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Boley, Oklahoma: A Black Town In The American West (featuring Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tiffany Cross, and OlaRonke Akinmowo)

πŸŽ™οΈ Drapetomaniax πŸ• June 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM

Have you heard about Boley, Oklahoma – the town that wished a motherfucker would? Boley was a thriving, black town founded by Abigail McCormick who had inherited the land where Boley was founded from her grandfather, a Creek Freedmen. This episode tells the story of how, in 1932, the entire town came together when a gang of white men decided to rob the bank because they thought it’d be easy. But they were in for a big surprise.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media

This episode features:

Malcolm-Jamal Warner Β T.R. Ringe

Sheila Thompkins Β Tiffany Cross

Rashieda Β Β OlaRonke Akinmowo

Special thanks to our voice actors:

Ruby Jean Β Β Andrea O’Brien Vives

Groupchat 1 Β Β Jason Vives

Groupchat 2 Β Β Timil Jones

Movie Trailer Voice Guy Homero Radway

Robber 2 CC Patterson Geo Wyex

Robber 1 George Β Roderick Morrow

McCormick Β Β Homero Radway

Booker T Washington Rodrick Morrow

DJ Β Β Β Carvell Wallace

Mainline Operator Β Blu Radway

Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer Janicia Francis

Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator Homero Radway

Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence

Audio Engineer Toni Paulsen

Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor Β Patricia Kihoro

Theme Song Β Freedom by Pharell Williams

Music featured in this episode include:

RnB Vibes by Grigoriy Nuzhny

At The Cross by Joyspring

The Magnetic Buzz by Spaghetti Dual

Cash Out by Nbhd Nick

Life of a Cowboy by Mac Taboel

Standoff by Nylonia

Rogue by Cody Martin

The News Tonight by Shimmer

Like N Subscribe by Work Brunch

Civil War Song- Battle Cry of FreedomΒ 

Tumbleweeds by Desert Dive

Dodge City by Christian Andersen

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