Old School Thoughts

On this episode, Martha and I opened by answering the question about what makes us feel up and down about managing this podcast. Our passion, for the podcast, is so serious because we embrace the responsibility to leave a legacy behind to prevent a gap generation. If you can recall, we define the gap generation as that generation that doesn't seem to care about old traditions and mores that we practiced through the timelines of our African American and family experiences. By the time that generation become mature enough to want to know, the storytellers are not around which leaves a gap to reinvent themselves and their stories. I hope we conveyed the messages with some level of clarity. Thank you for always listening and providing feedback.

Martha and I decided to pause from continuing another full discussion on "A Cup Of Sugar" in order to speak on an another topic that questions what's it gonna take for the community to become educated on issues to properly defend nonsense. We thank you for listening to us and providing feedback because our hearts are in the right place to engender old school thoughts and to preserve the history of our ancestors into the timelines of history. We look forward to hearing from you. We love you and Be Good.

In my world, growing up, mothers sharing ingredients with their neighbors was a tradition - a custom of old school activities. I can recall neighbors either calling or sending one of the children to the house or apartment to retrieve that cup of sugar, egg(s), vanilla, flour, or some other ingredient(s). As I was reflecting about that period, I was wondering if this is still going on and posed it to Martha for her old school thoughts. Was it more prevalent amongst lower income communities? Did it fade as families moved closer

to middle class?

Today, Martha and I decided to move the scene of our conversation vicariously to the front porch like our ancestors would do. Though we never pick one topic and or rehearse a specific topic, we wanted to present this particular discussion as a means of exhaling or shooting the breeze. We have also discussed meeting on the front porch once a month.

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In this episode, Martha and I are discussing the "Cloak of Silence" that is happening concerning the future of "Super Prisons" scheduled for Alabama, Georgia, and Nebraska. Are you aware of these super projects? You don't build larger facilities to maintain the same or less population. You do it to increase the number of prisoners. Let's explore this topic together and make others aware.

Martha and I spend a lot of time conversating and reflecting on what made us Old School. What I mean by that is that we spend a lot of time attempting to understand the history of our ancestors and how their struggles and triumphs are/were understood by those that followed up to today. I remember singing the titled song, as a little boy, without understanding the message and the amount of degradation our Africa in America ancestors were enduring. I really want to thank Martha for agreeing to join me on this topic. What are your thoughts?

Martha and I were blessed to have Rudy, as a first time guest, to talk about his journey through discovering family members during his research. As he stated, he talked about his ancestry journey, shame, surprise, and sovereignty.