The grandmother of Juneteenth; North Carolina's 1st Black-owned children's bookstore
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English - June 19, 2023 19:50 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB - ★★★★ - 703 ratingsArts comedy news books science entrepreneurship interview health culture politics business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It's Juneteenth. 96-year-old Opal Lee has spent decades walking and advocating for the date marking actual emancipation to be recognized as a national holiday. She was part of the celebration at the White House last week marking the holiday. We revisit a conversation with her from last year. And, Victoria Scott-Miller, the founder of Liberation Station, talks about opening North Carolina's first Black-owned children's bookstore. Then, Nicole A. Taylor talks about her cookbook "Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations."