My guest this week is Brittany Talissa King (@KingTalissa), a freelance writer, journalist, and writing instructor at Indiana University host of American Shade. We discuss black heterodoxy in politics and the work she's doing to provide a genuine perspective at American Shade.

Convocation: Brittany Talissa King

American Shade: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVlAwsrGCKLA-3pUudSRjQ

"Free Black Thought" https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/dubois-washington-black-lives-matter 

"I Am Not Gonna Let You Finish, Kanye." https://www.thedailybeast.com/no-kanye-west-im-not-gonna-let-you-finish 

"Our Skin Problem: America's Toxic Bias of Color." https://medium.com/@brtking.7/our-skin-problem-americas-toxic-bias-of-color-f4c6b432ef4a 

"Racism-19, our other pandemic." http://www.therepublic.com/2020/06/05/racism19_our_other_pandemic/ 

"Banning Books Bans Freedom of Speech: Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ Isn’t Porn. It’s About Pain." https://zora.medium.com/banning-books-bans-freedom-of-speech-toni-morrisons-the-bluest-eye-isn-t-porn-it-s-about-pain-e124f69946f0?sk=906ded10600db7314eab9fcf86ec1cee

"Why ‘The Activist’ Should Not Shock You" https://zora.medium.com/why-the-activist-should-not-shock-you-f2dea3a6ca41?sk=f46e0e545a0c5fec0b82ac2372bafacf

"I Am Not Your #Hashtag: Why I Am Critical About White Allyship." https://medium.com/@brtking.7/iamnotyouhashtag-why-i-am-critical-of-white-allyship-b39e5d676f72

Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html

Music by GW Rodriguez

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Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: CRT in Virginia schools with Heather Redmon Leise