She Ignited Her Community With A Carnival – And Made History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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In the dead of winter, they danced. Jazz played. They dressed up, spoke up, and got down. This is the story of how this exiled Black communist started one of the biggest parties in the world. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.1	In the dead of winter they danced.
0:25.0	Jazz played.
0:27.0	They dressed up, spoke up and got down.
0:30.0	This is the story of how this exile black communist started one of the biggest parties in the world.
0:37.0	This is two men in black history.
0:39.0	What you didn't learn in school. There are many carnivals, but the one in Notting Hill, London has been called the second largest street party in the world.
0:58.0	That carnival was brought to Britain in 1959 by a Trinidonian communist name Claudia Joan.
1:07.0	Jones, who challenged the Communist Party with her Black Feminist politics, was deported from the United States for her work.
1:15.0	Soon she founded Britain's first black newspaper and acted in 1958 Naninghill London rebellion against anti-Black mobs and police officer.
1:26.4	We need something to get the taste of Notting Hill out of our mouths, said Jones.
1:32.2	And those weren't empty words. our mouths, said Jones.
1:32.6	And those weren't empty words. When Jones offered her Trinidanian tradition to London, it was January.
1:49.8	As folks celebrated indoors sheltered from the freezing air, they played music, dance, and even hosted a beauty passion. It was a celebration and an act of solidarity. The event raised money for youth arrested during the uprising.
2:06.3	It's no coincidence that the idea of carnivals began with emancipated caribians who celebrated slavery's end by subverting European
2:15.8	masquerade traditions. The taste of enslavement was denounced. It was time to
2:22.0	bring in the joy.
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