Ep188 Summer Podcast Club: Learning to Face History Without Looking Away

Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn

Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn
Ep188 Summer Podcast Club: Learning to Face History Without Looking Away
Jul 21, 2026 Season 19 Episode 5
Angella Fraser & Leslie Osei-Tutu

We close out our summer deep dive on Tara Roberts’ Into the Depths podcast by sitting with the final two chapters, “Healing” and “Rooting,” and the question of how we tell the truth without surrendering our joy. From the Sao Jose shipwreck found in South Africa to family land in North Carolina, we discuss evidence, memory, and what repair can look like when we refuse to look away.

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Referenced Content:

Wilmington on Fire (option 1) 

https://globaljusticecenter.org/videos/wilmington-fire

Wilmington on Fire (option 2)

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0KVR9UKN84LGA6YMPPJ3PRXST4


American Coup: Wilmington 1898 | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS

https://youtu.be/AORz0OgEVHI?si=yEWoHoPRUovA_HlW

The 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found

History of the São José Slave Ship and Site | Smithsonian Institution

Diving With A Purpose

https://divingwithapurpose.org


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