Oct 15, 2020 - Dr. Ida Jones and Tyrone Haymore

We will broadcast our fifth episode Thursday, October 15 and
feature Dr. Ida E. Jones, who just penned “Mary McLeod Bethune,
True Democracy, and the Fight for Universal Suffrage” for The
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission. The Archivist at Morgan
State University talks with POH Talk Radio about the history of
the women’s right to vote and Vice President nominee Kamala
Harris. Jones is also author of “Mary McLeod Bethune in
Washington, D.C.: Activism and Education in Logan Circle.”

During the second half-hour, Tyrone Haymore, historian/curator of
the Robbins History Museum, talks about the Calumet Region’s
Black heritage including its impact on aviation in the United
States and Ethiopia. Robbins, Illinois was home of the nation’s
first Black airport and is of one of the nation’s first Black
towns. The Calumet Region straddles the Illinois and Indiana line
and covers South Side Chicago, South Suburban Chicago, and
portions of Northwest Indiana, including Gary.

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