Legacy Talks

Hear me wrap up my short tribute to my Uncle Miles, with one of my favorite stories, and a tearful signoff.

My uncle wasn’t perfect. But he wasn’t the sum of his worst choices. And whatever he was, he was mine. And I was his. And it was widely understood.

To the M-I-L-E-S. Long live Lil Miles. #Hackneyovereverything

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You’ve met Big Miles. Now, it’s time to meet ‘Lil Miles,” Miles II, my uncle. Hear my perspective on my uncle’s complicated journey through life, and some of the stories that truly define who my uncle was for me.

My uncle wasn’t perfect. But he wasn’t the sum of his worst choices. And whatever he was, he was mine. And I was his. And it was widely understood.

To the M-I-L-E-S. Long live Lil Miles. #Hackneyovereverything

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Hey y’all, welcome to season two! Season one chronicled Big Miles – my grandfather – and his journey as a young boy in Atlanta to an oldie in Cleveland.  So, it only felt right to follow his story with the stories of his and my Grandma’s pride and joy(s): their four children.

This season centers on short stories about my mom, her two younger sisters and brother. Along with my mom, my aunties and uncle were major influences in my life. Their faces, the sound of their voices, and the fly cross colors of their twenties – are etched in my mind, and in my heart.

In this episode, hear a preview of what’s to come for season two of Legacy Talks.

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In this episode, hear Granddad detail his 16 year stint as an employee of the City of Cleveland — park maintenance division. From snow plowing to the outlawed residency rule, we cover it all.

Shout out to all civil servants, for doing the jobs many of us take for granted, until we need them. Forreal.

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In this episode, it feels only right to introduce you all to the almighty Crushers. The Crushers were a local, all-Black, championship women’s softball team that played from the early to late 1980s, under the leadership of my Granddad, who was the coach.

The story Granddad tells in this episode is about the women he coached, whom he still affectionately calls, ‘his girls.’ But it’s also a story filled with deep pride, a story about character and sportsmanship and most importantly, a story centered on community.

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In this episode, we pick our convo back up in 1959. Granddad made the decision to drop out of East Tech in the 11th grade and start adulthood a year early. Settle in and continue on the journey.

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In this episode, we pick our convo back up with Granddad sharing stories about junior high school.

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In this episode, we’ll hear about my Granddad’s memories of his birthplace, Union Point Georgia, how he remembers his own Great Migration to Cleveland, and his fondness for his first Cleveland neighborhood: Kinsman.  

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