It's the summer of 1927 and Zora Neale Huston and Langston Hughes are driving across the South searching for folklore, swapping stories, and enjoying being the newfound stars of the Harlem Renaissance.
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THE A-TEAM
The show is hosted by Nichole Hill (https://www.nicholelhill.com/). This week's guest is Alicia Walters (@aliciacreates)
Executive Producer A.A. Hernandez
Sound design by Kyle Murdock (@kcreatesaudio)
Story Producer Martina Abrahams Ilunga (@m_tina)
Research Producer Chioke I'Anson (https://www.chiokeianson.com/)
Story Editing by Shonte Hill
Show art by Aseloka Smith (@naturallyherown)
SOURCES
- Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor
- Dust Tracks on a Road by Langston Hughes
- In Search of Zora Neale Hurston by Alice Walker
- The Complex Literary Friendship Between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston by Yuval Taylor
- Jackson's classic collection of Black "toasts" is resurrected by Patricia Donovan
- Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me: Narrative Poetry from Black Oral Tradition by Bruce Jackson
- Check out The Chicago Defender digitized and stored at The Library of Congress
- Read the archives at The Chicago Defender Archives
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