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Rosa Parks Being Finger Printed During the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Bad Women

Rosa Parks: Myth & Memory in the American Civil Rights Movement

The popular image of Parks is one of quiet, and demure respectability. When we were in elementary school, we were taught that Parks was a tired old woman, whose feet hurt after a long day on the job. Because she was a Black woman living in the south, she was Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 2 years2 years ago
Voodoo altar in the French Quarter of New Orleans
Creepy, Occult & Otherworldly

Marie Laveau: The Voodoo Queen and the Laveau Legend

Since her death in 1881 Marie Laveau has morphed from a respected and charitable neighbor, or a “she-devil” and mysterious Voodoo Queen (depending on whose talking), and into a saint of strong, Black, feminist womanhood. How do we separate popular history from fact? Today we are digging into the real Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 2 years2 years ago
Crime

Celia, A Slave: The True Crime Case that Rocked the American Slave Power

Today, we’re talking about a very real murder that was committed by a very real woman who lived in Missouri in the 1850s. But while this murder had all the elements that make for a flashy and exciting true crime story – sex, rape, murder, dramatic court room scenes – Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 6 years2 years ago
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Thanksgiving: Part II

It’s our annual #Thanksgiving episode – and this time we talk about some regionally varied ways of giving thanks, and feasting for Thanksgiving.

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 7 years6 years ago
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