Soul Songs, Story Objects, and the Power of Black Memory

Jack Dappa Blues Podcast by Jack Dappa Blues

Jul 21, 202601:10:41Society & Culture

Dr. Paulette Richards, our African American Folklorist of the Month for December 2025, brings a powerful blend of scholarship, artistry, and cultural memory to her work in African American puppetry and object performance...

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