On this episode… Being twice as good is fvcking exhausting! We lean into Black mediocrity and the freedom to show your ass at work (metaphorically!). We celebrate the joys of sex toys and cannabis. Explore the state-sanctioned mistreatment of Haitian migrants and what’s happening on the Mexican side of the border. Then troll baiting, and J. finds a reason to talk about Blues Clues because that shit was delightful!

Queen & J. are two womanist race nerds dismantling white supremacist patriarchal capitalism one episode at a time. Drink up!

This week’s hot list: R. Kelly is finally going to jail, but we want restorative street justice. Affirming rest, abundance and stability. What our parents taught us about working while Black, addressing microaggressions, and the perfect work turn up. #BluesClues25, Michael K. Williams, and does 50 cent have a soul, or friends?

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

Sex toys & cannabis: 5:24

Donation Libations: 20:06

Affirmations: 24:54

Black Mediocrity: 26:16

Pay Black Women, Pay Black People 57:16

What's happening on the Mexican side of the Del Rio Bridge? 1:00:32

Blues Clues haters 1:17:01

50 Cent and harmful clickbait media 1:27:28

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NEWS THAT’S NOT NEWS:

In Mexico, Some Haitians Find a Helping Hand

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-26/in-mexico-some-haitians-find-a-helping-hand

Haitian migrants to be offered residency, permits by Mexico https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/25/mexico-offer-haitian-migrants-residency-work-permits-del-rio/5866435001/

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Help our friend Lina of Bag Ladiez podcast raise money for their grandmother’s funeral services and burial in the Dominican Republic: https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-petronila-gil-funeral-expenses?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

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This week’s closing clip features Micheal K Williams in the HBO short, Typecast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpST8KE3vSI

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

Segment Music by Chad Milner