Black History
Black History
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Phillis Wheatley - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Poetry Gal
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Season 5’s Poetry Gals kicks off with the Gal Pals in honor of National Poetry Month. with guest Barb Conlin. Bonnie’s choice? Phillis Wheatley, who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Coretta Scott King -Flashback Episode
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Flashback to Season 3 of Rebel month - Did you know the reason the U.S. has a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr is because of the work of Coretta Scott King? Learn about this active participant of peace who was active in the Civil Right Movement before meeting MLK.
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Marsha P. Johnson -Katie’s 1 Cool LGBTQ Gal
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Katie closes out LGBTQ month talking about the amazing trailblazer of Gay Liberation! We release this episode on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots which took play on June 28, 1969, in Greenwich Village. We start off the episode by talking about how can we build an atmosphere of inclusion no matter our religious or political views.
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Dr. Tererai Trent - Leah’s 1 Cool Black History Gal
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
What does your soul need? What will satisfy your Great Hunger? What dreams do you want to take root? These questions and more are from the Awakened Woman Dr. Tererai Trent who is Leah’s (and Oprah’s) favorite inspiration.
More info, including show notes at galsguide.org
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Tina Turner - Katie’s 1 Cool Black History Gal
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
The gal pals get into how important Black History is to the community before sharing their adoring love for Tina Turner. Tina is an inspiration on SO many levels. Katie talks about Tina's life and also Tina's newest book Happiness Becomes You which focuses more on her Baptist upbring and her Buddhist faith.
More on galsguide.org
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Grace Wilson Evans - Edan’s 1 Cool Black History Gal
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Edan talks about family in this week's episode and we're so glad she does because her great-grandmother is someone we all should know about. Grace Wilson Evans was a strong voice for Black people and women in Terra Haute, Indiana. She stood up to the KKK and love libraries. She's an amazing gal!
Show Notes at galsguide.org
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Queen Nanny - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Black History Gal
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
It's a new month and the gal pals are talking about amazing Black women of history. Bonnie Fillenwarth starts us off with Queen Nanny of the Maroons. A Chieftess of Jamaica who legend says caught bullets with her butt and fired them back! Learn about this gal!
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Animal Activists - Katie‘s 1 Cool Activist Thing
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Katie wraps up activist month talking about 4 amazing animal activist gals. Learn about Caroline Earle White who started animal shelters, Margaret Murie who was the grandmother of the conservation movement, Harriet Hemenway who co-founded the Audubon Society, and Genesis Butler the young lady who is on the scene right now daring us (AND THE POPE) to eat less meat.
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