
In her essay, “The Daily Lottery Was Originally a Harlem Game. Then Albany Wanted In”, Davis explores the history and rise of lotteries in Black communities – and how New York state usurped the game.
Karen Taylor Bass asks Davis probing questions about her mother in the episode entitled, “Bookie, Banker, Mother, and Wife?”
Davis reveals new secrets in her conversation with Phoebe Judge on the renowned podcast Criminal over her mother’s success in the Detroit Numbers.
“What I witnessed never looked like gambling. What I witnessed was a cultural experience that was communal…It is a form of play. It’s an opportunity to take a little fraction of your income and take a chance at winning.”