We did it!
This is the official launch of season 1 of Black in the Bluegrass: a public history podcast; thank you for checking it out - High Five!
In episode 01, I had the pleasure of reconnecting with a long-time friend and Pan-African Studies colleague, Dr. Deonte Hollowell, assistant professor of African American Studies at Spalding University, and Ms. Elmer Lucille Allen, the first African American to work for Brown-Foreman as a chemist and who went on to become widely recognized for her work in the ceramic arts.
Ms. Elmer Lucille was among the first African American graduates from Nazareth College, a four-year catholic College for women that went on to become Spalding University in 1969.
Dr. Hollowell and Elmer Lucille connected at Spalding, where he said Allen challenged him to leave a legacy of inspiration for African American studies and community service. Taking on Elmer Lucille's challenge, Dr. Hollowell has built up African American studies from a couple of courses in the curriculum to a full-fledged program about to graduate their first African American Studies graduate.
This year also marks the 5th Annual Elmer Lucille Allen Conference, which Dr. Hollowell developed from a class assignment. We discuss the conference, how Dr. Hollowell and Elmer Lucille describe their connections to Kentucky, what each has to say about black education, and much more.
Thank you for listening to Black in the Bluegrass: a public history podcast.
Creation through conversation!
Actual drawing at radio station between Broadway and Chestnut Streets, Downtown Louisville, KY
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