On this week's episode of Speaking of Racism, you'll hear from 5 of our Board Members as they reflect on Black History Month.

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On this episode of Speaking of Racism, Kina Reed of J. Reed Consulting LLC and Caroline Kauffman talk about reparations.
 
 
Joquina M. Reed is a lifelong learner published researcher and a JEDI (Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) practitioner who sits as the stewarding founder of J. Reed Consulting LLC. She affirms the words of her great ancestor, Anna Julia Cooper, “The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class - it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.” Joquina is deeply shaped by her lived experience, ancestral wisdom, and formal undergraduate and graduate education in Communications. She is also the curator behind the Please Say Black and Divesting from Whiteness podcasts. Connect with her across social media via Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin! 
 
 
 
Support the work of Tina Strawn and this podcast by joining the Speaking of Racism community on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/SpeakingOfRacism
 
Pre-order Tina's book, Are We Free Yet? The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America here: https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Free-Yet-Divorcing/dp/1955905053?dplnkId=e61d76be-3bbb-4a3b-9db1-124e799b4586&nodl=1

Reparations with Kina Reed and Caroline Kauffman

On this episode of Speaking of Racism, Tina and Jen are joined by Kerri Kelly and Michelle Cassandra Johnson.
 
 
 
Support the work of Tina Strawn and this podcast by joining the Speaking of Racism community on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/SpeakingOfRacism
 
Pre-order Tina's book, Are We Free Yet? The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America here: https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Free-Yet-Divorcing/dp/1955905053?dplnkId=e61d76be-3bbb-4a3b-9db1-124e799b4586&nodl=1

American Detox and Finding Refuge with Kerri Kelly and Michelle Cassandra Johnson

Regina Jackson and Saira Rao are co-founders of Race2Dinner, co-authors of White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How To Do Better, and the subjects and Executive Producers of the film Deconstructing Karen.
 
Regina Jackson was born in Chicago in 1950 and remembers an America where everything was in Black and white. Burned into her memory are; the beatings and horrific treatment of civil rights workers throughout the south, the Goodman, Chaney & Schwerner murders, the murder of Viola Liuzzo, the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the murders of President John Kennedy and his brother Robert. The violence perpetrated on innocent people going about their lives, by white people. It is these memories that drive Regina to push for real change in America. Which is why she co-founded Race 2 Dinner.
 
Saira Rao grew up in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Indian immigrants. For forty years, she wasted her precious time aspiring to be white and accepted by dominant white society, a futile task for anyone not born with white skin. Several years ago, Saira began the painful process of dismantling her own internalized oppression. Saira is a lawyer-by-training, a former congressional candidate, a published novelist and an entrepreneur.
 

Follow @race2dinner, read this book, watch this film - all links are in their bio.
 
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Deconstructing Karen with Regina Jackson and Saira Rao

To find out more about Row House Publishing: https://www.rowhousepublishing.com/
 
Pre-order Tina's book, Are We Free Yet? The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America here: https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Free-Yet-Divorcing/dp/1955905053?dplnkId=e61d76be-3bbb-4a3b-9db1-124e799b4586&nodl=1

How Row House Publishing is Changing the Publishing World

On this special episode of Speaking of Racism, guest host Patty Taylor sat down with Marla Taviano, Pleasance Silicki, and Nicki Pappas to talk about the power of pilgrimage, healing in community, and how they experienced these things on a Legacy Trip to Montgomery Alabama.
You can find and follow our guests on IG:
Paty Taylor @patricia_a_taylor
Marla Taviano @whitegirllearning
Nicki Pappas @broadeningthenarrative
Pleasance Silicki @pleasanceshamirah
 
For more info and to book a trip with Legacy Trips, go to: https://www.wetravel.com/users/legacy-trips
 
Support the work of Tina Strawn and this podcast by joining the Speaking of Racism community on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/SpeakingOfRacism
 
Pre-order Tina's book, Are We Free Yet? The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America here: https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Free-Yet-Divorcing/dp/1955905053?dplnkId=e61d76be-3bbb-4a3b-9db1-124e799b4586&nodl=1

Black History Month Reflections

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