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MARIE LAVEAU: WITCH OR SAINT?</a>
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MARIE LAVEAU: WITCH OR SAINT?

Marie Laveau was THE Voodoo Queen in a city overrun with purported doctors and queens. Today we’re separating fact from fiction about both Marie and voodoo. Was she a witch or a saint? When you actually get into the nitty gritty of her life and dig deeper than the many exaggerated stories about both the woman and voodoo itself, what you find is actually not spooky at all – it’s a story of mercy, generosity, and serious hustle.

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JOSEPHINE BAKER: DANCER, SINGER, SPY, ACTIVIST</a>
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JOSEPHINE BAKER: DANCER, SINGER, SPY, ACTIVIST

You know about the banana skirt but Josephine Baker contained multitudes. In celebration of Black History Month, we’re taking a look at the life and loves of Josephine Baker. She went from living in a cardboard box on the streets of St. Louis to commanding the stage in Paris before spying for the French Resistance in World War II and integrating night clubs across America. Black girls are magic and Josephine Baker was truly enchanting.

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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: MARIE ANTOINETTE'S TRAGIC LOVE AFFAIR</a>
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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: MARIE ANTOINETTE'S TRAGIC LOVE AFFAIR

Marie Antoinette was accused of having affairs with numerous men and women. But there was only one who held her heart. There’s no denying her fondness for Axel von Fersen, but were the two actually lovers? Tune in to learn more about Marie Antoinette’s sultry Swedish sidepiece and his tragic end.

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