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In the Arts:Things Black Grandmas Say At Weddings

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IN THE ARTS: Things Black Grandmas Say About Church Service

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In the News: Growing up in Racist America: Meet Maya Washington’s 100-Year-Old Great-Granny

Maya Washington interviews her 100-year-old great-grandmother. Her interview showed her grandmother’s positive outlook despite coming up in the Jim Crow era. Listen to her discuss racism, living in the south, …
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TESTIMONY: MALENA CRAWFORD
6 years ago

TESTIMONY: MALENA CRAWFORD

By  •  Testimonies

Malena Crawford is the author of the novel A Fistful of Honey, founder of the Black Divine Feminine Reawakened Movement, graduate of the George Washington University, and a student of …
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TESTIMONY: TARRELL JOHNSON

“King and Queen for a Day”

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Rochelle Johnson is a loving grandmother to Tarrell Johnson. When reminded about his grandmother, the first words …
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TESTIMONY: SAHARA ANTHONY JR.
6 years ago

TESTIMONY: SAHARA ANTHONY JR.

“I Saved You for a Reason”

Jessie Simone Gordon (1929-) was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Cornelius Wilson and Alvin James Paul.  Her grandchildren affectionately call her ‘Gramma’ or …
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RESILIENCE: DON’T BE UNEDUCATED
6 years ago

RESILIENCE: DON’T BE UNEDUCATED

Read about how Jessie Simone Gordon emphasized the importance of education with her grandchildren. Her grandson Sahara Anthony Jr. grew up being told: “Boy, don’t be uneducated!” It deeply impacted …
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IN THE ARTS: ROOTS
6 years ago

IN THE ARTS: ROOTS

But all the children – even those as small as Kunta– would quickly scramble to sit still and quiet when the telling of a story was promised by one of …
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