Stepping Into Truth: Conversations on Race, Gender, and Social Justice

 Talking the Arts as Activism, Mary McLeod Bethune, and more with Richarda Abrams

Season 2 Episode 12

Richarda Abrams

In this episode actor Richarda Abrams and I discuss her award winning one woman show, First By Faith: The Life of Mary McLeod Bethune. We also talk about the ways in which each of us can contribute to the greater good in our own way and why the Arts are so important in a healthy society. Richarda's one-woman show about black educator and activist Bethune has lessons for us in this moment when it can feel hard to see a way though. As we enter a new decade this episode will inspire you to think about the arc of time, your place in that arc, and the contribution you wish to make to the world.

Richarda Abrams is an award-winning actress/singer/playwright: Richarda  comes from powerful roots. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams, musician/composer/visionary/co-founder of Association For The Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). She continues the family legacy with her work. Richarda wrote and performs her one woman show “First By Faith: The Life Of Mary McLeod Bethune” which won the - Best Educational Show Award from United Solo Theatre Festival  and played to sold out audiences at the National Black Theater Festival. She recently won the coveted Audelco award for excellence in black theatre in the Solo Performance category.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:
National Council of Negro Women

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Harmonica music courtesy of a friend