The Courtship of Mona Mae https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ en © 2020 We join Black pioneer Mona Mae Christophe as she goes on a journey to find her mother. The Courtship of Mona Mae is a story of love, resistance and family. Written and independently produced by Yhane Washington Smith an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University. You can follow on Instagram: @Yhane.Writes. Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/. Stay updated on progress of the show. Newsletter: https://substack.com/@harlemqueen. Thank you for listening! https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/025b7ed8-123c-11ec-a2b7-47d84f6cc8b1/image/531ab25a3b1e0dba4a5d2dacb8a31e40.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress The Courtship of Mona Mae https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ yes serial Yhane Washington Smith We join Black pioneer Mona Mae Christophe as she goes on a journey to find her mother. The Courtship of Mona Mae is a story of love, resistance and family. Written and independently produced by Yhane Washington Smith an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University. You can follow on Instagram: @Yhane.Writes. Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/. Stay updated on progress of the show. Newsletter: https://substack.com/@harlemqueen. Thank you for listening! We join Black pioneer Mona Mae Christophe as she goes on a journey to find her mother.

The Courtship of Mona Mae is a story of love, resistance and family.

Written and independently produced by Yhane Washington Smith an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University.

You can follow on Instagram: @Yhane.Writes.

Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/.

Stay updated on progress of the show. Newsletter: https://substack.com/@harlemqueen.

Thank you for listening!

]]> Yhane Washington Smith yhanewashington@gmail.com S2Ep1 - We Meet Mother Clara Brown We begin the new season with Black pioneer, Mona Mae, searching for her wealthy mother, Clara Brown. CAST: Andrietta Sims as Clara Brown TK Dutes as Mary Whitney Deal as Belle Peter Killy as Mr. Thompson and Mister Xperience J. - Sound Designer Recorded at Podstream Studies in Times Square Produced, written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith Come to our live show on September 26! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator Our live show is sponsored by II Bisonte. https://www.ilbisonte.com/en-usa You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:46:00 -0000 full Yhane Washington Smith We begin the new season with Black pioneer, Mona Mae, searching for her wealthy mother, Clara Brown. CAST: Andrietta Sims as Clara Brown TK Dutes as Mary Whitney Deal as Belle Peter Killy as Mr. Thompson and Mister Xperience J. - Sound Designer Recorded at Podstream Studies in Times Square Produced, written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith Come to our live show on September 26! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator Our live show is sponsored by II Bisonte. https://www.ilbisonte.com/en-usa You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We begin the new season with Black pioneer, Mona Mae, searching for her wealthy mother, Clara Brown.


CAST:

Andrietta Sims as Clara Brown

TK Dutes as Mary

Whitney Deal as Belle

Peter Killy as Mr. Thompson and Mister

Xperience J. - Sound Designer

Recorded at Podstream Studies in Times Square

Produced, written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith


Come to our live show on September 26!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator


Our live show is sponsored by II Bisonte.

https://www.ilbisonte.com/en-usa


You can listen to my other shows here:

https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

*"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.

*"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial"

*"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories.



Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 659 BONUS #2 - History 101: Nicodemus, Kansas and Trailer for season two of The Courtship of Mona Mae We are thrilled to bring you new episodes of The Courtship of Mona Mae! To celebrate the launch of our new season, we will have a LIVE SHOW on Saturday September 26 in New York City! Come on out and say howdy! The link to purchase tickets or make a donation is below. Wado! (That is how how you say "Thank you" in Cherokee) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator Sponsored by II Bisonte. You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:28:00 -0000 trailer Yhane Washington Smith We are thrilled to bring you new episodes of The Courtship of Mona Mae! To celebrate the launch of our new season, we will have a LIVE SHOW on Saturday September 26 in New York City! Come on out and say howdy! The link to purchase tickets or make a donation is below. Wado! (That is how how you say "Thank you" in Cherokee) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator Sponsored by II Bisonte. You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We are thrilled to bring you new episodes of


The Courtship of Mona Mae!


To celebrate the launch of our new season, we will have a LIVE SHOW on Saturday September 26 in New York City!

Come on out and say howdy!


The link to purchase tickets or make a donation is below.


Wado! (That is how how you say "Thank you" in Cherokee)


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator


Sponsored by II Bisonte.


You can listen to my other shows here:

https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

*"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.

*"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial"

*"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 323 BONUS #1 - Get ready for more episodes! History 101: What was the Reconstruction Era? The Courtship of Mona Mae is a western about a Black woman searching for her family post Civil War, post slavery. The series is independently produced, written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith. A g.g. granddaughter of a Black man who served in the Civil War. Art Design: Saramit Morales To celebrate the launch of our new season, we will have a LIVE SHOW on Saturday September 26 in New York City! Come on out and say howdy! The link to purchase tickets or make a donation is below. Wado! (That is how how you say "Thank you" in Cherokee) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator Sponsored by II Bisonte. Stay in touch! Instagram: @yhane.writes Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:58:00 -0000 bonus Yhane Washington Smith The Courtship of Mona Mae is a western about a Black woman searching for her family post Civil War, post slavery. The series is independently produced, written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith. A g.g. granddaughter of a Black man who served in the Civil War. Art Design: Saramit Morales To celebrate the launch of our new season, we will have a LIVE SHOW on Saturday September 26 in New York City! Come on out and say howdy! The link to purchase tickets or make a donation is below. Wado! (That is how how you say "Thank you" in Cherokee) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator Sponsored by II Bisonte. Stay in touch! Instagram: @yhane.writes Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Courtship of Mona Mae is a western about a Black woman searching for her family post Civil War, post slavery.

The series is independently produced, written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith. A g.g. granddaughter of a Black man who served in the Civil War.


Art Design: Saramit Morales


To celebrate the launch of our new season, we will have a LIVE SHOW on Saturday September 26 in New York City!

Come on out and say howdy!


The link to purchase tickets or make a donation is below.


Wado! (That is how how you say "Thank you" in Cherokee)


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997797742828?aff=oddtdtcreator


Sponsored by II Bisonte.


Stay in touch!

Instagram: @yhane.writes

Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips




You can listen to my other shows here:

https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

*"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.

*"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial"

*"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 455 S1EP2 - Love is Simple Mona and Zekial begin their journey from Kentucky to Colorado. Zekial teaches Mona about love. "The Courtship of Mona Mae" is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family. Thank you for listening! Brandon Micheal Hall as Zekial Montgomery Gabrielle Adkins as Mona Mae Christophe Luke Slattery as Conners Jocelyn O' Toole as Lucille Conners Joshua Gold as William Conners D. Rubin Green as Tump Isaiah James Mueller as Hayes Peter Killy as The Card Player Sound Design: XPerience J. Original Theme Composed and Performed by Jeanette Berry Art Design: Saramit Morales Produced, Written and Directed by Yhane Washington Smith Stay in touch! Instagram: @yhane.writes Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Join us in making more episodes by becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/harlemqueen You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" is about the Queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Music: Epidemic Sound  www.zapsplat.com www.freesound.org Big Fish Audio - Serie 6000 Sound Effects Audio Library "Smashing, Wooden Fence, C.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk)  Songs:  Ghost of the Rail - Gabriel Lewis Beyond the Western Hill- Gabriel Lewis Still Drifting- Eric Feinburg Misty Land- Headlund Cookies and Candy - J.F. Gloss Cool Rootsie Dobros- Cody Randall  Lone Rider- Walt Adams Open Range- Walt Adams Old Time Fiddlin' - River Run Dry  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:59:00 -0000 S1EP2 - Love is Simple. full 2 Yhane Washington Smith Mona and Zekial begin their journey from Kentucky to Colorado. Zekial teaches Mona about love. "The Courtship of Mona Mae" is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family. Thank you for listening! Brandon Micheal Hall as Zekial Montgomery Gabrielle Adkins as Mona Mae Christophe Luke Slattery as Conners Jocelyn O' Toole as Lucille Conners Joshua Gold as William Conners D. Rubin Green as Tump Isaiah James Mueller as Hayes Peter Killy as The Card Player Sound Design: XPerience J. Original Theme Composed and Performed by Jeanette Berry Art Design: Saramit Morales Produced, Written and Directed by Yhane Washington Smith Stay in touch! Instagram: @yhane.writes Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Join us in making more episodes by becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/harlemqueen You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" is about the Queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Music: Epidemic Sound  www.zapsplat.com www.freesound.org Big Fish Audio - Serie 6000 Sound Effects Audio Library "Smashing, Wooden Fence, C.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk)  Songs:  Ghost of the Rail - Gabriel Lewis Beyond the Western Hill- Gabriel Lewis Still Drifting- Eric Feinburg Misty Land- Headlund Cookies and Candy - J.F. Gloss Cool Rootsie Dobros- Cody Randall  Lone Rider- Walt Adams Open Range- Walt Adams Old Time Fiddlin' - River Run Dry  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mona and Zekial begin their journey from Kentucky to Colorado.

Zekial teaches Mona about love.

"The Courtship of Mona Mae" is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family.


Thank you for listening!

Brandon Micheal Hall as Zekial Montgomery

Gabrielle Adkins as Mona Mae Christophe

Luke Slattery as Conners

Jocelyn O' Toole as Lucille Conners

Joshua Gold as William Conners

D. Rubin Green as Tump

Isaiah James Mueller as Hayes

Peter Killy as The Card Player


Sound Design: XPerience J.


Original Theme Composed and Performed by Jeanette Berry


Art Design: Saramit Morales


Produced, Written and Directed by Yhane Washington Smith


Stay in touch!

Instagram: @yhane.writes

Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips


Join us in making more episodes by becoming a patron.

https://www.patreon.com/harlemqueen


You can listen to my other shows here:

https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

*"Harlem Queen" is about the Queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.

*"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial"

*"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories.


Music:

Epidemic Sound 

www.zapsplat.com

www.freesound.org

Big Fish Audio - Serie 6000 Sound Effects Audio Library

"Smashing, Wooden Fence, C.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) 

Songs: 


Ghost of the Rail - Gabriel Lewis

Beyond the Western Hill- Gabriel Lewis

Still Drifting- Eric Feinburg

Misty Land- Headlund

Cookies and Candy - J.F. Gloss

Cool Rootsie Dobros- Cody Randall 

Lone Rider- Walt Adams

Open Range- Walt Adams

Old Time Fiddlin' - River Run Dry 



Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1344 yes S1EP1 - Leave the Romance to the Artists In the 1870s, pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search for Mona's mother, Clara who uses her skills to becomes wealthy. Mona must recall long forgotten memories in order to find her mother, love and a secure life for herself. "The Courtship of Mona Mae" is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family. Cast: Brandon Micheal Hall as Zekial Montgomery Gabrielle Adkins as Mona Mae Christophe Luke Slattery as Conners D. Rubin Green as Tump TJ Washington as Hayes Sound Designer - Xperience Jay Art design by Saramit Morales Mona Mae's Theme composed and performed by Jeanette Berry Written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith Music:  Ace in the Hole- Sixteen Wheelers Ghost Hunt- Sixteen Wheelers Beyond the Western Hills- Gabriel Lewis Campfire Legends- Jon Algar Stay in touch! Instagram: @yhane.writes Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Join us in making more episodes by becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/harlemqueen You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:58:00 -0000 S1EP1 - We Must Be Practical full 1 Yhane Washington Smith In the 1870s, pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search for Mona's mother, Clara who uses her skills to becomes wealthy. Mona must recall long forgotten memories in order to find her mother, love and a secure life for herself. "The Courtship of Mona Mae" is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family. Cast: Brandon Micheal Hall as Zekial Montgomery Gabrielle Adkins as Mona Mae Christophe Luke Slattery as Conners D. Rubin Green as Tump TJ Washington as Hayes Sound Designer - Xperience Jay Art design by Saramit Morales Mona Mae's Theme composed and performed by Jeanette Berry Written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith Music:  Ace in the Hole- Sixteen Wheelers Ghost Hunt- Sixteen Wheelers Beyond the Western Hills- Gabriel Lewis Campfire Legends- Jon Algar Stay in touch! Instagram: @yhane.writes Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Join us in making more episodes by becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/harlemqueen You can listen to my other shows here: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ *"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. *"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial" *"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1870s, pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search for Mona's mother, Clara who uses her skills to becomes wealthy. Mona must recall long forgotten memories in order to find her mother, love and a secure life for herself.

"The Courtship of Mona Mae" is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family.


Cast:

Brandon Micheal Hall as Zekial Montgomery

Gabrielle Adkins as Mona Mae Christophe

Luke Slattery as Conners

D. Rubin Green as Tump

TJ Washington as Hayes

Sound Designer - Xperience Jay

Art design by Saramit Morales

Mona Mae's Theme composed and performed by Jeanette Berry

Written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith


Music: 

Ace in the Hole- Sixteen Wheelers

Ghost Hunt- Sixteen Wheelers

Beyond the Western Hills- Gabriel Lewis

Campfire Legends- Jon Algar


Stay in touch!

Instagram: @yhane.writes

Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

Newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips


Join us in making more episodes by becoming a patron.

https://www.patreon.com/harlemqueen


You can listen to my other shows here:

https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/

*"Harlem Queen" about the queen of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.

*"1972 - The Chisholm Trail the Davis Trial"

*"Dancers on the Shore" audio adaptations of William Melvin Kelley's lovely short stories.






Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1317 S1 - Trailer - The Courtship of Mona Mae In the 1870s, Black pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search for Mona's mother, Clara a former slave who uses her skills to become wealthy. Mona must recall a past long forgotten in order to survive so that she can find her mother, love and create a secure way of life for herself. The Courtship of Mona Mae is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:54:00 -0000 S1 - Trailer - The Courtship of Mona Mae trailer Yhane Washington Smith CONTENT WARNING: Gun fighting, language, reference to American slavery. In the 1870s, pioneer Mona Mae Christophe searches the American West for her mother, Clara. In the 1870s, Black pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search for Mona's mother, Clara a former slave who uses her skills to become wealthy. Mona must recall a past long forgotten in order to survive so that she can find her mother, love and create a secure way of life for herself. The Courtship of Mona Mae is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the 1870s, Black pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search for Mona's mother, Clara a former slave who uses her skills to become wealthy. Mona must recall a past long forgotten in order to survive so that she can find her mother, love and create a secure way of life for herself.

The Courtship of Mona Mae is a beautiful story of resistance, love and family.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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