UnderTold by CM

Bayard Rustin was arrested for sitting in the White section of a public bus in 1941, 14 years before the Birmingham Bus Boycott. He orchestrated the most famous march in human history, the March on Washington. He mentored Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on how to enact non-violence as a form of civil disobedience and protest. Why don't more people know who he is? This Pride month, learn more...

This All Ears Episode is all about Black American food, also known as soul food. Where did it come from? What does soul food mean? Is it good for you? Naz and CM explore these questions and more! Recommendation: Wonder by R. J. Palacio

This month's episode dispels three popular myths about Black food. The guest is Dominique Charles, founder of Plots and Pans , and fab creator of edible gardens! Dominique takes a break from visiting the Today Show and consulting aspiring gardeners to chat with us about: Soul food vs Black food vs Southern food Is Black food unhealthy? Is Black food just the descendant of the scraps enslavers left...

This is an All Ears episode about the Free Breakfast Program for School Children with co-host, 7 year old Naz. The Black Panther Party is known for a lot of things, but how much do we know about the Free Breakfast Program that inspired a nation to feed its poorest citizens breakfast? Hear the UnderTold history of this program and it's lasting impact. Kid-Friendly Sources here: 1. Kids Meet Former...

Did you know that the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program provided grits and eggs for kids in the 70's that inspired our government to provide over 2 BILLION breakfasts for students today? Sources: Videos 1.   No Kid Hungry Discussion on Free Breakfast Movement 2.  1969 Special Project: Black Panthers Feed the Children Books 1.  Power Hungry Women of the Black Panther Partyand Freedom Sum...

This is an All Ears episode about Anna Murray Douglass with co-host, 7 year old Naz. Frederick Douglass attempted to escape from slavery twice. He failed. And then he met Anna and Anna had a plan. The rest is history. Hear the UnderTold history of Anna Murray Douglass, the woman who dedicated her life to antislavery and civil rights for Black Americans. Sources: Anna Murray Douglass, My Mother As...

In this episode, we bring light to Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass tried to escape slavery. He failed twice. Then he met Anna, and he never failed again. Here the UnderTold love story of Anna & Frederick. Sources: 1.     Anna Murray Douglass – My Mother As I Recall Her by Rosetta Douglass Sprague 2.  My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass 3....

This is an all ears episode about Robert Smalls - the pirate/superhero from South Carolina. Listen in as CM and her 7 year old co-host, Naz (who hand selected the sounds effects) chat about this legend. Sources: Be Free or Die by Cate Lineberry (book) The Jealous Bragging Turtle , Gullah (South Carolina ETV Commission) Recommendations: Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls by Rob Edwards (graphic no...

In this episode about the most courageous South Carolinian, we learn about Robert Smalls' dramatic and legendary escape from slavery in a Confederate ship, and the details you'd never guess about what happened afterwards. The guest is Christopher Lomax, Founder/Principal at Lomax Legal. The main source is the book Be Free or Die by Cate Lineberry. Writer, Producer, Creator: Crystal Marie Theme mus...

Welcome to UnderTold. Here with the help of friends, we tell the jaw-dropping, unexpected, heart-wrenching details you didn’t know about Black people, events and stories you’ve probably heard about your whole life.   This teaser introduces you to the host, co-host and the season. Theme music by Alexa Gold