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A "griot" is a West African storyteller who preserves the genealogies, historical narratives, and oral traditions of their people. Host Esi Lewis created the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for Black History and Culture, in New Paltz, NY, to share local Black history. Dr. Wade-Lewis loved people, education, and language. Join us to hear personal narratives of the Black community.We Be Griots is made in collaboration with Episcopal Campus Ministries, and the SUNY New Paltz Department of Digital Media and Journalism. Audio Producer: Brett Barry; Consulting Producer: Allison Moore
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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Signup to Generate a PitchA "griot" is a West African storyteller who preserves the genealogies, historical narratives, and oral traditions of their people. Host Esi Lewis created the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for Black History and Culture, in New Paltz, NY, to share local Black history. Dr. Wade-Lewis loved people, education, and language. Join us to hear personal narratives of the Black community.
We Be Griots is hosted by Silver Hollow Audio. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Mark Rumnit" (29 September 2026, 32 minutes), "Darrell P. Wheeler" (1 September 2026, 49 minutes), and "Esi Lewis with Clark Love Lewis" (12 May 2026, 14 minutes).
We Be Griots publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for We Be Griots is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. We Be Griots requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. We Be Griots's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for We Be Griots are Museums, Zoos & Historic Sites and Civic & Social Clubs. We Be Griots has a society audience.
Silver Hollow Audio hosts We Be Griots, a society podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Episode #2
In this episode of We Be Griots , host Esi Lewis sits down with Mark Rumnit, director of the Scholars' Mentorship Program at SUNY New Paltz, to record the personal history of a man whose life has been shaped by...
Episode #1
In this deeply personal and wide‑ranging conversation, host Esi Lewis sits down with Dr. Darrell P. Wheeler, the first Black and first openly gay president of SUNY New Paltz, to trace the journey that shaped his life...
Episode #8
<p>In this special season 1 finale of We Be Griots, host Clark Love Lewis interviews her mother, Esi Marjorie Lewis — founder and executive director of the Margaret Wade Lewis Center for History and Culture — about her...
Episode #7
<p>In this episode, host Esi Lewis sits down with Brenda Hush, a longtime New Paltz community member with a rich and varied life story. Brenda shares her upbringing in Chester, New York — a tight-knit, multigenerational...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode, host Esi Lewis sits down with her friend and colleague Esther Val, a Financial Aid Advisor, adjunct faculty member, and staff member of the Scholars Mentorship Program (SMP) at SUNY New Paltz. The...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode, host Esi Lewis sits down with Ed Bell, a retired Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at SUNY New Paltz, where he worked for twenty years. Ed shares the remarkable story of how he came to New...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode of We Be Griots, host Esi Lewis sits down with Kate Hymes Flanagan — Ulster County's first Poet Laureate, and author of the poem "We Be Griots," which inspired the name of this very podcast series...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, host Esi Lewis sits down with Heriberto Dixon, a scholar, educator, and longtime friend, for a wide-ranging conversation about identity, ancestry, and spiritual belonging. Dixon shares the story of...
Episode #2
<p>In this rich and memory‑filled episode of We Be Griots, host Esi Lewis — executive director of the Dr. Margaret Wade Lewis Center for Black History and Culture — sits down with Pearl Lee, a beloved elder, educator...
Episode #1
<p>In this intimate and wide‑ranging conversation, host Esi Lewis, executive director of the Dr. Margaret Wade Lewis Center for Black History and Culture, sits down with her beloved “Ciesta,” Professor Ciesta...
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retired Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at SUNY New Paltz, Better Gay Dating
Margaret Wade Lewis Center for History and Culture
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