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Today we are talking with the very talented Margaret Brown about her latest documentary, Descendant.

On July 9, 1860, more than 100 captive Africans were brought to the shores of Mobile, Alabama, on a ship named the Clotilda, under cover of darkness. The international slave trade had been made illegal in the US in 1808, but human trafficker Timothy Meaher made a bet that he could get around the law with his ship. Today, the residents of Africatown, just north of Mobile, count the Clotilda survivors among their ancestors.

The documentary Descendant, brings their stories to light as they grapple with a growing spotlight on their community following the discovery of the sunken Clotilda. The film shows how events that unfolded more than a century ago continue to have lasting repercussions several generations later.

Brown produced the film alongside Kyle Martin and Essie Chambers for Participant and Take One Five Entertainment. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it was picked up by Higher Ground Productions and Netflix for theatrical and streaming distribution. The film was shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Awards, and you can watch it now on NETFLIX. The film currently has a perfect 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Descendant was released to select theaters and on Netflix on October 21, 2022.

Descendant Trailer: YouTube

Descendant Website

You can also keep up with Africatown via the Clotilda Descendants Association.

A number of the subjects featured in Descendant are quoted in this Smithsonian article, which details the search for the wreckage of the Clotilda.

You can help Africatown’s community organizations preserve the legacy of their ancestors, combat environmental injustice and spur economic transformation. Learn more about the organizations and ways to get involved here.

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Descendant:

Directed by: Margaret Brown

Cinematography by: 

Zac Manuel, director of photography

Justin Zweifach, director of photography

Music by: 

Ray Angry

Rhiannon Giddens

Dirk Powell

Edit by: 

Michael Bloch

Geoffrey Richman

Producers:

Margaret Brown, producer

Essie Chambers, producer

Shawn Gee, executive producer

Kate Hurwitz, executive producer

Kern Jackson, co-producer

Kristin Mann, line producer

Kyle Martin, producer

Christine Mattsson, co-executive producer

Questlove, executive producer

Jeff Skoll, executive producer

Tariq Trotter, executive producer

Diane Weyermann, executive producer

Zarah Zohlman, executive producer

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In this week’s episode I discuss the ascendant and descendant, also known as the relationship axis.

The ascendant is directly opposite the Descendant and the connecting line between these two points marks the horizon where we see the Sun rise in the East and set in the West. This is why the ascendant is also known as the rising sign.

The Ascendant is one third of the “Big Three” (the Sun and Moon making up the other two thirds) making it a pretty big deal in astrology.

It says a lot about who we are and how we approach the world, revealing various aspects of our personality, outlook, appearance, birth and early life, and how we appear to and interact with others.

Join me as I explore this crucial axis in the charts of celebrities and subscribers.

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The chart can be broken up into hemispheres, horizons and quadrants which can reveal a lot about how we view the world and how we interact with the world around us.

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What is spiritual DNA? Have you ever considered your spiritual lineage? Do you understand the significance of spiritual descendants? Join us today as we discuss the transfer of spiritual DNA through divine relationships with special guests Dr. Wayne Lee and Dr. Mike Harper.

Byron LOVE Luv, Madame Shay Fierce and Shello 4 Sho tussle linguistically here. This is an episode that explains where our tribe needs to be and who/what all is included in it. The Amerikkkan Descendants of Slaves are all one. The topic is discussed well here in addition to other trending topics backed-up by music reminiscent of the immersion of a pool of greatness.

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