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Podcast: Black History Year
Episode: How Black Mourning and Communal Grief Keep Us Alive with Dr. Leslie T. Grover
Description: This week, we're getting into the inherited, collective, and often unspoken legacy of Black grief.
Joined by Dr. Leslie T. Grover, an award-winning author, activist, and scholar dedicated to historical storytelling as a tool for justice and healing, we look at everything from Maya Angelou's refusal to celebrate her birthday after MLK's assassination to age-old funerary traditions passed down through generations to understand that grief has always been bigger than sorrow for Black folks--it's how we honor, celebrate, and love our ancestors, each other, and ourselves.
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