Hey, I'm Jack Blee's Thomas, the host of a brand new Black Effect original series, Black Lit,

the podcast for diving deep into the rich world of black literature.

Black Lit is for the page turners.

For those who listen to audiobooks while running errands or at the end of a busy day,

from thought-provoking novels to powerful poetry,

we'll explore the stories that

shape our culture. Listen to Black Lit on the Black Effect Podcast Network, IHeartRadio

app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, 1974. George Foreman was champion of the world.

Ali was smart and he was handsome.

Story behind the Rumble in the Jungle is like a Hollywood movie.

But that is only half the story.

There's also James Brown, Bill Withers,

B.B. King, Miriam McKeeba,

all the biggest black artists on the planet.

Together in Africa.

It was a big deal.

Listen to Rumble, Ali, Foreman, and The Soul of 74 on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever

you get your podcast.

On Thanksgiving Day, 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, was found off the coast

of Florida. And the question was found off the coast of Florida.

And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba?

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