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Andrea Blackman

Andrea is a mother, professor, lover and scholar of hip hop, and a Zora enthusiast. She enjoys deep conversations and pushing the envelope, all the features of Truth B Told

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Seasons, stages and shifts. Let's hit the rewind button. From our very first episode in 2020 to this one, we're reminiscing and recollecting on the many ways we've created spaces for ourselves and the women we were during each season of Truth B Told.

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We have lists and expectations. We have wishes, hopes and demands. We know who we want to work with and love, but are we
qualified to fulfill those needs for ourselves? Would we date, parent, counsel or employ someone just like us?

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We are here, friends. Thank you for wanting to get to know the women behind the masks and mics. Thank you for the invitation to keep telling our truths, our way. Together long enough to be curious and connected enough to have answers...or at least responses! We still tote the truth that we know: no one truth is true in all ways. Dimensions exist. So does your inquiry.

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Parts of us want to slumber for the next 48 months. Parts of us are trying to understand and reframe. Are you moving into your soft life season or are you led to still try and balance tough and tender personas? While we continue to grapple with where we are in the BFF (Black Fierce Feminism) space, we dug into the TBT vault and found this unaired episode from 2022. Still relevant?

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Do you know anything, or anyone, that is a finished project? Truth is, we always have another level to reach, more lessons to learn and laughter to enjoy. How do we release ourselves to the truth that nothing is ever "finished" including our growth, purpose and self-awareness?

Latest Blog Posts

Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Dr. C.T. Vivian visted Nashville Public Library to discuss how the ideas and practices from the summer of 1964 still echo today. Selected excerpts from the award winning film Freedom Summer by Stanley Nelson were part of the conversation.
NPR host and special correspondent Michele Norris visited Nashville Public Library for a conversation on race, class and current civil rights issues. Her visit was part of the 10-year anniversary of the Civil Rights Room and Collection.