Now We Know: Recent Episodes
Donna Greene & Jonathan Stokes
Now We Know focuses on learning and relearning black history in a fun yet educational way with hosts Donna and Jonathan. Together, they unpack and repack our history from the lens of two people simply trying to figure it out themselves. What didn’t we learn? What do we want to know? Let’s delve into it all!
A lively episode of Now We Know, after a brief break to reset! There's no better way to put it, as Jonathan said; on a scale of Booker T Washington to WEB DuBois, how bougie are you?Sources:https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/w-e-b-du-bois-a-biography-in-4-voices https://www.britannica.com/biography/W-E-B-Du-Boishttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Talented-TenthNow You Know:https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/CDuqSxDhmKbhttps://www.thevillagepath.org/Instagram:@DonnaJaneen
Sometimes, Donna & Jonathan need a vacation too. Re-sharing a popular episode from April 2023.
Music is instrumental, pun intended, for many of us in the Black Community - Donna & Jonathan are no exception. From childhood artistry to a now multi-platinum singer-songwriter, Cameron Forbes joins the Now We Know podcast for an episode on the joys, the struggles and the triumphs of building his music career in LA over the last decade. Cameron details how he remains true to himself in keeping the love for music and not becoming jaded in a world that wasn't created for the faint of heart.
How has the world of TikTok and plagiarism impacted the music industry? Are artists having greater control over their creations or will AI totally change the game?
Instagram:
@CameronForbes
www.cameronforbes.com
EP - Back to Me
@DonnaJaneen
Sources:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/celebrating-black-music-month#:~:text=The%20earliest%20form%20of%20black,defining%20the%20hardships%20of%20slavery.
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/30/1011901555/radio-diaries-harry-pace-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-black-swan-records
https://soundbetter.com/profiles/21436-cameron-forbes
blackartistry #blackmusic
Without trailblazers Iike Ida B. Wells; truly, where would we be? In a time when truth needed to be told more than ever, Ida fearlessly paved the way to help eradicate injustices.
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML8XiKVStWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62eH6TNP72E
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett
Now You Know:
https://instituteforpr.org/pioneer-inez-kaiser/
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
On a very special bonus episode of Now We Know, Donna interviews artist Adderly Grant-Lord; an incredibly talented, vibrant and joyous woman based out of Boulder, Colorado. The Proclaiming exhibit at the Museum of Boulder showcases Adderly’s work, along with others in their AfroFuturistic exhibit that will be available through September of 2025.
To check out more about the museum, the inspirations of Adderly’s work as well as the other fantastic artists in the Proclaiming exhibit, take a look at the resources below:
https://museumofboulder.org/exhibit/proclaiming-colorados-black-history/
https://www.adderlyart.com/
Instagram:
@AdderlyArt_
@DonnaJaneen
Would you believe of over 3,100 Oscar winners, only 60 have been black? It shouldn't be as surprising considering the inception of the Oscars, but here we are.
Instagram:
@DonnaJaeen
Resources:
https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-history-1923-2023-did-you-know-only-six-black-actors-have-won-best-actor-award-so-far-570496
https://www.netflix.com/title/81577005
oscars #winners
The depths, intricacies and beauty of Afrofuturism have been practiced in more ways than Donna & Jonathan realized in their own lives. Discovering more of the definitions and applications has brought a new level of appreciation for the movement as well as creators in the space.
How do you feel you apply Afrofuturism in your life?
Resources:
https://www.pbs.org/video/afrofuturism-i8qu2w/ https://www.pbs.org/video/afrofantastic-n5yggg/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWl-u2AN478&t=1140s
Now You Know:
https://www.jackieormes.com/
Instagram:
@DonnaJaeen
afrofuturism #blackhistory
Kicking off the 4th season of Now We Know with an episode easy like Sunday morning. Donna & Jonathan discuss the making of, hits from and modern time influence from Motown - one of the biggest record labels with an iconic sound our parents, and our parents parents, know all too well and love dearly. As soon as that first 8 count hits, you know exactly what song is about to grace your ears. What are some of your favorite Motown hits/artists?
Sources:
Hitsville the Making of Motown (2019) https://vimeo.com/419289693
https://www.motownmuseum.org/
https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/women-motown
Now You Know:
Dawn Richard https://www.dawnrichard.io/
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
motown #music #billboards
In this episode of Now We Know, Jonathan and Donna discuss the origins of Kwanzaa, the meaning of the holiday, and their personal connections or disconnections with the annual celebration.
What are your connections with Kwanzaa? Did your family celebrate growing up or into adulthood?
However you celebrate this holiday season, we hope it's a beautiful and memorable one.
Resources:
The History of Kwanzaa
The Black Candle
The Seven Principles
Maulana Karenga
Now You Know:
Childish Children's Apparel
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Kwanzaa #holidays #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackhistory
York, who also unwillingly was brought on the Lewis & Clark Expedition by his enslaver, Clark, has a story that not only varies historian by historian but also did not include full truths of what he experienced. York traveled nearly 8,000 miles cross country with the promise of freedom and land, only for neither to occur.
Sacagawea, in a similar, if not more heartbreaking story, was all of 12 years old when she was sold to be married, pregnant, and set off on the expedition - giving birth while on the trek. Listen in for more detail on these untold or not widely known histories of York & Sacagawea.
Sources:
York and Sacagawea - Lewis & Clark expedition
https://www.nebraskastudies.org/en/1800-1849/the-louisiana-purchase/african-american-sacagawea-contributions/
Searching for York - Oregon Public Broadcasting Documentaryhttps://youtu.be/1-s9CzF3kAI?si=hfcIuenPHObcBYgQ
https://www.nps.gov/lecl/faqs.htm#:~:text=Q%3A%20What%20is%20the%20Lewis,near%20present%20day%20Astoria%2C%20Oregon.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sacagawea
https://www.nps.gov/lecl/york.htm#:~:text=A%20fronteirsman%2C%20hunter%2C%20and%20the,his%20payment%20and%20his%20freedom.
MMIW.orghttps://mmiwusa.org/
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas seem like two sides of a coin, that's because they are. Thurgood being the first black person on the supreme court paved an incredible path for Clarence and Ketanji Jackson to come.
On this episode, Donna & Jonathan discuss the forging of Thurgood's path and the complexities of his successor after deciding to retire.
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUEphTDzy2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS10t_vgkZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJuRx1wARUk
https://www.oyez.org/justices/ketanji_brown_jackson
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare
supremecourt #scotus #justices
An avid listener of Now We Know turned guest! On this bonus episode, Donna & Jonathan chat with Trent Warren. You may recognize his name from having joined Real. Relatable. on a few episodes surrounding law enforcement and black gun ownership. This episode dives more into the intersectionality of law enforcement in the 1800s to now, particularly as a black man.
Good ol’ Bass Reeves. From HBO’s mini series Watchman, to the Lone Ranger, to the many unanswered questions that have followed. The duality of Bass Reeves’ life as the first Deputy U.S. Marshall as a formerly enslaved person comes to ahead later in his career as racial tensions rose in the late 1800s. How did Reeves become involved with the government as a black man in the US, especially at the time?
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqw5uXWohlY
https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE020
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/reeves-bass-1838-1910/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y9yjOVsuoo
https://www.naacpldf.org/black-judges-history/#deputyusmarshall
A short break was all Donna & Jonathan needed to reset and refresh their minds. On this episode, they circle back to the Now You Know segment from the Kentucky Derby about Black Cowboys . From Esteban the Negro to Bass Reeves, black cowboys have been incredibly impactful throughout western world history. Admittedly, these names may be more widely know in southern US states; the way it's portrayed beyond the southern states transformed complex stories into a Hollywood misrepresentation of history. The reality? Take a listen to learn more.
Resources https://www.blackcowboymuseum.com/
https://youtu.be/PWlLNIGIbd0
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/05/682318409/dom-flemons-presents-a-new-image-of-the-american-cowboy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoNV40Hk5o8
Now You Know
https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE020#:~:text=He%20is%20believed%20to%20be,until%20Oklahoma%20statehood%20in%201907
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
country #western #blackcowboys
Sometimes, Donna & Jonathan need a vacation too. Re-sharing a popular episode from July 2022.
Fredrick Douglass - we all (most of us) know the name. But, do we really know the gravity to which he changed not only his life but those that were enslaved and for generations to come? Douglass’ incredibly powerful speeches has resonated through history and will continue to do so for millennia to come.
In this episode of Now We Know, Donna & Jonathan get into one of Douglass’ famous speeches, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?” A compelling HBO documentary based on the life of Frederick Douglass and his impact. What would Douglass' feel/say about the state of our country today?
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
https://www.hbo.com/movies/frederick-douglass-in-five-speeches
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1852-frederick-douglass-what-slave-fourth-july/
Now You Know:
We are the world song - https://explorethearchive.com/black-history-month-facts
Book
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love
https://www.left-bank.com/book/9780743456081
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjkUyX0rVw
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
fourthofjuly #independence #juneteenth
A woman of class, dignity and a force to be reckoned with. Mary Church Terrell was an integral piece to the civil rights decades before subsequent laws were put into place. Coining the term, lifting as we climb - Church Terrell’s values were based upon intersectionality, education and bringing everyone along for the ride.
“I cannot help wondering what I might have become and might have done if I had lived in a country which had not circumscribed and handicapped me on account of my race, but had allowed me to reach any heights I was able to attain.” - Mary Church Terrell
Sources:
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-church-terrell
https://www.aroundrobin.com/product/dignity-and-defiance-the-story-of-mary-church-terrell/
Now You Know: https://www.nps.gov/people/idabwells.htm#:~:text=African%2DAmerican%20journalist%20and%20activist,also%20fought%20for%20woman%20suffrage.
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Mentions:
@theconsciouslee
Now You Know:
Ida B Wells https://www.nps.gov/people/idabwells.htm#:~:text=African%2DAmerican%20journalist%20and%20activist,also%20fought%20for%20woman%20suffrage.
Did you know 13 of the 15 riders in the very first Kentucky Derby were Black?
Did you know that 15 of the first 28 derbies were won by black riders?
How did the racist origin of Lawn Jockeys get flipped and turned upside from a young enslaved black boy who froze to death to now be sold as blue eyed, white little boys? Phew, this episode Donna & Jonathan get into the intersections of it all.
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Sources:
https://www.espn.com/horse/columns/misc/1929342.html
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-17/#:~:text=The%20First%20Derby%20Day,-Popular%20rider%20Oliver&text=The%20Kentucky%20Derby%20was%20begun,relatives%2C%20John%20and%20Henry%20Churchill.
https://goodblacknews.org/2022/05/09/history-jockey-oliver-lewis-won-the-1st-kentucky-derby-147-years-ago-listen/
Now You Know
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lesser-known-history-african-american-cowboys-180962144/
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/blackface-birth-american-stereotype
Music is instrumental, pun intended, for many of us in the Black Community - Donna & Jonathan are no exception. From childhood artistry to a now 7 time platinum record, Cameron Forbes joins the Now We Know podcast for an episode on the joys, the struggles and the triumphs of building his music career in LA over the last decade. Cameron details how he remains true to himself in keeping the love for music and not becoming jaded in a world that wasn't created for the faint of heart.
How has the world of TikTok and plagiarism impacted the music industry? Are artists having greater control over their creations or will AI totally change the game?
Instagram:
@CameronForbes
www.cameronforbes.com
EP - Back to Me
@DonnaJaneen
Sources:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/celebrating-black-music-month#:~:text=The%20earliest%20form%20of%20black,defining%20the%20hardships%20of%20slavery.
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/30/1011901555/radio-diaries-harry-pace-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-black-swan-records
https://soundbetter.com/profiles/21436-cameron-forbes
blackartistry #blackmusic
Black Greek Letter Organizations have been around since the early 1900s; created out of the difficulty of the times to establish collegiate camaraderie, forward advancement and philanthropy in the black community.
For the first time in Now We Know history, Donna & Jonathan have a guest join the podcast to talk about their experience and how transformational being part of the first black fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha, was for their life.
Resources:
ttps://www.learningtogive.org/resources/african-american-sororities#:~:text=There%20are%20four%20major%20sororities,(Butler%20University%2C%201922)
https://www.naacpconnect.org/blog/entry/from-the-burning-sands-of-the-divine-nine
https://www.watchtheyard.com/history/revisiting-midwest-black-fraternity-and-sorority-history/
https://youtu.be/nx0bpj99oDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoWmUTq1Fm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnnmHb5QROE
Instagram:
@ThomasPolk.net
@DonnaJaneen
Often times it's noted how black women really come through to help save us all; Dorothy Height was no exception. Walking alongside the likes of the big Civil Rights names we all know, Dorothy was the true voice of reason to help propel some of the most monumental times of the movement.
Now You Know:
WC Handy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSuTTSOctGw
Jake Blount
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Sources:
The Life and Surprising Times of Dr. Dorothy Height
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHwFaa1WZnA
https://www.nps.gov/people/dorothy-i-height.htm#:~:text=Dorothy%20Height%20is%20recognized%20as,York%20School%20of%20Social%20Work.
Black Panther leader, Fred Hampton's, downfall was one that shook the party in the 1960s. How William O'Neal infiltrated the Party in Chicago from FBI funding was absolutely astonishing on so many fronts. Donna & Jonathan dissect Judas and the Black Messiah, the movie based on this historical event, bringing in clarifying facts and speak more on the overall mission of the Black Panther Party.
Did you know how many people infiltrated the organization? Where would we be on social justice issues if Fred Hampton were still alive today?
Resources:
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/26/us/settlement-near-in-a-panther-suit.html
https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1254
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Hampton
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Panther-Party
https://www.britannica.com/topic/COINTELPRO
Now You Know:
FLO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr30aGYi--g
British Girl Group
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
fredhampton #blackhistory #blackpanthers
Donna & Jonathan are keeping it light this episode. Reclaiming their Black Card from the likings of Paramore to not knowing the Electric Slide to not knowing all quintessentially black movies that ever existed. They know the Card can never be taken but, for funsies, are there any reasons you may have lost yours?
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Fun TikToks:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRVbGDsC/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRVb3mEW/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRVbpWag/
blackcard #happyholidays #blackculture
Is Black Panther hot right now? Yes. Does this episode container spoilers? Absolutely, yes.
Before you listen, watch the film! Better yet: go back and watch the first then the second right after, it won’t disappoint.
Donna & Jonathan relish how Black Panther is an incredibly beautiful, story telling film that encompasses much of how the darkest parts of history continue to permeate the today of the world. In a sense, you have to understand history to understand how well it’s tied into the film.
Grab your tissues along with some popcorn; the odes to Chadwick Boseman, the character developments, the joys, the triumphs, the anguish. It’s all in Black Panther 2 and we’re definitely here for it. What historical continuities did you notice from the films?
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Source:
Black Panther 2018
Black Panther - Wakanda Forever 2022
blackpanther #wakandaforever #film
It’s still rather unclear how Donna and Jonathan endured the preparation of this episode. Nonetheless, if they’re going to better understand propaganda films, they have to experience, firsthand, the foolery behind the biggest one of them all: Birth of a Nation.
It was, undoubtedly, a painful experience. However, somehow, they made it through the 3 hour drama film to tell the tale. How has Birth of a Nation perpetuated the gross, inaccurate, and absurd narrative of black people in America? What effects do we still see today, in film or otherwise?
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Sources:
https://youtu.be/rfpFHAGI2Ig
https://www.filmsite.org/birt3.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Birth-of-a-Nation
Now You Know:
Issa Rae https://www.issarae.com/
Angelique Kidjo https://youtu.be/dlgESq5FAx4
propaganda #birthofanation #film
Welcome to Hispanic Heritage month! Little did Donna know, the preparation of this episode would come with a feeling of soul fulfillment and a (highly possible) life-changing revelation. The similarities between black Americans and AfroLatinos in history is giving fraternal twins: so so much alike, but each has their own individual flavor.
From the joys to the wows to the disappointments, join Donna & Jonathan on this roller coaster ride of an episode of Now We Know.
Resource:
AfroLatino the Documentary https://vimeo.com/ondemand/afrolatinosdocumentary#:~:text=%22AfroLatinos%22%20is%20a%20documentary%20television,in%20the%20Hispanic%20community%20today
Recommended Short Films:
https://remezcla.com/lists/film/you-should-stream-10-afro-latino-shorts/
Now You Know:
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/02/afro-latinos-shaping-the-american-story/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/afro-latino-redefined-black-history-remembered-rcna16652
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
AfroLatino #hispanicheritagemonth #blacklatino
Mary McLeod Bethune paved the way for education in the black community. How do we receive and spread the knowledge throughout the community today? From childhood education to adults, like Donna and Jonathan, learning and diving deeper, how do we retain it all? What’s the best format in which you learn? How do we help educate those whose hearts and minds are the hardest to change without bearing the burden ourselves?
Resources:
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune
https://www.cookman.edu/history/our-founder.html
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-was-frederick-douglasss-marriage-to-helen-pitts-controversial
Now You Know:
Yara Zayed
FD Signifier
Nibs Stroupe
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
Fredrick Douglass - we all (most of us) know the name. But, do we really know the gravity to which he changed not only his life but those that were enslaved and for generations to come? Douglass’ incredibly powerful speeches has resonated through history and will continue to do so for millennia to come.
In this episode of Now We Know, Donna & Jonathan get into one of Douglass’ famous speeches, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?” A compelling HBO documentary based on the life of Frederick Douglass and his impact. What would Douglass' feel/say about the state of our country today?
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
https://www.hbo.com/movies/frederick-douglass-in-five-speeches
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1852-frederick-douglass-what-slave-fourth-july/
Now You Know:
We are the world song - https://explorethearchive.com/black-history-month-facts
Book
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love
https://www.left-bank.com/book/9780743456081
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjkUyX0rVw
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
fourthofjuly #independence #juneteenth
Happy Pride! In this episode of Now We Know, Donna & Jonathan dive into the Netflix documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. As a trailblazer for the movement, Marsha's legacy has been underrepresented. She was extremely influential for LGBTQ rights and loved by many. Why is her death still a mystery 30 years later? Let's celebrate the life she lived and impact she had, she touched the lives of innumerable people of the time and certainly for generations to come.
Sources:
https://www.sageusa.org/honoring-our-black-and-lgbt-veterans/
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
https://www.netflix.com/title/80189623
Suggested Watch:
Pay it No Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjN9W2KstqE
Lindsay Ellis Tracing the Roots of Pop Culture Transphobia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHTMidTLO60
pridemonth #lgbtqrights #marshapjohnson
Roe v. Wade, very likely, being overturned will affect so much more than abortion rights. From the way you simply have sex to birth control to who you have/want to marry; it's all on the line. Yes, that includes you, too; straight, white, male. This month, Donna & Jonathan relate the leaked SCOTUS opinion and its ripple effects to another way the 13th amendment has a loophole to create enslaved people, once again. Do you think you're immune to this being overturned? We bet not!
Sources:
https://law.jrank.org/pages/9429/Privileges-Immunities.html
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/fourteenth_amendment_0
https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
roevwade #privacy #13thamendment
We have heard so much, every black history month, about Rosa Parks and how she refused to give up her seat. But, did you know Claudette Colvin did it first? This episode of Now We Know released on the 67th anniversary of Colvin’s bold act, a 15 year old black girl, refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. Donna and Jonathan discuss how intriguing, strong willed and beautiful of a person Claudette is and colorism played a big factor into who became the face of the historic bus boycott of 1955-1956.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCkjB8edydU
Check Out:
https://www.facebook.com/alettertoclaudettecolvinshortfilm/
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
ClaudetteColvin #RosaParks #busboycott #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #womenshistorymonth
This episode, sparked from watching Self Made on Netflix, a docuseries about Madam CJ Walker, named the first black millionaire, has left Donna & Jonathan with more side-eyes about history than we normally have. What does it really mean to be self made? How did Madame CJ walker become dubbed the first self made black millionaire when others came before her? How do we obtain that level of wealth for our own and future generations? Were we given the correct tools or were they purposefully kept from us?
Links:
https://www.salon.com/2018/02/26/madam-c-j-walker-wasnt-the-first-african-american-millionaire/
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker
https://www.netflix.com/title/80202462
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
blackwealth #financialliteracy #millionaires #blackbusiness
Did Marcus Garvey start a cult or was it simply the most impactful organization fueling movements for decades to come? Yet another tremendously impactful historical figure we didn’t learn about in school who would have been instrumental in putting together the pieces of the rest of the civil rights movement we were taught. Controversial? Yes. Perfect leadership style? Not quite. This month Donna & Jonathan are eyes wide open exploring the document, The Story of Marcus Garvey, to bring full circle the impact Garvey’s radical ways of thinking and leading have impacted the world of today. You know what would’ve helped us to connect the dots sooner? We’ll let you take a wild guess.
Resources:
The Story of Marcus Garvey, A Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpsKWGIZIhw
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/marcus-garvey
Keep Cool
https://youtu.be/m4JyclKbEpo
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
blackhistorymonth #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #criticalracetheory #crt
A beautifully directed and narrated documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, based upon James Baldwin's telling of life in America. Donna & Jonathan reflect on this documentary relating so closely with Jonathan being a queer black male and persevering through the continued battle of the stigmas that both of these "categories" hold.
"But what one does realize is that when you try to stand up and look the world in the face as if you had a right to be here, you have attacked the entire power structure of the western world.” - James Baldwin
Sources:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/introduction-james-baldwin
https://www.netflix.com/title/80144402
Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen
JamesBaldwin #blackhistory #queerinamerica #blackinamerica #documentary
Donna & Jonathan reflect on their first year podcasting together and look forward to what 2022 has in store! What are your plans for the new year? How do you want to continue to grow as a community? Be sure to email us at realrelatablepodcast@gmail.com to let us know what topics or people you'd like to see highlighted for 2022.
Instagram:
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yearinreview #2022 #newyear #podcast
We all have so many wonderful traditions, from your grandmother’s dressing to your aunt’s pie or the turkey your uncle fried turkey but where did these black holiday favorites come from? This episode we’re diving into our own holiday traditions and bringing in a little historical context. Jonathan shares the beauty of going to harvest their food growing up and Donna looks back on her memory of trying to replicate the un-replicatable dressing her aunt makes.
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Don't mess with Texas? Don't mess with women's bodies. The Texas abortion ban has created a flood of opinions and everyone in everyone else's business when they have no right even to be there. This month, Donna and Jonathan dive into this highly debated topic as adoption can be a beautiful avenue but that's not the case for everyone - nor should it be the only option. Forcing people into these situations isn't the answer. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033202132/texas-abortion-ban-what-happens-next https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-racist-history-of-abortion-and-midwifery-bans/
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It's August and officially Back to School season and what better time to talk about CRT. But, what is CRT? Does it really need to be banned in k-12 schools? This month Donna and Jonathan dive into Critical Race Theory and what nuance would’ve meant for them in school growing up.
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This is an episode that gave Donna & Jonathan the feels! Together they discuss the documentary In Our Mothers' Gardens that beautifully details generation to generation the good, the bad and the ugly life experiences of black women from the diaspora living in America. The hardships overcome to shape these women and the figurative garden beds they nurtured to bring beautiful harvests for generations to come. What have you harvested from your mother’s gardens?
In Our Mothers' Gardens https://www.netflix.com/title/81354661
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Juneteenth brings a certain amount of joy yet confusion as Jonathan and Donna work through their sentiments towards the holiday. Do they celebrate or simply acknowledge? What's enough, what's not enough? Listen along as together they have a revelation about Juneteenth and what it truly means for black culture in America.
High on the Hog - How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Docuseries on Netflix History of Juneteenth Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi_53jihMM
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The conversation surrounding mental health and therapy needs to continue. We all have vulnerabilities to work through whether that's from life experience or simply how we're made. It's never too late to take the first step to take care of yourself mentally. Check in on yourself and those around you, you never know what someone is going through.
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Johnnie Frierson
Have You Been Good to Yourself
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Colorism and hair are not as widely discussed as they need to be. We experience discrimination from the hue of our skin to the bounce of our hair or lack there of. Let's dive into these topics, as really they coincide, and figure out how it all started. Remember original Aunt Viv on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or Claire on My Wife & Kids? Exactly.
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Hello Women’s History Month! There are so many incredible women we can highlight that have done an immense amount of work to advance women and humanity overall. This week we’re focusing on Lorraine Hansberry as a black playwright, activist and humanitarian who way the first to test the stage of Broadway.
Weekly Faith in Humanity Restored:
CHILASAROMA Candles
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Did you know Black History Month started with Negro History Week? Many thanks to those before us who did the work in making sure there was room for us to learn what we know and can expand upon today. May we be radical in dismantling to learn who we truly are in the best effort push forward positively as a people. We’re also celebrating a few greats who hadn’t gotten as much recognition and thank them for doing the work for those to follow their footsteps.
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Here Donna & Jonathan unpack major topics surrounding learning, unlearning and re-learning what we should’ve been taught about our black history. As MLK Jr day approaches (re-release from January 2021), we launch the first episode of this series with focus on honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy for humanity. What didn’t we learn? What do we know now?
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