In this episode Ray explores the legacy of Black Children taken as slaves from Africa, growing up on Plantations and their social worth and  development in America

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EP 21 Childs Play

In this episode Ray explores the complex history and relationship between Black Americans and the Native people of America

EP 20 Blacks and Indians

Ray explores Black leadership from the 40s to present  its challenges and its legacy

EP 19 Black Leadership Part 3 Challanging Authority

Ray explores Black leadership from the emergence of an elite class, with varying perspectives and experiences.

EP 18 Black Leadership Part 2 The Elite Class

In this episode part 1 of a 3 part series on Black leadership Ray explores the origins of Black influence and authority in America.

EP 17 Black American Leadership Part 1 Sources and Origins

In this episode Ray explores the cultural and historical significance of Afro textured hair

EP 16 Black Hair Issues

In this episode Ray explores the history and complicated relationship with Black Americans and the police

EP 15 Black Americans and the Police

In this episode Ray explores Black American association with the South and why Black are concentrated in urban areas of the country.

EP 14 Black in the City

In this episode Ray talks about Black American naming practice, history, traditions and conventions from slavery to the 20th century

EP 13 Black American Naming Practices

In this episode Ray completes the long journey of getting his stories heard, tells his life story and puts storytelling in context

EP 12 The Storytellers Journey Part 3

In this episode Ray continues to explore his storytelling journey after the Risk show. He talks about his appearance on the Moth Radio hour, a story in Readers Digest and  his performance on Snap Judgment, the impact of this story and his reflections on storytelling.

Ep 11 The Storytellers Journey Part 2

This episode traces storytelling in African American culture, from its roots in Africa, through the Middle Passage and slavery, and continuing through time until today.  Ray touches on interesting topics like which stories White people hear and which stories are just for “family.”  The episode concludes with Ray’s reflections on his introduction to the art and the first steps in his own journey.

Ep 10 The Storytellers Journey Part 1

In this episode Ray looks at the origins of a false narrative of Black American  History, its racist origins, the founder of revisionist history regarding the Civil War and Reconstruction, along with its influence on American society today

Ep 9 An Imaginary Past

In this episode Ray examines the nature of Black American assimilation into White culture

Ep 8 Changes and Adaptation

What, when, how, and why Blacks learned in the US as well as what others were taught about them, from the slave quarters to HBCU’s.

Ep 7 Education: In Black and White

This podcast that takes a deeper view into Black life in America by examining the intersection of history, narrative, and experience.

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