"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color.
All podcasts are brought to you by The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (the official sponsor of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities) as well the Department of History at Rollins College and its Africa and African American Studies Program.
Music Credit:The podcast theme music is I-Resolution's reggae-/ska-inspired interpretation of "Let's Shake It," an African-American track-lining chant that was collected by Zora Neale Hurston in North Florida in 1935. Gabriel Montero played the vocal melody on trombone, while the rhythm tracks were arranged and recorded by Mark McPherson (bass), Alex Petrone (drums), and Eric Bindler (guitar). Zora's original recording of the song is a cappella, so we set it to a tonic/subtonic harmony typical of Jamaican ska and reggae.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #1
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Kris Brown
A discussion about the anniversaries for the Zora Festival.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #2
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Kris Brown
A discussion of the role that a liberal arts college plays in promoting holistic learning and how students can enact global citizenship and responsible leadership both inside and outside the classroom.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #3
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Kris Brown
A discussion about the significance of Eatonville and the role it plays in the Rollins community.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #4
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Kris Brown
A discussion on the links between historic Eatonville and Rollins College Community.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #5
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Kris Brown
A discussion about the Community of Color Conference to debut in 2017.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #6
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Kris Brown
A discussion of how local communities may be a partner to educational institutions through an ecosystem of curricular and co-curricular activities.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #7
Julian C. Chambliss and Robert Cassanello
Interview with Charles Blow.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #8
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Maria Sierra
A discussion about the community engagement experience as a part of Rollins College curriculum.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #9
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, Maria Alejandra Sierra, and Leslie Poole
A conversation with Leslie Poole about human environmental interactions and the promotion of health and well-being in our community.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #10
Julian Chambliss, Maria Alejandra Sierra, Robert Cassanello, and Jill Jones
A discussion about Zora Neale Hurston’s impact on African-American literature and society.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #11
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, Maria Alejandra Sierra, and Mary Conway Dato-On
A conversation with Mary Conway Dato-on about the thoughts and principles used to create sustainable, on-going, social enterprises for the promotion of community change.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast # 12
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
A discussion with Dr. Walter Greason about how the academic component of the Annual Zora Festival – the Communities of Color Conference – can deepen the impact of the organization nationally and internationally in terms of sharing community solutions.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast # 13
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
A discussion between Brandon Nightingale and Holly Baker about preserving church history in Orlando, Florida through the work of citizen curators and public history students. He shares his experiences related to the Carter Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church in the context of his recent Public History coursework, including the creation of oral history interviews.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast # 14
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
A conversation with Dr. Clarissa West-White about 21st century solutions for issues facing minority communities across the state of Florida and the nation more broadly. Dr. West-White specifically talks about the value of undergraduate students becoming fully engaged in community projects and archival research as a form of civic engagement.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast # 15
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
A conversation with Gramond McPherson about the ways in which the Orlando community of Paramore – a historically and still predominantly black community in central Florida – views itself and its history. His research project also explores how that community history is portrayed to the broader public.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #16
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
Holly Baker explains her ongoing effort to produce a curated online exhibit featuring folk songs and folklorists from communities of color throughout state of Florida, collected by the Federal Writers Project during The Depression Era.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #17
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
Jose Flores discusses a research project centered on the influence and importance of Arturo Schomburg – activist, writer, historian, and philanthropist during the Harlem Renaissance – especially for Puerto Ricans in New York. Schomburg viewed Pan Africanism as an avenue to create political expression for Puerto Ricans and African Americans alike.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #18
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
Michelle Robinson speaks about her research projects with graduate students and community members in Hobson City -- the first self-governed black municipality in the state of Alabama.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #19
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
Porsha Dossie discusses her research on uncovering the hidden history of vibrant African American communities in historic Seminole County, Florida. She used a range of digital and traditional methodologies to achieve her final project, which was an online collection of stories and artifacts.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #20
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
Carlene Jackson speaks about the National Urban Housing and Economic Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that works to implement a comprehensive approach to fighting poverty in urban areas through affordable housing, home ownership, and life skills trainings for those with barriers to employment.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Podcast #21
Julian Chambliss, Robert Cassanello, and Nandni Verma
Scott French discusses the importance of finding and preserving history in local communities of color. At the Zora Festival in 2017, he led several students in their research projects about real-life, local, and important community history initiatives. Dr. French and his students use digital storytelling tools to magnify the narratives of the communities they partner with.