EPISODE · May 14, 2025 · 1H 19M
Nora Holt: The Lives and Loves of Harlem's Legendary Blonde Bombshell
from Our Ancestors Were Messy · host CHRISTABEL NSIAH-BUADI, NATALIE TULLOCH, Nichole Hill
A musical prodigy from Kansas becomes a renowned race woman in Chicago, a tabloid sensation in Harlem, and a musical force the world over. These are the many lives and loves of one of the most famous women of the era: Nora Holt. Starring Natalie Tulloch and Christabel Nsiah-Buadi Support this independent production and access bonus content at https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com Stay in touch at [email protected] Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy Learn more about the show at https://ourancestorsweremessy.com Listen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy SOURCES Nora Holt: The Most Famous Woman You've Never Heard Of by Imani Perry Nora Holt by Matthew Guerrieri Nora Holt: New Negro Composer and Jazz Age Goddess by Cheryl A. Wall "Strange What Cosmopolites Music Makes of Us": Classical Music, the Black press, and Nora Douglas Holt's Black Feminist Audiotopia by Lucy Caplan
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A musical prodigy from Kansas becomes a renowned race woman in Chicago, a tabloid sensation in Harlem, and a musical force the world over. These are the many lives and loves of one of the most famous women of the era: Nora Holt.
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