Queen Mother Audley Moore was one of the most respected, most influential, longest-lasting influences on the US Black Nationalist movement, the Pan-African movement, the movement for Reparations, and the Black American organizing community in general across almost the entire 20th century.
So why have most of us never even heard her name?
Returning guest Ashley Farmer introduces Olivia to the incredible, unexpected force that was Queen Mother Audley Moore.
Dr. Ashley Farmer is an internationally known and award winning writer, researcher, and cultural analyst who explores and reports on Black history and its implications today. She is the author of Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era and Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore. Farmer’s ideas and insights have appeared in numerous venues including Harper’s Bazaar, NPR, the Washington Post, and Teen Vogue. Ashley lives, reads, and writes in Austin, Texas, and teaches at the University of Texas at Austin.
Music featured in this episode included:
“Gyil Song” written by Daniel Henderson & performed by the Daniel Henderson Big Band
“Afro-Cuban Lullaby” arranged by Daniel Henderson & performed by tthe Daniel Henderson Big Band
“Afro-Cuban Lullaby” arranged by the Daniel Henderson & performed by the BYU Lab Band
“Aunt Hagar’s Blues,” “12th Street Rag” & “Tin Roof Blues” performed by the New Hot 5
“Migration” from A Life in Color by Cynthia Meng & Kim Onah
“Free Spirits” by Mary Lou Williams
“Here it Comes” by TrackTribe
“Allada” by Kevin MacLeod
“Wander” by Emmit Fenn
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