Black Manayunk Stories
Black Manayunk: Unseen Hands is a podcast recovering the overlooked history of Black laborers and families in Manayunk, Philadelphia. Through oral histories, interviews, and conversations with descendants, elders, and researchers, each episode explores migration, labor, faith, and everyday life in the neighborhood's Black community. The show aims to be a living, community-owned archive told one story at a time.
Episodes
Mailbag - Debunking The Rumors
In this episode, host Arrita Robinson addresses community rumors regarding the closure and sale of New Umbria Baptist Church, clarifies the legal framework governing nonprofit assets, explains the mission and funding of the Black Manayunk platform, and answers mailbag questions about how AI is integrated into their historical research and content creation.
Interview with Robin Shine Maddox
In this episode, host Arrita Robinson sits down with Robin Shine Maddox, CEO and founder of She Shines Sisterhood, to celebrate the heavenly birthday of her mother, Sister Barbara Shine. Robin shares memories of growing up a "Preacher's Kid" at New Umbrea Baptist Church in Manayunk and Roxborough, the deep sense of community built around Sunday dinners and the Robinson family choir,
Interview with Glennie Clark.
This episode of the Black Manayunk podcast features host Arrita Robinson interviewing Glennie Clark, who shares personal memories, family history, and community stories about growing up in the Manayunk and Roxborough neighborhoods of Philadelphia.
Black Manayunk - Loretta Holland Speaks
This episode of the Black Manayunk podcast features an interview with Loretta Pettis Holland, an 85-year-old former resident who shares her firsthand memories of growing up in the Manayunk community.
Episode 2 - The Purpose
Black Manayunk Stories is a podcast recovering the untold migration and labor history of Black families and laborers in Manayunk, Pennsylvania.Manayunk's history has always been told through its mills, its rowhomes, and its Main Street. Almost never told is who the Black laborers and families were who helped build it. This podcast is where that history gets uncovered: oral history interviews,
The Introduction to Black Manayunk
Welcome to Black Manayunk 🖤 We're building a community-owned archive of the untold Black history of Manayunk, PA, and we're glad you're here.
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