s1 e6 — VIOLA DESMOND and ZHENG YI SAO: Bravery often wears a skirt. One refused to give up her seat, the other became the leader of a ginormous fleet.

This week, in an effort to keep her "black card" and in honor of Black History Month, Lavetta tells the heroic story of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond, and Miriam recounts one of the most successful pirates in history, Zheng Yi Sao.

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