
The Ancestors Were Messy, Vol. II
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02/23/21 • 12 min
The Secret Adventures of Black People is an award-winning podcast telling the stories of Black people holding it down across space and time. To listen to past episodes, join the newsletter, or get in touch, visit the TheSecretAdventuresofBlackPeople.com.
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This episode was hosted and produced by me, Nichole Hill. Music and sound effects by Epidemic Sounds. Thank you to this episode’s story editors Lizzie Peabody, Ilana Nevins.
To read The Washington Bee for yourself, which I highly recommend, you too can visit the archives of the Library of Congress and get lost. It will be time well spent.
Shout out to the Black Adventurers Precious and Ian - who were the guests for this episode. Check out their show Messy Besties currently on IG Live on Mondays at 7pm. Follow @itsyagirlpresh and @yunguptown.
The Secret Adventures of Black People is an award-winning podcast telling the stories of Black people holding it down across space and time. To listen to past episodes, join the newsletter, or get in touch, visit the TheSecretAdventuresofBlackPeople.com.
To support the show and get exclusive behind the scenes content, become a supporter on Patreon. To check out stories and pics follow the show on Instagram. For occasional thoughts and podcast recommendations check the show out on Twitter. To connect with other listeners, checkout Facebook.
This episode was hosted and produced by me, Nichole Hill. Music and sound effects by Epidemic Sounds. Thank you to this episode’s story editors Lizzie Peabody, Ilana Nevins.
To read The Washington Bee for yourself, which I highly recommend, you too can visit the archives of the Library of Congress and get lost. It will be time well spent.
Shout out to the Black Adventurers Precious and Ian - who were the guests for this episode. Check out their show Messy Besties currently on IG Live on Mondays at 7pm. Follow @itsyagirlpresh and @yunguptown.
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The Secret Adventures of Black People is an award-winning podcast telling the stories of Black people holding it down across space and time. To listen to past episodes, join the newsletter, or get in touch, visit the TheSecretAdventuresofBlackPeople.com.
To support the show and get exclusive behind the scenes content, become a supporter on Patreon. To check out stories and pics follow the show on Instagram. For occasional thoughts and podcast recommendations check the show out on Twitter. To connect with other listeners, checkout Facebook.
This episode was hosted and produced by me, Nichole Hill. Music and sound effects by Epidemic Sounds and Free Sound.org. Thank you to this episode’s story editors Lizzie Peabody, Ilana Nevins, Mark Pagan, and Ronald Young, Jr.
To read The Washington Bee for yourself, which I highly recommend, you too can visit the archives of the Library of Congress and get lost. It will be time well spent.
Shout out to the Black Adventurers Precious and Ian - who were the guests for this episode. Check out their show Messy Besties currently on IG Live on Mondays at 7pm. Follow @itsyagirlpresh and @yunguptown.
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