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Nnenna Freelon, the voice behind Great Grief, shares her family recipe for sweet potato pie, memories of her late grandmother, and how she has found ways to cope with the grief that always seems more present around the holidays—through baking.
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On grief and sweet potato pie: A holiday meditation

by Nnenna Freelon November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Nnenna Freelon, the voice behind Great Grief, shares her family recipe for sweet potato pie, memories of her late grandmother, and how she has found ways to cope with the grief that always seems more present around the holidays—through baking.

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon is partnering with Scalawag to bring our audiences three fresh seasons of Great Grief, her original podcast honoring the stories and songs of Black women who have faced grief and loss.
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'Great Grief' finds a new home at Scalawag

by Alysia Nicole Harris and Scalawag Team August 23, 2023September 13, 2023
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A Grief of Our Own

by Alysia Nicole Harris August 4, 2023September 29, 2023
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grief & other loves: National Poetry Month workshop series

by Scalawag Team March 16, 2023December 1, 2023
Top Scalawag stories of 2022: Showcasing Southerners being their full selves, telling their own stories, and fiercely loving their people.
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Scalawag's top stories of 2022

by Lovey Cooper and Scalawag Editors December 27, 2022December 1, 2023
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Q&A: Southern abortion providers on what the media's getting wrong

by Ko Bragg May 27, 2022December 5, 2023
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Our South: Where fiction meets reality

by Scalawag Team December 9, 2021December 9, 2021
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Scalawag's 2021 Jubilee: A southern ass evening of liberatory lit 🎉

by Scalawag Team November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
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Virtual Event: Join Scalawag for Realizing Abolition

by Scalawag Team June 11, 2021June 23, 2021
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(Virtual Event) Communing: Cooking & Cocktails with Scalawag

by Scalawag Team December 4, 2020September 27, 2023
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Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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*Virtual Event* What movement & media are doing to defend democracy ahead of and beyond the 2020 elections

by Scalawag Team October 2, 2020October 9, 2020
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(Past) Virtual event—Casting Shadows: the prison in our daily lives

by Scalawag Team August 14, 2020November 21, 2023
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(Past) Virtual event—Breathing While Black: Fighting environmental racism in the South

by Scalawag Team June 18, 2020October 9, 2020
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(Past) Scalawag Virtual Jubilee—Thursday 4/16

by Scalawag Team April 13, 2020December 3, 2020
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In Photos: Scalawag's Summer Jubilees

by Scalawag Team August 12, 2019April 16, 2021

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