She Knew One Powerful Secret About Black People

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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She sat happily among her many children. She knew the world would throw incredible challenges their way because of their Blackness – but she also knew a powerful secret she would share to prepare them. What was it?. _____________ 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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0:00.0	She sat happily among her many children.
0:05.1	She knew the world would throw incredible challenges their way because of their blackness,
0:09.4	but she also knew a powerful secret that she would share to prepare them for the future.
0:15.7	What was it?
0:17.0	This is Two Minute Black History.
0:19.4	What you didn't learn in school.
0:28.9	Lucille Clifton was one of the most influential poets in the world, yet she had a simple
0:33.6	goal in life.
0:35.4	She wanted to help black people.
0:37.3	She experienced the pain of oppression, but she knew a secret that she always used to
0:42.0	keep a positive self-image.
0:44.9	Clifton knew that words and poetry could heal the body and soul.
0:50.0	Through a kidney transplant and even numerous bouts with cancer, writing poetry had allowed
0:55.3	her to survive.
0:57.5	History allowed her to nurture and teach her own children, but there was something more.
1:02.2	Through slavery, Jim Crow, countless acts of white violence and institutional racism,
1:08.7	our people were still here.
1:11.5	Music, words, and even silence inspired her.
1:15.7	Clifton drew her strength from black resilience.
1:19.9	One thing was clear to her.
1:22.5	For people can survive anything, including racism and oppression.
1:28.8	Clifton's writing tackled motherhood, illness, death, racism, sexism, poverty, abuse, juvenile
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