The Blackest Questions podcast is launched

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DC native and culinary historian, Michael W. Twitty, heats it up with Dr. Christina Greer this week as he answers this question and more. With an appetite for destruction, will he scrape the plate?

‘The Blackest Questions’ podcast​

Christina Greer, Ph.D. August 25, 2022

Dr. Christina Greer

It’s official, I have a new podcast and I guess I should tell people about it. Many of you know I believe in Black media and Black journalism. Case and point, one of the highlights of my professional career is being able to have a weekly column in this paper, the Amsterdam News, one of the oldest Black publications in the country.

In addition to my work with the Amsterdam News, I also write occasional articles for www.thegrio.com. I now have a weekly podcast at The Grio where I interview smart Black people and ask them five questions pertaining to Black history and Black culture. We range from sports to politics to science, you name it.

The idea for the podcast isn’t to embarrass anyone, or make my guest and my listeners feel less than. The purpose of the podcast is to remind us of all of our beautiful and brilliant history that many of us were not taught in school. The intended goal of “The Blackest Questions” is to learn about Black history while having fun and learning a bit about our weekly guest. For example, do you know who was the first African American cookbook author? Or the name of the basketball team that J. Cole played for in Africa? Or who was the first Black person elected governor and for what state did they preside over? You’ll have to tune in to find out the answers.

At the end of the podcast there is a fun Black Lightning Round where my guest has to answer some truly difficult questions; like, whether mac and cheese should be a side dish or main dish, who has the best stand up – Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor, or if you could rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge, who would you rename it after?

Many of my guests are recognizable figures in politics, activism, journalism, and the entertainment world. Not only are they excited to test their knowledge of Black history and culture, they are also excited to support Black media. The work of people like Elinor Tatum, publisher of the Amsterdam News and Byron Allen, owner of The Grio and a growing entertainment empire, are doing the work to keep Black history and current events in the news for a multitude of generations, both Black and non-Black.



So, if you’re looking for Black culture, education, and entertainment, you can find “The Blackest Questions” podcast by downloading TheGrio app or listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch it on YouTube if that’s more your style. Enjoy!

 

[OfTheCross]

DC native and culinary historian, Michael W. Twitty, heats it up with Dr. Christina Greer this week as he answers this question and more. With an appetite for destruction, will he scrape the plate?












*history of the Pell Grant begins @7:56

In 50 years, the Pell Grant has helped over 80 million people go to college​

September 7, 2022

The Pell Grant has helped 80 million students go to college.
Josie Norton for NPR

Everybody's talking about the cost of college, especially with the Biden administration's student debt release initiative. Pell Grants are one way many low income students have managed to pay to continue their studies. In fact, for the past 50 years, over 80 million people have used Pell Grants to pay for higher education. And they exist, in large part, because of one Black woman who often goes unmentioned

Militants will argue that access to higher education hasn't helped the Black condition.

I appreciate this post, though. We have fought for everything we've attained. We should be take advantage of our wins.

 

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@OfTheCross
I posted two separate posts together, by accident. Corrected now