Black Feminist Rants

Black Feminist Rants

By LaKia WilliamsSociety & Culture
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Black Feminist Rants episodes

  • Ep. 44: black feminist youth activist talks research as a from of activism w/ Kennedi Malone (oral histories, sociology)

    LaKia interviews Kennedi Malone a third-year college student on how research can be used as a form of activism.

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJU7XgZe_FE

    Beads 4 Our Bodies: https://www.instagram.com/beads4ourbodies/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
    Welcome to day 2 of RANTMAS
    Kennedi Malone (she/her) is a third-year undergraduate student at Agnes Scott College pursuing a degree in Anthropology with a minor in Public Health. Her deep concern for cherishing the lived experiences of community knowledge-makers (neighbors, strangers, ourselves) finds its home in her anthropological coursework as well as her role as a Program Innovation & Education Intern at Justice for Black Girls, in which she co-creates curricula centering Black girl autoethnography. In addition to expanding knowledge concerning the nuances of Black girlhood at national and international conferences, Kennedi engages in Black feminist praxis by serving as the co-founder and co-director of Beads for Our Bodies, a small feminist jewelry collective that supports Reproductive Justice efforts in the Atlanta area.

    44 min
  • Ep. 42: quarter-life crisis: vulnerability, peace, and the pursuit of liberation (a rant)

    Watch the video podcast version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GVQMnLz5XM8


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    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fClysfXOf4gew0hx8n9yL?si=02ebc44f65e8415b

    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-feminist-rants/id1520060736



    34 min
  • Ep. 41: Supporting Parents through Postpartum w/ Maya Hart

    Maya Hart (all pronouns), mama, postpartum doula, lactation counselor, and reproductive justice organizer, joins Black Feminist Rants to share their pregnancy and postpartum journey.  Maya has dreamed about becoming a mother since childhood. However, their vision of motherhood radically transformed once they became a parent.  Maya shares their experience raising a child in COVID-19, coping with grief, and embracing identity and lifestyle changes. Since giving birth, Maya has founded Diapers for Black Durham, a donation-based program that supports families in their local community with free diapers and lactation education.


    1. Become a monthly sustainer of Diapers for Black Durham. 

    2. Follow Diapers for Black Durham on Instagram. 

    3. Stay connected to BFR! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!

    4. Donate to BFR to support the work that we do!

    5. Want to work with us? Click here to be a sponsor. Click here to request to be a guest speaker.

    6. Sign up for the BFR Newsletter. 

      7. Credits 

      Producer: LaKia Williams

      Audio Engineer: Diop Russell


      38 min
    7. Ep. 40: How personal labors of love have helped me as a recovering perfectionist (Rant)

      In celebration of self-love, BFR host LaKia reflects on one of her greatest accomplishments: leading Black Feminist Rants!  LaKia shares lessons from her healing journey.  She discusses everything, from growing the podcast team to recovering from perfectionism and defining herself outside of work. 


      Action Items:

      1. Donate to LaKia's abortion fund fundraiser for ACCESS RJ!

      2. Stay connected to BFR!  Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!

      3. Donate to BFR to support the work that we do!

      4. Want to work with us?  Click here to be a sponsor.  Click here to request to be a guest speaker.


        5. Sign up for the BFR Newsletter.


        Credit: 

        Producer: LaKia Williams

        Audio Engineer: Annaya Baynes 


        35 min
      5. Ep. 39: Advance Provision of Abortion Pills is Community Care + Immigrant Justice

        Having abortion pills available before someone becomes pregnant could be life saving. As the courts continue to strip our reproductive rights from us having an advance provision of abortion pills, or having pills on hand before someone is pregnant, can help ensure that people receive the care they need. In this episode LaKia discusses what an advance provision of aboriton pills is, how it is community care, and how in-clinic reproductive healthcare can be inaccessible for certain communities, including immigrant populations. 


        This episode was made as part of Plan C Pills Creative Fellowship. To learn more about Plan C Pills visit their website. If you or your organization would like to partner with Black Feminist Rants or request to sponsor an episode please fill out our partnership form. 


        1. Stay connected to BFR! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!
        2. Donate to BFR to support the work that we do!
        3. Want to work with us? Click here to be a sponsor. Click here to request to be a guest speaker.

          4. Sign up for the BFR Newsletter

          18 min
        4. Increasing Visibility of Asexual Black Youth #BlackYouthSexuality w/ Danielle Jenkins

          To conclude the Black Youth Sexuality season BFR is joined by Danielle Jenkins (they/she), a Spelman student and asexual person. They lay out what asexuality means for them, why it’s important to care about the rights of people across the country, and how gender can be boring. She also talks about queerbaiting, the importance of silence on social media, and how the Reproductive Justice movement is for ace people too.

          1. Follow Danielle on Twitter and Instagram. Also, check out their second Instagram page where they review movies, books, tv shows, and on occasion, share their op-eds
          2. To learn more about Black asexuality, check out Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown
          3. Stay connected to BFR! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!
          4. Donate to BFR to support the work that we do!
          5. Want to work with us? Click here to be a sponsor. Click here to request to be a guest speaker.
          6. Sign up for the BFR Newsletter

            7. Credit:


            Producer: LaKia Williams

            Audio Engineer & Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

            44 min
          7. Disability Justice for Black youth #BlackYouthSexuality w/ Alexis Nicole

            Welcome to our third installment of the Black Youth Sexuality season with Alexis Nicole (she/they/star), an organizer, poet, and activist based in St. Louis. Star speaks on everything from the role of pleasure in stars life as a disabled person, what disability justice is, and how the health care system can ignore consent. Alexis and LaKia also discuss the stigma of certain mental illnesses, the importance of sex ed for disabled people, and how capitalism is ableist.

            1. Follow Alexis on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram.
            2. Learn more about the St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline.
            3. Stay connected to BFR! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!
            4. Donate to BFR to support the work that we do!
            5. Want to work with us? Click here to be a sponsor. Click here to request to be a guest speaker.
            6. Sign up for the BFR Newsletter

              7. Credit:


              Producer: LaKia Williams

              Audio Engineer & Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

              52 min
            7. Hypersexualization of Black Girls and Femmes #BlackYouthSexuality w/ Amaya Jacques

              We’re continuing the Black Youth Sexuality season with Amaya Jacques (she/her), a youth advocate/activist and model in New Orleans. She joins BFR in discussing how and why she centers young people in her activism, the harmful effects of school dress codes, and the sexualization of young Black girls’ bodies. Amaya also talks about getting rid of the cop in your head and how modeling has opened up new avenues for her to explore her self-expression.


              1. Follow Amaya on Instagram and TikTok.
              2. Follow and support the Nola Black Youth Fund.
              3. Check out Amaya’s mom’s Instagram.
              4. Stay connected to BFR! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!
              5. Donate to BFR to support the work that we do!
              6. Want to work with us? Click here to be a sponsor. Click here to request to be a guest speaker.
              7. Sign up for the BFR Newsletter


                8. Credit:


                Producer: LaKia Williams

                Audio Engineer & Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

                59 min

              About Black Feminist Rants

              From the publisher's feed

              Black Feminist Rants is an independent podcast that holds conversations on Reproductive Justice and Activism by centering the experiences of Black women and femmes navigating social justice spaces and the world. BFR will cover topics within the Reproductive Justice framework and beyond. Our host and creator is LaKia Williams a young Reproductive Justice organizer from the South who has experience in advocating for contraceptive equity, reproductive autonomy and birthing justice.