History, Heartbreak, and Holiday Celebrations
Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they look at popular holidays through the lens of Black/African Americans and systemic racism. Learn about the joys and heartaches associated with Christmas, New Years Day, and other holidays and how Black/African Americans have interwoven their culture into them in spite of their sometimes supremacist roots. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“Celebrating Thanksgiving as a person of color is complicated,” Jessica Tholmer, Hello Giggles, Nov. 28, 2019.
“Coard: The real watch night,” Michael Coard, The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec. 30, 2017.
“Should black people celebrate Thanksgiving?, Vann K. Newkirk and Keymone Freeman, Ebony Nov. 23, 2015.
“The slaves dread New Year's Day the worst': the grim history of January 1”, Olivia B. Waxman, Time , Dec. 27, 2019.
The Journal of Roots Music website, https://www.nodepression.com/a-slaves-christmas-from-big-times-to-heartbreak-day/
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