UnderTold by CM

About UnderTold by CM

The jaw-dropping details you probably don't know about the Black stories you've heard your whole life. There are two types of episodes: UnderTold for All Ears UnderTold for 12+ Ears Season 1 live on February 1, 2026 Written, produced & narrated by Crystal Marie with the help of Naz. Theme music created by Alexa Gold. Cover art by Providence & Design.

Publisher

Crystal Marie

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Dec 2025

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   All Ears: Dovey Johnson Roundtree

   In this episode CM and Naz discuss the Charlotte native, Spelman grad, Howard Law grad, Army veteran, and legendary trailblazer who is the reason segregation in transportation is illegal. Kids will learn a few things including: What is an HBCU? What is segregation? Sources: Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights (https://bookshop.org/p/books/mighty-justice-my-life-in-civil-rights-dovey-johnson-roundtree/5b78f85030872c91?ean=9781616209551&bkshp-astro=t) by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights, the Young Readers Edition (https://bookshop.org/p/books/mighty-justice-young-readers-edition-the-untold-story-of-civil-rights-trailblazer-dovey-johnson-roundtree-jabari-asim/b085cf259ee776ff?ean=9781250229014&bkshp-astro=t) by Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Katie McCabe, Jabari Asim Share feedback, recommendations or story ideas at UnderToldbyCM.com (http://www.UnderToldbyCM.com)

2. 

   30 Aug 2026

   She Went to War, to Court, and the Pulpit: Dovey Roundtree with Dr. Sean Fling

   Dovey Roundtree is quite possibly the least told story of our podcast so far, but her legacy has impacted anyone who has ever ridden public transportation in the United States. It's almost unfathomable to believe that a girl born in her circumstances could go on to fight Jim Crow in the military and in the U.S. legal system with some of the most important cases in our country's history. A Spelmanite, Howard Law grad, a teacher, an Army officer, an attorney and an A.M.E. ordained minister - Dovey Roundtree's career is almost too expansive to be believed. Sources 1.   Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights (https://bookshop.org/p/books/mighty-justice-my-life-in-civil-rights-dovey-johnson-roundtree/5b78f85030872c91?ean=9781616209551&bkshp-astro=t) by Dovey Johnson Roundtree 2.   History Chicks podcast (https://thehistorychicks.com/episode-281-dovey-johnson-roundtree/) – Dovey Johnson Roundtree episode 3.  Murder on the Towpath podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/6XfQ59SH6sgZ2402wkkvqe) with Soledad O’Brien 4.  Dovey Johnson Roundtree on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovey_Johnson_Roundtree) 5.  NYT Obituary of DJR (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/obituaries/dovey-johnson-roundtree-dead.html) 6.  Brooklyn Village Pics (https://brooklynvillage-clt.com/history/) 7.   Campus Mirror – Spelman newspaper pics (https://amistadresearchcenter.org/blog/the-campus-mirror-spelman-reflected-in-its-newspaper) Recommendations 1.    Kin (https://bookshop.org/p/books/kin-oprah-s-book-club-a-novel-tayari-jones/b39cfc2eee0fdadf?ean=9780525659181&bkshp-astro=t) by Tayari Jones 2.   Black Cake (https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-cake-a-read-with-jenna-pick-a-novel-charmaine-wilkerson/533cb7c73f654627?ean=9780593358351&bkshp-astro=t) by Charmaine Wilkerson 3.   The Other Black Girl (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-other-black-girl-a-novel-zakiya-dalila-harris/28eb8128c97d3e3d?ean=9781982160142&bkshp-astro=t) by Zakiya Dalila Harris 4.   Queenie (https://bookshop.org/p/books/queenie-candice-carty-williams/16aa5f0e9ef495f8?ean=9781501196027&bkshp-astro=t) by Candice Carty Williams 5.   A Long Way Home (https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-long-way-home-saroo-brierley/1bdcfb8547e256cc?ean=9780425276198&bkshp-astro=t) by Saroo Brierly 6.   The Family Business (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-family-business-carl-weber/5bec28dbe97c1e8d?ean=9781601625359&bkshp-astro=t) by Carl Weber

3. 

   25 Jul 2026

   All Ears Episode: Who is Bayard Rustin?

   Maybe you've heard of the famous March on Washington in 1963. But do you know about the man who organized buses, lunches, speeches and all the details for roughly 250,000 people? Give us 14 minutes of your time and soon you will! Resources: Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin (https://bookshop.org/p/books/lost-prophet-the-life-and-times-of-bayard-rustin-john-d-emilio/d8b158e02c7852cf?ean=9780226142692&bkshp-astro=t) by John D'Emilio (book) Brother Outsider: the Life of Bayard Rustin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjxjNYFQeKo) on Netflix Rustin Film (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lBqMhZ3NBg) on Netflix

4. 

   30 Jun 2026

   MLK's Gay Mentor: Bayard Rustin with guest Brandon Grate

   Bayard Rustin was arrested for sitting in the White section of a public bus in 1941, 14 years before the Birmingham Bus Boycott. He orchestrated the most famous march in human history, the March on Washington. He mentored Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on how to enact non-violence as a form of civil disobedience and protest. Why don't more people know who he is? This Pride month, learn more this complicated man and his legacy (and have a few laughs too!!) with Brandon Grate (https://www.brandongrate.com/). Sources: Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin (https://bookshop.org/p/books/lost-prophet-the-life-and-times-of-bayard-rustin-john-d-emilio/8a5bdd614b9211a4?ean=9780226142692) by John D'Emilio (book) Brother Outsider: the Life of Bayard Rustin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjxjNYFQeKo) on Netflix Rustin Film (https://youtu.be/EuZ-UONInl4?si=A6pFIIKcx5GdCloU) on Netflix

5. 

   15 Jun 2026

   All Ears Episode | What is "Soul Food" Anyway?

   This All Ears Episode is all about Black American food, also known as soul food. Where did it come from? What does soul food mean? Is it good for you? Naz and CM explore these questions and more! Recommendation: Wonder (https://bookshop.org/p/books/wonder-r-j-palacio/1fc3f31c7d2d83fa?ean=9780375869020&next=t) by R. J. Palacio

6. 

   25 May 2026

   Episode 4: Myths About Black Food with Dominique of Plots and Pans

   This month's episode dispels three popular myths about Black food. The guest is Dominique Charles, founder of Plots and Pans (https://www.myplotsandpans.com/), and fab creator of edible gardens! Dominique takes a break from visiting the Today Show and consulting aspiring gardeners to chat with us about: Soul food vs Black food vs Southern food Is Black food unhealthy? Is Black food just the descendant of the scraps enslavers left for Blacks? Sources: High on the Hog (https://www.blackbirdcookbooks.com/products/high-on-the-hog-a-culinary-journey-from-africa-to-america?srsltid=AfmBOoqXd_RevS7OWF6yv0FNGUAx5201Cgk7pLe_JvXFTNftm2-8GzkA)by Jessica B. Harris Eating While Black (https://bookshop.org/p/books/eating-while-black-food-shaming-and-race-in-america-psyche-a-williams-forson/7ca71c019e93b02e?ean=9781469668451&next=t&next=t) by Psyche A. Williams-Forson The Gift of Southern Cooking (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gift-of-southern-cooking-recipes-and-revelations-from-two-great-american-cooks-a-cookbook-edna-lewis/7487b6a1a51e9857?ean=9780375400353&next=t)by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock Meals, Music and Muses: Recipes from My African-American Kitchen (https://www.amazon.com/Meals-Music-Muses-Recipes-American/dp/1250098092) by Alexander Smalls and Veronica Chambers Recommendations: Cook Out: Recipes and Tips for the Great Outdoors (https://bookshop.org/p/books/cook-out-recipes-and-tips-for-the-great-outdoors-an-outdoor-cookbook-rashad-frazier/67d20928a1328b60?ean=9780593835999&next=t) by Rashad Frazier

7. 

   23 Mar 2026

   All Ears Episode 3: Free Grits and Eggs for All Kids (thanks to the Black Panther Party)

   This is an All Ears episode about the Free Breakfast Program for School Children with co-host, 7 year old Naz. The Black Panther Party is known for a lot of things, but how much do we know about the Free Breakfast Program that inspired a nation to feed its poorest citizens breakfast? Hear the UnderTold history of this program and it's lasting impact. Kid-Friendly Sources here: 1. Kids Meet Former Black Panthers (video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRuDnigDKnI) 2. Five Things to Know About the Black Panthers (video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9PwhmyhYLA&list=PLRhSJ-baaS2_wLu2qdTZ68ACwCvqTXvJt) For Parents (also check out the Adult Episode preceding this one!) 1. Power Hungry by Suzanne Cope (book) (https://bookshop.org/p/books/power-hungry-women-of-the-black-panther-party-and-freedom-summer-and-their-fight-to-feed-a-movement-suzanne-cope/7bf247ee070e3da2?ean=9781641604529&next=t) 2 . Service to the People (free online book) (https://caringlabor.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hilliard-ed-the-black-panther-party-service-to-the-people-programs.pdf)

8. 

   23 Mar 2026

   Episode 3: The Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program with John Grant, IV

   Did you know that the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program provided grits and eggs for kids in the 70's that inspired our government to provide over 2 BILLION breakfasts for students today? Sources: Videos 1.  No Kid Hungry Discussion on Free Breakfast Movement (https://www.nokidhungry.org/blog/black-history-month-celebrating-origins-free-breakfast-and-food-justice-movement) 2. 1969 Special Project: Black Panthers Feed the Children (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY6sqgGwceo) Books 1.  Power Hungry Women of the Black Panther Partyand Freedom Summer and their Fight to Feed a Movement by Suzanne Cope 2.  To Die for the People by Huey Newton 3.  The Black Panther Party: Service to the People (https://caringlabor.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hilliard-ed-the-black-panther-party-service-to-the-people-programs.pdf) edited by David Hilliard by the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation Articles 1.      Breakfast: a Good Habit, not a repetitive custom (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/147323000803600401). In the Journal of International Medical Research. In 2008. 2.  Breakfast is most important meal (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2824987.stm) (BBC) 3.  Sorry, There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/upshot/sorry-theres-nothing-magical-about-breakfast.html) y Aaron E. Carroll 4.  Black Past: Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast Program (1969-1980) (https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/black-panther-partys-free-breakfast-program-1969-1980/#:~:text=The%20Panthers) 5.  Black History Month: Celebrating the Origins of Free Breakfast and the Food Justice Movement on NoKidHungry.org (https://www.nokidhungry.org/blog/black-history-month-celebrating-origins-free-breakfast-and-food-justice-movement) 6. Fact Sheet on School Breakfast Program (https://www.nokidhungry.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/school-breakfast-program-factsheet.pdf) by No Kid Hungry 7. Nonviolence Project on Free Breakfast for Children: (https://thenonviolenceproject.wisc.edu/2024/02/04/free-breakfast-for-children-nonviolent-legacies-of-the-black-panther-party/) Nonviolent Legacies of the Black Panther Party 8.  The Greenwood Food Blockade (https://www.southernfoodways.org/the-greenwood-food-blockade/) by Southern Foodways Alliance 9. African American Intellectual Historic Society: The Black Panther Party and the Free Breakfast for Children Program (https://www.aaihs.org/the-black-panther-party/) 10.  Solid Ground: Radical History of the Free Breakfast Program (https://www.solid-ground.org/the-radical-history-of-the-free-breakfast-program/) 11.  Wikipedia: School Breakfast Program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Breakfast_Program)

9. 

   16 Feb 2026

   All Ears Episode 2: Anna Murray Douglass with Naz

   This is an All Ears episode about Anna Murray Douglass with co-host, 7 year old Naz. Frederick Douglass attempted to escape from slavery twice. He failed. And then he met Anna and Anna had a plan. The rest is history. Hear the UnderTold history of Anna Murray Douglass, the woman who dedicated her life to antislavery and civil rights for Black Americans. Sources: Anna Murray Douglass, My Mother As I Recall Her by Rosetta Douglass Sprague

10. 

    13 Feb 2026

    Episode 2: Anna Murray Douglass, A Love Story with Antar Tichavakunda

    In this episode, we bring light to Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass tried to escape slavery. He failed twice. Then he met Anna, and he never failed again. Here the UnderTold love story of Anna & Frederick. Sources: 1.    Anna Murray Douglass – My Mother As I Recall Her (https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5400/sc5496/051200/051245/images/2713462.pdf) by Rosetta Douglass Sprague 2.  My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass 3.  Free City of Baltimore (https://oxfordaasc.com/page/2901#:~:text=When%20Frederick%20Douglass%20arrived%20in,long%20struggle%20of%20black%20America.) 4.  Life and Time of Frederick Douglass, byFrederick Douglass; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass 5. North Star Front Page (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/NorthStarfrontpage.jpg) 6. Putting Out System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putting-out_system#:~:text=The%20putting%2Dout%20system%2C%20also,with%20agricultural%20and%20domestic%20chores). 7.  Demographics of Free Blacks (https://jubiloemancipationcentury.wordpress.com/2015/07/11/the-demographics-and-geography-of-free-blacks-north-south-east-west/)

11. 

    6 Feb 2026

    All Ears Episode 1: Robert Smalls with Naz

    This is an all ears episode about Robert Smalls - the pirate/superhero from South Carolina. Listen in as CM and her 7 year old co-host, Naz (who hand selected the sounds effects) chat about this legend. Sources: Be Free or Die (https://bookshop.org/p/books/be-free-or-die-the-amazing-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery-to-union-hero-cate-lineberry/cd42c01cc657c239?ean=9781250183897&next=t) by Cate Lineberry (book) The Jealous Bragging Turtle (https://www.knowitall.org/interactives/gullah/tales/turtle/gullah.html), Gullah (South Carolina ETV Commission) Recommendations: Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls (https://bookshop.org/p/books/defiant-the-story-of-robert-smalls-rob-edwards/a056b39150918763?ean=9781939834379&next=t) by Rob Edwards (graphic novel) Dr. Binocs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Qlrdt6wQk) on YouTube The Wild Robot (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wild-robot-volume-1-lecturer-in-classics-peter-brown/12b3969bd6855b7c?ean=9780316382007&next=t) by Peter Brown

12. 

    30 Jan 2026

    Episode 1: Robert Smalls with Christopher Lomax

    In this episode about the most courageous South Carolinian, we learn about Robert Smalls' dramatic and legendary escape from slavery in a Confederate ship, and the details you'd never guess about what happened afterwards. The guest is Christopher Lomax, Founder/Principal at Lomax Legal. The main source is the book Be Free or Die by Cate Lineberry. Writer, Producer, Creator: Crystal Marie Theme music created by Alexa Gold

13. 

    24 Dec 2025

    Season 1 Trailer

    Welcome to UnderTold. Here with the help of friends, we tell the jaw-dropping, unexpected, heart-wrenching details you didn’t know about Black people, events and stories you’ve probably heard about your whole life. This teaser introduces you to the host, co-host and the season. Theme music by Alexa Gold

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