As I wrap up my Black History Month series on ancestry and legacy, I talk about my great, great aunt Ethel Goode Franklin. She was a chef, chauffeur to stars, writer, playwright, actress, drama club leader, and then a bed and breakfast owner. And a Boston Red Sox fan. She owned a home in Ogunquit,… Read more »
Can homes tell a story? I think homes that have been around since 1892 certainly can. Especially if they were a museum visited by thousands, a location of a Black creative renaissance, a home for Pullman Porters, and owned by one of the most successful building contractors of early Chicago. Come hear about the history… Read more »
Dr. Margaret Taylor Burroughs was an artist, teacher, poet, institution-builder, and community organizer who changed the south side of Chicago with all she accomplished. Founder of the South Side Community Art Center, The DuSable Museum, the Lake Meadow Art Fair, and so on…she did a lot during her 90-plus years on Earth. I’m sharing a… Read more »
NEW POD ALERT! @firstsoverforty is back and this season is going to be fun and an ode to #blackhistorymonth 2022. See description below. Available wherever you get your pods! Season 2022 kicks off with a story about how synchronicity and ancestral power led to my co-ownership of the first Black history museum in the country…. Read more »