Join Reverend Lukata Mjumbe and LaTosha Brown as they discuss the power of voting.

Ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, Stayed On Freedom revisits “These Three Words,” a conversation with LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter. This rebroadcast invites listeners to reflect on the ongoing struggle for voting rights and the power of making our voices heard.

Originally released as Episode 9, this previously recorded conversation returns as a timely reminder that the work of freedom continues—and we each have a part to play.

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In this episode, we visit Brown Chapel AME Church, a historic cornerstone of the Civil Rights Movement, as it reopens its sanctuary after being closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Once a central gathering place for organizers during the Selma voting rights campaigns, the church now stands in a new chapter — one of restoration and renewal.We explore the progress made in rebuilding the sanctuary, reflecting on the church’s enduring legacy while celebrating the community’s commitment to preserving it for future generations. Through this moment of reopening, the episode highlights both how far the restoration has come and what still remains to be done, inviting support to help bring the project to full completion. It’s a story of resilience, history, and the ongoing effort to protect a sacred space that has long been a beacon for justice.

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who are “stayed on freedom.” We remember to remember how the history and continuing legacy of the Black freedom movement and our Civil Rights Heritage Sites have transformed communities and changed the world!The views and opinions expressed are those of the podcast hosts, guests and participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium.Donate to the Consortium⁠ ⁠⁠https://aaacrhsc.org/donate/Explore the podcast