https://griotandgrits.org/enDocumentaryGriot and Gritshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e2127079945dfe7205fe960376a506af.jpghttps://griotandgrits.org/Sun, 17 May 2026 18:02:04 +0000Griot and GritsGriot and Gritscollective03@gmail.comGriot and Grits is a new take on the West African Griot, the storytelling, singing, poet, historian of the village that was tasked with passing on the history of the village orally. Griot and Grits empowers people to step into the role of a modern day...false56d91d5d-61d6-5085-bd54-9ac30ac9543atrueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quick-bites-rep-james-roberson-reflects-on-the-roots-that-led-to-the-nc-state-house--72043230
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In this week’s episode of “Griot and Grits”, we discover that strength can come from the most unlikely of places. Sometimes that strength that we show to the world is exactly what we need for ourselves.

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In this week’s episode of “Griot and Grits”, we discover that strength can come from the most unlikely of places. Sometimes that strength that we show to the world is exactly what we need for ourselves.

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