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Black Voices Past & Present
By Steven Anthony Jones, produced by Kaliswa BrewsterHistory
Black Voices Past & Present episodes
- "Black People Have The Right To Vote"... Said Frederick Douglass in 1865Frederick Douglass made the case for why Black people deserve the right to vote in his 1865 speech, "What The Black Men Wants." Steven Anthony Jones reads from the speech ahead of the 2020 election.18 min
- Zora Neale Hurston & Carolyn M Rodgers Say "Keep Ya Heads Up," Black WomenDespite the world being stacked against them for being black AND women, Zora Neale Hurston and Carolyn M Rodgers LOVED their Blackness and refused to kowtow to white supremacy. Kaliswa Brewster reads excerpts from their respective works.21 min
- That Time Henry Highland Garnet Told Slaves That Black Is KingIn 1843 Henry Highland Garnet gave a speech at the National Negro Convention called "An Address to the Slaves of the United States" in which he urged enslaved black people to channel the strength and dignity of their African ancestors to get themselves free.28 min
- What Bayard Rustin Knew About 2020 in 1968Bayard Rustin was one of the architects of the The March on Washington. In 1968 he wrote "Reflections on the Death of Martin Luther King Junior" which held some startling warnings and predictions about the 2000s.23 min
- Ida B Wells Breaks Down How White People Justify Killing Black PeopleKaliswa Brewster reads Ida B Well's "The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynchings in the United States27 min
- The Tales of Two HarrietsIn the 1860s, two different Black women named Harriet in two different parts of the country wrote autobiographical accounts being black, female, and enslaved and indentured, respectively, "unfree." Kaliswa Brewster reads their words.23 min
- WEB DuBois: The Souls of Black FolkSteven Anthony Jones reads from WEB DuBois' The Souls of Black Folk. Written in 1903, the book of essays was hugely provocative for its time; DuBois introduced "twoness," the idea that black people have to have two versions of themselves in their mind at all times-- how they see themselves and how they are seen by by white gaze. In a world where "code switching" is often very necessary, DuBois' words illuminate what it STILL means to be black in America.29 min
- Baldwin: An Evergreen VoiceExcerpts from Baldwin's "Down at the Cross: Letter From a Region in My Mind" from The Fire Next Time feel like they were written today. Steven Anthony Jones reads two pieces that explore race, religion, and Black freedom that are as poignant now as they...28 min
- Defiance, Hope, & Humor: A Survival Kit For Black PeopleOn this episode Steven Anthony Jones reads “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes (1935), "The Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall (1968), “Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol (1933), “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou (1978), “All God’s...20 min
About Black Voices Past & Present
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Black history is rich with speeches, literature, and art that resists white supremacy, lifts up black people, and insists on both joy and dignity of life. Although there have been 400 years of black…
resistance on this continent, American revisionist history has hidden some of the most powerful black voices from us. Hosted by Steven Anthony Jones and produced by Kaliswa Brewster, Black Voices Past and Present is a weekly podcast that will bring some of the most poignant black voices straight to your ears--unfiltered, and without talking head commentary. What is it to hear black voices past and present in conversation with one another? Where do voices like Frederick Douglass and James Baldwin fit in this new and important Black Lives Matter movement? Join us each week to find out.