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Educate Yourself with Podcasts
- Code Switch By NPR
A Decade Of Watching Black People Die
- The Stoop
The Stoop highlights Blackness by digging deeper into stories that we don’t hear enough about. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba discuss what it means to be Black and how we talk about our Black experiences through conversations between the two, as well as experts and Black people across the diaspora.
- A Conversation With Black Women on Race by The New York Times
In this New York Times Op/Ed video, a group of Black women speak candidly about their existence as Black women. Hearing their stories and learning their experiences on the receiving end of both microaggressions and overt racism help illustrate all of the levels of injustice that Black people experience every single day. It’s also helpful to hear from women who are not necessarily scholars or activists, as it showcases how pervasive these issues truly are.
- #MeToo and Women of Color by Tarana Burke
For an informative segment on PBS, civil rights activist and founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Burke explains how marginalized communities experience the impact of sexual violence in different ways. It’s crucial to prioritize the pain of women of color, especially when that intersects with sexual and domestic violence.
- Identity Politics
Co-hosts Ikhlas Saleem and Makkah Ali discuss race, gender, and Muslim life in the United States. They cover topics ranging from politics to pop culture, inviting guests to discuss issues that affect their lives as Muslims, along with the multiple other identities that intersect with their religion. On pop culture, the hosts recently had filmmaker Nijla Mu’min on as a guest. They discussed Mu’min’s debut feature film Jinn, which is a coming-of-age story about a Black Muslim girl.
- All My Relations
All My Relations is an interview-based podcast about the Indigenous experience that is hosted by two Native women, Matika Wilbur and Adrienne Keene, who describe the show as a place to “discuss our relationships as Native peoples—relationships to land, to ancestors, and to each other.” On each episode, Wilbur and Keene talk with their guest(s) about issues that affect Indigenous communities.
- Ted Talk
This TED Talk with Black Lives Matter founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi about how they founded the organization, what they’ve learned in their leadership roles, and what everyone can do to fight for freedom is necessary listening.
- The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
After growing up reading novels by white, British authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian author behind books such as Americanah, shares how she developed her authentic voice as a Black female writer.
- Turning performative wokeness into genuine ally-ship, Jezebel
I’ve seen several people accuse their followers of being “performatively woke” right now, i.e., doing the external bare minimum to make it seem as if they’re down for the cause without doing any meaningful work. This may not even be intentional or malicious, but Jezebel has a video that explains how to turn, say, just posting a black square into something that actually helps move the needle forward.
There are many many more. Take time and educate yourself where needed.
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