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**What’s Ray Saying?**

Storyteller Ray Christian shares personal stories as a sixty-something combat veteran, historian, and goat-wrangling father of six living in the rural mountains of Appalachia, all told through the fabric of centuries of Black history.

Latest Episodes:

WRS Classic: Black American Naming Practices Jan 24, 2018

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Ray talks about Black American naming practice, history, traditions and conventions from slavery to the 20th century.

WRS Classic: The Storyteller's Journey Part 3 Jan 13, 2018

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Ray completes the long journey of getting his stories heard, tells his life story and puts storytelling in context.

WRS Classic: The Storytellers Journey Part 2 Apr 17, 2017

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Ray continues to explore his storytelling journey after the RISK! show. He talks about his appearance on The Moth Radio Hour, a story in Readers Digest and his performance on Snap Judgment, the impact of this story and his reflections on storytelling.

WRS Classic: The Storytellers Journey Part 1 Mar 29, 2017

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This episode traces storytelling in African American culture, from its roots in Africa, through the Middle Passage and slavery, and continuing through time until today. Ray shares which stories white people hear, which stories are just for “family”, and reflections on Ray’s introduction to the art of storytelling.

WRS Classic: An Imaginary Past Jan 08, 2017

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Ray looks at the origins of a false narrative of Black American history, its racist origins, the founder of revisionist history regarding the Civil War and Reconstruction, along with its influence on American society today.

WRS Classic: Changes and Adaptation Dec 30, 2016

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Ray examines the nature of Black American assimilation into white culture.

WRS Classic: Education—in Black and White Sep 19, 2016

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What, when, how, and why Blacks learned in the US as well as what others were taught about them, from the slave quarters to HBCU’s.

WRS Classic: Dying While Black Jul 26, 2016

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What happens after death? Not in the metaphysical, existential sense. But quite literally, what happens after death? The history of the handling of bodies of Black decedents has been filled with interesting twists and turns, from blatant desecration to unusual rituals. Explore this topic with me in this episode of What's Ray Saying?

WRS Classic: Line of Departure Jul 18, 2016

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This special episode marks a dividing line between the old and new, where you were and where you're going, what was and what will be. Follow the journey from "seasoning" of slaves, to the life of a domestic worker in the 60's to current questions of assimilation and acculturation.

WRS Classic: Brothers in Arms Jun 14, 2016

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From the birth of this nation until today, Ray explores the complexities of life as a soldier of color in the US.