Special Re-Release: Jewell Parker Rhodes, BLACK BROTHER, BLACK BROTHER

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🗓️ 6 June 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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I'm re-releasing my episode with Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, which I was honored to record with her a number of months ago. She is an award-winning and best-selling author of many books including her most recent, Black Brother, Black Brother. She is such a rock star, and you'll hear more about her impressive background in our episode. We talked a lot about her books, which combine historical fiction and uplifting narrative while exploring challenging themes like colorism and prejudice. One of the most powerful things she said was about what her grandmother taught her: "Everybody is related. Everybody is kin. This whole idea that color would be a determining factor for someone to discriminate against you has got to stop." I couldn't think of a better message to share right now.

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0:00.0	I had the immense pleasure of interviewing the legendary author, Jewel Parker Rhodes, a few months ago.
0:06.9	And we really had this great connection.
0:09.4	And since then, she has been amazing.
0:11.0	She wrote an essay for We Found Time, We Found Time.com, along with her amazing daughter, also an author, Kelly McWilliams.
0:18.9	And I wanted to re-release Dr. Rhodes' episode today in the midst of the hashtag Blackout Tuesday
0:27.2	and Black Live Matters week of trying to amplify black voices.
0:32.6	And I would amplify Jewel Parker Rhodes' voice no matter what color she was.
0:38.7	I think her voice, her book, Black Brother, Black Brother,
0:41.8	and her other many, many, many books.
0:43.8	And her whole approach to life is just amazing.
0:46.9	And she knows what a huge fan of hers I am.
0:49.8	And I'm excited to re-release this episode in case any of you missed it the first time.
0:54.5	And I think it's a really important episode to listen to you right about now.
1:06.3	Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast.
1:10.0	Moms don't have time to read books.
1:11.7	I'm so honored to be here today with Dr. Jule Parker Rhodes. Settle in because this is kind of a long bio because she's such a rock star. Dr. Jewel Parker Rhodes is an award-winning and best-selling author of many books, including her most recent Black Brother, Black Brother. Her books include Ninth Ward, which was the winner of the Kuretis Gut King Honor, Sugar, winner of the Jane Adams Children's Book Award, and Ghost Boys. Both the hardback and paperback editions of Ghost Boys are New York Times bestsellers. Ghost Boys is also an indie-bound bestseller, number one kids indie next pick, and ALA 2019 Children's Notable List Pick, among others.
1:46.1	And I have to also say, it's a Walter Award, E.B. White, Read Aloud Award, and Children's
1:50.2	Choice Book Award. Dr. Rhodes has also written many award-winning novels for adults, like the American
1:55.2	Book Award-winning Douglas's Women, plus two writing guides, and a memoir called Porch
2:00.1	Stories, a grandmother's
2:01.1	guide to happiness.
2:02.2	Her adult literary awards include the American Book Award, the National Endowment
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