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A weekly History podcast featuring Bernice Bennett and Angela Walton-Raji
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Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a conversation with Charles Holman regarding the parents of his great-great grandmother who escaped slavery. Charles is the great-grandson of an enslaved person who in freedom became a civil right
Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a conversation with Ethan West as he shares his research regarding his West ancestors (Dolph and Millie West), various research trips through Tennessee, and the powerful connections and relationsh
Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a conversation with Akosua Moore and Kimberly Morgan.Akosua Moore and Kimberly Morgan were two strangers brought together through genealogical and historical research. At the center of t
Join Janice & Cherekana for a discussion with Command Master Chief (CMC), United States Navy, Larae Frazier Baker.CMC Baker was selected for the Command Senior Chief program and then selected for CMC in 2016. Several months later, she was
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! with Leslie Anderson for a conversation about Stories from the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry.The 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry included free men, freedmen, freedom-seekers, and white officers from the Un
Join Janice and Cerkana of Speak on It! for a discussion with Dr. Evelyn McDowell, chair of Rider University’s accounting department in Lawrenceville, NJ. She co-chaired the task force who recommended the removal of the name “Van Cleve” from a
Join hosts Janice and Cherekana for a conversation with Melvin J. Collier, Author, Genealogist, Presenter, and Blogger. Melvin will share information regarding his website: Roots Revealed and his book, 150 Years Later: Broken Ties Mended.Me
Join hosts Janice and Cherekana for a conversation with author, Kathy Marshall: Lots of Roots investigation led Kathy Marshall on another thrilling journey into her family’s tangled historical past, finding black and white ancestors she’d neve
Join host Janice and Cherekana for a conversation with Warren Eugene Milteer Jr, Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We will discuss his new book, Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in t
Join hosts Janice and Cerekana of Speak On It! for a conversation with Rodney Sam about the Legacy: Marie Senegal - his African Ancestor.Marie is Rodney Sam's paternal 7th great-grandmother and the oldest known ancestor of African descent. S
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! for a conversation with Frederick DeShon Murphy.At History Before Us, we understand the importance of history to our collective humanity and we are committed to collecting and preserving it. We
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! for a conversation with Desi L. Campbell.The African American Experience is a vehicle to serve African Americans in genealogical research through various workshops, seminars that will enable th
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! for a conversation with Taneya Y. Koonce and Renate Yarborough Sanders about North Carolina Genealogy.Let’s Talk North Carolina Genealogy! is a platform hosted by Renate Yarborough Sanders and
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! for a conversation with Ruth D. Hunt about honoring her enslaved Great Great Grandfather - Richard "Dick" Lewis.Ms. Hunt has been researching her great, great grandfather Richard for over 40 ye
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! as they discuss Phyllis Elmore's family history.Phyllis was born in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of four, she was sent to the tiny town of Livingston, Alabama to be raised by her grandmothe
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! for a conversation with Stacey Bell on Family Matters!The importance of knowing your family’s story. Every life has a story, but stories of the lives lived by Black people are not told often
Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It ! for a conversation with Flora Morris Brown on Sharing Your Family Stories.Flora Morris Brown is an author, publishing coach, and certified Guided Autobiography Facilitator and Trainer who confe
Join hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak on It! to celebrate 10 years of broadcasting on Research at the National Archives and Beyond with Bernice Alexander Bennett.Bernice Alexander Bennett is an award-winning author, genealogist, nation
Did your ancestors own land under the Homestead Act of 1862? Join the Descendants of African American Homesteaders to hear about their research and land-owning ancestor's stories.Margo Lee Williams is the great-granddaughter of Florida Homest
Join Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely for a conversation about why individuals of African descent should return to the continent of Africa to reclaim and embrace their African Heritage.Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely champions the aspirations
Karen Branan will share the many twists and turns her work for racial justice has taken since the book’s release in 2016. This includes meeting and building relationships with Black and White cousins she’d never known of, joining the movement f
Bound to History: Leoncia Lasalle's Slave Narrative from Moca, Puerto Rico, 1945Dr. Fernandez-Sacco's recent article is about interviews, enslavement, testimony, and the communities involved in a 1945 interview by the historian Luis Diaz Sole
In 1879, Islay Walden, born enslaved and visually impaired, returned to North Carolina after a twelve-year odyssey in search of an education. It was a journey that would take him from emancipation in Randolph County, North Carolina to Washingt
Being an African American woman researching and working on plantations, Ja'el often gets the question: why work at a place with such an horrific history? There are no slave costumes or reenactments for her; this is real life. Whether she is
It is essential when attempting to trace enslaved ancestors that one become familiar with the laws of each pertinent state or territory regarding the institution of slavery. Without such a survey of the laws, valuable information can often be
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