Homegoings is a series from Brave Little State that features meaningful conversations with artists of color who live in Vermont — about Black grief, resilience and art. Included in this entry is original audio from a conversation with three Vermont teens on power, history and hope, and a video excerpt from the series, with Burlington-based storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer, who unpacks the joy and heartbreak she’s experienced throughout her 10-plus years living in Vermont.
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Photo: Kingdom County Production
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Graphic: Elodie Reed, Vermont Public
![A graphic with a pink background and transparent white lilies, with a black-and-white image of a smiling woman holding a microphone and holding another person's hand. Overlayed are blue hand-drawn heart outlines, a crown on the woman's head, and a cape made of black, yellow and red hearts, which hangs down the woman's back.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7af3129/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2399x1774+0+0/resize/880x651!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2Fa5%2F919d5f644cc1b230e5a6049bc702%2Fferene-homegoings-7-final-with-hearts.png)
Photo: Ferene Paris Meyer, Courtesy
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Graphic: Elodie Reed, Vermont Public