Book Club: Wake

The history of disability representation hasn't been great, but thanks to creations and calls from players, it is improving!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

This Disability Pride, Anney and Samantha check in on some of the big conversations happening now, and how they are reminders of why intersectionality is so important.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today we cover the journey and works of astronomer and scientist Wanda Diaz Merced.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

As Americans call for change following the killing of George Floyd, three women share the history of slavery in their families and discuss its impact on society today. Sharon Leslie Morgan in Mississippi is the founder of Our Black Ancestry Foundation, which provides resources fo ... Show More

In this new Book Forum episode, we’re joined by Beeta Baghoolizadeh to discuss her book "The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran." Baghoolizadeh challenges the prevailing narratives about Iran's history, uncovering the complex and often overlooked story of Black people i ... Show More

Not all maidens are helpless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>Ellen and Mom discuss the wallflowers, wheelchairs, and &quot;White Fang-ing&quot; in My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid.  Plus, former lives as Prussian courtesans.  <br/><br/>Come hang out with us! <br/>Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom<br/>Facebook Group: Not Your Mom&apos;s Fa ... Show More

In Memphis, the Movement faces a reckoning Additional reading: The 4ooth: From Slavery to Hip Hop by John Burl Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Too often, Black history is portrayed as a story of struggle and suffering, completely devoid of joy. So we called up some romance novelists whose work focuses on Black history. They told us that no matter how hard the times, there has always been room for love.See pcm.adswizz.co ... Show More

Widely regarded as one of the best, and most important books, of the last half-century, Toni Morrison's Beloved is an unflinching examination of how the past can enslave just as painfully as a yoke or a whip can - and how our inability to wrestle with the past begets wrongdoing f ... Show More

Today we visit two tales of out-of-place characters, and the legacy they've left behind.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>Kellie Carter Jackson, author of <em>We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, </em>is here to take us on a trip through American history where we learn about revolutions, change, and joy not from a few white men, but from generations of Black women. <br/><br/>Kellie ... Show More