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Podcast: Black History Year
Episode: Blaxit to Africa and Redefining Freedom with Toddré Monier
Description: Today’s Black History Story: His Trip Proved He Had The Wrong Idea About AfricaW.E.B. DuBois. Maya Angelou. Stockley Carmichael. Pauli Murray. These are just a few names of prominent Black activists who moved to the motherland during their lifetimes. For them, moving to Africa presented an opportunity to redefine their relationship with America and their African identities. It significantly shaped their self-view. Strengthened connections to their ancestral roots. Sparked a new understanding of what it felt like to be HOME. In th...