Remarkable Receptions

A brief take on why viewers committed to quality representations of Black characters and storylines might stop watching a show, choosing instead to seek better depictions or explore other forms of storytelling. Script by Elizabeth Cali and Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on how Toni Morrison’s short story Recitatif captivates readers by challenging them to determine the race of its main characters, sparking debates shaped by their own assumptions and experiences. Script by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on how Black characters like Lucius Fox, Batwing, and the Signal have become vital members of Gotham City’s legendary crimefighting team. Script by Stephyn Phillips  Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on the recurring visual clichés of Africa on novel covers.  Script by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on Miles Morales and the groundbreaking diversity of Sony’s Spider-Verse films. Script by Stephyn Phillips  Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on African American novelists born between born between 1928 and 1945. Written by Howard Rambsy II Voiceover by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on how movement has contributed to the success of African women writers. Script by Makayla Mallon Voiceover by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on the origins of the term neo-slave narrative.  Written by Howard Rambsy II Voiceover by Kassandra Timm

A brief on the journalists, cultural critics, and independent researchers who have dedicated years to uncovering the truth behind the assassination of Malcolm X Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A consideration of the decades-long search for the man who fired the shotgun that killed Malcolm X, highlighting the tireless efforts of amateur investigators and the eventual exoneration of two wrongfully convicted men.  Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take marking our 150th episode Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on Moon Girl Written by Stephyn Phillips Read by Avery Brooks

Charting an extraordinary outpouring of obituaries and tributes for a towering Black novelist Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on the poetry conference, Furious Flower IV Written by Angel C. Dye Read by Kassandra Timm

How a historic gathering of Black men writers came up short. Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on Katherine Dunham Written by Danielle Hall and Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on a story by Toni Cade Bambara  Written by Kenton Rambsy Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on unnamed protagonists in novels by Black writers Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on the age of various authors when they made their debuts Written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on comic book company Milestone Media Written by Stephyn Phillips Read by Avery Brooks

A short take on the Toni Morrison Society's June 2024, symposium in Fort-de-France, Martinique.  Episode written by Howard Rambsy II Read by Kassandra Timm

A short take on a widely cited scholarly book on 1960s and 1970s African American artistic production, James Smethurst's The Black Arts Movement : Literary Nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s   (2004). Episode by Howard Rambsy II  Read by Kassandra Timm

Charting a Black woman character who has been played by multiple actresses Written by Nicole Dixon Read by Kassandra Timm

Charting the multiple adaptations of Richard Wright's well-known novel Written by Nicole Dixon Read by Kassandra Timm

The role of the adaptation of Chester Himes's Cotton Comes to Harlem in the history of Black Cinema  Written by Nicole Dixon Read by Kassandra Timm