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S1E8 Quick Bites - Rep. James Roberson Reflects on the Roots That Led to the NC State House
Representative James Roberson — a Democratic member of the North Carolina House serving District 39 in Wake County and former Mayor of Knightdale — traces his story back to Wilson, North Carolina, a…
S1E7 Quick Bites - From Little Washington to Brooklyn with Ann E. Moore
Ann E. Moore was born in Washington, North Carolina in 1942 and raised by family there until her mother returned in 1949 to bring her and her siblings to Brooklyn, New York. She recalls the jarring…
S1E6 Quick Bites - Michael Jerome Thompson on Rock Hill Roots and a Family of Gospel Voices
Michael Jerome Thompson reflects on his upbringing in 1950s Rock Hill, South Carolina, a small, segregated but close‑knit “village” where poverty was shared and childhood felt safe. Raised by his…
S1E5 Quick Bites - David E. Reid Reflects on Growing Up with Faith, Family, and Southern Traditions
David E. Reid reflects on his upbringing in Reidsville, North Carolina, where he was raised by his mother and grandmother after his father left during his early childhood. He describes a tight‑knit,…
S1E4 Quick Bites - Irene Clark Recalls Confronting the Stereotypes of Africa
Irene Clark reflects on how misinformation and stigma have long distorted Western views of Africa, from travel ads that separate Egypt from the continent to the fearful stereotypes echoed by earlier…
S1E3 Quick Bites - Lynette Richardson Traces the Lessons of Home and the Lower East Side
Lynette Richardson reflects on a childhood shaped by the warmth, discipline, and creativity of her family on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, where home was defined less by geography and more by the…
S1E2 Quick Bites - Roots, Work, and Quiet Strength with Rickey Thomas
Rickey Gerard Thomas reflects on his upbringing in Brooklyn as the son of Southern parents who built a new life after meeting at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He describes his father’s influence as a…
S1E1 Quick Bites - Dr. Oliver T. Reid Reflects on Growing Up Between Danger and Sanctuary
Dr. Oliver T. Reid reflects on the complicated journey of growing into his own name, sharing how "Oliver" once felt like a burden until he uncovered the powerful legacy behind it—a grandfather who…
Sometimes the Words Work
How do we present to the world, and ourselves, when our loved ones depart? In this week’s episode of “Griot and Grits”, we discover that strength can come from the most unlikely of places. Sometimes…
G&G Ep 6 The Wind Whisperer .mp3
In this episode, we talk about ditch water, plums and superheroes. And somewhere, in all of this, we talk a lil bit about imagination! Produced by C. Perry Eleazer II / S2T Media LLC
The Wind Whisperer
In this episode, we talk about ditch water, plum trees, wind and superpowers. And oh yeah, somewhere in all of this, we talk about the power of imagination.Produced by C. Perry Eleazer II / S2T Media…
Chicken Wings White Bread & Peer Pressure
Presenting the story of the second ( yeah... the second) scariest night of my life.Explore more voices, support the work, or share your own story at griotandgrits.org.License: This content is…
School Bells, Scars and Mile Markers
On this episode, we're talking about School Bells, Scars, and Mile Markers as I lead you through a particular........thorny aspect of my life and how it fundamentally shaped my basic philosophies…
Saint John Versus the Bootlegger
Explore more voices, support the work, or share your own story at griotandgrits.org.License: This content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY‑NC‑ND…
Barricades, Bridges, & Breakthroughs
In this episode, we talk about Barricades, Bridges and Breakthroughs, one of the many stories that my family has about adopting my daughters.Explore more voices, support the work, or share your own…
The Bad Penny
Griot and Grits is a new take on the West African Griot, the storytelling, singing, poet, historian of the village that was tasked with passing on the history of the village orally. Griot and Grits…
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