Helene Johnson's guest appearances

Helene Johnson

When it Mattered

Rebel Girls Book Club

Poem-a-Day

Danez Smith

Tracy K. Smith

Jericho Brown

Jake Skeets

Jacqueline Woodson

Lynsey Addario

Gregory Pardlo

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Jenny Johnson

Naomi Shihab Nye

Dorothy Parker

Jamila Woods

Binyamin Appelbaum

Eileen Myles

OwlTail

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 25, 2023. www.poets.org

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 25, 2023. <a href="https://www.poets.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poets.org</a>

Helene Johnson: "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem"

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2022. www.poets.org

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2022. <a href="https://www.poets.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poets.org</a>

Helene Johnson: "Trees at Night"

Maggie and Harmony continue their new series, Bite-Sized Bits Through the Ages, in which they review smaller pieces of literature over the last century through a feminist lens. In this episode, they talk about the poetry of Helene Johnson, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Maggie and Harmony dissect the poems "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem" and  "A Missionary Brings a Young Native to America" and explore the difference between articulating beautiful thoughts for yourself versus publishing them for others. Check out more of Helene's work here https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/11-poems-by-helene-johnson/ https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781558495722 This podcast is sponsored by Podcorn.  Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 Follow our social media pages at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rgbc/message

Maggie and Harmony continue their new series, Bite-Sized Bits Through the Ages, in which they review smaller pieces of literature over the last century through a feminist lens. In this episode, they talk about the poetry of Helene Johnson, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Maggie and Harmony dissect the poems "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem" and  "A Missionary Brings a Young Native to America" and explore the difference between articulating beautiful thoughts for yourself versus publishing them for others. Check out more of Helene's work here <a href="https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/11-poems-by-helene-johnson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/11-poems-by-helene-johnson/</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781558495722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781558495722</a> This podcast is sponsored by Podcorn.  Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: <a href="https://podcorn.com/podcasters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcorn.com/podcasters/</a> To follow our episode schedule go here <a href="https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108</a> Follow our social media pages at Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/</a> Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/</a> Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1</a> Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rgbc/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rgbc/message</a>

Bite Sized Bits Through the Ages 1930: Helene Johnson

Ep. 29 — A second generation holocaust survivor stops carrying the weight of her father’s suffering and starts living life to the fullest / Helene Johnson, President &amp; CEO, Bid2Win.When Helene Johnson was just six years old, she decided to get to the bottom of her beloved father’s bouts of anger and sadness.Johnson demanded a full account of what her dad had been through for five years in Nazi captivity.Obedient to her command, Johnson’s dad told her not only everything that had happened to him and his family but also what he’d seen happening to others in the Nazi concentration camps.Neither father nor daughter realized at that moment the devastating impact those stories would have on Johnson. She became captive to fear in all aspects of her daily life, work, and even worship.“It made me extremely afraid to be in crowds. I'm afraid to go on the Metro, which would have been nice today for work, but I just can't do it,” says Johnson. “I can't take being closed in and not having any chance to escape. When I go into stadiums or concerts or even the movie theater, I have to look for the exit and I have to know that there's a way to escape . . .  To this day, I cannot go into a synagogue on the Jewish holidays. I did when my kids were little and I was freaked out, totally, every time.”Johnson spent much of her adulthood trapped in her own shadow of fear and self-doubt, all the while building an impressive career  in government contracting.Recently, after Johnson’s beloved dad passed away, she noticed a gradual change in herself. It’s a change that has given her new life, soul, and spirit.Johnson’s story is a reminder of the multi-generational toll of the Holocaust. These stories are vital to prevent such events from ever happening again. A Pew Research Center survey released this week shows that, "Most U.S. adults know what the Holocaust was and approximately when it happened, but fewer than half can correctly answer multiple-choice questions about the number of Jews who were murdered or the way Adolf Hitler came to power.” And the survey revealed that fewer than 50% know that nearly 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.A New York Times story last week reported a disturbing rise in Neo-Nazi threats, “particularly from adherents who cluster in small cells organized under the auspices of a larger group that spreads violent ideology.” The report compared this trend in decentralization of the movement to al-globally dispersed radicalization and terrorism through small cells “or even lone wolves who would be inspired to plot their own attacks.TanscriptDownload the PDFChitra Ragavan:   Helene Johnson was just six years old when she asked her father, a Holocaust survivor, to tell her exactly what he had been through during five years in Nazi captivity. Her dad took her request seriously. He told her everything that had happened to him and his family. It may not have been a very wise move, either for her to ask him or for him to tell her at that young age. His story had a harsh impact on her childhood, and in fact, her whole life. Johnson spent much of her adulthood as a second generation Holocaust Survivor, captive in her own shadow of fear and self-doubt, all the while building an impressive career in government contracting.Chitra Ragavan:   Hello everyone. I'm Chitra Ragavan and this is When It Mattered. This episode is brought to you by Goodstory, an advisory firm helping technology startups find their narrative.Chitra Ragavan:   Recently, after Helene Johnson's beloved dad passed away, she noticed a gradual change in herself. It's a change that has given her new life, soul and spirit. Here to tell us more about what happened is Helene Johnson. She's president and CEO of Bid2Win, a Washington D.C. area consulting firm that's helping companies bid for and win federal contracts. Helene, welcome to the podcast.Helene Johnson:   Hi, thank you. It's nice to be here.

Ep. 29 — A second generation holocaust survivor stops carrying the weight of her father’s suffering and starts living life to the fullest / Helene Johnson, President &amp; CEO, Bid2Win. When Helene Johnson was just six years old, she decided to get to the bottom of her beloved father’s bouts of anger and sadness. Johnson demanded a full account of what her dad had been through for five years in Nazi captivity. Obedient to her command, Johnson’s dad told her not only everything that had happened to him and his family but also what he’d seen happening to others in the Nazi concentration camps. Neither father nor daughter realized at that moment the devastating impact those stories would have on Johnson. She became captive to fear in all aspects of her daily life, work, and even worship. “It made me extremely afraid to be in crowds. I'm afraid to go on the Metro, which would have been nice today for work, but I just can't do it,” says Johnson. “I can't take being closed in and not having any chance to escape. When I go into stadiums or concerts or even the movie theater, I have to look for the exit and I have to know that there's a way to escape . . .  To this day, I cannot go into a synagogue on the Jewish holidays. I did when my kids were little and I was freaked out, totally, every time.” Johnson spent much of her adulthood trapped in her own shadow of fear and self-doubt, all the while building an impressive career  in government contracting. Recently, after Johnson’s beloved dad passed away, she noticed a gradual change in herself. It’s a change that has given her new life, soul, and spirit. Johnson’s story is a reminder of the multi-generational toll of the Holocaust. These stories are vital to prevent such events from ever happening again. A Pew Research Center survey released this week shows that, "Most U.S. adults know what the Holocaust was and approximately when it happened, but fewer than half can correctly answer multiple-choice questions about the number of Jews who were murdered or the way Adolf Hitler came to power.” And the survey revealed that fewer than 50% know that nearly 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. A New York Times story last week reported a disturbing rise in Neo-Nazi threats, “particularly from adherents who cluster in small cells organized under the auspices of a larger group that spreads violent ideology.” The report compared this trend in decentralization of the movement to al-globally dispersed radicalization and terrorism through small cells “or even lone wolves who would be inspired to plot their own attacks. Tanscript Download the PDF Chitra Ragavan:   Helene Johnson was just six years old when she asked her father, a Holocaust survivor, to tell her exactly what he had been through during five years in Nazi captivity. Her dad took her request seriously. He told her everything that had happened to him and his family. It may not have been a very wise move, either for her to ask him or for him to tell her at that young age. His story had a harsh impact on her childhood, and in fact, her whole life. Johnson spent much of her adulthood as a second generation Holocaust Survivor, captive in her own shadow of fear and self-doubt, all the while building an impressive career in government contracting. Chitra Ragavan:   Hello everyone. I'm Chitra Ragavan and this is When It Mattered. This episode is brought to you by Goodstory, an advisory firm helping technology startups find their narrative. Chitra Ragavan:   Recently, after Helene Johnson's beloved dad passed away, she noticed a gradual change in herself. It's a change that has given her new life, soul and spirit. Here to tell us more about what happened is Helene Johnson. She's president and CEO of Bid2Win, a Washington D.C. area consulting firm that's helping companies bid for and win federal contracts. Helene, welcome to the podcast. Helene Johnson:   Hi, thank you. It's nice to be here.