Zora Neale Hurston: Artistic Integrity and Community Struggles

Zora Neale Huston and Langston Hughes finally set to work writing their play but outside influences and crossed wires spell trouble for this historic pair.

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THE A-TEAM
The show is hosted by Nichole Hill (https://www.nicholelhill.com/). This week's guest is Alicia Walters (@aliciacreates)
Executive Producer A.A. Hernandez
Sound design by Kyle Murdock (@kcreatesaudio)
Story Producer Martina Abrahams Ilunga (@m_tina)
Research Producer Chioke I'Anson (https://www.chiokeianson.com/)
Story Editing by Shonte Hill
Show art by Aseloka Smith (@naturallyherown)  

SOURCES

1. Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor
2. Dust Tracks on a Road by Langston Hughes
3. In Search of Zora Neale Hurston by Alice Walker
4. The Complex Literary Friendship Between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston by Yuval Taylor
5. Check out The Interstate Tattler digitized and stored by the New York Public Libraries
6. Read the archives at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

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