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¿ªÔÆÌåÓý will expand the Brave Little State series Homegoings into an independent podcast beginning July 20. Hosted by journalist and musician Myra Flynn, the program invites listeners to candid and genuine conversations about race.

This week, Vermont Edition listens to a recent installment of Brave Little State’s Homegoings series, which fosters meaningful conversations with Vermont artists of color about Black grief, rage, joy and healing.

Paintbrushes and blank canvases helped artist Liza Phillip love their biracial identity. Now, they paint colorful genderless monsters and sing songs on the ukulele to celebrate life beyond traditional binaries.

Homegoings features conversations with artists of color who live in Vermont � about Black grief, resilience and art. Now, see them on stage for a soulful live event.

Brave Little State speaks to Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin about her new album, Sweet Tooth. Across three movements, she blends Wabanaki music with free jazz, and ancient stories with new ones, all of which offers a unique look at the land called Vermont.

Co-host Mikaela Lefrak talks with VPR's Myra Flynn and storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer about Juneteenth and what it means to them.

In this conversation, Burlington-based Ferene Paris Meyer discusses her origins as a storyteller, why she identifies with hummingbirds, and the joy and heartbreak she’s experienced throughout her 10-plus years living in Vermont. At the end, Ferene performs a story.

Naomi Fitzpatrick, Faith Awotho and Don Kiputa speak to Brave Little State about being young and Black in Vermont in 2022, and answer listener questions.

Brave Little State speaks to Burlington-based poet Rajnii Eddins about life, art and “courageous vulnerability,� and Eddins performs some of his favorite poems, old and new.

Joy, rage, grief and healing � those four pillars are all present every day for Black people in the eyes of Myra Flynn. But they're also the pillars of Homegoings, a way the Black community pays respects to those who have died.