The Fred Opie Show

Today we dive into the history of African American Cooperatives. George Schuyler, founder of the Young Negro Cooperative League, and Ella Baker, assistant of the Young Negro Cooperative League, organized food co-ops and Black-owned and operated grocery stores throughout the U.S. during the Great Depression to aid the Black community in economic independence and food self-sufficiency.

Dr. Ousmane K. Power-Greene published his first novel titled The Confessions of Matthew Strong, We talk about his journey to becoming a fiction writer, returning to graduate school, lessons learned in athletics, and the new book. Power-Greene is an Associate Professor of History at Clark University. Ousmane K Power-Greene: https://www.ousmanepowergreene.com/ The Confessions of Matthew Strong: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692470/the-confessions-of-matthew-strong-by-ousmane-k-power-greene/ Angela Davis: https://www.thoughtco.com/angela-davis-biography-3528285 Earlier Interview with Dr. Power-Greene: https://on.soundcloud.com/TXYW2 About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064

(Excerpts from a show that first aired circa 2009 on "Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders" which was hosted by Jean Feraca and ran on Wisconsin Public Radio from July 2003 until she retired in 2012) Juneteenth celebrations commemorate June 19, 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was finally enforced in the state of Texas, two and a half years after Abe Lincoln made his famous decree. We talk with professor and food writer Frederick Douglass Opie; Fabu Carter-Brisco, Madison Poet-laureate, Organizer of the Heritage Tent at the Madison Juneteenth Celebration More on Juneteenth: http://www.fredopie.com/food/ About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064

Food Figures Host and Producer: Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie Associate Producer: Kiara Thomas Read More on Mahalia Jackson: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Mahalia%20Jackson About Dr. Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses Dr. Opie's Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Want to book Dr. Opie for an upcoming event or media appearance? Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking #babsoncollege #MahaliaJackson #FoodFigures #foodhistory #fredopieshow

Food Facts Host and Producer: Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie Associate Producer: Kiara Thomas Spicy Foods Stories and Recipes: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Spicy About Dr. Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses Dr. Opie's Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Want to book Dr. Opie for an upcoming event or media appearance? Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking #babsoncollege #spice #spicyfoods #spicyfoodlovers #sciencebehindfood #foodfacts #foodhistory #fredopieshow

Food Facts Host and Producer: Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie Associate Producer: Kiara Thomas About Dr. Opie: www.fredopie.com/courses Dr. Opie's Books: www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Twitter: twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Want to book Dr. Opie for an upcoming event or media appearance? Visit: www.fredopie.com/speaking #babsoncollege #cake #cakewalk #America #foodfacts #foodhistory #fredopieshow

Food Facts Host and Producer: Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie Associate Producer: Kiara Thomas Food and Politics Stories and Recipes: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Politics About Dr. Opie: www.fredopie.com/courses Dr. Opie's Books: www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Twitter: twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Want to book Dr. Opie for an upcoming event or media appearance? Visit: www.fredopie.com/speaking #babsoncollege #foodandpolitics #America #foodfacts #foodhistory #fredopieshow

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie discusses Zora Neale Hurston’s early twentieth-century ethnographic research and writing. It emphasizes the essentials of food in Florida including everyday meals as well as special occasions and looks at what shaped people’s eating traditions in early twentieth century Florida. Opie shows that Hurston did for Florida what William Faulkner did for Mississippi—both provided insight into a state’s history and culture through various styles of writing and contributed to a larger southern canon. Opie's related book his titled Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: http://www.fredopie.com/books/ For more on Zora Neale Hurston: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=zora About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064

Fred Opie's talks about US views of race and the limits of the traditional black white binary children grow up with in the country with the examples from Michael Patrick MacDonald's book All Souls about growing in Boston's Southie section of the city. Links to related content mentioned in the episode: Michael Patrick MacDonald, All Souls: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105687.All_Souls Malcolm X: https://www.fredopie.com/food/tag/Malcolm+X Isabel Wilkerson: https://www.fredopie.com/food/tag/Isabel+Wilkerson About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie shares oral histories from Harlem residents about Father Divine. Every Sunday during the Great Depression the controversial New York-based evangelist Father Divine (aka the Reverend General Jealous Divine and aka George Baker) fed starving interracial groups by the hundreds for free in Harlem, while many other black preachers ignored their flocks’ hunger pains. Most African-American urban clergy avoided sermons that addressed racism, poverty, and the social conditions of blacks in America. Instead, their sermons focused on the need for spiritual conversion and life after death. Father Divine talked about conversion, but he also denounced racism and the inability of a country blessed with material abundance to feed its citizens. For more on: Great Depression: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=depression WPA: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=wpa Harlem History: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=harlem About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064

A native of Chicago’s South Side, Khalil Gibran Muhammad is professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School His research and writing examines race, democracy, inequality and criminal justice in modern U.S. history. He is the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America which won the 2011 John Hope Franklin Best Book award in American Studies. He has appeared in the Oscar-nominated documentary 13th and in the outstanding documentary Slavery by Another Name. Khalil Gibran Muhammad: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/khalil-gibran-muhammad About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064

Dr. Opie talks about Food Rebels who he calls people who went against the grain and led or participated in movements in the US that championed ending food insecurity and eating nutrient-rich food. These entrepreneurs, organizers, educators, and nationalists, among other positions were leaders in the long struggle for independence, health, and the struggle against the US caste system. These food rebels have not had their contributions celebrated proportionate to their impact on society; this episode about Dr. Alvenia M. Fulton, a pioneer in the holistic health movement which championed whole grains, unprocessed foods, juicing, and vegetarianism aims to change that. For More on Dr. Fulton: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=alvenia About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: www.fredopie.com/speaking Books: www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064

What special occasion dish takes you back home with just one bite? Dr. Régine Michelle Jean-Charles talks about the origins of Soup Joumou (recipe below). Dr. Régine Michelle Jean-Charles: www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas…e-jean-charles.html Soup Joumou Recipe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Famkik17YQ More Haitian Food Stories: www.fredopie.com/search?q=Haiti About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Dr. Opie talks about Food Rebels who he calls people who went against the grain and led or participated in movements in the US that championed ending food insecurity and eating nutrient-rich food. These entrepreneurs, organizers, educators, and nationalists, among other positions were leaders in the long struggle for independence, health, and the struggle against the US caste system. These food rebels have not had their contributions celebrated proportionate to their impact on society; this episode about Marcus Garvey(1887-1940)and his five-year plan for Black economic independence aims to change that. Part of Garvey's plan called for establishing farms for growing fruits, vegetables and dairy products, a food canning operation, and a chain of grocery stores, and restaurants. Marcus Garvey: www.fredopie.com/search?q=garvey About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOp…&view=0&flow=grid Books: www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Dr. Opie talks about Food Rebels who he calls people who went against the grain and led or participated in movements in the US that championed ending food insecurity and eating nutrient-rich food. These entrepreneurs, organizers, educators, and nationalists, among other positions were leaders in the long struggle for independence, health, and the struggle against the US caste system. These food rebels have not had their contributions celebrated proportionate to their impact on society; this episode aims to change that. Booker T. Washington: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=booker Marcus Garvey: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=garvey Jitu Weusi: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=jitu About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/