Let's Celebrate African-American Beauty with Mary Cole Watson

Hello Somebody

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Senator Turner welcomes 35-year veteran educator and author, Mary Cole Watson to #HelloSomebody to discuss her book, “Wisdom Warriors.” A series of 22 educational stories, this book seeks to empower young African-American readers with factual and historical knowledge to dispel social stereotypes and rhetoric that keeps them from reaching their full potential. Both SNT and Mrs. Watson share some personal stories from their own youth that contributed to the type of pain @thewisdomwarriors works to heal. Listen in for a lovely conversation.

LINKS:

Mary Cole Watson

https://www.wisdomwarriors2020.com/

Marcus Garvey

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/twenty/tkeyinfo/garvey.htm

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/garvey-biography/

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
0:05.8	Oh yeah.
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0:15.3	autobiographies, true crime, and more.
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0:28.4	listening. Terms apply. Hey y'all, Nimini here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast
0:35.0	for kids and families called Historical Records.
0:38.7	Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman.
0:43.2	Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop.
0:47.6	Flash slam, another one gone.
0:49.9	Bass bam, another one gone.
0:51.8	The crack of a bat and another one gone.
0:54.0	A tip of the cap is another one gone. crack of the bat and another one gone A tip of the cap because another one's gone
0:56.3	Each episode is about a different
0:58.4	inspiring figure from history
1:00.0	Like this one about Claudette Colvin
1:02.0	A 15-year-old girl in Alabama
1:04.1	Who refused to give up her seat on the city bus
1:06.8	Nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing
1:10.2	Check it.
1:11.3	And it began with me.
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