Binaural beats and black voices combine to quiet your mind and relax you into your best night&#39;s sleep. Settle down and immerse yourself into original and classic stories with a melanated twist. In no time, you&#39;ll be &#34;Sleeping in Melanated Peace&#34;. Girl, Goodnight!

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading Paper Heart written by Keisha ErvinIn her own words Keisha states that “Paper Heart promises to be an uplifting story about the undeniable power of TRUE love.” Please note that this series will contain contain explicit language and references. “Scotland was in desperate need of a different kind of drug and Knight was the perfect remedy. As soon as they met, she knew they were meant to be. Scotland was sure that Knight would be the one to replace the hole in her heart and make her complete. The only problem was.. he was taken. Knight’s fiancee, Lennon, and numerous other obstacles stand in their way of happiness. Ripped and torn into a million little pieces, Scotland fights her way through jealousy, lies and betrayal, hoping she’ll be able to piece the parts of her tattered heart back together again.  Tap in with KeishaInstagram: @KeishaervinTwitter: @keishaervinFacebook: www.facebook.com/keisha.ervinPinterest: Keisha ErvinYoutube: Color Me Pynk Channelervinkeisha@yahoo.com Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

Paper Heart-Chapter 24-25

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Paper Heart- Chapters 22-23

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Welcome to The Girl, Goodnight Cap! In the inaugural episode, hear a journal entry reflecting on 2021 and sending well wishes for 2022! Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Girl, Goodnight Cap- Episode 1

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Tonight, we will be reading &#34; The Sermon in the Cradle&#34; written by W.E.B. DuBois. “The Sermon in the Cradle,” appeared in the Christmas 1921 Crisis number. This story retold Jesus’ birth as if it happened under British colonial rule in Benin. Wise men came from the East to inquire about this “new Christ,” which then troubled the Prime Minister and other officials. - Phillip Luke Sinitiere &#34;Summer Scool: Teaching Du Bois&#34; Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a>Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

The Sermon in the Cradle

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Paper Heart- Chapters 20-21

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Paper Heart- Chapters 18-19

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Paper Heart- Chapters 16-17

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Tonight, we will be reading Why He Carried the Turkey written by James Baldwin. Why He Carried the Turkey is a heartwarming short story that shows the importance of humility and the good nature of humanity.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a>Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

Why He Carried the Turkey

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Tonight, we will be reading Woofin written by Zora Neale Hurston. Woofin is a screen play that takes place on Negro Street in Waycross, Georgia. Good Black is challenged to a checkers game where he falls into a trap that he can’t get out of. As he’s stalling, he is pestered by his wife to help with the laundry and distracted by various neighborhood characters as they pass through.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

Woofin

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Tonight, we will be reading Lawing and Jawing! written by Zora Neale Hurston.Lawing and Jawing is a screen play set in Judge Dunfumy’s Court room in Waycross, Georgia. The honorable judge, appearing to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed, is issuing extreme sentences to all of the characters in the courtroom.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a>Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

Lawing and Jawing

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Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “The Undertaker” a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in 1831. The Undertaker is the story of Adrian Prohoroff, an undertaker who has recently moved to a new place. He is invited to a wedding by his new neighbor and has a little too much to drink. Feeling insulted, Adrian leaves the party and falls into a drunken slumber where he is visited by the corpses that he has previously buried.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

#girlgoodnightmares Ep 5: The Undertaker

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Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “The Queen of Spades” a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in 1834. The Queen of spades is the story of a Russian officer of German descent name Hermann who learns of an old woman that knows secrets about winning at the card game faro. He begins a relationship with Lizaveta to gain access to the old woman who is not willing to reveal her secrets. The old woman dies and visits Hermann in his dreams to tell him the winning cards. On his last bet, Hermann is terrified to discover that he won slightly more than he bargained for.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

#girlgoodnightmares Ep 4: The Queen of Spades- pt 3

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#girlgoodnightmares Ep 3: The Queen of Spades- pt 2

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#girlgoodnightmares Ep 2: The Queen of Spades- pt 1

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Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “Hot-Foot Hannibal” a short story from the collection entitled “The Conjure Woman” written by Charles W Chestnutt. T John’s sister in law Mabel and her boyfriend get into a fight that causes them to separate. While driving the family on a carriage ride, Uncle Julius’ horse stops walking. He tells the family it’s due to a ghost haunting the path. He tells the story of a man named Hannibal who wanted to marry a woman named Chloe that showed no interest in him. Hannibal tricks Chloe into believing that the man she wants to marry does not love her. By the end of the story, Mabel gains a different perspective and decides to reconcile with her boyfriend.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

#girlgoodnightmares Ep 1: Hot-Foot Hannibal

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Paper Heart- Chapter 15

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Paper Heart- Chapter 12-14

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Paper Heart- Chapters 10-11

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Paper Heart- Chapters 8-9

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Paper Heart- Chapters 6-7

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Paper Heart- Chapter 5

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Paper Heart- Chapters 3-4

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Paper Heart- Chapter 2

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Paper Heart- Chapter 1

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Minnie&#39;s Sacrifice&#34; written by Frances Harper in 1869. Minnie’s Sacrifice was originally published as a serialization of three novels in The Christian Recorder, a journal by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Minnie’s Sacrifice is the story of a woman living in the North who’s identity and heritage is kept from her until she unexpectedly meets her birth mother, an escaped slave. She marries a man whose racial identity and heritage were also kept from him, and they move to the South to participate in uplifting and empowering other members of their race.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 8

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Minnie&#39;s Sacrifice&#34; written by Frances Harper in 1869. Minnie’s Sacrifice was originally published as a serialization of three novels in The Christian Recorder, a journal by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Minnie’s Sacrifice is the story of a woman living in the North who’s identity and heritage is kept from her until she unexpectedly meets her birth mother, an escaped slave. She marries a man whose racial identity and heritage were also kept from him, and they move to the South to participate in uplifting and empowering other members of their race.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com

Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 7

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Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 6

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Minnie&#39;s Sacrifice&#34; written by Frances Harper in 1869. Minnie’s Sacrifice was originally published as a serialization of three novels in The Christian Recorder, a journal by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Minnie’s Sacrifice is the story of a woman living in the North who’s identity and heritage is kept from her until she unexpectedly meets her birth mother, an escaped slave. She marries a man whose racial identity and heritage were also kept from him, and they move to the South to participate in uplifting and empowering other members of their race.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 5

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Happy Fourth of July!!! Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Minnie&#39;s Sacrifice&#34; written by Frances Harper in 1869. Minnie’s Sacrifice was originally published as a serialization of three novels in The Christian Recorder, a journal by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Minnie’s Sacrifice is the story of a woman living in the North who’s identity and heritage is kept from her until she unexpectedly meets her birth mother, an escaped slave. She marries a man whose racial identity and heritage were also kept from him, and they move to the South to participate in uplifting and empowering other members of their race.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 4

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Tonight, we will be reading “ The Doom of the Mischief-Maker” written by James Baldwin, published in 1914. At a banquet in the city of Asgard, Loki also known as the Mischief-Maker set out to do as his name suggests. After killing a man and causing commotion and chaos, his life was spared in exchange for his banishment from the city. Loki agrees, and spends many years in hiding. As his name implies, he concocts a new plan to regain his place in Asgard only to get stopped by Thor and his crew and sentenced to a life of torture and pain. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Doom of the Mischief-Maker

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Happy Father’s Day from Girl, Goodnight. Tonight, we will be reading The Sons of William the Conqueror written by James Baldwin. For more information about James Baldwin, check out A Story of Old Rome or Saved by a Dolphin.  The Sons of William the Conqueror is one story from the Fifty Famous Stories Retold Collection. William the Conqueror, understanding that his time on earth is limited questioned which of his three sons should rule the land after his passing. All three sons were asked the same question individually. After consideration, the wise men foreshadowed the lives of all three sons. Taking into consideration their advice, William the Conqueror allocates his assets to this three sons.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Sons of William the Conqueror

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To celebrate pride, we will be featuring works from a black lgbtq+ author for the month of June. Tonight, we will be reading Saved by a Dolphin written by James Baldwin.  Saved by a Dolphin is a story of greed and the old adage &#34;What&#39;s done in the dark always comes to the light.” Arion, a world renowned musician traveled the world collecting fame and fortune. While trying to return home, he finds himself on a ship with a shady bunch. They attempt to kill him and take his fortune, but Arion ends up getting the last laugh.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Saved by a Dolphin

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To celebrate pride, we will be featuring works from a black lgbtq+ author for the month of June. Tonight, we will be reading A Story of Old Rome written by James Baldwin.  A Story of Old Rome is part of a collection of short stories entitled, “Fifty Famous People”. It is a collection of stories about real people who have “left enduring footprints on the sands of time” and each story includes an ethical lesson. After being forced from Rome for being selfish and unjust, Coriolanus is exiled to a neighboring city. There he joins an enemy of Rome and plans to destroy the city he used to call home.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

A Story of Old Rome

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Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 3

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Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 2

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Minnie&#39;s Sacrifice&#34; written by Frances Harper in 1869. Minnie’s Sacrifice was originally published as a serialization of three novels in The Christian Recorder, a journal by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Minnie’s Sacrifice is the story of a woman living in the North who’s identity and heritage is kept from her until she unexpectedly	meets her birth mother, an escaped slave. She marries a man whose racial identity and heritage were also kept from him, and they move to the South to participate in uplifting and empowering other members of their race.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Minnie's Sacrifice- pt 1

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;An Exciting New Year&#39;s Day in Jungletown&#34; written by Beulah Mary Crocker in 1910. To celebrate reaching 100 subscribers on Youtube, we are planning some special “Listener’s Choice” Episodes. If there is a short story, novel, or poem, original or in the public domain that you would like to hear read on the show, email your suggestion to <a href="mailto:girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com</a> or respond to the Question on our instagram story when this episode is released. Each submission will receive a shout out unless you prefer to remain anonymous.  An Exciting New Year’s Day in Jungletown is a fictional children’s story featuring animals. The story is set in Jungletown where it is the first day of January. To celebrate the occasion, King Leo announces that a series of winter sporting events shall be held to include all winter sports with the exception of skating. An unfortunate accident occurs during the games which leads to an unlikely connection.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

An Exciting New Year's Day in Jungletown

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading a collection of poems by James Weldon Johnson. The poems read tonight come from a collection of poems written between 1899 and 1922. The poems cover various topics and include the most notable, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.&#34; Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Poems by James Weldon Johnson

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Po Sandy&#34; written by Charles W. Chesnutt in 1888. Po Sandy, the second story in the volume, “The Conjure Woman” was published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1888. The story is set in post-civil war North Carolina where a White Northern Family has recently acquired an old plantation. One day, the wife decides that she wants a kitchen built and the husband decides to use wood from an old, abandoned building that’s already on the plantation. As “Uncle Julius” McAdoo (see the Goophered Grapevine story for more about him) assists the husband in acquiring more wood for the kitchen, he shares a curious yet chilling story of the old building and why he doesn’t like the sawmill. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Po Sandy

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Happy Easter from Girl, Goodnight! For some, today may be about the Easter bunny, baskets of gifts and candies, Easter egg hunts, and family while others use this day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Tonight, we will be reading Chapters 26-28 of the Book of Matthew from the New International Version of the Holy Bible. These chapters depict The Last Supper, The Trial and Death of Jesus, and His Resurrection Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Resurrection

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To highlight the accomplishments of women and celebrate Women&#39;s History Month, we will be featuring work from female authors for the month of March. Tonight, we will be reading &#34;Loving The Sun&#34; written by Myeisha Speight. After Akilah Williams, the smartest girl in school, helped him through a panic attack their freshmen year, Joshua Washington fell in love with her almost immediately though he didn’t realize it at the time. Soon, his feelings for her became apparent, but he dared not get close to her. She was the sun of his universe and he was content in loving her from afar. But no one can feel love that’s too far to reach and Joshua learns that even though loving the sun meant he would get burned, a girl like Akilah might just make it worth it. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Loving The Sun

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To highlight the accomplishments of women and celebrate Women&#39;s History Month, we will be featuring work from female authors for the month of March. Tonight, we will be reading &#34;Mary Elizabeth&#34; written by Jessie Redmon Fauset. Mary Elizabeth is a short story that was first published in the December 1919 edition of The Crisis magazine. Mary Elizabeth, the cleaning woman hired by Roger and Sally Pierson, is late for work one day forcing Mrs. Pierson to do the unimaginable- make breakfast for her husband. The couple, suffering from poor communication, has a disagreement leaving Mrs. Pierson feeling very sad. When Mary Elizabeth arrives, she tells Mrs. Pierson the story of her parents’ marriage which eventually leads the Piersons to reconcile and reconsider what’s most important in their relationship. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Mary Elizabeth

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To highlight the accomplishments of women and celebrate Women&#39;s History Month, we will be featuring work from female authors for the month of March. Tonight, we will be reading &#34;Little Miss Sophie&#34; written by Alice Dunbar Nelson. Little Miss Sophie, set in New Orleans, Louisiana is a short story in a collection titled Violets and Other Tales. Miss Sophie is a woman who is struggling to make ends meet. After hearing that her previous husband is facing financial ruin, she decides to help him by returning a family heirloom ring.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Little Miss Sophie

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To highlight the accomplishments of women and celebrate Women&#39;s History Month, we will be featuring work from female authors for the month of March. Tonight, we will be reading &#34;Sweat&#34; written by Zora Neale Hurston. Sweat is a short story set in Central Florida. The story depicts the tumultuous marriage between Delia, a washer women for the “white folks”, and her unemployed husband Sykes. Sykes disapproves of Delia’s occupation although he makes no contributions to the household. One day, he hatches an escape plan for his marriage that goes tragically wrong. Now, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and sleep in melanated peace.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Sweat

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Happy Black History Month from Girl, Goodnight. Here, we aim to highlight the amazing accomplishments of Black people all year, not just the month of February. This month, we will explore the beauty and power of love as described in the Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs, a collection of love poems found in the Old Testament of the Bible. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Song of Solomon- pt 4

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Song of Solomon- pt 3

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Song of Solomon- pt 2

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Song of Solomon- pt 1

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;The Vow&#34; written by Mikia Burrell. The Vow is set during the historic quarantine of 2020. Charisma, fed up with the events of the year, swipes right in search of a date for a NYE she&#39;ll never forget. Connect with Mikia!Purchase A Non-Maternal Instinct here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna</a> Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Vow

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For the month of January, we will be featuring &#34; A Non-Maternal Instinct&#34; written by Mikia Burrell. Imagine leaving your only child behind to pursue a life of crime, throwing all caution and maternal responsibility to the wind. Most mothers wouldn’t dream of making such a hasty decision of abandonment, but Lovey Malone isn’t the average mother. Her lack of attachment to her daughter as well as her disregard for anything in life that did suit her wishes will create a whirlwind of sordid scenes, mounting issues, and looming danger. Ultimately, lovey will find herself face to face with the past she though she’d left behind. On the final episode, Colt and Tricey are in for a big surprise when Colt and Brice become friends, and Brice asks for an unusual favor. Lovey&#39;s skeletons are all out of the closet now, and she finally has to pay the piper. Connect with Mikia!Purchase A Non-Maternal Instinct here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna</a> Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

A Non-Maternal Instinct- pt 4

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For the month of January, we will be featuring &#34; A Non-Maternal Instinct&#34; written by Mikia Burrell. Imagine leaving your only child behind to pursue a life of crime, throwing all caution and maternal responsibility to the wind. Most mothers wouldn’t dream of making such a hasty decision of abandonment, but Lovey Malone isn’t the average mother. Her lack of attachment to her daughter as well as her disregard for anything in life that did suit her wishes will create a whirlwind of sordid scenes, mounting issues, and looming danger. Ultimately, lovey will find herself face to face with the past she though she’d left behind. On this episode, Lovey successfully traps her new baller bae with a baby and a wedding. We discover a darker side to Tricey, and Lovey&#39;s past comes back to bite her when her new mother-in-law starts digging into her past. Connect with Mikia!Purchase A Non-Maternal Instinct here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna</a> Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

A Non-Maternal Instinct- pt 3

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For the month of January, we will be featuring &#34; A Non-Maternal Instinct&#34; written by Mikia Burrell. Imagine leaving your only child behind to pursue a life of crime, throwing all caution and maternal responsibility to the wind. Most mothers wouldn’t dream of making such a hasty decision of abandonment, but Lovey Malone isn’t the average mother. Her lack of attachment to her daughter as well as her disregard for anything in life that did suit her wishes will create a whirlwind of sordid scenes, mounting issues, and looming danger. Ultimately, lovey will find herself face to face with the past she though she’d left behind. On this episode, Lovey discovers that life with Clyde isn&#39;t as glamorous as she imagined and takes drastic measures to change her situation. Colt finds a new woman and a better life without Lovey, and Lovey finds a new baller to finance her lifestyle. Connect with Mikia!Purchase A Non-Maternal Instinct here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna</a> Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

A Non-Maternal Instinct- pt 2

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For the month of January, we will be featuring &#34; A Non-Maternal Instinct&#34; written by Mikia Burrell. Imagine leaving your only child behind to pursue a life of crime, throwing all caution and maternal responsibility to the wind. Most mothers wouldn’t dream of making such a hasty decision of abandonment, but Lovey Malone isn’t the average mother. Her lack of attachment to her daughter as well as her disregard for anything in life that did suit her wishes will create a whirlwind of sordid scenes, mounting issues, and looming danger. Ultimately, lovey will find herself face to face with the past she though she’d left behind. On this episode, We meet Lovey, her baby girl Dream, and her father Colt. After having her baby, Lovey is finding herself bored with her new lifestyle.  Connect with Mikia!Purchase A Non-Maternal Instinct here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCSRL6S</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_zee/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/kia.kenyauna</a> Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

A Non-Maternal Instinct- pt 1

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Happy New Year! Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Poker!&#34; written by Zora Neale Hurston. Poker! is a screen play set in a shoothouse in New York in the 1930s. The scene depicts five men who are involved in a poker game. The game becomes tense and gets a little too heated, until, it ultimately ends in a tragic event. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Poker!

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;One Christmas at Shiloh&#34; written by Paul Laurence Dunbar. One Christmas at Shiloh is part of a collection of short stories entitled The Heart of Happy Hollow. In the beginning of the story, we meet Martha Maria Mixon, a self proclaimed “Widder lady” who has recently moved to New York leaving behind her no good husband. Upon her departure, she tells him to “seek and he shall find” her once he makes a man of himself. While making regular preparations for Christmas at Shiloh Chapel, Martha receives the greatest Christmas Gift she could imagine.  Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

One Christmas at Shiloh

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading &#34;Sanctuary&#34; written by Nella Larsen. Sanctuary, is a short story written after Larsen’s second novel in 1930. She was accused of plagiarizing the story using work from a British writer name Sheila Kaye-Smith but eventually won the case. The story introduces us to a woman named Annie Poole who receives an unexpected visitor seeking a rather large favor. Her son’s relationship with the stranger allowed her to grant the favor against her own wishes. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

Sanctuary

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading part two of &#34;The Goophered Grapevine&#34; written by Charles W. Chestnutt. The Goophered Grapevine is a story of greed which involves a white Northerner relocating to Patesville, North Carolina in search of a plantation to start a vineyard. When visiting the land, he and his wife encounter a former slave who attempts to discourage them from purchasing the land by revealing its &#34;goophered&#34; past. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Goophered Grapevine- pt 2

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading part one of &#34;The Goophered Grapevine&#34; written by Charles W. Chestnutt. The Goophered Grapevine is a story of greed which involves a white Northerner relocating to Patesville, North Carolina in search of a plantation to start a vineyard. When visiting the land, he and his wife encounter a former slave who attempts to discourage them from purchasing the land by revealing its &#34;goophered&#34; past. Tune in next Sunday for the continuation of the story in part two! Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Goophered Grapevine- pt 1

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading La Juanita by Alice Dunbar Nelson. La Juanita is one of many stories in a collection entitled &#34;The Goodness of Saint Rocque and Other Stories.&#34; This short story is about a beautiful woman named La Juanita who lives in a city called Mandeville, and her namesake, a boat involved in an annual boat race. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

La Juanita

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading part two of &#34;The Comet&#34; written by W.E.B. DuBois. The Comet is a science fiction story written in 1920 which discusses the relationship between Jim Davis and Julia after discovering that a comet has hit New York City leaving them the only survivors. Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Comet- pt 2

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Tonight on Girl, Goodnight, we will be reading part one of &#34;The Comet&#34; written by W.E.B. DuBois. The Comet is a science fiction story written in 1920 which discusses the relationship between Jim Davis and Julia after discovering that a comet has hit New York City leaving them the only survivors. Tune in next Sunday for the continuation of the story in part two! Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Comet- pt 1

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Welcome to Girl, Goodnight! In the inaugural episode, hear “The Two Offers”, written by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. The Two Offers is noted as the first short story written by an African American author to be published in the United States. It was published in the June and July editions of the Anglo-African Magazine in 1859. The story chronicles the lives of cousins Laura Lagrange; who is deciding between two offers of marriage, and Janette Alston; who becomes an old maid. Both women make decisions that will ultimately determine the direction of their lives, but were they best decisions? Stay ConnectedInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnight</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriber</a> Submit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.com.

The Two Offers

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Every Sunday, join host, Return of LaMac to hear binuaral beats and a classic bedtime story from the public domain with a melanated twist. Follow the show on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and your favorite podcast platform. Music by: Dan Henig

Welcome to Girl, Goodnight

Binaural beats and black voices combine to quiet your mind and relax you into your best night's sleep. Settle down and immerse yourself into original and classic stories with a melanated twist. In no time, you'll be "Sleeping in Melanated Peace". Girl, Goodnight!

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