbaba Intro Music: Backbay Lounge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
About This Episode Today’s episode is devoted to books about New Orleans. If you’re caught up on Netflix and want to spend some time reading instead, this one’s for you. I recorded this in April 2020. Even if you are listening years from now, this will help you get to know the city better whether you are planning a trip or just wanting to stay connected with New Orleans. We’ve done 110 episodes. Talked to many authors. What (I don’t think I’ve done) is give you book recommendations. That’s what I’ll do today. Here’s what this is not. It is not a top 10 list. It’s not a comprehensive list. It’s just a list of very good books about New Orleans, across several categories. For some reason, this topic makes me nervous. Mostly because I am not good about retention and I know a lot of authors! Let’s see how it goes. This might be a recurring sub-series or it might be a one and done! Resources New Orleans bookstores: Octavia Books Garden District Bookshop Blue Cypress Books Reading List Founding of New Orleans The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square, by Ned Sublette Bienville's Dilemma: A Historical Geography of New Orleans, by Richard Campanella The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans, by Lawrence N. Powell Myth Busting Bourbon Street: A History, by Richard Campanella Death in New Orleans Stories From the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans, by Sally Asher Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation, by Robert W. Fieseler Mardi Gras Indians The House of Dance and Feathers: A Museum by Ronald W Lewis Novels We Cast a Shadow, by Maurice Carlos Ruffin The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, by Ernest Gaines Fiction Series Dave Robicheaux Series, starting with Neon Rain, by James Lee Burke Books for Children Happy Jazz Fest - Cornell P. Landry Goodnight NOLA - Cornell P. Landry Cookbook The New Orleans Cookbook - Richard and Rima Collin Previous Episodes Mentioned Bienville's Dilemma - #53 Bourbon Street, a History - #36 Stories From the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans #22 Fire at the UpStairs Lounge - #66 Mardi Gras Indians - #13 Slavery in Louisiana - a Visit to Whitney Plantation - #54 Beyond Bourbon Street Sponsors Liz Wood Realty The most frequent questions I get are about moving to New Orleans. If you are ready to make the move, you need a good realtor. Liz makes the process fun and easy. Uptown? Downtown? Midcity? The 9th ward? – Liz can help you sort it out. Reach out to Liz and make your dream of living in New Orleans a reality. Several members of our community have done just that and are thrilled with their new homes. You will be, too. LizWoodRealty.com Please keep the Old No. 77 Hotel and 2 Chicks Walking Tours in your plans we get through this. And know that, as bad as it is, we will get through this. When we do these businesses will be here to help you once again enjoy New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street Preferred Partners NOLA T-Shirt of the Month Club- use code BEYOND25 and save 25% off your purchase. Coast Roast Coffee - use code BEYOND to save 15%. Subscribe to the Podcast If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you do enjoy listening, please share Beyond Bourbon Street with someone who shares our love of New Orleans. Support Us on Patreon Would you like to help us continue to create the content you love? If so, join the Super Krewe by becoming a financial supporter. Your monthly support will help us grow, and will provide you with exclusive content, access, and more. If you would like to join the Super Krewe, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/beyondbourbonst. Join the Facebook Krewe If you want to submit questions for future episodes or get advice from others, join our free Facebook group http://beyondbourbonst.com/facebook. Thank You Thanks to Joel Sharpton from Pro Podcasting Services for being the intro voice of the podcast. Thanks also to Scott McCrossen for the artwork, logo, and branding that makes Beyond Bourbon Street stand out. Contact Us Got an idea for an episode, have some feedback, or just want to say hi? Leave us a message at 504-475-7632 or send an email to mark@beyondbourbonst.com. Thanks for listening! Mark
WORD ON THE STREET IS rapper Juicy J apologizes for "Drug" influenced music, journalists judges singer Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z's 7-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter's looks, Tulane University visits the Whitney Plantation, and SO MUCH MORE ... WORD ON THE STREET POD. 27 PLAYLIST: INTRO - "Bands A Make Her Dance" BY Juicy J (featuring Lil Wayne, 2Chainz) SEGMENT 1 MUSIC BREAK: 1.) "One Mic" BY Nas 2.) "Mr. Wrong" BY Mary J. Blige (featuring Drake) SEGMENT 2 MUSIC BREAK: 1.) "Loving On Me" BY Jasmyn 2.) "Turn On The Lights" BY Future SEGMENT 3 MUSIC BREAK: 1.) "Errrbody" BY Yo Gotti 2.) "Tek Him" BY Mad Cobra OUTRO - "Just Me and You" BY Tony Toni Tone NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED! STREET ALERTS on Instagram @thereeldealpod
In this week’s episode of About South, we travel to St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana to meet with Ashley Rogers, executive director at the Whitney Plantation museum and memorial site, to discuss the history of plantation enslavement in the U.S. South. As the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery, its rare and vital approach in exhibiting the area’s gruesome agricultural industrial complex sheds light on one of the most painfully minimized eras of American history. About South is produced by Gina Caison, Kelly Vines, and Adjoa Danso. Jessica Parker is an assistant producer. Music is by Brian Horton. You can find his music at www.brianhorton.com. Learn more at www.aboutsouthpodcast.com.
There are hundreds of plantations in the U.S. that have been repurposed for a variety of reasons. Many are museums for tourists to visit, while others have been transformed into event spaces. But how does the complicated and nuanced history influence the ways plantations are used today? Image: Slave Cabin at Whitney Plantation. Image courtesy of Whitney Plantation. Photographer: Elsa Hahne. BackStory is funded in part by our listeners. You can help keep the episodes coming by supporting the show: https://www.backstoryradio.org/support
The Ladies are BACK! They talk all about their trip to New Orleans. Everything from the food to the culture. Food: Willie Maes, Gumbo Shop, NOLA Po'Boys, The Country Club Drinks: Hurricanes (Pat o Brians), Grenades, Fat Tuesdays Museums: Museum of Death, VooDoo History Museum, Whitney Plantation --- 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/winealittle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/winealittle/support
Over the next two episodes pilgrimage with us on Freedom Road Podcast as we stand on the land where whips cracked backs to bleed more work from black and brown bodies. Stand with us in a literal valley of dry bones—a mass grave filled with the bodies of men and boys swept up in the post-antebellum terror of peonage. Sit with us as we speak with a descendant of America’s Bracero program and faith leaders pushing back against the exploitation of asylum seekers in America’s detention system today. Host, Lisa Sharon Harper, and Sandy Ovalle (Immigration Campaign Manager at Sojourners) are on pilgrimage from the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana to a mass grave in Sugar Land outside Houston, Texas to the Alamo in San Antonio to the borderlands of McAllen, Texas where they cross the border into Mexico. This episode features guests: Ashley Rogers, Executive Director of Whitney Plantation Dr. Ibrahima Seck, Director of Research of Whitney Plantation Reginald Moore, Founder of the Sugar Land Convict Leasing and Labor ProjectLiz Peterson, Board Member of the Sugar Land Convict Leasing and Labor Project Suzzette Montgomery, Communications Director of the Sugar Land Convict Leasing and Labor Project Click here to find out how you can join us on a Freedom Road Pilgrimage.(Hyperlink to: https://freedomroad.us/what-we-do/freedom-road-pilgrimages/ ) Join us next month for the second half of our pilgrimage into the fruits of American exploitation of immigrant labor.
In this special edition of Louisiana Eats, we celebrate the 151st anniversary of Juneteenth the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We take a trip to the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in America that focuses entirely on slavery. The vision for the museum originated with attorney and developer John Cummings, who invested 10 million of his own dollars to help educate the public about the truths of slavery in Louisiana. The Whitney Plantation is one of three surviving Civil War era sugar plantations located in St. John the Baptist Parish along the Mississippi River. There, we join Director of Research at Whitney Dr. Ibrahima Seck, who gives us a personal tour of the property. We make our first stop at a restored nineteenth century Baptist church, where we learn about slavery as viewed through the eyes of children. Not far from the church, Dr. Seck brings us to a large monument engraved with names and information about the enslaved individuals who lived at Whitney. We also step into a slaves quarters and tour the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, making our final stop at the big house where the Haydel family lived. Following our visit to the plantation, we speak with Sybil Haydel Morial educator, activist and former First Lady of New Orleans who recently learned of her family s connection to the Whitney Plantation. Sybil chronicled her breadth of experience during the civil rights era and the years that followed in her memoir, Witness to Change.
On Southern Charm, Craig Conover wins us over by revealing he watches Frozen when sad, while Kathryn Dennis gets confronted during a Pinterest-worthy girls trip. Brandi Glanville is back on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills! Kyle Richards plans a vacation to France, but the California wildfires hit too close to home for Denise Richards and Camille Grammer. On the Summer House finale, Kyle Cooke popped the big question to Amanda Batula, and she said yes! Meanwhile, Paige Desorbo and Carl Radke’s pantry kisses come to an end and the group says goodbye to the Hamptons. The Real Housewives of Potomac share an emotional moment during a tour of the Whitney Plantation. Candiace Dillard Bassett confronts Ashley Darby on her drinking habits, while Katie Rost claims all of Gizelle Bryant’s beads after a night out. Southern Charm’s Kathryn Dennis stopped by Bravo HQ and shares her biggest fashion faux pas over the past six seasons. Plus, Candiace Dillard Bassett from The Real Housewives of Potomac reveals where she and her husband are in their house hunting search. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, FabFitFun: Sign up and receive $10.00 off your first seasonal FabFitFun box by heading to FabFitFun.com and using our code “DISH” at checkout. Get more Bravo: The Real Housewives of New York City Season 11 After ShowAn exclusive tour of Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula’s NYC apartmentThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 9 After ShowKaren Huger’s RHOP blog: This Woman Showed Herself to Be a FRENEMYYou can tweet/tag/DM The Daily Dish on Twitter and Instagram @BravoTV using #BravoDailyDish. You can find Megan on Instagram and Twitter @megsegura and Erik on Instagram and Twitter @erikjmac.On Facebook? Join The Daily Dish Facebook group!Binge all your favorite Bravo shows with the Bravo app!
In this solo episode I answer your questions about New Orleans! The questions cover everything from art museums to music education, best snowballs to cheap oysters, and more! If you want to submit a question for a future Q&A episode, join our free Facebook Group (Beyond Bourbon St Krewe). Time Stamps 2:56 Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? 4:06 I would love to live in New Orleans! 5:26 Can you recommend some art museums in the area? (NOTE: I missed the art part of the question and talked about several museums, some of which are not focused on art. Oops! 9:08 I would like to know of any good cafes that cater to gluten free needs? 9:41 Who has the best snowballs? 10:43 Can you tell us a little about music education in the schools? 15:06 Could you something about the Yellow Fever outbreaks? (NOTE: we’ll put this on the list for future episode topics) 15:44 Would love to hear your thoughts on street music versus the bands that play in clubs, or pros such as Cowboy Mouth? 20:09 What are some must visit historical spots for those interested in music history in New Orleans? 24:46 Why doesn’t New Orleans advertise itself better, especially as a family 'friendly-ish' destination? 27:14 Most underrated po-boy? 28:26 What is your essential New Orleans food or drink experience? 31:05 Where do we go for cheap oysters? 32:26 Talk about your experience at last year’s Bourbon Fest. 35:16 What is the ultimate holiday Christmas experience in New Orleans? 40:20 What was the city like when the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2009? 43:16 Writers from and about New Orleans? 45:36 Can you please interview Jonathan Weiss? 46:04 Where do people in New Orleans grocery shop? 48:36 Lightning round questions! Resources Algiers Historical Society does have free, self-guided walking tours. 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Finally, we prepare and deliver a pdf document with our recommendations for your trip. Depending on your needs the report will contain specific places to stay, eat and drink. It will also offer suggestions on things to do and see, all based on your budget and interests. Sound good? Just go to beyondbourbonst.com/travel for all the details and a link to order the service. Subscribe to the Podcast If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play Music or wherever you get your podcasts. If you do enjoy listening, please share Beyond Bourbon Street with someone who shares our love of New Orleans. Contact Us Got an idea for an episode, have some feedback or just want to say hi? Leave us a message at 504-475-7632 or send an email to mark@beyondbourbonst.com Thanks for listening! Mark
Whitney Plantation – Quarter Miles Travel Whitney Plantation Quarter Miles Travel. Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase continues to bring interesting stories of families, sugar plantations and the enslaved people who helped build the wealth the region was known for. Our story continues with moving over to Whitney Plantation, another sugar plantation location along the Mississippi … The post Episode 8 – Louisiana Whitney Plantation -the story continues appeared first on Travel With Annita.
Seth discusses his recent visit to Evergreen Plantation and Whitney Plantation. Evergreen is the most intact plantation in the South, which includes 22 slave cabins in their original positions. The nearby Whitney Plantation opened as a slavery museum in 2014 that includes memorials to the slaves of the plantation and to enslaved babies that died in the county. Whitney also integrates slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project. Sources: Evergreen Plantation Whitney Plantation The U.S. has 35,000 museums. Why is only one about slavery?, The Washington Post How the Whitney Plantation became a different kind of Confederate monument, Nola.com Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938, Library of Congress Paula Deen reportedly wanted black people to play slaves at a wedding, Salon Disturbing wedding trend: Getting married at a plantation, Salon Photo: Seth Daire (slave cabin at Evergreen)
A visit to New Orleans: modern day tourist haven, historical slave port. Listen to this courageous convo with key American voices on how this past influences the present, and what debt remains in our collective hands. With Eddie Moore Jr, founder of the White Privilege Conference; John Cummings III, Owner of the Whitney Plantation (the only plantation documenting the history of slavery in America); and Bryan Nichols and Medria Connolly, Clinical Psychologist/Activist Scholars actively researching the psychological case for Reparations. The post Episode 2 – Healing America: The Psychological Case for Reparations appeared first on Breaking the Ocean.
In this special edition of Louisiana Eats, we celebrate the 151st anniversary of Juneteenth the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We take a trip to the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in America that focuses entirely on slavery. The vision for the museum originated with attorney and developer John Cummings, who invested 10 million of his own dollars to help educate the public about the truths of slavery in Louisiana. The Whitney Plantation is one of three surviving Civil War era sugar plantations located in St. John the Baptist Parish along the Mississippi River. There, we join Director of Research at Whitney Dr. Ibrahima Seck, who gives us a personal tour of the property. We make our first stop at a restored nineteenth century Baptist church, where we learn about slavery as viewed through the eyes of children. Not far from the church, Dr. Seck brings us to a large monument engraved with names and information about the enslaved individuals who lived at Whitney. We also step into a slaves quarters and tour the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, making our final stop at the big house where the Haydel family lived. Following our visit to the plantation, we speak with Sybil Haydel Morial educator, activist and former First Lady of New Orleans who recently learned of her family s connection to the Whitney Plantation. Sybil chronicled her breadth of experience during the civil rights era and the years that followed in her memoir, Witness to Change.
Slavery in Louisiana - a Visit to Whitney Plantation In today's episode, we learn about slavery in Louisiana. We visit Whitney Plantation, located in Wallace, LA 40 miles West of New Orleans. The Whitney is the only plantation whose primary focus is on the slaves who worked, lived, and died along this stretch of the Mississippi River. My guest today is Joy Banner, Director of Marketing at Whitney. Joy is also a native of the nearby community and is a descendant of the slaves at Whitney. On today’s show, you’ll learn... About the people who were kidnapped, sold into slavery, and came to work at the Whitney and other plantations along River Road. You’ll meet some of the slaves and hear their surprising connections to modern day New Orleanians. You’ll gain insight into the conditions they endured, and what plantation life was like for the enslaved. Most plantations along River Road were sugar plantations, so you’ll also learn about the process of making granulated sugar on a plantation. "We ask African Americans to get over it, but we don’t really understand what the it is.” - John Cummings, owner of Whitney Plantation Time Stamps 5:30 Meet our guest, Joy Banner 6:45 Where is Whitney Plantation located? 10:00 Mission of Whitney Plantation 12:00 Slaves as chattel 19:15 Habitation Haydel and the origin of Whitney Plantation 22:30 Wall of Honor 26:00 Reality of slavery 36:00 Process of making granulated sugar on a plantation 44:00 Fantasy of plantation life 46:00 The story of Anna and her descendants 50:15 Life after Emancipation 53:20 Bouki Fait Gombo Resources Whitney Plantation - located in Wallace, LA 40 miles West of New Orleans. For more information about Whitney Plantation, visit their website. Thank You Thanks to Joy Banner for welcoming my wife and I to Whitney Plantation. Joy took us around the grounds on a day when they were closed, patiently answered all of our questions, then made time two days later for the interview. Want to Make Your Trip to New Orleans the Best Ever? Of course you do! If you’re planning a trip to New Orleans and want to cut through all the research we’re here to help. We offer a personalized travel consult. Here’s how it works: You complete a brief questionnaire to help us get to know you and the experience you want to have in New Orleans. Next, we set up a 20-30 minute phone or video call. During the call, we get to know you a little better. We can clarify any questions and bounce a few ideas off of you to make sure we ‘re on the right track. Finally, we prepare and deliver a pdf document with our recommendations for your trip. Depending on your needs the report will contain specific places to stay, eat and drink. It will also offer suggestions on things to do and see, all based on your budget and interests. Sound good? Just go to http://www.beyondbourbonst.com/travel for all the details and a link to order the service. Subscribe to the Podcast If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music or wherever you get your podcasts. If you do enjoy listening, please share Beyond Bourbon Street with someone who shares our love of New Orleans. Join Us on Facebook We now have a Facebook group where you can ask questions, share your New Orleans experiences and engage with others who love all things New Orleans. Join us by going to www.beyondbourbonst.com/facebook Contact Us Got an idea for an episode, have some feedback or just want to say hi? Leave us a message at 504-475-7632 or send an email to mark@beyondbourbonst.com Thanks for listening! Mark
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Arkansas is carrying out a wave of lethal injections. Today, we reflect on the death penalty in the United States. In the Pearls, we discuss the order enjoining President Trump's sanctuary cities order, President Trump's first hundred days, and the attack at Transylvania University. In the Heels, we discuss the Handmaid's Tale and the Whitney Plantation. Membership DriveWe're excited to launch our first annual membership drive. Pantsuit Politics has become more than we could have imagined, and we want to meet the expectations of our growing community. We are constrained only by time and resources, and we truly appreciate listener support. Visit our Patreon page to check out our goals and the ways that we are trying to thoughtfully provide additional value to subscribers. SPONSORS: Aaptiv What do you get when an app that Sarah is obsessed with becomes a sponsor of the show? Aaptiv - a fitness app that provides audio workouts guided by a trainer synched with the perfect playlist and fully customizable by workout type, machine, duration, and intensity. Aaptiv is are offering our listeners a free 30 day trial. Go to https://aaptiv.com, sign up for a monthly subscription, and enter promo code PANTSUIT.Harry & David Whether she’s a wine aficionado, a chocolate lover, or a fruit fanatic, Harry & David has something Mom’s guaranteed to love. UP TO 30% off select Mother’s Day items is an amazing deal, but it expires Friday. Harry & David is part of the 1-800 Flowers family of brands and the company we trust with Mom’s special day. Get up to 30% off select Mother’s Day favorites NOW! Just go to http://harryanddavid.com, click the radio icon and enter code PANTSUIT. CREDO Moblie What if you could make the world a little bit better every time you used your cell phone? Well, it turns out you can, thanks to CREDO Mobile. Because, whenever you use a CREDO product or service, you generate critical donations for progressive causes and vital activism work – at no extra cost to you. With over $150,000 donated every month to nonprofits like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, CREDO truly does give you the power to make positive social change every day. Not to mention, they offer coverage on the nation’s largest and most dependable 4G LTE network, and you can easily transfer over with your existing number. So, if you want a better world for all of us, AND a better way to stay connected to it, you want CREDO mobile. And, right now, CREDO has a special deal for our listeners. Go to CREDOMobile.COM/pantsuit and get 2 smartphones FREE plus 50% off unlimited talk and text. Or call 1-866-689-0099. It’s time your phone company represented your value Leave us a review on iTunes by clicking here! Subscribe to Episodes: iTunes | Android Subscribe to our weekly email and get a free Pantsuit Primer audiobook! Follow Us: Instagram |
Today I speak with Historian and Guide, Adina Oubre of The Whitney Plantation; the first and only US Museum and Memorial to slavery, and a site of memory and consciousness paying homage to all enslaved people: whitneyplantation.com