Queen & J. are two womanist race nerds talking liberation, politics, and pop-culture over tea. Drink up!

On this episode…Colorism, COLORISM, colourism - that’s what we’re on today. Between a white-passing Meghan Markle being shunned by the royal family to Lovecraft Country putting a whole light-skinned Black person in blackface, we gotta talk about colorism. . . again.

This week’s hot list: Lil Nas X is a gem. Idris Elba is giving sexy dad on The Long Run, go watch it. Did Christina M. Jenkins invent weave or weeve? Racism ruins the water system of an entire city, the English monarchy reminds us who’s the realest white supremacist. Lightskinned complacency vs losing your privilege and the bag. And a lil homophobia, some toxic masculinity and mad other ish

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

Libations: 1:58

Donation Libations: 16:07

Affirmations: 19:36

Meghan Markle and Oprah interview: 21:42

Paying Black People: 55:47

Jackson Mississippi water crisis: 58:55

Who invented hair weave?: 1:05:30

Blackface and colorism: 1:11:30

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NEWS THAT’S NOT NEWS:

Racism and the water crisis in Jackson Mississippi

https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2021/03/two-weeks-after-winter-storms-thousands-of-black-mississippians-still-cant-get-clean-water/

MOMENT IN BLACK HAIR:

Learn more about Christina M. Jenkins inventor of the hair weave weavehttps://blackthen.com/christina-m-jenkins-inventor-sew-weave-1951/?fbclid=IwAR1Bv-0s6549zsq4LL88r0CoT_FrwirC9xrUVuvkv8o_kWzVqc6L9-fcIKk

NOTES AND EXTRA TEA:

Lil Nas X Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lilnasx/video/6935881382048697605?_

Kelli Amirah reveals to tiktok her blackface story from Lovecraft Country https://www.tiktok.com/@kelliamirah/video/6931022868302073094?

This week’s closing clip features Maxine waters, and Megan the Stallion discussing the Savage remix, and WAP for Harper Bazaar https://twitter.com/writtenbyhanna/status/1364441485874253827?s=12

This episode was created, hosted, and produced by Naima Lewis Muhammad & Janicia Francis with editorial support from Candice Jones

Libations to our friend’s Domingo, Tokunbo, and D. Sindayiganza who help keep this show running by paying and supporting Black women.

Opening song by Ohene Cornelius

Segment Music by Chad Milner