Episode 6

A Prayer for Rain and a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Elder Andalusia Johnson

Elder Andalusia Johnson, daughter of Gee's Bend quilter Mary Elizabeth and Houston Kennedy, joins host Tangular Irby. She was born and breed in Gee's Bend, Alabama. It was a joy to hear her speak about the my grandparents. Her mother's brother was my grandfather and her father's sister was my grandmother. She and my mom were double first cousins!

Elder Johnson currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/mary-elizabeth-kennedy

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/654085

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Tangular Irby

Tangular Irby is an education consultant and author. After caring for and eventually losing her mother to a terminal illness, she found herself reevaluating her own life’s purpose.

She is the host of the “Legacy of our African American Lives” podcast where she interviews African American entrepreneurs who are committed to leaving their families a legacy beyond just money. If we do not share our family traditions they die when we leave the earth.
Her mission is to help families bridge generational gaps through storytelling. She can be found at geesbendmade.com.