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Lifting the Veil

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Hosts Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck covers, and uncover, the truth about African-American history. M... Read More

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  • An Interview with Kristal Langford - Part II

    Kristal Langford returns this week to talk more in-depth about The Van Wickle Slave Ring. Kristal hails from the Lost ... Morerom the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project. The memorial centers around the 137 Lost Souls whose freedom was stolen by the corrupt Van Wickle Slave Ring, ensuring that whatever names that were able to be recovered were not lost to history again, but are memorialized. Less

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    03 January 2023

  • An Interview with Kristal Langford - Part I

    This Week, the ladies sit with Kristal Langford from The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project. The memorial centers around ... More the 137 Lost Souls whose freedom was stolen by the corrupt Van Wickle Slave Ring, ensuring that whatever names that were able to be recovered were not lost to history again, but are memorialized. Less

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    03 January 2023

  • An Interview with Gordon Mikoski - Part II

    Gordon Mikoski visits the studio again this week to continue talking to Bev and Lady Elaine. Gordon is an associate prof ... Moreessor of Christian education, earned his MDiv and MA degrees from the Seminary, and his Ph.D. from Emory University. His research and teaching interests focus on Christian education, the sacraments, the doctrine of the Trinity, and practical theology. He has written and edited several books, including Integrating Work in Theological Education, co-edited with Kathleen Cahalan and Ed Foley (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017); Opening the Field of Practical Theology, co-edited with Kathleen Cahalan (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2014); Straining at the Oars: Case Studies in Pastoral Leadership, with H. Dana Fearon III (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013); With Piety and Learning: The History of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1812-2012, with Richard R. Osmer (Münster, Germany: Lit Verlag, 2011); and Baptism and Christian Identity: Teaching in the Triune Name (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009). He serves as the editor for Theology Today and as the director of the Ph.D. program at the Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served a church in the Detroit area for eight years before returning to academia. Less

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    16 November 2022

  • An Interview with Gordon Mikoski - Part I

    Gordon Mikoski, MDiv '88, MA '89, associate professor of Christian education, earned his MDiv and MA degrees from the Se ... Moreminary, and his PhD from Emory University. His research and teaching interests focus on Christian education, the sacraments, the doctrine of the Trinity, and practical theology. He has written and edited several books, including: Integrating Work in Theological Education, co-edited with Kathleen Cahalan and Ed Foley (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017); Opening the Field of Practical Theology, co-edited with Kathleen Cahalan (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2014); Straining at the Oars: Case Studies in Pastoral Leadership, with H. Dana Fearon III (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013); With Piety and Learning: The History of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1812-2012, with Richard R. Osmer (Münster, Germany: Lit Verlag, 2011); and Baptism and Christian Identity: Teaching in the Triune Name (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009). He serves as the editor for Theology Today and as the director of the PhD program at the Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served a church in the Detroit area for eight years before returning to academia. Less

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    16 November 2022

  • An Interview with Pastor Avril Lewis - Part II

    "It's ok to be private, but it's not ok prideful", says Pastor Avril Lewis who returns this week for another session wit ... Moreh Beverly and Lady Elaine!

    Avril Lewis joins Bev and Lady Elaine in the studio this week. Avril is known for having an anointing to heal. She has healing in her hands, hugs, and heart. When she is not spending time with her family, she is spending time praying for and with others while counseling through the sound doctrine of the word of God! Living by her motto: When people know that you care it helps them gain the strength to fight, the strength to endure, and the strength to WIN, Avril accomplishes her goal daily through Sista 2 Sista Inc. www.SisterToSister.us Less

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    27 October 2022

  • An Interview with Pastor Avril Lewis - Part I

    Avril Lewis joins Bev and Lady Elaine in the studio this week. Avril is known for having an anointing to heal. She has h ... Moreealing in her hands, hugs, and heart. When she is not spending time with her family, she is spending time praying for and with others while counseling through the sound doctrine of the word of God! Living by her motto: When people know that you care it helps them gain the strength to fight, the strength to endure, and the strength to WIN, Avril accomplishes her goal daily through Sista 2 Sista Inc. www.SisterToSister.us Less

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    17 October 2022

  • An Interview with Jean-Pierre Brutus - Part II

    Jean-Pierre Brutus returns this week to continue the discussion with Bev and Lady Elaine on Reparations. Jean-Pierre ... More Jean-Pierre is a senior counsel in the Economic Justice Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Prior to joining the Institute, Jean-Pierre worked at Bronx Legal Services, where he represented indigent Bronx tenants facing eviction in various courts and administrative proceedings. Jean-Pierre is a 2007 graduate of Georgetown University, graduating with a major in Sociology and a minor in African American Studies. As a graduate of the JD/PhD program at Northwestern University, Jean-Pierre is a graduate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and he earned his PhD in African American Studies from The Graduate School at Northwestern University. As a law student, Jean-Pierre served as a senior articles editor for the Journal of Law and Social Policy. As a PhD student, he also served as an assistant editor of the Journal of Africana Religions. Jean-Pierre wrote a dissertation that examined the origins of black politics outside of the traditional public sphere to conceptualize the counter-public of black politics as bifurcated into a civil and uncivil black politics. Less

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    19 September 2022

  • An Interview with Jean-Pierre Brutus - Part I

    The ladies sit with Jean-Pierre Brutus in the studio this week to talk about, you guessed it: Reparations. Jean-Pierr ... More Jean-Pierre is a senior counsel in the Economic Justice Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice.

    Prior to joining the Institute, Jean-Pierre worked at Bronx Legal Services, where he represented indigent Bronx tenants facing eviction in various courts and administrative proceedings.

    Jean-Pierre is a 2007 graduate of Georgetown University, graduating with a major in Sociology and a minor in African American Studies. As a graduate of the JD/PhD program at Northwestern University, Jean-Pierre is a graduate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and he earned his PhD in African American Studies from The Graduate School at Northwestern University. As a law student, Jean-Pierre served as a senior articles editor for the Journal of Law and Social Policy. As a PhD student, he also served as an assistant editor of the Journal of Africana Religions. Jean-Pierre wrote a dissertation that examined the origins of black politics outside of the traditional public sphere to conceptualize the counter-public of black politics as bifurcated into a civil and uncivil black politics. Less

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    11 September 2022

  • An Interview with Christina Sasso - Prejudice and Racism

    Co-owner of New Pod City, as well as fellow podcaster, Christina Sasso, sits with Beverly and Elaine this week. Christin ... Morea shares about growing up in Brooklyn, NY during the blackout in 1977 and the "white filght" that followed as well as the difference between "Prejudice" and "Racism". Less

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    06 September 2022

  • An Interview with Kira Dineen from the DNA Today Podcast

    September is sickle cell anemia awareness month. Beverly and Lady Elaine return this week with their guest. Kira Dineen ... Morefrom the award-winning, DNA Today podcast to discuss SCA.

    Kira Dineen, MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)CM, has a decade of podcast experience fueled by a passion for genetics and science communication.

    She has hosted and produced 6 podcasts. Her main show, "DNA Today", is a genetics podcast in the top 1% of podcasts globally. The show won the Best 2020 and 2021 Science and Medicine Podcast Awards. Over the last 10 years, the podcast has produced over 200 episodes.

    As a licensed certified genetic counselor, Kira Dineen meets with patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancies to obtain family health history and explore genetic testing options. Kira is also certified as a Cytogenetic Technologist and has worked in laboratories performing karyotypes and FISH on constitutional and cancer samples.

    Speaking Topics:
    -Genetic Counseling
    -Direct-To-Consumer DNA Tests (23andMe, AncestryDNA, etc.)
    -Preconception & Pregnancy Genetics Tests (Carrier Screening & Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening)
    -Family Health History
    -Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
    -CRISPR
    -Science Communications
    -Cytogenetics (Karyotypes & FISH)

    In the link below you will find Kira Dineen's Media Kit including her bio, speaking topics, previous podcast appearances, and podcast reach.
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/4ffb45f6e4b0620caf90d8b6/t/61b10e5ed5a6970e4f5a7735/1638993509911/Kira+Dineen+Podcaster+Media+Kit.pdf Less

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    31 August 2022

  • An Interview with Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps and Cat Hogan - Part II

    This week, Beverly and Lady Elaine sit with Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps and returning guest, Cat Hogan. Dr. Linda Caldwel ... Moreinda Caldwell Epps has been a leader dedicated to public service. She is President and CEO of 1804 Consultants, an organization dedicated to the advancement of educational and cultural organizations. She is a founding partner of the Sankofa Collaborative — an organization dedicated to helping individuals, schools, museums, and libraries present, research, discuss, and interpret, African American history and culture.

    Cat Hogan serves as Treasurer of Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM). She has over 25 years of professional experience in Finance & Administration and is able to capitalize on that and her experiences on the boards of both The Hopewell Museum and The First Baptist Church of Pennington for the Benefit of SSAAM. Less

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    21 August 2022

  • An Interview with Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps and Cat Hogan

    This week, Beverly and Lady Elaine sit with Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps and returning guest, Cat Hogan. Dr. Linda Caldwel ... Moreinda Caldwell Epps has been a leader dedicated to public service. She is President and CEO of 1804 Consultants, an organization dedicated to the advancement of educational and cultural organizations. She is a founding partner of the Sankofa Collaborative — an organization dedicated to helping individuals, schools, museums, and libraries present, research, discuss, and interpret, African American history and culture.

    Cat Hogan serves as Treasurer of Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM). She has over 25 years of professional experience in Finance & Administration and is able to capitalize on that and her experiences on the boards of both The Hopewell Museum and The First Baptist Church of Pennington for the Benefit of SSAAM. Less

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    20 July 2022

  • An Interview with Noelle Lorraine Williams - Part II

    Noelle Lorraine Williams returns this week with Bev and Lady Elaine in studio. James Earl Jones lends his voice to this ... Moreepisode as Frederick Douglas and the 3 further discuss the 4th of July and other issues. Noelle Lorraine is an artist whose life's work exemplifies her continued interest in engaging people in conversations using art, history, and contemporary culture, as well as writing about spirituality in the United States. Less

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    12 July 2022

  • An Interview with Noelle Lorraine Williams

    Bev and Lady Elaine sit with Noelle Lorraine Williams in the studio to discuss the 4th of July and other issues. Noelle ... MoreLorraine is an artist whose life's work exemplifies her continued interest in engaging people in conversations using art, history, and contemporary culture, as well as writing about spirituality in the United States. Less

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    11 July 2022

  • An Interview with Brad Fay - Part II

    Brad Fay returns this week! A resident of Griggstown village in Franklin Township, Brad is a former Montgomery Townshi ... Moreownship Committeeman (2006-2011) and Deputy Mayor (2008). In Montgomery, he served on the Landmarks Commission and Environmental Commission. He also is a past president of the Van Harlingen Historical Society in Montgomery.
    Professionally, Brad is the owner of a communications agency, Stepping Stone Strategies, that specializes in historic and environmental preservation, and the founder of Discover Central New Jersey, an agritourism and heritage tourism platform. Less

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    28 June 2022

  • An Interview with Brad Fay

    Bev and Elaine sit with Brad Fay in the studio this week. A resident of Griggstown village in Franklin Township, Brad is ... More a former Montgomery Township Committeeman (2006-2011) and Deputy Mayor (2008). In Montgomery, he served on the Landmarks Commission and Environmental Commission. He also is a past president of the Van Harlingen Historical Society in Montgomery.
    Professionally, Brad is the owner of a communications agency, Stepping Stone Strategies, that specializes in historic and environmental preservation, and the founder of Discover Central New Jersey, an agritourism and heritage tourism platform. Less

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    21 June 2022

  • An Interview with Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Joie Toussaint-Parrish - Part II

    Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Joie Toussaint-Parrish return to the studio with Beverly and Elaine this week on Lifting the Ve ... Moreil. Raquel is a senior director for U.S. Initiatives at The Community Health Acceleration Partnership (CHAP), and Joie holds an Ed.S in Counseling from Rider University and is the founder of Joie de Vivre Family Services. Less

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    15 June 2022

  • An Interview with Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Joie Toussaint-Parrish

    Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Joie Toussaint-Parrish sit down in the studio with Beverly and Elaine this week on Lifting the ... Moreveil.

    Raquel is a senior director for U.S. Initiatives at The Community Health Acceleration Partnership (CHAP), where she provides strategic guidance to the principal investors on modernizing the public health system.

    Joie holds an Ed.S in Counseling from Rider University. Joie is the founder of Joie de Vivre Family Services. She is a Master Teacher, Educator, Birth Doula, Life coach, Parent Coach, Wife, and Mother. Joie holds an Administrative Certification from New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association and has taught and coached for the Trenton Public School System in New Jersey for over twenty years. Less

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    07 June 2022

  • An Interview with Algernon Ward - Part II

    Algernon Ward joins the ladies in the studio again this week.

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    25 May 2022

  • An Interview with Algernon Ward

    Joining the veil today is Algernon Ward. As an African American, Algernon says that wearing the uniform of a colonial so ... Moreldier is a vocation.

    Calling it “a privilege and a pleasure” to continue to do his part to help expose the previously ignored role that people of color, both free and slave, played in founding America, Ward himself now has a new and unique place in telling that story.

    Born and raised in Trenton, he regularly offers active performances as a Colonial Soldier, Civil War Soldier, or Needham Roberts, also known as the “Harlem Hellfighter” of World War I. Algernon's image is now immortalized, thanks to its inclusion in a recent painting by prominent traditional academic realist painter Don Troiani, titled “Brave Men As They Always Fought.” Less

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    19 May 2022
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