Black Girl Magic: Anna Olga Albertina Brown, Jessamyn Stanley, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and Lisa Leslie
Celebrate Black Girl Magic 💜 Our latest collection of stories celebrates Black women and girls like Anna Olga Albertina Brown, Jessamyn Stanley, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and Lisa Lesliean. Listen to learn how they chased their dreams and became an aerialist, an activist, a yoga teacher, and a basketball champ! This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Robin Lai with sound design and mixing by Robin Lai. It was written by Katie Sprenger and Erica Durham. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan. Narration by Erica Durham. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!
Transcript
| SHOW INTRO
Hey, Rebels. Sit back, relax, close your eyes if you want to. While we take you around the world and back again, and weave through history… Right now we’ve got four stories from our Audio Book, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 True-life Tales of Black Girl Magic. First up, a circus performer from the eighteen hundreds who wowed audiences all over Europe. Read by the actor, Samira Wiley. |
| Anna Olga Albertina Brown read by Samira Wiley |
| Next up, Broadway star Montego Glover brings us the story of a yoga instructor who HATED yoga when she first tried it… |
| Jessamyn Stanley read by Montego Glover |
| And now, Rebels…the story of an activist who fought hard for the rights of women in her homeland of Nigeria. This one is read by television actor, Lovie Simone. |
| Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti read by Lovie Simone |
| Finally rebels, actor Garcelle Beauvais reads us the story of a basketball star who made HISTORY…. |
| Lisa Leslie read by Garcelle Beauvais |
| That’s it for now, Rebels. |