This February we want to highlight some of the work we’ve done in the past, as well as some of our favorite Black-created podcasts.
Our Kids Listen friend Melly is celebrating one year of creating something very special with Stoopkids Stories. If you haven’t listened, check it out.
Also this Cincy-based family is doing great stuff with Hey Black Child.
And my friend Jermaine Fowler made the most of 2020 and is showing no signs of stopping. So excited for my hometown pal. The Humanity Archive might not be what your kids are looking for, but older listeners will find some though-provoking history.
If you’d like to dig into our back-catalog featuring some of our favorite stories of Black figures, here are a few of our favorites:
This episode is about places that used to be and which are now covered up by something new.
Yarrow Mamout was an unusual man in early America, but the black business leader’s story was literally buried by buildings near Washington DC. In the 2000s, his story came to light.
Also, the Los Angeles communities of La Loma, Palo Verde, and Bishop were often grouped together under the name Chavez Ravine. The people of these communities were uprooted, and now Dodger stadium stands where they once lived.
Mary Fields was known as Stagecoach Mary, and her story is one of the great tales of the West.
Likewise, Owney the dog, always captures the imagination.
Michael Fleming, reads the story of Owney, and Melly Victor of Stoopkids Stories joins us as Stagecoach Mary.
Parents can be pretty amazing sometimes – these two stories feature parents who went above and beyond for their kids and their community. Ada Blackjack was an Inupiat woman who was the only survivor of an extreme Arctic expedition, and she did it all for her son.
The McCoy Family of Michigan had escaped enslavement in the South, but as their daughter Anna would find out, that wasn’t the end of their story.
This episode features the esteemed voice talents of Greg and Abigail Maupin.
Elizabeth Cotten became a music star pretty late in her life. In fact, she was a grandmother. But when she was 11 she wrote a song that made it’s way across the ocean and was learned by a band called The Quarrymen, who later became The Beatles.
Enjoy the story of both, along with Mick’s performance of “Freight Train” and more!
The Harlem Globetrotters were more than a show. They were an incredible barnstorming team who helped integrate the NBA.
Told by Mick Sullivan with help from Dustin Baron
Robert Smalls was responsible for one of the most daring escapes during the Civil War, helped convince Lincoln that African Americans should be allowed to serve as Union soldiers, and ultimately was an important politician. Told by Jermaine Fowler of the Humanity Archive (www.thehumanityarchive.com)
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