The Tara Lake Show

Thanks so much for returning for another episode of the Tara Lake Show.

This week’s episode provides an introduction to, and the first installment of, a three part series on the life and work of Frances E.W. Harper — poet, author, orator, and visionary of the 19th Century who lived from 1825 to 1911. Frances E.W. Harper was a trailblazer in the anti-slavery movement and in Civil Rights and Social Justice Movements for African Americans and Women in the United States — distinguishing herself in the temperance, African American suffrage, and Women’s Suffrage movements. This episode celebrates Frances E.W. Harper’s poetry, considers Harper’s work in the context of a lineage of African American women in working in Freedom Movements in the United States, and takes a look at the highlighting of these women in recent visibility efforts.

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Link to Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground
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Thank you for listening to the second installment in this eight-episode series! Today I”m honored to share with you my December 2020 interview with the inspiring and immensely talented Kentucky-based artist T.D. Anderson. We discussed Anderson’s poignant two-panel painting, Pietа: “Woman, Behold Your Son; Behold Your Mother”, which, together with Anderson’s sermonic essays, explores the courage and grief of Mamie Till Mobley. Mobley was the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old, African American boy from Chicago who was lynched in Money, Mississippi in 1955 and became a galvanizing symbol in the Civil Rights Movement. July 24, 2021 would have been Emmett Till’s 80th birthday. Listeners can view Anderson’s painting at TDAndersonArt.com, and visit her blog at Soulascriptura.com

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Thank you so much for tuning in to for the first of eight episodes in this season of the Tara Lake Show. Today I have a special interview to share. Back in March, the talented and intrepid Emily Ford completed Wisconsin’s 1200-mile Ice Age Trail, and made history in the process. She’s only the first woman, and second person ever to complete the hike in winter, and when she braved those below zero degree temperatures, she also blazed a trail for inclusion and diversity. Emily Ford is also the first African American and first LGBTQ person ever to achieve this feat. I sat down with Emily to discuss her accomplishments in May, 2021, and now I’m so pleased to be sharing this interview with you. Visit Emily Ford on Instagram @EmilyOnTrail, and keep in touch with the Tara Lake Show at www.TaraLakeShow.com.

Link to Emily Ford’s Instagram.

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Back in December 2008, the project-based podcast The Tara Lake Show aired with “The Barack Obama Block Party”, Parts 1 & 2. That show was a colorful exploration of the meaning of Obama’s election. The follow-up came a year later – in 2009 – with Prophesying the “Homegrown Soulful Solution Revival”, which celebrated the work of young change makers. Well, it’s 2021, and the Tara Lake Show is back with an all new 8-episode season, produced by your host Tara Lake, with the same vibe you remember. The revamped version of The Tara Lake Show, with solo projects, history moments, commentary and interviews, will feature new episodes on Tuesdays. It wouldn’t be the same without you – Please join us!

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One year after the Barack Obama Block Party, the Tara Lake Show returns to tackle some of the year’s biggest topics and chat with young innovators who stepped up to make change in 2009. We discuss a number of topics, including the building of Black Family Genealogies, The Obama Presidency, new ways to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities, The Fire & Ink Cotillion, ensuring diversity in Bone Marrow donor banks, and the controversial issues surrounding H1N1 Swine Flu.

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And of course, we take it to the streets, as folks sound off on the Health Care Debate, President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, and the ongoing Tiger Woods drama.

Interviews:

Samara Rivers – Visual Arts Coordinator,  Owner of 29 & Holding Events Services, and culture blogger. View images of Samara’s Great-Grandfather and Great-Great Grandmother in Extras.
Chike Ogbunugafor – MD Student, Yale University and lead author of “Predicting Virus Evolution: The Relationship between Genetic Robustness and Evolvability of Thermotolerance” (Hardcover edition available in Spring 2010).

Spotlights:

FAMU (Florida A&M University) Young Alumni Movement – featuring Joey Digital, Social Media Consultant and Founder of DigitalGuestList. More on the Young Alumni Movement here.

Fire & Ink Cotillion & Does Your Mama Know: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories (2nd Edition) – featuring Lisa C. Moore – Editor & Publisher of Redbone Press & Board President of Fire & Ink along with anthology contributor Alexis Pauline Gumbs – black feminist scholar/media activist and PhD Student, Duke University. More on the book.

Additional Show Links:

Samara’s Family Photographs – see images of Samara’s Great-Grandfather and Great-Great Grandmother here.

Natasha Collins, Bone Marrow Registries and Community Projects

Want to Get Involved? These Links are a great place to start.

Natasha’s Place
The National Marrow Donor Program
BecomeMyHero.org
View a video created for by friends, family, and classmates for the Match Natasha project.

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