That Wasn't In My Textbook

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#WRBGFest20-The Suffrage Movement: The Age-Old Karen Problem with founder of Well-Read Black Girl Glory Edim and writer Evette Dionne Nov 06, 2020

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We're kicking off the Well-Read Black Girl festival with the special episode that: (1)celebrate Black women writers and readers (2) honors the unsung 'sheroes' that have contributed to the Black women's battle to the battle box.

A lot of our textbooks talk about the fight for women's right to vote and focus on the efforts of white women like Susan. B Anthony. But have you heard of Frances Harper or Hetty Reckless? In honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women's constitutional right to vote- we discuss the numerous Black women who were pushed out of the mainstream suffrage movement by white leaders and how they made their own table.

In this episode, we uncover the key things we all should know about the Black women's journey to earn the right vote- both past and present and we find out that Karens go ALL the way back to the 1950s!

Join the conversation as we talk to Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl about #WRBGFest20, the theme and events; and as we talk to our special guest Evette Dionne, Author of "Lifting As We Climb: The Black Women's Battle to the Ballot Box."

Some topics covered include:

How Well-Read Black Girl started
What festival events you should check out this weekend
When Karen first appeared in history
What inspired Evette to write her book on "The Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box"
Why we SHOULDN'T vote shame
What voting rights look like during COVID-19 and beyond

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Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of Cannabis: The Great Lie with Tammy Pettigrew aka Cannabis Cutie Oct 23, 2020

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Traditionally, cannabis, weed, pot, whatever you choose to call it, has a bad rep. But as states start to legalize the use of cannabis for both medical and recreational use- a budding, flourish new industry of legal cannabis is starting to flourish and a lot of people are interested in the politics, science, products, and money that's coming from what is considered the Green Rush.

In this episode we talk about:

The current illegalization of cannabis in the US
What should happen to all the non-violent, predominantly Black, weed sellers who have been locked up? Hint reparations
The difference between THC vs. CBD
Tips for those wanting to enter the cannabis industry
Mommying while consuming cannabis and so much more

*This episode has a special giveaway, so check out the rules on our IG page.

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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day, NOT Fu@king Columbus Day Oct 12, 2020

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Let's debunk and destroy facts about Columbus and uncover ways to celebrate the resiliency and culture of the Indigenous groups who originally occupied this land. STAY IN TOUCH: - Visit our website. - Follow and tag @thatwasntinmytextbook on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and feel free to donate. - Sign up for podcast newsletter - To learn more about the podcast host Toya, visit ToyaFromHarlem.com. Connect with Toya on Instagram and Twitter, or buy her a coffee. EPISODE CREDITS: Research and scripted by host Latoya Coleman (@ToyaFromHarlem). Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of Travel: From The Green Book to Pandemic Road Trippin' with Kristin Braswell from Crush Global Oct 09, 2020

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With many borders closed due to the pandemic, more people are taking road trips. So it only felt right to have an episode where we discuss a historic Black road trip guide from back in the day and then discuss pandemic road trippin' and traveling and the future of traveling with travel journalist and founder of Crush Global.

In this episode we discuss:

What's the Green Book
Pandemic traveling and road tripping
Travel shaming
Black travel icons that wasn't in our textbooks

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To learn more about Kristin and her travel guides visit Crush Global. Connect with Kristen on Instagram and Facebook.
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The 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance: Celebrate a time that changed American History FOREVER Sep 25, 2020

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Did you know that this year is the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance? Prior to the pandemic, there was BIG plans to celebrate this important time in history where Blacks changed the music, art, theater and literature game.

Listen to the episode to join in on a virtual celebration of a historic time period, where Black folks moved to Harlem, New York, created community, and changed the art, music, theater and literature in the 1920s and beyond.

Learn about how this Black Mecca, that changed American history forever, came and went. Learn things like:

What is the Harlem Renaissance?
How the Harlem Renaissance popped off?
How the Harlem renaissance impacts us today?
How it all came to an ended?

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EPISODE CREDITS:
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Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann
Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of USPS: Creating a Black Middle Class & What's Going On With USPS? Sep 11, 2020

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Way back in the day, mail was unofficially delivered by friends, merchants and enslaved folks. Today, the United States Postal Service also known as USPS, is the official way we get our packages and Amazon Prime deliveries.

And with elections around the corner and rumors of USPS going bankrupt, many want to know what the hell is going on with America’s postal service!

Tune into this episode to learn the history of the USPS including:

5 interest facts that you should know
3 dope bad ass postal women you should know NOW!
The unique history of USPS giving Black folks opportunities and a hard time- at the same damn time
A quick breakdown of what’s up with the USPS today!

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The History And Experience of African Americans in America’s Postal Service
USPS Largely Black and Female Workforce Rallies to Save Jobs
Earliest Known African. American Figures in Postal
What’s going on with the Post Office? Here’s what we know

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To learn more about LaTonia and her teas visit Adjourn Teahouse. Connect with LaTonia on Instagram and Facebook.
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EPISODE CREDITS:
Research and scripted by host Latoya Coleman (@ToyaFromHarlem).
Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann
Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of Libraries: The Original Search Engine with Librarian Jehan Giles Aug 28, 2020

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Did you know that the US has 17,000 libraries? That's more than the amount of Starbucks in the US.

Tune into today's episode with special guest Librarian and Archivist Jehan Giles to uncover how libraries have changed and evolved throughout history, find out about the racist practices that are apart of libraries, and join the conversation about whether we still need libraries today.

Click 'play' on whatever streaming platform you use to listen to podcasts and let's learn together.

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To learn more about Jehan and her work visit JehanGiles.com or connect with Jehan on Instagram
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EPISODE CREDITS:
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Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann
Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of Tea: From China to Your Cup with LaTonia Cokely of Adjourn Teahouse Aug 14, 2020

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It is believed that there are as many ways of preparing tea as there are cultures around the world—which may be the reason tea is the SECOND most popular drink in the world after water.

When the tea plant first arrived on the scene, tea trees were treated as a veggie, overtime is was discovered that leaves from the tea plant, make a tasty beverage. Listen to this episode to learn how tea trees grew in China 6,000 years ago and ended up in our cups. With special guest LaTonia Cokely, from Adjourn Teahouse to talk about the history of tea and how we use it today during COVID-19 and beyond. We discuss things like:

Where tea originated
How colonizers ruined China's monopoly on tea
How and why tea is so popular today
What's some of the best teas from our immune system
And more

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To learn more about Toya, visit ToyaFromHarlem.com. Connect with Toya on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn
To learn more about LaTonia and her teas visit Adjourn Teahouse. Connect with LaTonia on Instagram and Facebook.
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To learn more about the podcast host Toya, visit ToyaFromHarlem.com. Connect with Toya on Instagram and Twitter, or buy her a coffee.

EPISODE CREDITS:
Research and scripted by host Latoya Coleman (@ToyaFromHarlem).
Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann
Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of Police in the US: Slave patrols to BLM with Will Cooper from #PoliticsIn60Seconds Jul 31, 2020

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We can't talk about American Police and not discuss the race. And with the invention of camera phones, we can no longer ignore that police are murdering countless amounts of Black people.

To understand the tension and distrust of police by Black people, listen to the episode that uncovers the birth of American police and traces how police have evolved over time —Revealing the historical reasons why police are getting away with murder.

With the current rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement in response to police brutality paired with the upcoming Presidental election, I invited special guest Will Cooper, writer, host, and executive producer of Politics In 60 seconds, to talk about history and future of policing. We discuss things like:

The origins of Police- Like where did this concept come from
The relationship between police and Black bodies
What policing looks like today
How you can use your vote to change policing in your neighborhood
Debate defund vs. abolishing police

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Watch Will Cooper's Politics in 60 Seconds IGTV series. Connect with Will on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn
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EPISODE CREDITS:
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Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann
Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

History of Curating: Collecting and Selecting with Tyree Boyd-Pates Jul 17, 2020

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In the world where we are curating our feeds and at a time when quarantine that has brought some families closer than ever- it was pretty fitting to sit down with a curator to talk about the collection of art, not only just the fancy, pricey shit we use to see in art galleries and museum walls BUT to discuss the collections of art and archives that are in our own homes —like those family photos albums, books of recipes, and the various items that are apart of some of our own personal history.

The root of the Curating means to ‘take care of.’ Back in the day when museums were created, curators' roles were established as the keeper and collector. Curators select, organize, and look after items in a collection or exhibit often in galleries and museums.

Understanding that, we sit down with Associate Curator of Western History at the Autry Museum Tyree Boyd Pates to discuss:

What issues came up when people watched the infamous Museum Heist scene in the Black Panther Movie
Whether we all are curators as we curate our lives on the 'Gram and Twitter- and how it may go down in our textbooks
Learn about Tyree’s really dope COVID-19 items collection project- where people can submit their COVID-19 photos, writings, etc.as apart of his role at Autry Museum
Get some tips and resources on how you can collect your family history
And much more

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EPISODE CREDITS:
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Edited and Mixed by Chris Mann
Music Licensed through Epidemic Sound

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