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Merle Oberon and Vivien Leigh were Oscar nominated actresses, and most likely S. Asian.

Learn about these amazing women and how Michelle Yeoh may not be the first Asian to be nominated and win the Best Actress Oscar.

Major props to Michelle Yeoh and her incredible career, achievements and 2023 Best Actress Academy Award!

In this episode, we learn about Amelia Boynton Robinson was a leading civil rights activist who played a key role in the efforts that led to passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and was the first African American woman in Alabama to run for Congress. Sources: Amelia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ameila_Boynton_Robinson_2.JPG Memorial: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/48913757887 Bridge: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmund_Pettus_Bridge_-_Historic_Sign_-_Selma,_Alabama_%2827810728191%29.jpg

Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church was a staple for the Black Canadian families in rural Ontario in Canada. Former slaves joined the War of 1812 as loyalists with the promise for land and not returning to slavery at the end of the war . These soldiers were not given the best farm land.

The Church is a designated landmark with an unmarked grave.

Pauli Murray was a civil rights activist, advocate, legal scholar and theorist, author and an Episcopal priest. They were an incredible voice for sex and gender rights. Pauli should be a household name!

In this episode, we learn a little about Blind Lemon and LeadBelly who were influential Blues and guitarists in the United States. They were the OG influencers for Blues music.

In this episode, we discuss Barbara Jordan, the first Black, US Congress person! A LGBTQIA and disability advocate.

Nicole Mann is a an enrolled member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes from what we call Northern California and the first US Indigenous woman astronaut. She may continue her accomplishments in 2025 as a member of the lunar landing team!