S3E2: Velma Maia Thomas Is Not Going To Forget
Mar 15, 2019•45 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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Episode description
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A gifted writer and public historian, Velma Maia Thomas, is preserving and telling the stories of notable and unsung African-American people in history. Velma created the nationally acclaimed Black Holocaust Exhibit, a collection of original documents on slavery in America and through her work is making sure these stories and documents are not forgotten.
In This Episode:
- Velma describes the impact of not knowing one's history
- How bringing the past into the present helps us all and why forgetting where came from and how we got here is not an option
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