Introducing: The Godmother

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01/15/24 • 2 min

In the 1930s, Lucky Luciano, one of American history’s most notorious mobsters, was finally taken down by a rookie prosecutor. Eunice Carter was one of the first Black Women ever to become a prosecutor in America. She operated from the heart of the Harlem Renaissance to navigate the corrupt world of downtown Manhattan politics, and a deeply racist and sexist pre-civil rights American society. But her pioneering role in what became known as the “trial of the century” has been forgotten by popular history. Hers is the story of a writer, social worker, mother, teacher, sister, socialite, political candidate, community organizer and unheralded pioneer. This eight part immersive podcast is hosted by poet and writer, Nichole Perkins. It tells the story of Eunice Carter: a bad-ass anti-hero unafraid to bend the rules in pursuit of ambition, justice and legacy. Listen to The Godmother on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-godmother-141201920/

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I'm Nicole Perkins, and in my new podcast, The Godmother, I'm inviting you to nineteen thirty six New York to a Manhattan courthouse. At the time, it was called the Trial of the Century. They had snipers on the roofs in Foley Square. They had police officers with riot guns in the hallway. On the stand was one of America's most notorious gangsters, a man named Lucky Luciano. He is called sometimes the Boss of Bosses. The Good Father was a great fi