Speak On It!

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  • Welcome to Speak On It! History and Genealogy Conversations with Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano. Our show is geared towards individuals interested in genealogy and history. Our guests will share their research experience and journey with you. Your family history matters and our guests will challenge and inspire you to continue researching, documenting, and sharing your family history.
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  • The Commemoration of The Early County Massacre - The Descendants Return to Honor The Victims

    The Commemoration of The Early County Massacre - The Descendants Return to Honor The Victims
    Feb 21 2025
    Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a compelling interview with Orice Jenkins as he recounts his visit to Blakely, Georgia, alongside descendants and cousins of the Early County Massacre victims. Orice will share their powerful experiences from a weekend of commemorative events honoring their ancestors.

    Orice Jenkins is a recording artist, performer, educator, and genealogy researcher from Hartford, Connecticut. His music has been featured in Jazz Times magazine and charted at #11 on the iTunes Jazz chart. Jenkins has performed extensively across all genres, including Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Gospel, and Classical music. He serves as the Executive Director of Música Franklin, an afterschool music program for youth in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

    Orice is also the author of Chesta’s Children, a genealogy blog that explores his deep stateside roots as a descendant of enslaved Americans. He ties his passions together in his lectures and historical presentations, commenting on the relationships between racism, culture, art, and family. He was a Contributing Author to the book: Black Homesteaders of the South and Author of Early County Massacre, The: Goolsby vs. The State of Georgia.
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    41 min
  • A Descendant of David Carll - USCT - Shares Her Story/Oyster Bay, New York Community History

    A Descendant of David Carll - USCT - Shares Her Story/Oyster Bay, New York Community History
    Feb 14 2025
    Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for their interview with Dr. Denice Evans-Sheppard regarding Community History in Oyster Bay, New York (Long Island). She will share her connection via her ancestor, David Carll, a United States Colored Troop (US Civil War).

    Dr. Denice Evans-Sheppard recently earned a Doctorate in Education Degree from Molloy University on December 13, 2023. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Oyster Bay Historical Society for the past seven years and has provided the community with lectures, programs and curated exhibits promoting the significance of the Town of Oyster Bay’s incredible history. Her dissertation focused on The Unknown Bedrock: White Perceptions of African American Historical Contributions in the Hamlet of Oyster Bay, NY.

    Currently, Denice serves on the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action (IDEA) Committee for the Oyster Bay East Norwich School District and has collaborated with multschool districts in Great Neck, Syosset, East Woods to discuss an insider’s perspective of Indigenous and African Americans during the colonial period on Long Island. Denice is a tribal member of the Montauk Tribal Nation and has been actively involved with the reinstatement of their tribal recognition since 1997.

    Denice is mostly known for being a family historian and historical gatekeeper of the Carl family
    history which encouraged further research of the history of her great, great, grandfather, Civil War
    soldier, David Carll of Oyster Bay, who voluntarily served in the N.Y. 26 th USCT Regiment. Her research had been utilized to further assist her cousin, celebrity/actress Vanessa L. Williams on the Channel 4 WNBC “Who Do You Think You Are”. Moving forward to 2022, Denice collaborated with relatives, Vanessa Williams, Iris Williams and Francis Carl to garner an Emmy nomination and a successful win for a 10 min historical segment during Black History Month. As a direct descendant of David Carll, she was presented with the Emmy award as a family research contributor through television Ebony Roundtree, producer for WABC Channel 7 Network.

    https://www.oysterbayhistorical.org/
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    35 min
  • Mission Accomplished By Descendants Cheryl Wills and Ethan West

    Mission Accomplished By Descendants Cheryl Wills and Ethan West
    Feb 7 2025
    Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for an interview with Cheryl Wills and Ethan West, descendants of Sandy Wills (U.S. Colored Troop). This is an update to two prior podcast interviews with Cheryl and Ethan and how their determination to confirm where their ancestor was buried and to do everything possible to make sure that he was honored and received a proper burial. The results of their dedication is remarkable.

    Cheryl Wills is a nationally recognized award-winning television personality for Spectrum News’ flagship national news network, New York 1 News, headquartered in New York City which is aired on select cable systems throughout the United States and Japan’s MXTV. She is also the host of the talk show “In Focus with Cheryl Wills”

    Ethan West is a Family Historian and the Founder of Elyria Black Legacy Connection. He has conducted extensive research on his ancestors, contributed to a number of social media platforms sharing his journey to research, document, share, and preserve his family history. Numerous media outlets have covered his journey, and we look forward to him sharing with us.

    CHERYL WILLS HALF HOUR SPECIAL ON SANDY WILLS

    Special on 60 minutes
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    1 h et 5 min

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