#JenkinsJuly and Black American Historical Romance

Hey Watchers and Happy July! We are joined by DeeDee Jonee to discuss soap operas*, wrestling, Black American historical romance, and the Queen: Beverly Jenkins  and how she is honored with #Jenkins July.  Also, are you a ride or die chick  for Aldis Hodge? And stay tuned for our final thoughts on #Bridgerton.  *when mentioning GH, Lady H mistakenly called precious Trina by the name Sabrina whilst thinking about Sprina (the pairing of Trina and Spencer).   Mentioned: Black Romance Novels Matter Too (shondaland.com) Where's The Love: Portrayals of African American Romantic Relationships in Media - Office of the Vice President for Research | University of South Carolina (sc.edu) 15 Must Read Black Historical Romance Novels of the Last 25 Years (bookriot.com) Bessie Stringfield, African American Queen of the Road Biography (bessiestringfieldbook.com) Vivid Indigo Tempest An Earl, The Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa Riley Forbidden A Preacher's Promise by Piper Hugely A Caribbean Heiress in Paris Deadly Sexy movie and book Zane E. Lynn Harris Alyssa Cole Rochelle Allers Justice for Sleepy Hollow Lynsay Evans Kindle Unlimited Gone With the Wind Band of Angels Imitation of Life Black baiting Red Notice Queen and Slim Pam Grier and Tamra Dobson Lisa Turtle Cherry from Punky Brewster The Porter 7 days in June podcast Citation: Brown, Diahna, Darring, Asi'a D., and Hairston, Erin-Lee. “#JenkinsJuly and Black American Historical Romance.” Watch With You Podcast. July 31, 2022. Podcast, MP3 audio, 1:09:40. https://anchor.fm/watchwithyou/episodes/JenkinsJuly-and-Black-American-Historical-Romance-e1kgj8n