Breath Of My Ancestors
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -"Imagine a world where character was king
And race was only a verb
Those now renowned
Who made race a noun
Would be counted among the absurd"
This show focuses on the storied accomplishments of African Americans and highlight their achievements through poetry, storytelling, music and interviews. It is designed to change the mind's of African Americans, how they view themselves and the world at large. The show’s mission is to raise self-esteem among black people throughout the diaspora and thereby uplift all humanity.
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Episodes
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 14 Soot Robeson & The Melanin Phenomenon
July 01, 2021 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBThis week's episode entitled: Soot Robeson & The Melanin Phenomenon attempts to make some sense of the racial climate in these yet-to-be United States. It addresses those opposed to the study of Critical Race Theory Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors I Episode 13 - The Power of One Woman
June 24, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB'This episode explores the power of one woman and the effect of the spoken word on our society at large. Poet Laureate, Sistah Joy Matthews Alford joins Ty in a lively conversation sharing her journey in poetry and works from her extensive collection. And Lightnin' Gray shares the story of the heroic efforts of 'One Woman' during the Civil War between the States. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 12 - Fatherless By Design
June 17, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBWelcome, to the Breath of My Ancestors Podcast, Featuring the Historical Adventures of Lightnin’ Gray-The Cakewalker and The Sankofa Monologues. The podcast that broadcast voices of our ancestors from the past through poetry and spoken word storytelling. I’m your host TyGrayEL, standing on the shoulders of my ancestors brave; no longer a Negro, no longer a slave. In constant pursuit of social justice and racial equity. This episode is entitled: "From Fatherless By Design-To Fatherhood By I...
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 11 - Owed to Renee w- Hannah Jones
May 27, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBThis episode is entitled: Ode/Owed to Renee - America’s Debt to Black Women Malcolm X said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black Woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black Woman and the most neglected person in America is the Black Woman.” And yet, if the truth be told, America does not even exist except for the Black Woman. There would be no United States, there would be no America, if it weren’t for the Black Woman…Its just that simple. I would like fo...
Breath of My Ancestors I Episode 10- The Origin of The Blues & All That Jazz
May 20, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBOrigin of the Blues and All That Jazz, has Ty in a lively, in-depth conversation with Blues & Jazz aficionado, Tom Porter, former Program Director and General Manager of WPFW Pacifica Radio and Executive Director of the National Jazz Service Organization. The episode explores the hidden meanings in the call and response metaphors used to navigate Black people through chattel slavery, the Jim Crow South and the new Jim Crow practices of right-winged racist in these yet-to-be United States...
Breath of My Ancestors Podcast I Episode 9 - Racism is Dead
May 13, 2021 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBRacism is Dead is a poem written by TyGrayEL with a scathingly sarcastic twist on the state of Race in America. This Episode points to specific politicians who continually look straight in the face of Americans and lie to them. Specifically how, on April 28th, 2021 Senator Tim Scott, Vice President Kamala Harris and current President Joe Biden all took the stage on national television and said, "America Is Not A Racist Country" It points to the fact that, indeed, the United State Constituti...
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 8 - Still I Rise
May 06, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 8 - Yet Still We Rise
May 06, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB'Yet Still We Rise 'starts with the recitation of the poem "My Mother Said" and features an episode from the Historical Adventures of Lightnin' Gray, where he enthralls us with the Legend of Mabel May Dupree-Midwife of the Fields. This show makes one do a double-take and cast serious aspersions on America and how she gained its wealth through the breeding of Black human beings. This podcast shines a glaring light on the state of Race in America and just how far we are away from unity ...
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 7 - Stress Test
April 29, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 6 - Our Contributions
April 22, 2021 23:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBMothers and sons, fathers and daughters get to view themselves through a lens not colored with hatred but instead learn to love themselves while learning who they are. When we know who we are, we do better by far. The Breath of My Ancestors Sankofa Monologs remind us of our historical contributions and our Ancestral greatness. By… Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | The Word
April 15, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 5 - The Word
April 15, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | Episode 4 - Riot
April 08, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB"We've Known Riots" Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors - Episode 4-Riot
April 08, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB"We've Known Riots" Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | Hurricane
April 01, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBThis show focuses on the storied accomplishments of African Americans and highlight their achievements through poetry, storytelling, music and interviews. It is designed to change the mind’s of African Americans, how they view themselves and the world at large. The show’s mission is to raise self-esteem among black people throughout the diaspora and thereby uplift all humanity. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors | A Black Woman's Smile
March 25, 2021 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBBreath of My Ancestors is a weekly podcast for mothers and sons, fathers and daughters featuring healing stories, poetry & interviews about our African Ancestors & the eternal jewels they left behind. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Breath of My Ancestors "The Cream Shall Rise"
March 18, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 20.1 MBTy GrayEL's first Breath of My Ancestors Podcast where he introduces us to Lightnin Gray. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KMCCHVD9N5L6L)
Televised Devolution
May 12, 2020 20:11 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBVerse on Televised Corona, Covid-19 and a devolving society --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Listen-The Cream Shall Rise
April 30, 2020 11:27 - 3 minutes - 6.18 MBMy grandmother told me this 60 years ago. “The cream is the essence and the best part of the milk and it always rises to the top.” She said, “You, my son, are the cream of humanity. All humanity started with your ancestors in Africa and don’t you ever forget it. You are neither a “nigger” nor a “Negro”; you are a Race Man and descendant of Kings and Queens. You are royalty and the cream of this planet and just like that cream rose to the top of that milk bottle, you will one day rise back t...
Honoring Our Ancestors
April 02, 2020 23:07 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBWelcome to another episode of Breath Of My Ancestors…The podcast that broadcast Ancestors from the Past. I’m your host Ty Gray-EL and it is my prayer and intention to be a vessel through which our Ancestors speak. First, I give all honor, adoration, thanksgiving and praise to my Creator and honor to my Ancestors upon whose shoulders I stand today. The most significant of which, in my humbled opinion, is Jesus…Yeshua - The Christed One, my ancestor, who has had the most profound affect on my...
BOMA Moment-March 4th 1877
March 04, 2020 12:07 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBGarrett A. Morgan, an African American asset. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
BOMA Moment-March 3rd 1791
March 03, 2020 21:54 - 2 minutes - 2.65 MBAbolitionist Thomas I. Jennings’ daughter refused to give up her seat 101 years before Rosa Parks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
BOMA Moment-Howard University
March 02, 2020 12:58 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBMarch 2, 1867 Howard opened it’s doors. Happy Birthday Bison --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Hannibal Haskins-Where Is Negro?
December 20, 2019 12:14 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBOrigin of the deleterious word Nigger and how it derived from renaming Africans upon arrival in America --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Interview Pastor Robert Sims
December 16, 2019 20:31 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBDiscussion on RACE and the use of the N-Word. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Lightnin Speaks to Hannibal Haskins
December 16, 2019 19:12 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBHannibal is disgusted with the way black people refer to themselves. Ashamed at how far we have devolved as a people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Hannibal Haskins-Where Is Negro?
December 16, 2019 18:54 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBDiscussion with Pastor Robbert Sims on the use of the N-Word and all it’s negative connotations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/boma/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boma/support
Episode 5-The Moses Lady
September 13, 2019 19:55 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBHarriet Tubman is our ancestor. We should all know of the many, storied contributions she made...Long Live Harriet Tubman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Hurricanes-A-Comin'
September 12, 2019 18:39 - 6 minutes - 6 MBJust for your consideration. Is this possible? Where does spirit go when it leaves the body? Could hurricanes be the Spirit/Breath of My Ancestors? I will be asking these and many more questions concerning my ancestors in the podcast to come. Written, Performed and Produced by Ty Gray-EL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boma/support
Introduction to Breath of My Ancestors
April 29, 2019 05:14 - 1 minute - 1.97 MBThis show will focus on the storied accomplishments of African Americans and highlight their achievements through poetry, storytelling, music and interviews. The show will serve as a catalyst for change in the thinking and the mindset, not only of African Americans, but the world at large. The show’s mission is to raise self-esteem among black people throughout the diaspora and thereby uplift all humanity. Hosted by world renowned Spoken Word Artist, Ty Gray-El. --- Send in a voice me...