Vanguard of the Viragoes

Things We Referenced: * The Bronze Age [https://www.history.com/topics/pre-history/bronze-age] * “Ecofacts” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofact_(archaeology)]and material culture * Dr. Beeler’s talk on “Representing Race in the Ancient Mediterranean” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahfqhRm5crE] at The Archaeological Institute of America's Iowa Society presentation  * “Capital Terrorists Take Inspiration from Ancient World”, [https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/2021/01/14/capitol-terrorists-take-inspiration-from-ancient-world/] visual & material culture at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 * “Ancient Aliens” television show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Aliens] * The Smithsonian Magazine’s response to the “Ancient Aliens” television show [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-idiocy-fabrications-and-lies-of-ancient-aliens-86294030/] * “From Amphipolis to Mosul, New Approaches to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Eastern Mediterranean” [https://store.archaeological.org/sites/default/files/files/HCA_FutureofthePast-AIAJuly2016.pdf] * Decolonized archeology  [https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1171&context=anthro_papers] * Digital humanities [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_humanities#:~:text=Digital%20humanities%20(DH)%20is%20an,the%20analysis%20of%20their%20application.] * The digital version of The Acropolis Museum [https://theacropolismuseum.gr/en/digital-museum] * Pharaoh Hatshepsut  [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544450] * Vice President Kamala D. Harris [https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-harris/] Follow us on social media  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/724374878442258] Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com [vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com]   DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile] SHOW INFO This podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDee [http://misschelsead.weebly.com/] This podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams.  This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams Our theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddXeV1ouvRP3nqrYFNyunA] and Le’Asha [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/leasha/the-universe-project] Theme song available for purchases here [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/niambira1/crown-on-feat-leasha] Our logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced: * James Baldwin’s, “A Talk to Teachers” [https://www.spps.org/cms/lib010/MN01910242/Centricity/Domain/125/baldwin_atalktoteachers_1_2.pdf] * The 1619 Project [https://pulitzercenter.org/sites/default/files/full_issue_of_the_1619_project.pdf] * “The 1776 Report” [https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/397762/The%20President%E2%80%99s%20Advisory%201776%20Commission%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf]from The President’s Advisory 1776 Commission * The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission [https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/] * The National Portrait Gallery [https://npg.si.edu/home/national-portrait-gallery] * The affectionately nicknamed “New Black museum on the mall” is the esteemed National Museum of African American History and Culture [https://nmaahc.si.edu/] * Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee voted against a National Latino museum in DC [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/national-latino-museum-vote-blocked-utah-gop-sen-mike-lee-n1250819] * The Weeksville Heritage Center [https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/] * Audre Lorde’s “The Uses of Anger” [https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1981-audre-lorde-uses-anger-women-responding-racism/] * Word Warriors of 20th century literature * Nikki Giovanni [https://www.nikki-giovanni.com/] * Sonia Sanchez [https://soniasanchez.net/] * Lucille Clifton [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lucille-clifton] * Gwendolyn Brooks  [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gwendolyn-brooks] * Contemporary Black woman poets * Elizabeth Alexander [http://www.elizabethalexander.net/front-page-1] * Amanda Gorman [https://www.theamandagorman.com/], the youngest inaugural poet in US history Follow us on social media  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/724374878442258] Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com [vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com]   DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile] SHOW INFO This podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDee [http://misschelsead.weebly.com/] This podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams.  This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams Our theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddXeV1ouvRP3nqrYFNyunA] and Le’Asha [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/leasha/the-universe-project] Theme song available for purchases here [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/niambira1/crown-on-feat-leasha] Our logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced: * Insurrection at The Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6th, 2021 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack] * Rebecca Futo Kennedy [https://rfkclassics.blogspot.com/] * The Lunder Conservation Center [https://npg.si.edu/portraits/conservation] * The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture [https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg] * Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) [http://culturalheritageimaging.org/Technologies/RTI/] * The mystery woman on the ancient pottery [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Detalle-de-la-hydria-de-Caputi-imagen-umnedu-dabbsj-womartslsex1htm_fig5_256295906] Follow us on social media  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/724374878442258] Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com [vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com]   DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile] SHOW INFO This podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDee [http://misschelsead.weebly.com/] This podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams.  This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams Our theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddXeV1ouvRP3nqrYFNyunA] and Le’Asha [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/leasha/the-universe-project] Theme song available for purchases here [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/niambira1/crown-on-feat-leasha] Our logo was created by Denzel Faison

Things We Referenced: * Pan-Africanism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Africanism] * The Weeksville Heritage Center [https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/our-vision-what-we-do] * Joan Maynard [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/nyregion/joan-maynard-dies-at-77-preserved-a-black-settlement.html] * Queen Nzinga Mbandi [https://en.unesco.org/womeninafrica/njinga-mbandi/pedagogical-unit/3] * Zora Neale Hurston [https://www.zoranealehurston.com/] * Josephine Baker [https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/josephine-baker] Follow us on social media  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/724374878442258] Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com [vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com]   DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile] SHOW INFO This podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDee [http://misschelsead.weebly.com/] This podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams.  This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams Our theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddXeV1ouvRP3nqrYFNyunA] and Le’Asha [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/leasha/the-universe-project] Theme song available for purchases here [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/niambira1/crown-on-feat-leasha] Our logo was created by Denzel Faison

This week’s special bonus episode is an investigation of language. How do we spell the word “woman”? A simple question that has led to a long history of letters, re-definitions, hostility, love, and even more questions. We want to hear your voice so please feel free to email us and let us know your thoughts! Things I Referenced: * Alice Walker’s 1983 definition of “Womanist” [https://www.womanistworkingcollective.org/womanist] * All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave [https://www.google.com/books/edition/But_Some_of_Us_Are_Brave/AoIcCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover] - the landmark anthology in Black Women’s Studies * “Why ‘Womxn’ Isn’t Exactly the Inclusive Term You Think It Is” [https://www.girlboss.com/read/womxn-meaning] by Cassie Barradas * “Stop using the phrase ‘womxn’ to be trans-inclusive. It can be offensive to trans women and non-binary people” [https://www.insider.com/using-the-phrase-womxn-doesnt-mean-youre-trans-inclusive-2021-3] by Canela Lopez Follow us on social media  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/724374878442258] Email us at vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com [vanguardoftheviragoes@gmail.com]   DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/vanguardofviragoes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile] SHOW INFO This podcast was created and hosted by ChelseaDee [http://misschelsead.weebly.com/] This podcast was executive produced by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams.  This episode features the vocal performances by ChelseaDee and Neruda Williams Our theme song, “Crown On”, was created by Niambi Ra [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddXeV1ouvRP3nqrYFNyunA] and Le’Asha [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/leasha/the-universe-project] Theme song available for purchases here [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/niambira1/crown-on-feat-leasha] Our logo was created by Denzel Faison