Doc JaeCi

NextUs818 Podcast

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NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. There are many African-American heroes who helped build this country. Some were the first or only in their fields of endeavor. Yet little is known about how their unique journeys influenced the trajectories of their familial legacies…their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews. NextUs818 Podcast, hosted by Doc JaeCi, introduces us to the multi-generational descendants of these heroes. Join us on the first and third Wednesdays of each month to hear their stories.

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Episodes

Episode 64: 6888th Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony (April 29, 2025) 07.05.2025 58:59

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Episode 64 features the April 29th, 2025 Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the 6888...

Episode 63: Interview with Descendants of 6888th Soldier Sgt. Birdie Tillman Roberts: Robin Stewart and Lee Bethel 16.04.2025 59:22

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Our guests in Episode 63 are Robin Stewart and Lee Bethel, daughter and son of Sgt. Birdie T...

Episode 62: Interview with Samantha Dorm, Co-Founder/Advisor for the Friends of Lebanon Cemetery and Supporter of Various Veterans' Burial Ground Initiatives 02.04.2025 1:17:41

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. Our guest in Episode 62 is Senior Grant Writer Samantha Dorm, Co-Founder and Advisor for the Friends of Lebanon Cemetery (York, PA), Board Member of the York County History Center, and supporter of various Veterans' burial grounds initiatives. #blackwacs#HiddenHerStory#S...

Episode 61: Interview with Descendant of 6888th Soldier Private First Class Grant Esther Marshall: Laura Thomas 19.03.2025 41:43

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Our guest in Episode 61 is Laura Thomas, granddaughter of Private First Class Grant Esther M...

Episode 60: Interview with Descendant of Montford Point Marine Private First Class Clarence Thomas, Sr.: Phyllis Mason 06.03.2025 36:46

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guest in Episode 60 is Phyllis Mason, daughter of Private First Class Clarence Thomas, Sr. of the Montford Point Marines. #M...

Episode 59: Interview with Descendant of 6888th Soldier Corporal Willie Belle Irvin Partridge: Brenda Partridge Brown 20.02.2025 59:45

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Our guest in Episode 59 is Brenda Partridge Brown, daughter of Corporal Willie Belle Irvin P...

Episode 58: Interview with Descendant of 6888th Soldiers 2nd Lieutenant Vivian Elzie Taylor and Private Marian Elzie Wilson: Karen Taylor 06.02.2025 42:48

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. The Inaugural season of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Our guest in Episode 58 is Karen Taylor, daughter of 2nd Lt. Vivian Elzie Taylor and...

Episode 57: Interview with Historian Kevin Hymel, Author of the Articles upon which "The Six Triple Eight" Netflix/Tyler Perry film (2024) is Based 16.01.2025 56:16

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Our guest in Episode 57 is historian Kevin Hymel, author of the art...

Episode 56: 2024 Recap and 2025 Reflections 02.01.2025 7:46

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. In Episode 56, we recap NextUs818 Podcast 2024 data and share reflections on the challenges that democracies face globally and nationally in 2025. #blackwacs #HiddenHerStory #SixTripleEightTylerPerryStudios @TylerPerryStudios #6888musical #LincolnPennyFilms #TheSixTriple...

Episode 55: Interview with Descendants of Montford Point Marine Corporal Alcee Gholar. Sr. : Dr. Kim Avery and Lyfe Avery 05.12.2024 54:01

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guests in Episode 55 are Dr. Kim Avery and Lyfe Avery, granddaughter and great-grandson of Corporal Alcee Gholar, Sr. of the...

Episode 54: Brigadier General Harriet Tubman Commissioning and Recognition 21.11.2024 44:10

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. In Episode 54, we share an excerpt from the commissioning and recognition of Harriet Tubman as Brigadier General. Copyright © 2024 NextUs818 | All rights reserved | Contact: Nextus818podcast@gmail.com, P.O. Box 1707, Bear, Delaware 19701, 302-307-6570

Episode 53: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Private Gerald Dixon, 24th Infantry of the Buffalo Soldiers 07.11.2024 1:25:13

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 Podcast features the life and legacy of Private Gerald Dixon of the 24th Infantry of the Buffalo Soldiers. This is a story of injustice and exoneration…pain and survival. In Episode 53, we share an excerpt from the ceremony honoring Private Dixo...

Episode 52: Interview with Descendant of Corporal Thomas Strickland Turner, Sr. 16.10.2024 1:01:51

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guest in Episode 52 is Dr. Diane Turner, daughter of Corporal Thomas Strickland Turner, Sr. of the Montford Point Marines. #...

Episode 51: Voting Imperative 2024 02.10.2024 18:14

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. In the last episode of NextUs818 Podcast, we discussed the American ideal of freedom. In Episode 51 we examine the discriminatory and volatile history of voting in America and explore the 2024 voting imperative in the U.S. elections. Resources: https://www.aclu.org/new...

Episode 50: Perspectives on Freedom 18.09.2024 9:05

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. We are in a unique period of American history. Freedom, a core element of democracy, is on the line in 2024 with the U.S. Presidential election. Episode 50 features perspectives on freedom: do we still value freedom, what is freedom, and what does it require of us. Copyr...

Episode 49: Excerpt-15th Annual Montford Point Marines' Day Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony 04.09.2024 46:35

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Episode 49 features an excerpt for the 15th Annual Montford Point Marines' Day Ceremony on August 23, 2024 #MontfordPointMar...

Episode 48: Interview with Descendants of Corporal James Cleonnon Lee 21.08.2024 1:45:00

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guests in Episode 48 are Retired Colonel Kevin Lee, Sr. and Major Aaron Lee. son and grandson of Corporal James Cleonnon Lee...

Episode 47: Season 3 Transition Episode 07.08.2024 5:20

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. August 18th marks the beginning of Season 3 of NextUs818 Podcast. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to share and engage with you. We are excited about Season 3. We will continue to introduce the audience to more Montford Point Marine (MPM) and 6888th descendants...

Episode 46: Interview with Descendant of Montford Point Marine Private First-Class Albirtues Woods 17.07.2024 59:19

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guest in Episode 46 is Steven Woods, the son of PFC Albirtues Woodsof the Montford Point Marines. #MontfordPointMarineAssoci...

Episode 45: June Remembrances 03.07.2024 7:39

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. The first two seasons of NextUs818 have focused on two heroic WWII military units: the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and the Montford Point Marines. Episode 45 is a June Remembrances of the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the passing of two of the remaining 688...

Episode 44: Interview about the 1917 Camp Logan Riot and Buffalo Soldier Private Gerald Dixon. Guest: Mallorie K M Berger 19.06.2024 55:05

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode focuses on the 1917 Camp Logan Riot, a painful story about the 24th Infantry, one of the regiments of the legendary Buffalo Soldiers. 156 Black soldiers participated in the mutiny, resulting in 19 being executed and 63 given life sentences. Our guest in Epis...

Episode 43: Interview with Descendant of Montford Point Marine Corporal Leslie James Jones 05.06.2024 50:17

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guest in Episode 43 is Richard "Spike" Jones, the son of Corporal Leslie James Jones of the Montford Point Marines...

Episode 42: Interview with Descendant of Montford Point Marine Corporal William H. Gibbons, Jr. 15.05.2024 1:06:14

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guest in Episode 42 is Patricia Parker, the daughter of Corporal William H. Gibbons, Jr. of the Montford Point Marines. #Mon...

Episode 41: COURAGE TO DELIVER: 6888th Gallery Exhibit Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Ceremony AND 1st Annual Fort Gregg-Adams Day Celebration 01.05.2024 52:04

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. The Inaugural season of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. In Episode 41, we share audio footage from the two April 26...

Episode 40: Interview with Descendants of Montford Point Marine Sergeant Major William Tinney: Lorna Johnson, Danelle Radney, Alyssa Miller and Brielle Johnson 17.04.2024 1:17:57

NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode series of the NextUs818 Podcast features the Montford Point Marines, recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011. Our guests in Episode 40 are Lorna Johnson, Danelle Radney, Alyssa Miller, and Brielle Johnson, the daughter and granddaughters...