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

On this episode… Washington Heights is Black as fvck, and somehow the film In The Heights is not. Black Latinx folks stay getting erased! We talk about how that erasure affects all Black people, why it’s important for white folks of all ethnicities to acknowledge their whiteness, and how to avoid playing yourself as a person of privilege.

This week’s hot list: Respect the swag surf, rest, family time and covid free-ness, we saw that In The Heights drama from the door ( spoiler free convo)! Afro-latinx erasure, white passing vs. white, colorism Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel Miranda, a lil Hamilton colorism, Anthony Ramos. Indigenous people reclaiming sacred land (for a fee), Passamaquoddy Territory, Pay Black Women, Pay Black People, that fresh new “first Black person to do blank”, a lil nuance goes a long way, and mad other ish!

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

Libations: 2:56

Donation Libations 14:28:

Affirmations: 18:03

In The Heights of colorism: 20:51

Reclaiming Indigenous land: 1:07:03

Pay Black Women, Pay Black People: 1:16:00

The first Black this, the first Black that: 1:19:55

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NOTES AND EXTRA TEA

Listen to one of our throwback episodes on colorism #234 Light Skinned Audacity https://soundcloud.com/tea-with-queen-and-j/234-light-skinned-audacity

We reference twitter accounts @bad_dominicana https://twitter.com/bad_dominicana & @InADash https://twitter.com/InADash during our conversation about In The Heights

More on The Passamaquoddy Territory: https://medium.com/illumination/the-passamaquoddy-people-get-their-sacred-island-back-e123f763e544

Original Cater 2 U twitter thread: https://twitter.com/TheBaddestMitch/status/1401043536594808837

This week’s closing clip features Gina Torres and other Black Latinx actors discussing their experience with Afro-latinx erasure in hollywood. Video/audio credit mun2.tv via @theafrolatindiaspora on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQJLLztHCK3/?utm_medium=copy_link

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

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