Jul 20, 2019
Jeanette Waddell is a professional storyteller born and raised in Hancock Co., Georgia. Hancock is a majority black county with a profound sense of community, as well as a history rooted in slavery. She celebrates the radical storytelling that nourished and liberated her enslaved ancestors, and the need to examine how we teach American history today, often by continuing to glorify oppressors and depicting black bodies in contexts of violence and poverty. We talk about the gifts and challenges of life in the rural South: the sense of protection and abundance within black communities, the urgent need for infrastructure and resources, and the still entrenched inequalities inherited from the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. She discusses the healing underway in Hancock County and her vision for the redemption and thriving of future generations. You can find Jeanette on facebook and more podcasts everywhere podcasts are found and at www.maurajames.com. [“Let’s Have a Ball Tonight” - Tim Maia]