"Most people believe that the abolitionist movement ended with the Civil War but that is not true," says Professor Richard Blackett of Vanderbilt University who shares his thoughts on the modern civil rights movement as well as details about Samuel Ringold Ward, an obscure but important 19th-century labor leader and abolitionist whom he just published a book about.

Nyssa Green has got it going on!! As a nine-time Emmy-winning makeup artist in film and television, she's a busy girl moving seamlessly between photo shoots and movie sets. In our conversation, she shares her perspective on what we all have in common, what it's like to deal with bias in the workplace, what it takes to stay at the top of her field, and what white women don't know but need to know about Black hair!
Catch her every Friday morning on the Tad, Drex, and Kara show on B98.5 https://www.b985.com/on-air/morning-show/
Check out her website: https://thegreenroomagency.com/

Dr. Hayes discusses her work as founder and president of the Iberia African American Historical Society after retiring as Dean of the College of General Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  She talks at length about the effects of slavery in the state and region, including its toll on her ancestors and her community, the destructiveness of omitting history, the causes of division, and how working together on the local level can bring about positive change for all.  She also shares details on her organization's momentum, including recognition from the National Trust of Historic Preservation and her partnership with the Shadows Plantation. Her website is https://iaahs.org/
The Shadows on the Teche:
https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/