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What's Ray Saying?

This podcast that takes a deeper view into Black life in America by examining the intersection of history, narrative, and experience.

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Complexion

Complexion

This episode is a literal discussion of skin color- the range of visual nuances of appearances that we consider "Black",... Read more

21 Apr 2016

25mins

Ranked #2

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Hunger

Hunger

This episode is about food stamps and gov'ment cheese, what it meant, how it helped, how we felt about it then, and what... Read more

11 May 2016

26mins

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Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

From the birth of this nation until today, this episode explores the complexities of life as a soldier of color in the U... Read more

14 Jun 2016

35mins

Ranked #4

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The Storytellers Journey Part 1

The Storytellers Journey Part 1

This episode traces storytelling in African American culture, from its roots in Africa, through the Middle Passage and s... Read more

29 Mar 2017

40mins

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Education: In Black and White

Education: In Black and White

What, when, how, and why Blacks learned in the US as well as what others were taught about them, from the slave quarters... Read more

19 Sep 2016

30mins

Ranked #6

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An Imaginary Past

An Imaginary Past

In this episode Ray looks at the origins of a false narrative of Black American  History, its racist origins, the founde... Read more

8 Jan 2017

24mins

Ranked #7

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Line of Departure

Line of Departure

This special episode marks a dividing line between the old and new, where you were and where you're going, what was and ... Read more

18 Jul 2016

30mins

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Changes and Adaptation

Changes and Adaptation

In this episode Ray examines the nature of Black American assimilation into White culture

30 Dec 2016

25mins

Ranked #9

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Dying While Black

Dying While Black

What happens after death?  Not in the metaphysical, existential sense. But quite literally, what happens after death?  T... Read more

26 Jul 2016

24mins

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The Storytellers Journey Part 2

The Storytellers Journey Part 2

In this episode Ray continues to explore his storytelling journey after the Risk show. He talks about his appearance on ... Read more

17 Apr 2017

25mins

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