In this deeply moving episode, Marion meets diaspora archaeologist, Dr. Alicia Odewale, to explore an extraordinary idea: trees remember us.

Alicia is the creator of the Black Heritage Trees Project, a groundbreaking effort to map the trees who have become witnesses and companions to Black heritage, belonging and joy around the world.

Together, Marion and Alicia explore:

🌳 What makes a tree a Black Heritage Tree
🌳 Who are Spirit Trees and how they protect and accompany Black communities
🌳 What Witness Trees have seen across generations of Black life
🌳 What trees can teach us about healing, belonging, and intergenerational memory
🌳 Why safety matters for trees and Black communities in the current times of extremist politics.

Tune in to understand how trees are not separate from Black history but our living archives and oldest companions.

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