Maine's Black Future
The Maine’s Black Future podcast boldly visits stories of historic Black Mainers and the legacies they carved into the state. Then we connect this longstanding history to Black changemakers weaving Maine’s Black future today! We define terminology, keep it real, and invite you to connect deeply with Black Mainers creating the future that we want to live in. We showcase Black excellence occurring all over Maine and feature original music production from the GEM CITY Maine collective, throughout.
Podcasting since 2023 • 7 episodes
Maine's Black Future
Latest Episodes
Story of Randy Stakeman; Interview with Sean Alonzo-Harris
Episode 7 starts with Genius Black telling the story of Randolph Stakeman, who came to Bowdoin College in 1978 to teach African history. Later in the episode, Genius and photographer Sean Alonzo Harris connect about growing up in C...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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43:29
Story of John D. Carter; Interview with Lisa Jones
Episode 6 opens with Genius Black telling the story of John D. Carter, who lived in Augusta during the 19th century.In the 1830s and 1840s, Carter and his wife Mary lived above his barbershop. Carter was a successful businessman, and a v...
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Episode 6
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46:48
Story of Gerald E. Talbot; Interview with Angela Okafor
Host Genius Black opens the fifth episode of the Maine’s Black Future podcast with a brief history of Gerald E. Talbot, civil and human rights activist, Maine state legislator, and author. Later in the episode, Genius sits down with...
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Episode 5
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39:56
Story of Sherman Kentucky Ferguson; Interview with David Patrick
Host Genius Black opens the fourth episode of the Maine’s Black Future Podcast with a story of Sherman Kentucky Ferguson, a Lewiston resident and boxer who in 1931 was denied a marriage license to his white fiancée, outside of legal parameters....
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Episode 4
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57:23
History of John Brown Russuwurm; Interview with Adilah Muhammed
Host Genius Black opens episode 3 with a look at John Brown Russuwurm, a Jamaican born bi-racial man who came to Maine in 1812 with his English father. John lost both his parents at an early age, but grew up with a caring stepmother who eventua...
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Episode 3
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