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Happy Forgetting
by Ruxandra Guidi
Happy Forgetting is an anthology about the racial justice histories we remember, the ones we forget, what we deny and what we bury. And why those stories must be retold. Hosted by journalist Ruxandra Guidi, Happy Forgetting's personal and opinionated audio essays and documentaries remind us that progress isn't linear. With stories from Yohance Lacour (You Didn't See Nothin) and John Biewen (Scene on Radio) and others, and funding from the Open Society Foundations.
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Coming Home
At a Carnival party in Florida, music, dance, resistance and rebellion are woven together in celebration of the African diaspora. Produced by Natalie Peart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Risking Lives
By 1964, the struggle was on in America for something resembling a multiracial democracy. This is the story of a complicated yet creative plan to shine a harsh light on Mississippi and—by extension—on American society itself. Produced by John Biewen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Finding the Wisdom
Mapping Indigenous identities, birthing practices and knowledge across two lands, from Pájaro, California, to San Martin Peras, Oaxaca, as climate and other injustices turn people toward their ancestors’ wisdom. Produced by Adreanna Rodriguez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Recognizing Betrayal
Storyteller and teacher Salifu Mack reflects on what land meant to his Gullah Geechee ancestors, and how a series of betrayals, fast and slow, have nearly severed those ties. But only nearly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Doing the Work
Racial justice victories are hard to come by in Chicago. And yet, eight years ago, Cook County elected the first Black woman to lead its State’s Attorney Office. With a focus on overturned convictions, bond reform and transparency, Kim Foxx made history. An essay by Yohance Lacour about prisons, both real and metaphorical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Knowing Your History
Lillie Morrell Burkhart was a wealthy and generous free thinker born in 1907, one year after the Osage Allotment Act was passed, giving the Osage control over oil production in their lands. This wealth put a target on many Osage during a period known as the Reign of Terror. But Lillie Morrell Burkhart survived. A story by Allison Herrera from Hominy, Oklahoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Introducing Happy Forgetting
Happy Forgetting is an anthology podcast about revolutionaries and their movements—what we remember, and what we forget about racial justice wins in America. Happy Forgetting debuts Tuesday, November 12. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Happy Forgetting is an anthology about the racial justice histories we remember, the ones we forget, what we deny and what we bury. And why those stories must be retold. Hosted by journalist Ruxandra Guidi, Happy Forgetting's personal and opinionated audio essays and documentaries remind us that progress isn't linear. With stories from Yohance Lacour (You Didn't See Nothin) and John Biewen (Scene on Radio) and others, and funding from the Open Society Foundations.
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Ruxandra Guidi
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Happy Forgetting currently has 7 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Happy Forgetting is an anthology about the racial justice histories we remember, the ones we forget, what we deny and what we bury. And why those stories must be retold. Hosted by journalist Ruxandra Guidi, Happy Forgetting's personal and opinionated audio essays and documentaries remind us that...
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