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The history you don’t know, but should. Exploring how Black culture has changed, and is changing the world.... more
FAQs about The Optional Facts:How many episodes does The Optional Facts have?The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
October 03, 2020We walk with HarrietTonight we are going to talk about freedom. The kind of freedom you get when you are a slave back in the 1800s, and wanting to be free. We are going to talk about one woman in particular. Moses. Harriet TubmanBut we are going to do it in a different way. We are going to talk with Linda Harris, who organized a walk that she and a group of women walked, following the path that Harriet Tubman took from Maryland’s Eastern Shore through Delaware to her freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a route that Harriet took many times, helping to free slaves....more31minPlay
September 26, 2020Teeny TuckerTeeny Tucker, and her Band, have been featured headline performers at some of the world’s most prestigious major music festivals in the USA, Canada, and Europe. She was born into blues royalty, being the daughter of Tommy Tucker, the singer of the hit song “Hi-Heel Sneakers”Teeny has been invited to appear on the same Bill with great blues artists such as B.B. King, KoKo Taylor, Etta James, Buddy Guy, The Holmes Brothers, Calvin Owens, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, Deanna Bogart, and many others.Teeny has done so many interviews but this one is a bit different. We are not talking about her music..we are talking about her, her life, growing up, being at the March on Washington, and what it has been like to be Teeny Tucker....more56minPlay
September 19, 2020Black Youth Project 100We talk to Chris Brown about their mission, the communities the uplift, defunding the police, and what a great community might look like....more46minPlay
September 05, 2020Craig MitchellCraig Mitchell has been a resident at NYC’ s famous Tunnel and Limelight nightclubs. He has done sets throughout North America, Canada and Jamaica. He fathered the dance music scene in Burlington VT. On this show we talk about how Black culture has influenced modern music, his love of Prince, and how racism has affected and shaped his life....more51minPlay
August 28, 2020John Oliverin this episode, we talk with John Oliver, a Pastor in Washington state. We talk about music, life, and his role as a pastor in the wake of George Floyd....more40minPlay
August 09, 2020Voices Unbarred - Bonus - Maurice DixonIn this bonus section, we let you hear the full interview with Maurice Dixon, returning citizen, and owner of Reese's Catering Service....more33minPlay
August 05, 2020Voices UnbarredVoices Unbarred gives incarcerated individuals a platform to have their voices heard. On today’s show I talk with founder Lori Pitts, and two returning citizens, Ronald Whaley and Maurice Dixon, about the program....more47minPlay
FAQs about The Optional Facts:How many episodes does The Optional Facts have?The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.