198: Anti-racism with The Broad Squad (Part 1)

In today’s episode, Bekah and Jess chat with a group of 6 members of the #broadsquad to discuss racism, their personal experiences with it, microaggressions, dealing with the “I don’t see color” statement, emotional labor, being an ally, and much more. 

*Join us on Friday November 13th to hear Part 2 of this episode with another panel of Broads! 

CATHERINE TOMES: 

Follow her @cgracetomes

Her book recommendations: 

*Rage Becomes Her- by Soraya Chemaly 

*Eloquent Rage

*Set the World on Fire- Dr. Keisha N. Blaine 

*Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women-collection of works

*Beyond Mammy, Jezebel, & Sapphie- collection brought together by Heidi R. Lewis and Jordan D. Schnitzer 

*The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks- Jeanne Theoharis

*The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett (A good fictional book that drives into colorism) 

SHAMISO MAGUMBE:

Follow her @shaamiiso

She suggests following the Ontario Black History Society @obhs_on - they have great advocacy work they are doing in Ontario!

ANTHONY DINICOLA & MONICA THOMAS:

Follow @anthonythefunny & @montomdotcom

Listen to their Bachelor Social Justice Recap podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f-ck-you-chris-harrison/id1535848540

ANDREA MUNOZ: 

Follow her @andreeamunooz

She is the head of the political board of the Chatty Broads - Broad Squad Facebook page here: 

Podcast Recommendation: The History of Us

Book Recommendations:

*The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty: Why The Nation Fails by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson 

*Border Games - Policing the US-Mexico Divide by Peter Andreas

*Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

*How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt

ELINOR JONES TOUTANT:

Follow her @elie_haley

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