A series of conversations with Southerners who've left the South, The Southerns taps into the storytelling traditions that we carry on and... more
My email conversation with Jennifer a few months ago, which I revisit with her in this Episode, was the source... more
The origin story of The Southerns stems in part from an email conversation with the woman featured in Episode 3,... more
In Episode 3, we meet Brian Henry. He’s a Georgia native like me, and like my mom, Brian grew... more
In this teaser for Episode 3, Brian Henry and I talk about niceities and congeniality when it comes to ordering... more
When Tren'ness Woods-Black began her career at her family's iconic Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, it was at the hostess station... more
Tren'ness Woods-Black has a Southerns story like no other. Hers is the first family of Harlem, but their journey in... more
In Episode 1 of The Southerns, I talk to Kathy. She and I went to high school together in the... more
Until you go somewhere else, your accent is just the way you talk. But then you meet someone who speaks... more