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Does Heritage Matter?

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:54:56 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss the meaning of heritage, why it matters to them, and why heritage can be valuable for everyone. They share their thoughts on claims that cherishing the past isn’t important, the issue with only focusing on the the past’s problems, and ways in which the past can be a source of hope for present-day struggles.

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Celebrating Black History: Kara Walker

Black Beauty Highlight: Kara Walker

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 01:25:54 -0400

Raven highlights the talent, success, and brilliance of this artist, known for centering themes of identity, violence, and historical narratives in her work.

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Kara Walker Biography

Kara Walker

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MARIE VAN BRITTAN BROWN (1922-1999)

Black Beauty Highlight: Marie Van Brittan Brown

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 21:26:47 -0400

Raven talks about the innovation of this nurse, known for inventing the home security system.

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Marie Van Brittan Brown

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What Is Womanhood?

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:44:43 -0400

Olivia and Raven get personal and technical surrounding what it means to be a woman, diving into inclusive and conservative definitions of woman, and unpacking what womanhood means to them.

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17 Women Share What Womanhood Means to Them

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HOW TO SPOT TERF IDEOLOGY

Sex and Gender Identity

The Sociology of Gender Performances

Episodes Referenced:

Disability, Beauty, and Appearances Part1

Disability, Beauty, and Appearances Part2

Disability, Beauty, and Appearances Part3

Native Women’s History Highlight: Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 02:04:26 -0400

Olivia highlights the struggles and successes of this Omaha medical doctor, and legal and health advocate, who was the first Native woman to earn a medical degree.

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DR SUSAN LA FLESCHE PICOTTE

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte Changing the Face of Medicine

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Elizabeth Peratrovich, Civil and Voting Rights Activist

Native Women’s History Highlight: Elizabeth Peratrovich

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:32:25 -0400

Raven shares the accomplishments and advocacy of this Tlingit civil rights activist, who fought for equality for Alaska Natives, and whose efforts contributed to the passage of the United States' first anti-discrimination bill.

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Celebrating the Life of an Important Civil Rights Activist

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10 Native Women You Should Have Learned About in History Class

Music Credit: Thanks to Kevin MacLeod over at incompetech.com!

Native Women’s History Highlight: Lyda Conley

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:39:11 -0400

Olivia honors this Wyandot lawyer, known most for her advocacy and protests to protect Indian burial lands from being desecrated and sold as real estate.

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Lyda Conley

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Zitkála-Šá ("Red Bird"/Gertrude Simmons Bonnin)

Native Women’s History Highlight: Zitkála-Šá

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:11:47 -0500

Raven honors the herstory of this Dakota civil rights activist, writer, and musician, remembered for her contributions to the women’s Suffrage movement, and activism which led to the passage of the the Indian Citizenship Act.

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Zitkala-Sa Biography

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Battle of the Black Leaders…Booker T. vs Du Bois

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:17:51 -0500

Olivia and Raven share the differing perspectives on Black advancement, held by intellectuals Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. They discuss the conflicting views between the two, and what they personally find pleasing and problematic with the philosophies expressed by both leaders.

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Black Pride and the Pan-African Movement

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Booker T. Washington

Atlanta Compromise

W.E.B. Du Bois

Episodes Referenced:

The Resistance In Our Blood: Challenging Segregated Buses Didn’t Start With Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks: Beyond The Bus and The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility Part2…Getting It Right

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 23:48:54 -0500

Olivia and Raven talk about challenges with exercising cultural humility in everyday conversations and the clinical setting, the fear of awareness and asking questions, and ways we can all develop cultural humility.

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How cultural humility and cultural competence impact belonging

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https://www.betterup.com/blog/cultural-humility-vs-cultural-competence

Black Disability History Series Day6: A Record-Breaking Paralympian

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:46:54 -0500

Raven closes out the series with Blake Leeper, an amputee who’s won multiple paralympic medals, and set world and American records in track & field.

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Blake Leeper Biography

A Blake Leeper Interview

Patrick "Blake" Leeper

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https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/lorde-audre-1934-1992/

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Black Disability History Series Day5: A Warrior Poet

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 23:49:13 -0500

Olivia shines light on the herstory of Audre Lorde, known for her poetry and contributions to feminist theory.

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AUDRE LORDE (1934-1992)

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In Memoriam: Dr. Nathie Marbury

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Black Disability History Series Day4: Deaf, Loud and Proud

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 23:37:19 -0500

Raven honors the contributions of educator, advocate, and researcher, Dr. Nathie Marbury.

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NBDA Mourns the Loss of Longtime Member: Dr. Nathie Marbury

Obituary: Dr. Nathie Marbury 1944-2013

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Donald Galloway, advocate of rights of disabled, dies at 73

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Black Disability History Series Day3: Fighting for Blind People to Serve Their Civic Duty

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:59:31 -0500

Olivia highlights some of the accomplishments of this disability rights advocate, who refused to accept discrimination as the default.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/donald-galloway-advocate-of-rights-of-disabled-dies-at-73/2011/10/31/gIQAl93MdM_story.html

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Disabled Musician, Actor, and Writer, James Ian is Highlighting the Beauty in Disability …

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Black Disability History Series Day2: Falling for Music

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:56:42 -0500

Raven shares James Ian’s story, and his experiences as a performing musician and actor with a physical disability.

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https://www.respectability.org/2022/02/james-ian-spotlight/

Disability and music: disabled singer James Ian and his Labour of Love

https://disabilityhorizons.com/2015/12/disabled-singer-james-ian-talks-about-his-labor-of-love/

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https://campowerment.com/experts/impact/tatiana-lee/

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Black Disability History Series Day1: Making Hollywood Accessible

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:02:15 -0500

Happy Black History Month! Follow our six-day series celebrating Black disabled folks.

Olivia starts the series off honoring Tatiana Lee, an actress, model, and Hollywood Inclusion Associate.

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Tatiana Lee

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Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility Part1…The Problematic Approach

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 19:56:03 -0500

Olivia and Raven share the history of the terms “cultural competence” and “cultural humility,” shed light on why this is relevant to everyone, and they discuss criticisms and their perspectives on what cultural competence should look like.

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How cultural humility and cultural competence impact belonging

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https://www.betterup.com/blog/cultural-humility-vs-cultural-competence

Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility - Health.mil

https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Psychological-Health-Center-of-Excellence/Clinicians-Corner-Blog/Cultural-Competence-vs-Cultural-Humility

The Savior Complex and the Persecution Complex

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:52:41 -0500

Olivia and Raven are back with a discussion about white savior syndrome, Western saviorism, and the persecution complex of Christians and conservatives in the US.

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United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Upholding White Supremacy

Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy-and-upholding-white-supremacy/

Blind People React to Visual Art

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/blind-people-react-to-visual-art/

The Black Church’s Role in Black Liberation

https://isquared.podbean.com/page/2/

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A Savior No One Needs: Unpacking and Overcoming the White Savior Complex

https://www.healthline.com/health/white-saviorism#examples

The Evangelical Persecution Complex

https://www.leoweekly.com/2022/05/the-evangelical-persecution-complex-and-the-christian-academy-of-louisvilles-homophobic-assignment/

Black Joy and Hope. Honoring the New Year

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:54:15 -0500

Closing out the year with poetry performances, Raven reads “Cozy Apologia” by Rita Dove, and “The Black Finger” by Angelina Weld Grimké, and Olivia delivers a moving performance of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.”

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rita-dove

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Rita Dove

The Black Finger

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/157902/the-black-finger

Still I Rise BY MAYA ANGELOU

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise

Black Beauty Highlight: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 04:00:54 -0500

Olivia details the journey of this educator to start a school for Black youth, that is now an HBCU.

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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/wright-elizabeth-evelyn-1872-1906/

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https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/ghana

Festive Season Series Day6…Christmas in Ghana

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 03:31:10 -0500

Raven closes the Festive Season Series with the traditions of Ghana’s Christmas celebration, held from December 20th to January 1st.

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Christmas in Ghana

How Christmas is celebrated in Ghana

https://www.gviusa.com/blog/how-christmas-is-celebrated-in-ghana/

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https://www.brilliant-ethiopia.com/christmas-in-ethiopia

Story background music: "Savannah (Sketch)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Festive Season Series Day5…Ethiopian Christmas

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 03:32:20 -0500

Olivia details the religious traditions of Ethiopian Christmas, celebrated on January 7.

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Christmas in Ethiopia

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NEW YAM FESTIVAL IN IGBO LAND

Story background music: "Adding the Sun" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Festive Season Series Day4…New Yam Festival

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:08:54 -0500

Raven discusses the traditions and lore behind this harvest celebration in Igbo Land.

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http://www.ndiigbogermany.de/articles/igbo-new-yam-festival

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Junkanoo – December 26, 2022

Story background music: "Arcane" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Festive Season Series Day3…Junkanoo

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:09:21 -0500

Olivia shares some Black-Caribbean history and talks about the traditions of this celebration.

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https://nationaltoday.com/junkanoo/

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A Season of Storytelling and Ceremony

Festive Season Series Day2…Ojibwe Fireside Story

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:35:46 -0500

Raven talks about the storytelling tradition common among Indian tribes during the winter season, and she reads an Ojibwe legend, “How Dogs Came to the Indians.”

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2017/12/20/american-indian-winter-solstice/

How Dogs Came to the Indians

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/dog.htm

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Winter Solstice Traditions

Festive Season Series Day1…Zuni Shalako Festival

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:51:23 -0500

Olivia kicks off our Festive Season series with this winter solstice tradition of the Zuni people.

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https://blog.kachinahouse.com/native-american-winter-solstice-traditions/

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Life with a Guide Dog…Realities and Misconceptions

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 20:24:09 -0500

Olivia and Raven share their experiences with navigating life with guide dogs, and they dive into the joys, struggles, and misconceptions of the guide dog handler journey.

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Advocacy in All we Do: Family and Challenges Advocating

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 23:57:26 -0500

Olivia and Raven unpack the struggles and successes with self-advocating among family members as a disabled person, in this first installment of their Advocacy In All We Do series.

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ROSEN SKINCARE FOUNDER JAMIKA MARTIN IS DEFYING ACNE SKINCARE BARRIERS FOR BLACK WOMEN

Black Beauty Highlight: Rosen Skincare

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 06:13:09 -0500

Olivia talks about this Black-owned skincare line designed to address major skin conditions common in the Black community, and she shares some of the story of founder, Jamika Martin.

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https://www.blackenterprise.com/rosen-skincare-founder-jamika-martin-is-defying-acne-skincare-barriers-for-black-women-at-ulta-beauty/

Rosen Skincare

https://www.rosenskincare.com/

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The Black Church’s Role in Black Liberation

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 09:07:33 -0500

Olivia and Raven dive into the Black church’s positive contributions to Black liberation and Black advancement. They discuss the role of the Black church during the Abolitionist movement, Reconstruction era, the Great Migration, and the Civil Rights movement.

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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/godinamerica-black-church/

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The Black Church

Black Beauty Highlight: Purpose Toys

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:35:25 -0500

Raven shines a light on this Black-owned toy start-up and some of its product lines, which aim to represent and celebrate Black characteristics and the Black experience.

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Black-Owned Toy Start-Up (Purpose Toys) Unveiled New Naturalistas Pixie Puff Collection

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/black-owned-toy-start-purpose-110000268.html

Top of Their Class: Purpose Toys’ HBCU-Inspired Dolls Debut at Target

https://finurah.com/2022/08/09/top-of-their-class-purpose-toys-hbcu-inspired-dolls-debut-at-target-in-first-big-step-toward-taking-on-the-102-5-billion-market/

Hair Type Chart:

https://www.curlcentric.com/hair-typing-system/

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Honoring the Earth and Her Gifts

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:31:56 -0500

Olivia and Raven share two stories each from Native American tribes, telling of plant myths, gratitude, and sharing food with the community. Raven closes the episode by reading thoughts on Thanksgiving from 5 Native Americans who celebrate the day.

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HOW Bear BECAME KEEPER OF THE MEDICINES

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http://www.muiniskw.org/pgCulture3d.htm

Native American Bloodroot Mythology

http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bloodroot.htm

Turkey makes the corn and Coyote plants it

https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TurkeyMakestheCornandCoyotePlantsIt-Apache.html

Coyote Builds Willamette Falls And The Magic Fish Trap

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev2_025634.pdf

Black Beauty Highlight: Hair Are Us

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 02:56:00 -0500

Olivia switches things up and highlights this multi-million dollar E-commerce brand, and she shares the story of its co-founder, Ashley Williams.

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About Ashley Williams

https://entrepreneurareus.com/pages/about-me

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Black Elitism and Respectability Politics

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:12 -0500

Olivia and Raven discuss the Black women’s club movement, what it achieved, and how it pushed respectability narratives. They also unpack what respectability politics is, specific flaws with respectability, and actionable steps for combatting respectability politics.

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Black Feminism Part 1: Discrimination In Women’s Liberation, and Black Liberation

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Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-feminism-part-1-discrimination-in-women-s-liberation-and-black-liberation/

The Resistance In Our Blood: Challenging Segregated Buses Didn’t Start With Rosa Parks

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/the-resistance-in-our-blood-challenging-segregated-buses-didn-t-start-with-rosa-parks/

Emotional Safety and Disability

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/emotional-safety-and-disability/

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Black Women’s Club Movement

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/black-womens-club-movement

The Rise of Respectability Politics

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-rise-of-respectability-politics

respectability-politics

https://www.studioatao.org/respectability-politics

Black Beauty Highlight: Charlotte Forten Grimke

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:13:10 -0500

Raven honors the life and contributions of this abolitionist, educator, and women’s rights activist, who dedicated her life to Black advancement.

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Celebrating Charlotte

https://www.salemstate.edu/charlotte-forten

Charlotte Forten Grimké

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlotte-Forten-Grimke

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Emotional Safety and Disability

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:26:36 -0500

Olivia and Raven dive into what emotional safety is, why it’s important to maintain as disabled people, and the various ways it’s often minimized for disabled people.

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7 Ways to Create Emotional Safety in Your Relationship

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https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-do-you-create-emotional-safety-in-your-relationships

The Backbone in the Fight for Equality

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:18:48 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss the controversial topic of the Communist Party’s contributions to the Civil Rights movement in the US, and the positive impact communist ideology had on women’s empowerment in various countries.

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Pan-Africanist Highlight: Claudia Jones

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https://isquared.podbean.com/e/pan-africanist-highlight-claudia-jones/

Black Beauty Highlight: A Mastermind of the Civil Rights Movement

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-a-mastermind-of-the-civil-rights-movement/

The Resistance In Our Blood: Challenging Segregated Buses Didn’t Start With Rosa Parks

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/the-resistance-in-our-blood-challenging-segregated-buses-didn-t-start-with-rosa-parks/

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The CPUSA and the African American Liberation struggle: a global perspective

https://www.cpusa.org/party_info/the-cpusa-and-the-african-american-liberation-struggle-a-global-perspective/

Marxism, Communism, and Women

http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~delittle/Entry%20communism%20and%20marxism%20on%20gender%20v2.htm

The Communist Women’s Movement

https://isreview.org/issue/87/communist-womens-movement/index.html

How 'Communism' Brought Racial Equality To The South

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123771194

Spooky Stories Day 6: Vampire Hermit

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:28:39 -0400

Happy Halloween! Raven brings you our final spooky story from the Iroquois people, sharing the lore of a vampire hermit, who waits in his coffin to prey on hunters.

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https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/09/vampire_hermit.html

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Spooky Stories Day 5: Jack O’Lantern

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:49:56 -0400

Olivia delivers a delightful fright for Devil’s Night, telling of a terrifying encounter with the spirit of Jack O’Lantern.

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https://www.americanfolklore.net/jack-olantern/

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Spooky Stories Day 4: Big Liz

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 11:11:05 -0400

Raven serves this slice of southern horror, in which a Confederate-supporting enslaver plays a terrible trick on an enslaved girl, but the joke’s on him.

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https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/big_liz.html

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Spooky Stories Day 3: Hold Him Tabb

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:33:54 -0400

Sticking with our theme of abandoned abodes, Olivia tells of two travelers seeking shelter from the cold, and a tangle with a spirit who’s not so welcoming.

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https://www.americanfolklore.net/hold-him-tabb/

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Spooky Stories Day 2: Sifty Sifty San

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:29:30 -0400

Raven shares this story of an encounter with a spirit who is disturbed and enraged when a man trespasses and stays in the lake house it is haunting.

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https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/10/sifty_sifty_san.html

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Sifty Sifty San

Spooky Stories Day 1: I’m Coming Down Now!

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:30:55 -0400

Olivia kicks off our Black folk horror series with a tale of the struggle to sell an authentically haunted house.

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https://www.americanfolklore.net/im-coming-down-now/

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I’m Coming Down Now!

Black Beauty Highlight: The First Black-American Psychiatrist

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:42:47 -0400

Raven talks about the life and research of Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller, remembered for his discoveries which expanded the body of knowledge on the disease we know today as Alzheimer’s.

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SOLOMON CARTER FULLER (1872-1953)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fuller-solomon-carter-1872-1953/

Solomon Carter Fuller

https://chaamp.virginia.edu/node/3844

The Black Doctor Who Helped Decode Alzheimer’s Disease

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/09/21/world-alzheimers-day-solomon-carter-fuller/

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Kehinde Wiley AMERICAN PAINTER

Blind People React to Visual Art

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 03:54:25 -0400

Olivia and Raven read and respond to written descriptions of 5 works by Black portrait painter, Kehinde Wiley. They share their interpretations of the various elements in the paintings, and talk about the significance of finding detailed descriptions of visual art.

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https://www.theartstory.org/artist/wiley-kehinde/

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Black Beauty Highlight: Kehinde Wiley

Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-kehinde-wiley/

United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Upholding White Supremacy

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy-and-upholding-white-supremacy/

Black Feminism Part 1: Discrimination In Women’s Liberation, and Black Liberation

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-feminism-part-1-discrimination-in-women-s-liberation-and-black-liberation/

Black Beauty Highlight: Charity Adams Earley

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:21:12 -0400

Olivia highlights this educator and army officer, who was the first Black-American woman to serve as an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of Black-American women to serve overseas during World War II.

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LTC Charity Adams Early

https://www.womenofthe6888th.org/charity-adams-earley

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Burden vs. Entitlement: A Disabled Person's Internal Battle

Disabled and a Burden to Society

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:46:52 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss why disabled people often feel like they’re a burden. They share common experiences that illustrate how society views and treats disabled people as burdensome.

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https://dcp.ucla.edu/node/88

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Mount alumna, Urban Indigenous Collective president

Black Beauty Highlight: An Afro-Indigenous Mental Health Advocate

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:50:01 -0400

Raven honors Sutton King, known for her dedication to supporting mental health, social well-being, and health research for Native Americans.

Learn More!

https://mountsaintvincent.edu/indigenous-voices-in-mental-health/

Sutton King, MPH | Co-Founder, Co-Director

https://urbanindigenouscollective.org/leadership

Honoring Indigenous Voices with Sutton King, MPH ‘20

https://publichealth.nyu.edu/podcast/iamgph/ep85-honoring-indigenous-voices-sutton-king

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Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans

Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day On the Same Day as Columbus?

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 21:25:40 -0400

Olivia and Raven detail the histories of Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day. They discuss their views on dedicating the same Monday to both holidays, and share their hopes regarding Indigenous Peoples Day.

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Learn More!

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/indigenous-peoples-day-native-americans-columbus

How Columbus Sailed Into U.S. History, Thanks To Italians

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/10/14/232120128/how-columbus-sailed-into-u-s-history-thanks-to-italians

Celebrating Columbus Day overlooks violence, racism against Indigenous people

https://news.umich.edu/celebrating-columbus-day-overlooks-violence-racism-against-indigenous-people/

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SANDRA PRUNELLA MASON (1949- )

Black Beauty Highlight: Sandra Mason

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:16:25 -0400

Olivia celebrates this Barbadian lawyer, educator, and ambassador, who became Barbados’s first president after the nation transferred from a constitutional monarchy.

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Learn More!

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/people-global-african-history/sandra-prunella-mason-1949/

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Two Years Down! Reflecting On Bias in Historical Research

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:10:35 -0400

Olivia and Raven honor Intersectional Insights’ 2nd birthday by reflecting on their experiences with researching Black history, Native Americans’ histories and legends, and differences in biographical articles for men and women.

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https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-church-terrell

Black Beauty Highlight: Mary Church Terrell

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:59:40 -0400

Raven shares some of the numerous accomplishments attained by this educator, author, and activist, known for her civil rights advocacy, political organizing, and protesting racial segregation and sex discrimination.

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Mary Church Terrell

Mary Eliza Church Terrell

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Eliza-Church-Terrell

MARY CHURCH TERRELL (1863-1954)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/terrell-mary-church-1863-1954/

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United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Upholding White Supremacy

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:12:49 -0400

Olivia and Raven dive into the white supremacist roots of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and they discuss the organization’s role in perpetuating the lost cause narrative in history textbooks and Civil War discourse. They cover the UDC’s founding, goals, and efforts in education and Confederate veneration, and the negative impact on history education and Black people today.

Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/was-abraham-lincoln-the-savior-of-black-americans/

Symbolism and Criticism of the Confederate Flag

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/symbolism-and-criticism-of-the-confederate-flag/

Twitter @I_squaredpod

https://hqudc.org/history-of-the-united-daughters-of-the-confederacy/

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HISTORY OF THE UDC

United Daughters of the Confederacy

https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-Daughters-of-the-Confederacy

Lost Cause

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Cause

A New Civil War Museum Speaks Truths in the Former Capital of the Confederacy

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-museum-speaks-truths-former-capital-of-confederacy-180972085/

United Daughters of the Confederacy

https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy/

TWISTED SOURCES: How Confederate propaganda ended up in the South's schoolbooks

https://www.facingsouth.org/2019/04/twisted-sources-how-confederate-propaganda-ended-souths-schoolbooks

Black Beauty Highlight: Dr. Ayana Johnson

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:53:12 -0400

Olivia recognizes the work and achievements of this marine biologist and environmental strategist, known for leading ocean conservation projects, and serving on the Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

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AYANA E. JOHNSON (1980- )

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/ayana-e-johnson-1980/

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Sellouts and Self-Hate. On Internalized Prejudice

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:43:43 -0400

Olivia and Raven share their views, experiences and unpopular opinions regarding people who work against their own interest, and belong to marginalized communities. They explore the reasoning and factors that contribute to internalized prejudice, and how this perpetuates discrimination throughout society.

Episode Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/was-abraham-lincoln-the-savior-of-black-americans/

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Women who made legal history: Sarah E. Goode

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Black Beauty Highlight: Sarah E. Goode

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 01:47:37 -0400

Raven honors this entrepreneur and inventor, who was one of the first Black women to obtain a patent from the US government.

Learn More!

https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/women-who-made-legal-history-sarah-e-goode/

Sarah E. Goode Biography

https://www.biography.com/inventor/sarah-e-goode

SARAH E. GOODE (C.1855?-1905)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/goode-sarah-e-c-1855-1905/

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Diving into the World of Audio Description

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:01:14 -0400

Olivia and Raven explain what audio description (AD) is, and share their positive and negative experiences with it. They discuss the limits of audio description, encounters with AD poorly done, AI voices for AD, using AD with subtitles, and examples of confusing audio description.

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ROGER ARLINER YOUNG (1889-1964)

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Black Beauty Highlight: Dr. Roger Arliner Young

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:05:03 -0400

Olivia shares the life story and attainments of this researcher, professor, and activist, who was the first Black woman to earn a PH.D. in zoology.

Learn More!

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/young-roger-arliner-1889-1964/

How a brilliant biologist was failed by science

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200930-arliner-young-the-black-biologist-failed-by-science

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Protecting Our Peace

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 23:42:25 -0400

Olivia and Raven talk about how they protect their piece as podcasters researching emotionally heavy topics, and ways they support their mental wellness as Black disabled women in a country where the media is primarily negative, and civil rights are under attack.

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https://kehindewiley.com/

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Black Beauty Highlight: Kehinde Wiley

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:22:50 -0400

Raven highlights this portrait painter, who uses his work to portray Black people in a heroic and empowering manner, often reusing familiar historical images to center Black people, their cultures, and histories.

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KEHINDE WILEY

Kehinde Wiley AMERICAN PAINTER

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/wiley-kehinde/

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Symbolism and Criticism of the Confederate Flag

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:01:12 -0400

Olivia and Raven bust myths about the symbolism of the confederate flag, and share the history of displaying the flag as opposition to civil rights and Black advancement, and in support of white supremacy. They also discuss an article written by a Black supporter of the confederate flag, and the problem with celebrating southern heritage with the confederate flag specifically.

Episode Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/was-abraham-lincoln-the-savior-of-black-americans/

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Why is the Confederate flag so offensive?

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Learn More!

https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-confederate-flag-so-offensive-143256

Confederate Flag As a Symbol of Hate

https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/8318

I am a black South Carolinian. Here’s why I support the Confederate flag.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/24/i-am-a-black-south-carolinian-heres-why-i-support-the-confederate-flag/

Cornerstone Speech

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/cornerstone-speech

“Corner Stone” Speech

http://web.archive.org/web/20130822142313/http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/cornerstone-speech/

The Complicated Political History Of The Confederate Flag

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/22/416548613/the-complicated-political-history-of-the-confederate-flag

What the Confederate flag really means to America today, according to a race historian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/19/what-the-confederate-flag-really-means-to-america-today-according-to-a-race-historian/

Black Beauty Highlight: The Father of Sickle Cell Disease

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:37:08 -0400

Olivia discusses the passion, research, and advancements contributed by Dr. Roland Scott. Known as the premier authority on sickle cell disease, he published over 300 articles, conducted research that contributed to sickle cell screenings for newborns, and founded Howard University’s Center for Sickle Cell Disease.

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Black History Month: Dr. Roland Scott

https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/2021/02/26/black-history-month-dr-roland-scott/

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Mass Shootings in the U.S. by Shooters’ Race/Ethnicity as of July 2022

White Men, Crime, and Accountability

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:33:09 -0400

This conversation focuses on the fact that white men aren’t held accountable for mass shootings, and other crimes, to the extent that other populations are for lesser, or no offenses. Olivia and Raven talk white male entitlement, male entitlement, and the double standards for men and women regarding societal expectations, and Black men and white men concerning crime and accountability.

Learn More!

https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/

Episodes Referenced:

Criticizing Our Country, American Identity, and American Propaganda

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/criticizing-our-country-american-identity-and-american-propaganda/

Stories of Children In the Civil Rights Movement

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/stories-of-children-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

Disabled, Kindhearted, and Clueless: On Disability and Accountability

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/disabled-kindhearted-and-clueless-on-disability-and-accountability/

Twitter @I_squaredpod

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marva-Collins

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Black Beauty Highlight: Teacher of the “Unteachable”

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:10:39 -0400

Raven honors the career and achievements of educator, Marva Collins, who relied on unconventional approaches to educating students labeled as unteachable, and taught these methods to over 100,000 educators.

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Marva Collins

MARVA COLLINS (1936-2015)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/collins-marva-1936/

Marva Collins Biography

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marva-collins-40

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Disabled, Kindhearted, and Clueless: On Disability and Accountability

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:01:02 -0400

Olivia and Raven unpack the harmful ideas in the misconceptions that disabled people are pure of heart and/or naïve, mental illness and criminal behavior are linked, and that folks struggling with mental illness can’t be held accountable for their actions. They also dive into the ableist attitudes couched in the belief that living with a disability allows people to overcome mistreating and having prejudice toward others.

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ANGELLA DOROTHEA FERGUSON (1925- )

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Black Beauty Highlight: A Pioneer Of Sickle Cell Research

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 23:43:52 -0400

Olivia talks about the life and accomplishments of medical researcher and instructor of pediatrics, Dr. Angella D. Ferguson, known for her work with sickle cell anemia.

Learn More!

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/angella-dorothea-ferguson-1925/

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Stories of Children In the Civil Rights Movement

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:53:21 -0400

Olivia and Raven talk about the children who were instrumental in protests against segregation. They dive into the stories of Ruby Bridges, The Little Rock Nine, the Leesburg Stockade Girls, the Burmingham Children’s March of 1963, the Peace Ponies, and an NAACP Youth Council member.

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The Resistance In Our Blood: Challenging Segregated Buses Didn’t Start With Rosa Parks

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Discussion Summary:

01:10: Topic intro, and what led civil rights leaders to involve children in the movement.

05:54: Ruby Bridges’s role in integrating New Orleans schools.

18:18: The Little Rock Nine and desegregating Little Rock Central High School.

32:55: The Leesburg Stockade Girls, imprisoned for violating Jim Crow laws when purchasing theater tickets.

36:57: The Children’s March of 1963 in Burmingham, Alabama, and personal anecdotes from children who participated.

47:24: The Civil Rights History Project, and the importance of such a project centering Black history education.

53:04: Outro.

Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/the-resistance-in-our-blood-challenging-segregated-buses-didn-t-start-with-rosa-parks/

Black Beauty Highlight: Carlotta Walls LaNier

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-carlotta-walls-lanier/

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/was-abraham-lincoln-the-savior-of-black-americans/

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Ruby Bridges

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges

How Youth Activists Impacted the Civil Rights Movement

https://www.biography.com/news/african-american-youth-civil-rights-movement

Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/hidden-herstory-leesburg-stockade-girls

'I Gave Up Hope': As Girls, They Were Jailed In Squalor For Protesting Segregation

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/685844413/i-gave-up-hope-as-girls-they-were-jailed-in-squalor-for-protesting-segregation

Children as Civic Agents during the Civil Rights Movement

https://www.socialstudies.org/system/files/publications/articles/yl_27045.pdf

Youth in the Civil Rights Movement

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/youth-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

Black Beauty Highlight: Carlotta Walls LaNier

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 01:00:03 -0400

Raven highlights the youngest member of The Little Rock Nine, who played a significant role in desegregating Little Rock Central High school, and is dedicated to ensuring equal access to education for Black children through service with the Little Rock Nine Foundation.

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Carlotta Walls LaNier

https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/carlotta-walls-lanier/

Carlotta Walls LaNier (1942–)

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/carlotta-walls-lanier-729/

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Was Abraham Lincoln the Savior of Black-Americans?

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:28:08 -0400

Olivia and Raven share their thoughts on the Apple TV+ docuseries Lincoln’s Dilemma, about Abraham Lincoln’s political career, the Civil War, and emancipation. They talk about misconceptions surrounding Lincoln and the emancipation of Black-American slaves, surprising facts they learned from the docuseries, and their views on Lincoln and Black liberation.

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Lincoln's Dilemma on Apple TV+

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Learn More!

https://tv.apple.com/us/show/lincolns-dilemma/umc.cmc.7003fizrrxznfhz1s20vv7ewy

'Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times,' by David S. Reynolds

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/books/review/abe-abraham-lincoln-in-his-times-by-david-s-reynolds-an-excerpt.html

Behind the Scenes - Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House, by Elizabeth Keckley

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/522951.Behind_the_Scenes

Black Beauty Highlight: The Grandmother of Juneteenth

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 02:03:27 -0400

Olivia honors educator and blacktivist, Opal Lee, who's worked to preserve Black-American history, was instrumental in efforts toward Juneteenth's recognition as a federal holiday, and supports under-resourced families through her service at a food bank.

Learn More!

OPAL LEE (1926- )

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/opal-lee-1926/

Ms. Opal Lee The Legend

https://www.juneteenthlegacyproject.com/activist-mrs-opal-lee

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Reclamation: Redefining Slurs to Reclaim Power

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:48:00 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss the controversial practice of reclaiming slurs, or marginalized communities giving certain slurs positive meanings. They get into why the “n-word” can be used in a positive way by Black people, why reclamation of “queer” wasn’t limited to the LGBTQ+ community, and what is gained by redefining and reclaiming slurs.

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Reclamation: Taking Back Control of Words

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Discussion Summary:

01:10: Topic intro, and what does it mean to reclaim slurs?

02:25: Discussing excerpts from the paper “Reclamation: Taking Back Control of Words”, detailing how slurs are weaponized and reclaimed, and how specific slurs have been reclaimed in different ways.

11:53: Discussing the article “Reclaiming Words Is Pointless If It Is Exclusive”, and why different slurs are redefined and reclaimed.

15:30: Objections to changing a slur’s definition according to which group uses it, the importance of context in understanding a word’s meaning, and determining who can use repurposed slurs without consequence.

35:16: Outro.

Learn More!

https://philarchive.org/archive/POPRTB

Reclaiming words is pointless if it is exclusive

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2022/03/tolliver-reclaiming-words-is-pointless-if-it-is-exclusive

Ta-Nehisi Coates on words that don't belong to everyone

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg

Black Beauty Highlight: Patricia Roberts Harris

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:05:24 -0400

Raven talks about the numerous achievements of this civil rights advocate, who was an educator, lawyer, and worked to advance rights for Black people and impoverished Americans.

Learn More!

Patricia Roberts Harris

https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/patricia-roberts-harris/

A Woman of Many Firsts: Patricia Roberts Harris

https://www.historicamerica.org/journal/2021/3/1/a-woman-of-firsts-patricia-roberts-harris

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Transabled Identity: Becoming Disabled By Choice

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 05:46:32 -0400

Olivia and Raven dive into the controversial discussion of transabled identity, also called transableism, and dig into medical research surrounding it, as well as objections to accepting and treating transabled people with disabling procedures.

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The Complicated Issue of Transableism

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Discussion Summary:

01:10: Views on transabled identity before and after researching it, and explaining what transabled identity is.

06:04: Difficulties relating to transabled identity, and debating if someone is still transabled or simply disabled after attaining their desired disability.

12:53: One of the first known cases of a transabled individual, and medical findings surrounding transabled identity.

17:57: Uninformed objections to accepting and treating transabled people with surgery.

33:51: Society’s reluctance to accommodate and support people who aren’t the norm.

35:56: Outro.

Learn More!

https://daily.jstor.org/the-complicated-issue-of-transableism/

Body Integrity Identity Disorder

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326051/

Understanding transableism: Why do some people want to be physically disabled?

https://kinesismagazine.com/2020/01/20/understanding-transableism-why-do-some-people-want-to-be-physically-disabled/

What A Disabled Person Thinks About ‘Transableism’

https://thefederalist.com/2015/06/08/what-a-disabled-person-thinks-about-transableism/

Black Beauty Highlight: The Godmother of Hip-Hop

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 02:21:36 -0400

Olivia honors talented musician, vocalist, and record producer, Sylvia Robinson, who was the first Black female independent record producer to have a Top-10 hit, and is known for putting hip-hop on the map through her record label, Sugar Hill Records.

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The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s First Godmother: Sugar Hill Records’ Sylvia Robinson

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/sugar-hill-records-sylvia-robinson-hip-hop-godmother-8533108/

SYLVIA ROBINSON (1936-2011)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/robinson-sylvia-1936-2011/

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https://www.britannica.com/event/Stono-rebellion

Liberation Series Day 6: The Stono Rebellion

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 12:52:51 -0400

Raven closes out the series with the Stono uprising, set in September 1739 in South Carolina.

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Stono rebellion

STONO REBELLION (1739)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/stono-rebellion-1739/

Did African-American Slaves Rebel?

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/did-african-american-slaves-rebel/

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America’s Largest Slave Revolt: The German Coast Uprising of 1811

Liberation Series Day 5: The German Coast Uprising

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:07:33 -0400

Olivia covers Andry's Rebellion, which took place in Louisiana during January of 1811.

Learn More!

https://ushistoryscene.com/article/german-coast-uprising/

ANDRY’S REBELLION (1811)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/andry-s-rebellion-1811/

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New York slave rebellion of 1712

Liberation Series Day 4: New York Slave Revolt of 1712

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:46:50 -0400

Raven highlights this uprising, which resulted in greater restrictions on enslaved people in the colony of New York.

Learn More!

https://www.britannica.com/event/New-York-slave-rebellion-of-1712

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 Was a Bloody Prelude to Decades of Hardship

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-york-slave-revolt-1712-was-bloody-prelude-decades-hardship-180958665/

Dating the Start and End of Slavery in New York

https://nyslavery.commons.gc.cuny.edu/dating-the-start-and-end-of-slavery-in-new-york/

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New York slave rebellion of 1712

uprising, which resulted in greater restrictions on enslaved people in the colony of New York.

Learn More!

https://www.britannica.com/event/New-York-slave-rebellion-of-1712

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 Was a Bloody Prelude to Decades of Hardship

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-york-slave-revolt-1712-was-bloody-prelude-decades-hardship-180958665/

Dating the Start and End of Slavery in New York

https://nyslavery.commons.gc.cuny.edu/dating-the-start-and-end-of-slavery-in-new-york/

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Seminoles

Liberation Series Day 3: The Black Maroons of Florida

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:23:22 -0400

Olivia gives us the backstory of Black free people and runaway slaves, who intermingled with the Seminole Nation, and helped them battle colonists aiming to rob them of their land in Florida from 1812-1855.

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Black Seminoles

THE BLACK MAROONS OF FLORIDA (1693-1850)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/concepts-african-american-history/the-black-maroons-of-florida-1693-1850/

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'Spirit of resistance': Marking 500 years since the first slave revolt in the Americas

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Liberation Series Day 2: Santo Domingo Slave Revolt

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:08:10 -0400

Raven talks about the first recorded slave revolt in the Americas, which occurred in 1521 in present-day Dominican Republic.

Learn More!

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/spirit-resistance-marking-500-years-first-slave-revolt-americas-rcna7455

Dominicans mark 500 years since 1st African slave uprising in the Americas

https://www.laprensalatina.com/dominicans-mark-500-years-since-1st-african-slave-uprising-in-the-americas/

America’s first black slave rebellion turns 500 years today

https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2021/12/26/americas-first-black-slave-rebellion-turns-500-years-today/

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Before 1619, there was 1526: The mystery of the first enslaved Africans in what became the United States

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Liberation Series Day 1: San Miguel De Gualdape Slave Rebellion

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:53:59 -0400

Olivia details the history of the first slave rebellion on the mainland USA, which took place in 1526 in what is now Georgia and South Carolina.

Learn More!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/09/07/before-there-was-mystery-first-enslaved-africans-what-became-us/

SAN MIGUEL DE GUALDAPE SLAVE REBELLION (1526)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/san-miguel-de-gualdape-slave-rebellion-1526/

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Black Pride and the Pan-African Movement

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:55:18 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss the goals and impact of the Pan-African Movement, and tackle misconceptions and criticisms of Pan-African ideology and intellectuals.

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Pan-Africanist Highlight: Claudia Jones

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Discussion Summary:

01:11: Topic intro, and interesting findings in researching the Pan-African movement.

03:12: Pan-Africanism and Black Nationalism explained, and Marcus Garvey’s involvement in the movement.

17:07: The goals and impact of the Pan-African Congresses.

21:47: Positive sentiments in Pan-Africanism, and the importance of Black pride.

25:53: Criticisms of Pan-African ideology.

38:20: Significant differences in women’s and men’s contributions to the Pan-African movement.

47:44: Outro.

Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/pan-africanist-highlight-claudia-jones/

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Amy Ashwood Garvey

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/pan-africanist-highlight-amy-ashwood-garvey/

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Alexander Crummell

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/pan-africanist-highlight-alexander-crummell/

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Martin Robison Delany

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/pan-africanist-highlight-martin-robison-delany/

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History of Pan-Africanist intellectuals

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pan-Africanism

Marcus Garvey

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Garvey

THE PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESSES, 1900-1945

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/pan-african-congresses-1900-1945/

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Claudia Jones

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:33:30 -0400

Raven honors this Caribbean journalist and activist, who advocated for women’s rights in the US and UK, and campaigned against racism in education, employment, housing, and emigration legislation.

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CLAUDIA JONES (1915-1964)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/jones-claudia-1915-1964/

Claudia Jones, Pan-African Nationalist

https://aaregistry.org/story/claudia-jones-pan-african-nationalist-born/

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Righteous Anger, Rationality, and Prejudice

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 02:58:39 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss the view that emotion and reason are opposites, devaluing personal experiences of people stereotyped as emotional, and the lack of accountability in those who are dismissive based on prejudice.

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Remembering Amy Ashwood-Garvey: A Pan-African pioneer

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Discussion Summary:

01:10: Topic intro, misconceptions about emotional expression and rationality, and confusing emotional appeal with pathos.

06:50: The double standard regarding men and women displaying emotion when debating or proving a point, and examples of emotional appeal vs pathos.

12:03: The harm in demonizing and devaluing emotion in discourse, and viewing certain marginalized groups of people as inherently irrational.

19:37: Justified anger, and the struggle marginalized folks have to be taken seriously.

36:26: The wrong way to display emotion in a disagreement, and holding people accountable for being dismissive.

41:27: Outro.

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Amy Ashwood Garvey

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:38:03 -0400

Raven discusses the activism and accomplishments of this Jamaican Feminist, who cofounded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), promoted women’s participation in politics, and pushed to increase Jamaican’s and Guyanese people’s involvement in government.

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https://www.uj.ac.za/news/remembering-amy-ashwood-garvey-a-pan-african-pioneer/AMY ASHWOOD GARVEY (1897-1969)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/garvey-amy-ashwood-1897-1969/

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Disabled Personhood and Meaning In Life

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:14:54 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss the ways society dehumanizes disabled people, and the double standard regarding how disabled people and nondisabled people find fulfillment. They revisit Helen Keller’s article: “Physicians Juries for Defective Babies” to address controversial, but commonly held beliefs about disabled existence.

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Helen Keller: Physicians Juries for Defective Babies, Article in the New Republic, 1915

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Discussion Summary:

01:11: Topic intro, and the misconception that society is less ableist than it was a century ago.

04:39: Reducing disabled people’s humanity to their health condition.

09:21: Helen Keller’s article and devaluing disabled existence.

12:52: Breaking down Keller’s assertion that “happiness, intelligence, and power give life its sanctity”, and the subjectiveness of what constitutes happiness.

21:26: The different types of intelligence, and how they’re all valuable.

33:02: Lack of power, or autonomy, doesn’t make life less worth living.

42:58: Nondisabled people finding meaning or inspiration in disabled existence, and thinking of disabled people as inherently infantile or childlike.

49:06: Keller’s view that disabled existence devalues nondisabled, or “normal,” existence.

55:15: Outro.

Learn More!

https://eugenics.us/helen-keller-physicians-juries-for-defective-babies-article-in-the-new-republic-1915/217.htm

The Short Life and Eugenic Death of Baby John Bollinger

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/genetic-crossroads/201510/the-short-life-and-eugenic-death-baby-john-bollinger

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Alexander Crummell

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:32:27 -0400

Olivia highlights this Episcopalian minister and educator, who worked to unite Black Americans and African Natives in Liberia, and helped found the American Negro Academy.

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ALEXANDER CRUMMELL (1819-1898)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/crummell-alexander-1819-1898/

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Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination Part2

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:06:52 -0400

Olivia and Raven talk about the tendency to doubt the qualifications of folks in marginalized groups, misconceptions about the existence of protected classes, and opposition to affirmative action by people who are marginalized.

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What is Affirmative Action and Why Was it Created?

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Discussion Summary:

00:00: Episode intro, and the tendency to doubt the qualifications of people of color and folks in marginalized groups.

10:25: Misconceptions about the existence of “protected classes.”

23:05: Opposition to affirmative action from folks in marginalized groups.

27:57: Upholding the special treatment of majority groups over equal treatment.

31:51: Outro.

Learn More!

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/what-is-affirmative-action-and-why-was-it-created-31524

Episode Referenced:

Black Feminism Part 2: What Puts The Black In Black Feminism?

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-feminism-part-2-what-puts-the-black-in-black-feminism/

Pan-Africanist Highlight: Martin Robison Delany

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:43:05 -0400

Olivia talks about the accomplishments of this contributor to the Pan-African movement, who served his community and his country through his career in medicine, publishing two newspapers centering Black American issues, and serving in the US army.

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Martin Delany

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-R-Delany

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Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination Part1

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 02:19:17 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss what affirmative action laws are, reverse discrimination and misconceptions about affirmative action, and challenges to these laws in court.

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What is Affirmative Action and Why Was it Created?

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Discussion Summary:

00:00: Episode intro.

01:23: The purpose of affirmative action, and what affirmative action laws are.

05:29: Who’s benefited most from affirmative action laws, and misconceptions about what affirmative action is.

10:24: Challenges to affirmative action legislation in the court system, “reverse discrimination” cases, and legislation outlawing affirmative action.

27:01: Positive discrimination, the UK equivalent of “reverse discrimination,” vs positive action.

36:47: Outro.

Learn More!

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/what-is-affirmative-action-and-why-was-it-created-31524

affirmative action

https://www.britannica.com/topic/affirmative-action

What is Positive Discrimination in the UK?

https://croner.co.uk/resources/equality-discrimination/positive-discrimination-uk/

Abortion Access Restrictions Part2: Now What?

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:03:21 -0400

In this second half of a conversation on restricting abortion access and the leaked supreme court opinion draft, Olivia and Raven pick up with discussing some of the flawed arguments in the opinion, religious influence in the supreme court and antichoice ideology, and the states’ legislation protecting the right to abortion.

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Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

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Discussion Summary:

00:00: Episode intro, and flaws with Justice Alito citing 13th-century Laws of England in his opinion.

08:16: Fetal development, and portraying fetuses as people.

11:16: Religiosity of the supreme court justices, religious beliefs about abortion and contraception, and devaluing women.

19:37: Penalizing womanhood, and the aim to legislate women’s rights away.

22:57: US states maintaining or working toward protections for abortion rights.

27:44: Ways to personally support abortion access efforts going forward.

34:16: Outro.

Learn More!

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473

5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/fact-check-claims-supreme-court-draft-opinion-roe-v-wade/

The Religion of the Supreme Court Justices

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/391649/religion-supreme-court-justices.aspx

Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe

https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe

State Actions to Protect and Expand Access to Abortion Services

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/state-actions-to-protect-and-expand-access-to-abortion-services/

Canada and Mexico prepare to accept Americans seeking abortions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/09/canada-mexico-abortions-american

Abortion Access Restrictions Part1: Who Will They Harm?

Sat, 28 May 2022 12:54:45 -0400

In this first half of a conversation on restricting the right to an abortion and the leaked supreme court opinion draft, Olivia and Raven dive into statistics and facts surrounding abortion, the issues relating to pregnancy and parenthood that ought to be addressed in policy, and problematic claims in Justice Alito’s opinion.

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https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/the-abortion-pill

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Discussion Summary:

00:00: Topic intro, defining abortion, ABORTION METHODS, and difference between a fetus and a baby.

04:40: Stats and facts surrounding abortion, and the myth that antichoice people care about Black babies.

08:41: Statistics on maternal death, and medical and financial hardships on parents that ought to be addressed in policy.

22:53: Granting the right to life to fetuses, fetuses having greater value than pregnant people, and women have less bodily autonomy than men.

29:06: The supreme court majority opinion, and the difference between a human and a person.

34:15: Justice Alito’s claim that fundamental rights must be rooted in US history and tradition.

39:10: Outro.

Learn More!

The Abortion Pill

KEY FACTS ON ABORTION

https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/sexual-and-reproductive-rights/abortion-facts/

DEMOGRAPHICS

https://www.guttmacher.org/united-states/abortion/demographics

Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03392-8

Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473

5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/fact-check-claims-supreme-court-draft-opinion-roe-v-wade/

Black Beauty Highlight: Medgar Evers

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:50:07 -0400

Raven discusses the achievements and impact of this civil rights activist, who served in the army, organized protests for desegregation, and helped with legal advocacy for Black Americans.

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MEDGAR EVERS

https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/medgar-evers

Medgar Evers Biography

https://www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers

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Is EVERYTHING Racist?

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:48:50 -0400

Olivia and Raven talk common misconceptions and interpretations surrounding the meaning of racist, the difference between racial, racist, and racially problematic, and accepting that bigotry is at play more often than we realize.

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https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/billy-porter-1969/

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Discussion Summary:

01:09: Topic intro, the people who misuse the term “racist,” and why some people are quick to label something as such.

06:08: Definitions of racist, racial, and the increase in calling out racism.

21:15: Racist vs racially problematic, and just plain racial.

37:38: Getting comfortable with being called out for bigotry, and more things being acknowledged as racist or bigoted.

44:44: Outro.

Black Beauty Highlight: Billy Porter

Mon, 16 May 2022 04:28:53 -0400

Olivia highlights some of the many accomplishments of this talented actor, musician, and stage director, who’s an Oscar award away from being an EGOT winner.

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BILLY PORTER (1969

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Helen Keller’s Activism and Ableism

Thu, 12 May 2022 23:36:18 -0400

Olivia and Raven discuss Helen Keller’s activism and advocacy, the ways in which she is often sanitized, and dissect her article advocating for eugenics: “Physicians Juries for Defective Babies.”,

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Misconceptions About Disabled Women and Motherhood Part2

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Discussion Summary:

01:09: Topic intro, some of the ways Helen Keller is often inaccurately depicted and sanitized.

04:04: Helen Keller’s achievements and activism.

11:55: Keller’s ableist and disability elitist attitudes.

17:04: The Baby Bollinger medical case that inspired Keller’s article expressing her support for eugenics.

29:17: Dissecting Helen Keller’s article: “Physicians Juries for Defective Babies,” quality of life and the “worthwhile existence.”

36:29: Deciding cases for “defective babies” as an everyday choice, and comparing and contrasting criminal court with a physicians’ court.

43:51: Potentials for abuse of power and mistakes in the physicians’ court, and considering it cowardly to allow severely disabled babies to live.

53:06: The association between disability and potential for criminality.

55:17: Outro.

Episodes Referenced:

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/misconceptions-about-disabled-women-and-motherhood-part2/

Black Disability History Series Day 2: Eliza Suggs

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-disability-history-series-day-2-eliza-suggs/

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Helen Keller, Not Quite the Nice Lady Who Campaigned for Peace

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/helen-keller-quite-nice-lady-campaigned-peace/

Three Big Ableist Myths About the Life of Helen Keller

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-big-ableist-myths-about-life-helen-keller-180963793/

The Short Life and Eugenic Death of Baby John Bollinger

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/genetic-crossroads/201510/the-short-life-and-eugenic-death-baby-john-bollinger

Baby Bollinger Biography

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baby-Bollinger

Helen Keller: Physicians Juries for Defective Babies, Article in the New Republic, 1915

https://eugenics.us/helen-keller-physicians-juries-for-defective-babies-article-in-the-new-republic-1915/217.htm

Black Beauty Highlight: The Sculptor of Horrors

Tue, 10 May 2022 01:59:37 -0400

Raven talks about the life and works of visual artist, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, who crafted sculptures inspired by folklore, mythology, and Black American history.

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META WARRICK FULLER (1877-1968)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fuller-meta-warrick-1877-1968/

The Sculpture of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

https://www.themagazineantiques.com/article/the-sculpture-of-meta-vaux-warrick-fuller/

Meta Warrick Fuller

Trailblazing Sculptor & First African American Woman Recipient of Federal Art Commission / 1877-1968

https://unladylike2020.com/profile/meta-warrick-fuller/

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller: Visual Artist of the Harlem Renaissance

https://www.thoughtco.com/meta-vaux-warrick-fuller-45194

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Insight On the Side: The Black Business Bias

Thu, 05 May 2022 21:30:57 -0400

Olivia and her brother, Daylin, discuss the opposition toward Black business, squashing the entrepreneurial spirit in Black children, the influence of the Black dollar, and the need for support for Black businesses.

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Joseph de Bolonge/Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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Discussion Summary:

00:26: Episode begins, dampening the entrepreneurial spirit in Black Children, and fueling it in white children.

12:45: Reliance on Black influence, copying Black trends, and how it relates to the importance of Black businesses.

21:09: Why Black businesses often have higher prices than those owned by white people.

31:06: The need for Black representation in business, and the importance of buying Black.

38:00: Power of the Black dollar.

43:21: Preventing the erasure of Black businesses.

46:23: Outro.

Black Beauty Highlight: The God of Arms

Mon, 02 May 2022 00:16:44 -0400

Olivia celebrates this skilled swordsman and accomplished musician, who was an officer of the guard to the King of France, and composed some of the first string quartets played in France.

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https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/people-global-african-history/saint-georges-le-chevalier-de-joseph-de-bologne-1745-1799/

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When to Speak Up and When to Step Back

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:44:18 -0400

Olivia and Raven unpack why it’s inappropriate for members of nonmarginalized groups to participate in conversations for marginalized communities. They discuss people feeling attacked or guilty when folks who are marginalized share their experiences, centering yourself in the experiences of communities you don’t belong to, and when it's productive to speak up as a member of a majority group.

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