Topic: Ancestors

2 chapters across the catalog

26: Butter Biscuits
1:56:17 - 2:00:07

26: Butter Biscuits

Maryland News, Black Women Embracing Witchcraft

A news report from Maryland highlights a growing trend of college-educated African American women leaving traditional Christian churches to practice witchcraft. These women claim the ancient spiritual practices connect them more deeply to their ancestors and provide a sense of empowerment not found in the church.

17: Shaft Stache
20:09 - 24:31

17: Shaft Stache

Lena Waithe, Pan-Africanism and Ancestral History Claims

Writer Lena Waithe addresses the controversy of British actors in American roles during an interview on Hot 97, calling the argument "divisive." She claims that all black people share a common struggle and that their "ancestors helped build" America regardless of their specific origin. The hosts strongly disagree with this statement, arguing it erases the specific history of native black Americans and ADOS.