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Introduction: Hello listeners, My name is adrienne maree brown. And you are listening to a sneak peek of Red for Revolution, the audio drama. I invite you to travel across time for a story of love and liberation.

(00:00:00.555 –– 00:00:09.775) –– JAZMINE, PRESENT DAY

I'm Jazmine James and I am figuring out my sexuality. And the only one I feel comfortable sharing that with is my favorite person in the world, my grandma.

(00:00:10.195 –– 00:00:16.415) –– GRANDMA ELLA, PRESENT DAY

My name is Ella Ali and I'm working towards becoming a revolutionary Black woman.

(00:00:17.135 –– 00:00:24.935) –– JAZMINE, PRESENT DAY

Honestly, I thought she'd be disappointed in learning about who I am and who I love, but to my surprise, it turned out we have a lot more in common.

(00:00:24.935 –– 00:00:29.895) –– ADRIENNE, PRESENT DAY

Did you tell your grandmother that you got in touch with the Lorraine Giovanni?

(00:00:30.215 –– 00:00:37.775) –– MS. LORRAINE, PRESENT DAY

I’m Ms. Giovanni to some, Lorraine, to few. I sing for the people and I spread the gospel for the Lord.

(00:00:37.915 –– 00:00:43.935) –– JAZMINE, PRESENT DAY

And my grandmother's alive and healthy and she's willing to tell the greatest love story I've ever heard.

(00:00:44.855 –– 00:00:45.895) –– ELLA ALI, 1970s

I’m Ella …

(00:00:46.815 –– 00:00:49.655) –– LORRAINE GIOVANNI, 1970s

Darling, everyone knows who you are.

(00:00:50.235 –– 00:00:57.095) –– LORRAINE GIOVANNI “singing,” 1970s

Revolution is today/and now it's just on the streets/ or at the church/

It's at your home/ it's at your door/it's in your heart/It's right now.

(00:00:57.475 –– 00:00:59.455) –– JAZMINE PRESENT DAY

And my goodness, it's a story.

(00:00:59.695 –– 00:01:01.775) –– LEROY, 1970s

I know who you … really been out there chasing after.

(00:01:02.035 –– 00:01:04.775) –– SEAN, 1970s

Did you mean what you said in those letters, that you love her?

(00:01:04.995 –– 00:01:11.975) –– BARBRA, 1970s

The court doesn't have the final say over your life, Ella. If you wanna be a sacrificial scapegoat for a crime you didn't commit, you can be just that.

(00:01:12.395 –– 00:01:16.695) –– ELLA ALI, 1970s

Our comrade in the struggle Joanne Sands was murdered.

(00:01:16.995 –– 00:01:18.935) - JAZMINE, PRESENT DAY

Did you know Grandma and Joanne dated?

(00:01:19.275 –– 00:01:20.795) - SUZANNE SANDS, PRESENT DAY

No, I did not know my mother dated my dead mother.

(00:01:21.795 –– 00:01:24.054) - JAZMINE, PRESENT DAY

She told me detail after detail.

(00:01:24.055 –– 00:01:25.055) –– DELORES ALI, 1970s

Stop, that. She is not gonna start a riot.

(00:01:27.625 –– 00:01:30.135) –– HOWARD ALI, 1970s

Ain't nothing wrong with trouble if it’s for justice.

(00:01:30.915 –– 00:01:35.975) –– ELLA ALI, 1970s

You are a Black woman that people listen to that must feel wonderful, doesn't it?

(00:01:35.975 –– 00:01:46.575) –– LORRAINE GIOVANNI, 1970s

I don't always feel like people are listening to me. I think that question should be directed to you. You are a Black woman with a lot to say and a whole lot of people listen to you. Ain't it wonderful?

(00:01:46.965 –– 00:01:51.895) –– JAZMINE, PRESENT DAY

I've decided to make a podcast about my grandmother and I'm so excited to tell the story.

(00:01:51.895 –– 00:01:55.695) –– LORRAINE GIOVANNI, 1970s

Which color lip do you think I should go with, nude or red?

(00:01:56.515 –– 00:01:58.535) –– ELLA ALI, 1970s

Red for revolution.