Our Truth Our History Our Story: Our THS
Our Truth Our History Our Story: Our THS is a podcast launched in 2026 on W. E. B. Du Bois’ birthday, February 23. It is grounded in the belief that every Black person in America deserves to be seen, heard, and respected for their lived understanding of what it means to be Black in this country.
The series explores how personal stories become collective memory, and how history is too often erased, distorted, or left untaught. Reclaiming and telling these narratives ourselves is a powerful act of leadership, guiding the historical narrative as the griots we were always meant to be. Now more than ever, this is an urgent cultural act of truth.
Moving beyond dates and documented facts, the podcast centers truth as lived experience. It explores the emotional, spiritual, and generational perspectives, revealing the depth, complexity, and resilience of Black life. Through intimate conversations, historical reflection, and contemporary voices, Our Truth, Our History, Our Story creates a space where memory is preserved, identity is affirmed, and the fullness of Black humanity is honored.
Episodes
15 episodes
Kathryn Bostic: Music Is Conversation | The Art of Film Scoring (Part 1)
🎙️ Episode 15Kathryn Bostic: Music Is Conversation | The Art of Film Scoring (Part 1)What does music say beyond words?Kathryn Bostic is an acclaimed composer, performer, and musical storyteller whose work includes Toni Morr...
Defending Our Stories: Inside Black Public Media with Leslie Fields-Cruz (Part 2)
🎙️ Episode 14Defending Our Stories: Inside Black Public Media with Leslie Fields-Cruz (Part 2)In Part 2 of Rita Coburn’s conversation with Leslie Fields-Cruz, we go beyond funding and filmmaking to explore the deeper...
This Film Became a Movement | W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause Premieres on PBS
🎙️ Episode 13This Film Became a Movement | W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause Premieres on PBSAfter more than four years of research, interviews, travel, fundraising, collaboration, and faith, W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with...
“Will We Survive This Democracy?” | David Levering Lewis (Part 2)
🎙️ Episode 12“Will We Survive This Democracy?” | David Levering Lewis (Part 2)W.E.B. Du Bois was born in 1868 and died in 1963 on the eve of the March on Washington, passing the baton to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In this e...
Black Mothers and Our History | A Legacy of Healing
🎙️ Episode 11Black Mothers and Our History | A Legacy of HealingAs we approach Mother’s Day, this episode invites us into a deeper reflection on the legacy of Black motherhood, one shaped by history, resilience, trauma, communit...
What Pulitzer Prize-Winning David Levering Lewis Discovered About His Family & Our History (Part 1)
🎙️ Episode 10What Pulitzer Prize-Winning David Levering Lewis Discovered About His Family & Our History (Part 1)What happens when one of the most respected historians in America turns his lens inward?In this powerful...
MICHAEL: The Price of Music for Our Generation
🎙️ Episode 9Michael The Price of Music for Our Generation (Our Truth, Our History, Our Story)📝 Episode SummaryWhat did it mean to be Michael Jackson before he became a global icon?In...
Black Journalism in a Time of Erasure: A Conversation with NABJ President, Errin Haines
🎙️ Episode 8 Show NotesEpisode Title: Black Journalism in a Time of Erasure: A Conversation with NABJ President, Errin HainesIn this timely and urgent conversation, we sit down with Errin Haines, President of the Nat...
Music as Memory: Dr. Fredara Hadley on Music as Culture and W.E.B. Du Bois (Part 2)
🎙️ Episode 7 Show NotesEpisode Title: Music as Memory: Dr. Fredara Hadley on Music as Culture and W.E.B. Du Bois (Part 2)Episode SummaryIn Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Dr. Fredara Hadl...
Music as Memory: Dr. Fredara Hadley on Culture, Spirituals, and Du Bois (Part 1)
🎙 Episode 6: Music as Memory: Dr. Fredara Hadley on Culture, Spirituals, and Du Bois (Part 1)Description:In this powerful episode, we sit down with ethnomusicologist Fredara Hadley following the premiere of W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel wit...
Sinners, One Battle After Another, and the Truth
Episode 5: Sinners, One Battle After Another, and the TruthDescription: In this episode, we explore how Black storytelling—both in documentary and Hollywood—captures the complexity of history, truth, and lived experienc...
Defending Our Stories: Inside Black Public Media with Leslie Fields-Cruz (Part 1)
🎙 Episode 4 Show NotesTitle: Defending Our Stories: Inside Black Public Media with Leslie Fields-Cruz (Part 1)Description:In this episode of Our Truth Our History Our Story: Our THS, host Rita Coburn sit...
Across the Water: Blood Speaks with Michelle McKinney Hammond
🎙 Episode 3 Show Notes Title: Across the Water: Blood Speaks with Michelle McKinney HammondDescription: In this episode of Our Truth Our History Our Story: Our THS, host Rita Coburn takes list...
Carrying the Story Forward: A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones
🎙 Episode 2 Show NotesTitle: Carrying the Story Forward: A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-JonesDescription:As the United States approaches 250 years of independence, this episode asks a deeper question: What ...
