Bonus: Shedrich Webster and the Santas of Color Coalition

This bonus content was created in partnership with the podcast Niche to meet you. Shedrich Webster is Middle Tennessee’s premiere Black Santa. For three years in a row, he has done the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the National Museum of African American Music. But he also travels all around the country. And along the way he’s learned that there’s great need for Santas like him, for kids and adults alike. It’s for that reason he helped found the Santas of Color Coalition, a first-of-its-kind organization centered around training and supporting Black Mr. and Mrs. Clauses. Produced by Leslie Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices