This week Alice talks about boxer and Black Bottom Saint, Joe Louis, patron saint of Sons, Representation, and Filial Piety. Louis’ chapter is paired with the Summer Moveable Feast of Juneteenth. Alice explores the significance of Louis and what he meant to the Black community and the world and why his story is connected to the holiday of Juneteenth.

This week Alice talks about boxer and Black Bottom Saint, Joe Louis, patron saint of Sons, Representation, and Filial Piety. Louis’ chapter is paired with the Summer Moveable Feast of Juneteenth. Alice explores the significance of Louis and what he meant to the Black community and the world and why his story is connected to the holiday of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth and Joe Louis

Alice Randall will be exploring her novel, Black Bottom Saints, week by week, saint by saint, cocktail recipe by cocktail recipe. Join us for the stories, and the play between history and fiction and how one informs the other.
Produced by Erin McAnally and Chelsea Crowell
Music by Louis York and Rissi Palmer

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Alice Randall will be exploring her novel, Black Bottom Saints, week by week, saint by saint, cocktail recipe by cocktail recipe. Join us for the stories, and the play between history and fiction and how one informs the other. Produced by Erin McAnally and Chelsea Crowell Music by Louis York and Rissi Palmer

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