Today we find ourselves on the east coast. We receive a story about a beautiful crow and what it does to save its friends. Although we do not know whose story it is, we do know it is a very good story. So sit back, relax and listen.  Book: Rainbow Crow Retold By Nancy Van Laan ****Why this story is not considered Nanticoke/Lenape**** https://nanticokelenapemuseum.org/learning-center/curriculum-guidelines/1347/non-historical-stories-and-prophesies-fiction-and-fairy-tales/  Chef, has served up a savory dish. We are having Indigenous Dumplings w/Berries. This is a pleasure to make in ..read more

Today we find ourselves in Minnesota. As we venture we meet the Ojibwe people and listen to their story of the Star Maiden and how she blessed us with her beauty. Come take a listen and honor this beautiful woman.  Book: The Star Maiden Retold By Barbara Juster Esbensen Chef, has served up a savory dish. We are having Ojibwe Fish Cakes. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Ojibwe Fish Cakes https://chefbolek.blogspot.com/2021/03/ojibwe-fish-cakes.html  legendary Women Stories: Soyan https://www.afrotalescast ..read more

Today we find ourselves in Maryland. We meet a man larger than life and living in a time when being that way made you a slave to other men. Big Sixteen is here and we have just a few of his many adventures.  Book: Big Sixteen Retold By Mary Calhoun Chef, has served up a savory dish. We are having Crispy Maryland Blue Catfish. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Biscuits & Gravy https://marylandsbest.maryland.gov/crispy-maryland-blue-catfish/ legendary men Stories: how Nehemiah Got Free https://www.afrotalesca ..read more

Today we find ourselves in Virginia. We meet Mz Hattie and find that she has been living alone for quite some time. Dealing with the change in weather and the pest she soon gets a visitor who can help her with her problem. Will this new visitor stay for a while or leave as soon as the job is done? only one way to find out.  Book: Her Stories By Virginia Hamilton Chef, has served up a savory dish. We are having Biscuits & Gravy. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Biscuits & Gravy https://iheartrecipes.com ..read more

Today we find ourselves in South Carolina. We meet one the most esteemed characters in African American folklore. High John the Conqueror and we see how his wit and intelligence allows him to get over on ole’ Massa.    Book: The Adventures of High John the Conqueror By Steve Sanfield Chef, has served up a sweet side dish. We are having Sweet Carolina Cornbread. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Sweet Carolina Cornbread https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Cornbread/  John Stories Ol’ John vs Mr ..read more

Today we find ourselves in the Holiday Season. We meet some children who are having a very different Christmas. Although many people think they have it rough during this time of year there are those that have it much worse.  Book: A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories By Bettye Collier-Thomas Story: The Children’s Christmas by Alice Moore Dunbar Chef, has served up a sweet side dish. We are having Sweet Carolina Cornbread. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Sweet Carolina Cornbread https://www.saveur.c ..read more

Today we find ourselves in Georgia. We are back with the animal tales from the Gullah Geechee people. First bruh rabbit is up to his old tricks and this time he is up against bruh lizard. Then we see how enemies can find a common ground in dealing with a mutual foe in the tale about bruh deer and bruh alligator. So sit back, relax and enjoy these fun stores.  Book: The People Could Fly By Virginia Hamilton Book: Talk that Talk By Linda Goss Chef, has served up a wondrous dessert. We are having Gullah Chewies. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it ..read more

Today we find ourselves in Florida. We meet a king that has gone off his rocker. He has decreed a law that all must follow. That is until one man defies him. What will the king do to this man and can he survive the interaction? Only one way to find out. Come and take a listen.  Book: Latin American Folktales By John Beirhorst Book: African American Folktales By Roger D. Abrahams Chef, has served up a wondrous dessert. We are having Florida key lime pie. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Florida Key Lime Pie http ..read more

Today we find ourselves in Alabama. We get two stories from the Cherokee people. The first about how grandmother spider brought us the sun. The Second about the first solar eclipse, flood and creation of the red bird and the horned serpent. Yea a lot in two stories so come relax and listen to these tales.  Book: American Indian Myths & Legends By Richard Erdoes & Alfonso Ortiz Chef, has served up a vegan dish. We are having Stuffed Squash. This is a pleasure to make in the Galley just for you and I hope you enjoy it. Afro Tales Recipe of the week: Stuffed Squash https://www.sout ..read more

Happy Halloween this is the story of the first black vampyre. a story written in 1819 first published in Chapbook form in New York. This story is set in St. Domingo (Haiti & Dominican Republic) around the time of the Haitian Revolution. Come Listen to this wonderful short story. Book: The Black Vampyre: A Legend of St. Domingo By Uriah Derick D’Arcy Podcast Artwork: Artbyshalaye: https://instagram.com/artbyshalaye?igshid=18dz8daavtsv6 SFX: https://freesound.org ..read more