UnderTold by CM
The jaw-dropping details you probably don't know about the Black stories you've heard your whole life. There are two types of episodes: UnderTold for All Ears UnderTold for 12+ Ears Season 1 live on February 1, 2026 Written, produced & narrated by Crystal Marie with the help of Naz. Theme music created by Alexa Gold. Cover art by Providence & Design.
Episodes
In this episode CM and Naz discuss the Charlotte native, Spelman grad, Howard Law grad, Army veteran, and legendary trailblazer who is the reason segregation in transportation is illegal.
Kids will learn a few things including:
What is an HBCU?
What is segregation?
Sources:
Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights, the Young Readers Edition by Dovey John...
Dovey Roundtree is quite possibly the least told story of our podcast so far, but her legacy has impacted anyone who has ever ridden public transportation in the United States.
It's almost unfathomable to believe that a girl born in her circumstances could go on to fight Jim Crow in the military and in the U.S. legal system with some of the most important cases in our country's history.
A Spelmanite, Howard Law grad, a teacher, an A...
Maybe you've heard of the famous March on Washington in 1963. But do you know about the man who organized buses, lunches, speeches and all the details for roughly 250,000 people?
Give us 14 minutes of your time and soon you will!
Resources:
Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'Emilio (book)
Brother Outsider: the Life of Bayard Rustin on Netflix
Rustin Film on Netflix
Bayard Rustin was arrested for sitting in the White section of a public bus in 1941, 14 years before the Birmingham Bus Boycott. He orchestrated the most famous march in human history, the March on Washington. He mentored Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on how to enact non-violence as a form of civil disobedience and protest.
Why don't more people know who he is? This Pride month, learn more this complicated man and his legacy (an...
This All Ears Episode is all about Black American food, also known as soul food. Where did it come from? What does soul food mean? Is it good for you?
Naz and CM explore these questions and more!
Recommendation:
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
This month's episode dispels three popular myths about Black food.
The guest is Dominique Charles, founder of Plots and Pans, and fab creator of edible gardens!
Dominique takes a break from visiting the Today Show and consulting aspiring gardeners to chat with us about:
- Soul food vs Black food vs Southern food
- Is Black food unhealthy?
- Is Black food just the descendant of the scraps enslavers left for Blacks?
Sources:
This is an All Ears episode about the Free Breakfast Program for School Children with co-host, 7 year old Naz.
The Black Panther Party is known for a lot of things, but how much do we know about the Free Breakfast Program that inspired a nation to feed its poorest citizens breakfast?
Hear the UnderTold history of this program and it's lasting impact.
Kid-Friendly Sources here:
Did you know that the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program provided grits and eggs for kids in the 70's that inspired our government to provide over 2 BILLION breakfasts for students today?
Sources:
Videos
1. No Kid Hungry Discussion on Free Breakfast Movement
2. 1969 Special Project: Black Panthers Feed the Children
Books
1. Power Hungry Women of the Black Panther Partyand Freedom Summer and their Figh...
This is an All Ears episode about Anna Murray Douglass with co-host, 7 year old Naz.
Frederick Douglass attempted to escape from slavery twice. He failed. And then he met Anna and Anna had a plan. The rest is history.
Hear the UnderTold history of Anna Murray Douglass, the woman who dedicated her life to antislavery and civil rights for Black Americans.
Sources: Anna Murray Douglass, My Mother As I Recall Her by Rosetta Douglass Sp...
Frederick Douglass Failed to Escape 3x; Then He Met Anna | Anna Douglass with Dr. Antar Tichavakunda
In this episode, we bring light to Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass tried to escape slavery. He failed twice.
Then he met Anna, and he never failed again.
Here the UnderTold love story of Anna & Frederick.
Sources:
1. Anna Murray Douglass – My Mother As I Recall Her by Rosetta Douglass Sprague
2. My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass
This is an all ears episode about Robert Smalls - the pirate/superhero from South Carolina. Listen in as CM and her 7 year old co-host, Naz (who hand selected the sounds effects) chat about this legend.
Sources:
- Be Free or Die by Cate Lineberry (book)
- The Jealous Bragging Turtle, Gullah (South Carolina ETV Commission)
Recommendations:
- Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls by Rob Edwards (graphic novel)
- Dr. Binocs on YouTube
- T...
In this episode about the most courageous South Carolinian, we learn about Robert Smalls' dramatic and legendary escape from slavery in a Confederate ship, and the details you'd never guess about what happened afterwards.
The guest is Christopher Lomax, Founder/Principal at Lomax Legal.
The main source is the book Be Free or Die by Cate Lineberry.
Writer, Producer, Creator: Crystal Marie
Theme music created by Alexa Gold
Welcome to UnderTold. Here with the help of friends, we tell the jaw-dropping, unexpected, heart-wrenching details you didn’t know about Black people, events and stories you’ve probably heard about your whole life.
This teaser introduces you to the host, co-host and the season.
Theme music by Alexa Gold
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