Black & Blonde

Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they return to listener questions. The questions are challenging and the answers aren't straightforward, but we try to offer our perspective. Remember, we're not experts, just living our lives - black and white.
Feel free to continue to submit questions or give us feedback on some of our responses to listener questions.  Q & A Google Form.  Link is also available on our Insta bio.

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they take a stab at answering listener questions/scenarios. Conversations about race are never straightforward and context always matters. But sometimes it helps to have another perspective as you being to dive into the work, conversations, your own sphere of influence. Take a listen as we try to make some sense of it all.
Also, we're still taking questions, so please feel free to  submit a question to our Q & A Google Form.  Link is also available on our Insta bio.

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss the way society views and treats black women. We look at the recent outrage surrounding Simone Biles and juxtapose that with other athletes who are given grace. We talk about tropes and the ways in which we group or generalize black women instead of just letting them be who they are. Instead of just seeing their humanity. Just as a reminder - don't forget to submit a question to our Q & A Google Form.  Link is also available on our Insta bio.

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss the importance of showing up, being intentional, and being aware. We talk about continuing to re-educate ourselves so we feel more confident showing up in spaces, but also being able to be vulnerable when showing up in spaces. It's a good conversation about doing the work. Just as a reminder - don't forget to submit a question to our Q & A Google Form.  Link is also available on our Insta bio.

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss racial identity and the importance of a positive racial identity. If you've been listening and looking for some tangible things to try, this is the episode for you! Also, don't forget to send us your questions for an upcoming episode. The link to submit can be found on our Instagram profile.

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey, and a long intro, before diving into a conversation about the impact of race on social media. We talk about why we believe some people may not use social media as a tool for activism and conversation, as it pertains to race. Of course, we continue to encourage others to join us and build a Black and Blonde community on Instagram (and some Twitter!).

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey, and a lot of jet lag, as they have a conversation about the loud talking points and vague generalities that permeate conversations about race. We dive into the Sha'Carri Richardson marijuana debacle, the community forums at school board meetings across the country, and some reflections from our trip to Hawaii. It's good to be back!

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss knowing thy impact. While we can't disrupt the entire system every day, we can influence our sphere. To influence our sphere, we have to know our sphere. Who are your people? What are your conversations? Do you speak up when confronted with issues pertaining to race and identity? PS. We'll be on vacation next week. Who knows if we'll record an episode from vaca or what? Stay tuned!

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss the conversations and language we need to have around race and equity. So much of our work is around critical reflection and our thoughts - the next step to all of that is what we say. We're not just talking about courageous conversations, we're talking about all conversations that could be centered in race. We have to use our voices.

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Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss the visual representations of our biases. We create narratives, we fall back on images from our experiences or what we've been told, we make visual judgements. We explore the prevalence of visual imagery and how we can work to ensure our first thoughts do not end up our last thoughts.

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