Carved In Ebony
A new podcast from Highest Good Media hosted by Jasmine Holmes with Abena Ansah-Wright delivers bite-sized lessons about Black people’s contributions and the moments rarely explored in American Church History. If you don't have a lot of time and you’re eager to learn, this short podcast is perfect for you.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
Nannie Helen Burroughs
“She can not be put into a box.”
—Abena Ansah-Wright
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright talk about Nannie Helen Burroughs. Burroughs was a speaker, civil rights …
Lucy Craft Laney
“Lucy Craft Laney is in the south, where racial violence is intensifying, the lines are hardening…and she is out here trying to create spaces for education for black children. That’s huge.”
—Abena An…
Maria Fearing
“This woman was born with nothing, worked to have her own property, and then gave away everything.”
—Jasmine Holmes
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright tell the s…
Sarah G. Stanley
“She never took the path of least resistance.”
—Jasmine Holmes
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright highlight the life of Sarah G. Stanley, an author, abolitionist…
Amanda Berry Smith
“This is a woman who loved God, spent her entire life devoted in service to him, and can teach us so much.”
—Jasmine Holmes
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright di…
Charlotte Forten Grimké
“In her diary, Charlotte was fierce.’”
—Jasmine Holmes
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright discuss Charlotte Forten Grimké, an educator, poet, essayist, and anti-…
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
“The word that comes to mind when I think of her is ‘poise.’” —Jasmine Holmes
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright talk about how Frances Ellen Watkins Harper defi…
Sarah Mapps Douglass
“Sarah Mapps Douglass is captivating to me because she is so emblematic of black abolitionism and how beautiful and rich a tradition it was.”
—Abena Ansah-Wright
In the latest episode of Carved in Ebo…
Maria Stewart
“She had such a short career, and yet did so much.”
—Abena Ansah-Wright
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright talk about Maria Stewart, an activist and abolitionist…
Elizabeth Freeman
“There was no recourse for her until she made the recourse herself.” —Jasmine Holmes
In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Boakyewa-Ansah highlight the life of Elizabeth Freeman…
Welcome To Carved In Ebony
Welcome to the Carved in Ebony Podcast. In this episode, our hosts Jasmine and Abena introduce themselves and give their thoughts regarding the reason for the podcast.