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This Women's History Month episode of Count Time Podcast celebrates the legacy of  Sadie Roberts-Joseph. Sadie was the founder of Community Against Drugs and Violence (CADAV) and of the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African-American Museum. Her daughter Angela Roberts Machen reacts to the Professional Athletes Supporting Students (PASS) tribute video to Sadie in 2019. Be sure to watch the video....

This Women's History Month episode of Count Time Podcast gives Ruthie Lee Millsaps account of the Biloxi Beach protest. March is Women's History Month. It commemorates the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Its celebration corresponds with International Women's Day on March 8. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Women's History Month - Ruthie Lee Millsap"...

This Black History Month episode of Count Time Podcast is an excerpt from interview with Dr. Ibrahima Seck Pt2 as he describes the African rites of passage from teenager to the world of the adults. This African initiation society led by The Mask has links to the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "African Secret Society of the Komo" see notes, transcript,...

This Black History Month episode of Count Time Podcast is an excerpt from interview with Johnnie Jones, Sr. as he describes his experiences as the lawyer for the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. The first successful civil rights bus boycott in the south. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Baton Rouge Bus Boycott" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here. The Baton Rouge Boycott was the blue...

This Black History Month episode of Count Time Podcast Living Legends first hand description of the Biloxi Beach Wade In, also known as Bloody Sunday. Living Legend Delores Yvonne Stewart Shealy and her sister Ruthie Lee Millsap give a riveting description of life for Blacks in the fifties and sixties in Mississippi. The Biloxi beach protest  begins at 18:04. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episo...

This Black History Month episode of Count Time Podcast is an excerpt from interview with Charlie Granger as he describes his experiences as a member of the Deacons for Defense and Justice. Includes videos, links to award winning articles and the song "The Deacons" by its founder. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Deacons for Defense and Justice" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos...

LSU football standout, Executive Deputy Athletic Director and Executive Director of External Relations insightful discussion on building an athletic program the right way, impact of transfer portal and (NIL) Name Image Likeness. Verge Ausberry provides the keys to managing coaches and student-athletes. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Verge Ausberry" see notes, transcript,...

Moving stories from a real estate mogul and community servant. Living Legend Arlene Sanders details how her family came to own acres of land and was able to keep, farm and develop it since the 1800's. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Arlene Sanders" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

Our 95 year old Living Legend talks life history, and community improvement. Audrey N Jacksons long life and commitment to community service is exemplary. She discusses politics and change she has been engaged in and witnessed the last 95 years. It is quite a ride described by an extraordinary woman. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Audrey Jackson" see notes, transcript, p...

The first Drug Czar in Louisiana. Griffin Rivers talks about working for Gov. Edwin Edwards, his role of "keeper of people" in prisons in Louisiana and Michigan and a passionate discussion about race, religion and education with his wife Freya Rivers. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Griffin Rivers" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

May all that is beautiful, meaningful and brings you joy be yours this holiday season and throughout the coming year! Merry Christmas from the Smart Brotha Media family! LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Christmas Sermon on Peace and Nonviolence" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here. Martin Luther King, Jr. Christmas Sermon on Peace and Nonviolence, Massey Lecture #5 (Also know...

Interview with LSU football great Jimmy Field a community leader walking with the Lord. From his time on Billy Cannon led LSU teams, to traveling to Europe, to his successful law practice and election to the Louisiana Public Service Commission Jimmy talks about life and his long friendship with LD. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Living Legend Jimmy Field" see notes, transcript, picture...

From desegregating Baton Rouge public schools, successful entrepreneur, educator to activist, What a life! An enlightening conversation full of emotion and humor with Living Legend Freya A Rivers. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Freya A Rivers" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

A former Marine, successful entrepreneur and currently "captured" husband's humorous discussion of relationships and life. A raucous conversation with a man who has been everywhere and seen everything. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Russell Sanders" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

LSU Football Living Legend and former SEC Defensive Player of the Year Ramsey Dardar a life filled with the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Ramsey Dardar" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

Living Legend describes the social, cultural and racial transformation of Louisiana State University. Professor Emeritus Durant gives an insiders look at negotiating the politics of academia and LSU and his role in desegregation of the university. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Dr Thomas J Durant Part2" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

Dr. Thomas J Durant, Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University discusses his journey growing up in north Louisiana under a segregated system. He describes the tools given to him by his parents that took him around the world. LISTEN to the Podcast, see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here!

LISTEN to the Podcast, see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here! An engaging discussion with Living Legend Julia B Moore cancer survivor, teacher and activist. A teachers' teacher provides a history of Scotlandville, LA, Jim Crow and her wise opinions on everything from education to politics with some surprising laughs. Methodism, and her current mission are a few of the many topics describ...

First and only joint interview of living legends Mike Williams and Lora Hinton the first Black football players in LSU history. Great stories about what it was like to integrate the program, outcomes of their experiences and the life long relationships they made. Click here for detailed show notes, transcript, pictures and videos.

Interview with Baton Rouge Living Legends Catherine Jackson and Gwendolyn Miller. Some of the first black nurses talk about their experiences at Baton Rouge General Hospital during the fifties and sixties. Riveting stories about compassion, obstruction and anger. Click here for detailed show notes, transcript, pictures and videos.

This Oakdale PhD episode defines Count Time and covers everything from mass incarceration and prison life to reparations with the usual LD engaging point of view. Count Time guests Paul Thomas and Demond Gray discuss  how the US justice system functions as a bank (commerce), how it functions on a penal sum and continued use of humans as property and assets. Click here for detailed show notes, tran...

Part II of interview with Edna Jordan Smith she describes the visit she organized to Canada and Underground Railroad sites, with more on Louisiana, Creole and Haitian history. Edna Jordan Smith holds a Masters of Education Degree with an emphasis in Historical Research. She currently teaches Genealogical Research at the Bluebonnet Genealogy Library in Baton Rouge. Click here for detailed show note...

Dr Seck continues in Part II  discussing religion, spirituality and superstition, Covid-19, rites of passage and his optimism for the future. Dr Ibrahima Seck is co-founder of the Whitney Plantation Museum where he serves as Director of Research. His research is mostly devoted to the historical and cultural links between West Africa and Louisiana. He is joined on this episode by Dr Joyce Jackson C...

Insightful discussion on the cultural ties between Louisiana and West Africa as Dr. Seck "awakens the mind." Dr Ibrahima Seck is co-founder of the Whitney Plantation Museum where he serves as Director of Research. His research is mostly devoted to the historical and cultural links between West Africa and Louisiana.  Click here for detailed show notes, transcript, pictures and videos.

LD Azobra interviews 101 year old Living Legend and Civil Rights attorney Johnnie A. Jones Sr. Dr. Jones recounts growing up in Louisiana his work on the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, numerous cases, student activism at Southern University and the NAACP and his encounters with General Eisenhower and involvement in the D-Day invasion, his recent Purple Heart and his upcoming visit to the White House to...