The Quiet Exodus

Welcome to Combing the Roots with Ally Henny. Each episode seeks to provide an in-depth look at the issues surrounding racism, justice, and racial healing from a black woman’s perspective. Each season we’ll explore and expose the nature of America’s race problem drawing on histor ...  Show more

In this episode, Ally discusses the Netflix series “Voices of Fire” and interviews choirmaster Patrick Riddick. 

As we begin Black History Month, we are releasing a special interview about our willingness to be ourselves regardless of what society says. Our guest today is writer, activist, and speaker A.D. Thomason. A.D. is on to speak about his new book Permission to Be Black.  AD is a th ...  Show more

How do the disillusioned, the forgotten, and the persecuted not merely hold on to life but expand its possibilities and preserve its beauty? What, in other words, does utopia look like in black? These questions animate Aaron Robertson’s exploration of Black Americans' efforts to ...  Show more

TW: this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and injuries. Two years ago, Sir Salman Rushdie, one of the most celebrated and famous authors in the world was on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, when a figure dressed in black clothes and a mask ...  Show more

440. Becoming Full of Yourself | Austin Channing Brown Author, speaker, and racial justice leader Austin Channing Brown joins us to share why centering the lives and voices of Black women isn’t just powerful—it’s transformative for everyone. In this conversation about truth-telli ...  Show more