In this episode of Flesh & Bold, our hosts talk about college athletes. If you want me to play, you better pay! As March Madness ends, a time where many collegiate athletes are put on national display, our hosts discuss issues encountered on to the longstanding quandary around paying college athletes. Drs. Heard-Garris and Heard shed light on their own journeys as college athletes, the legal history of paying “student-athletes”, and what they think is on the horizon. They also discuss why it took so long for college athletes to get paid! SPOILER ALERT! Capitalism & Racism… surprise… surprise

References:

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/history-behind-debate-paying-ncaa-athletes/

https://www.si.com/college/2019/09/30/fair-pay-to-play-act-law-ncaa-california-pac-12

https://www.boston.com/sports/college-sports/2021/07/01/ncaa-paying-athletes-rules/

Wallsten, Nteta, T. M., McCarthy, L. A., & Tarsi, M. R. (2017). Prejudice or Principled Conservatism? Racial Resentment and White Opinion toward Paying College Athletes. Political Research Quarterly, 70(1), 209–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912916685186

Allison, Knoester, C., & Ridpath, B. D. (2021). PUBLIC OPINIONS ABOUT PAYING COLLEGE ATHLETES AND ATHLETES PROTESTING DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: A Focus on Race/Ethnicity and Political Identities. Du Bois Review, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742058X21000229

In this episode of Flesh & Bold, our hosts honor Women's History Month by discussing one important struggle faced by Women--the gender pay gap. Why are women paid less than men for the same work done? Drs. Heard & Heard-Garris bring up issues of feminism, racism, and the kyriarchy--you know the usu but with a fresh take, as you deserve. Pay women what they are worth! Please like, share, and repost this episode wherever you can.

Reference:

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/bell-hooks-dies-after-career-shaping-feminism-black-women-could-n1286064

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/compensation/pages/racial-wage-gaps-persistence-poses-challenge.aspx

https://blog.dol.gov/2021/08/03/5-facts-about-black-women-in-the-labor-force

KASSENBOEHMER, S. C., & SINNING, M. G. (2014). Distributional Changes in the Gender Wage Gap. ILR Review, 67(2), 335–361. https://doi.org/10.1177/001979391406700203

Litman, L., Robinson, J., Rosen, Z., Rosenzweig, C., Waxman, J., & Bates, L. M. (2020). The persistence of pay inequality: The gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market. PloS one, 15(2), e0229383. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229383

Meara, K., Pastore, F. & Webster, A. The gender pay gap in the USA: a matching study. J Popul Econ33, 271–305 (2020).https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-019-00743-8

Flesh ‘N Bold charges on in 2022 with this podcast talking about love. Is it the season for love already? Drs. Heard & Heard-Garris discuss The Negro Family: The Case for National Action Yeah, have you heard of it? What does welfare queen, Black Matriarchy, and a white Senator have in common? Don't know? Then turn this ish up. Take a listen to what they think. Like, share, and discuss!

Special Guest: The real OG!

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard

Editor: Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA”; “Sneak Chase” by Podington Bear

Show notes:

Overall sources:

(a) https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=YUy1XI4hr6IC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=black+families&ots=RqYYVT8ViK&sig=IPvawo-lWac6Lywbl9wEtY_NDUA#v=onepage&q=black%20families&f=false

(b) https://today.ku.edu/2019/11/05/black-love-scholarly-story

(c) https://www.cairn.info/revue-francaise-d-etudes-americaines-2003-3-page-118.htm

How was 2021 for you? Yeah, sameies. Flesh ‘N Bold kicks off the first 2022 podcast by recapping 2021. Drs. Heard & Heard-Garris discuss the events that were important to them and share their hopes and dreams for the new year! Kamala, Simone, and COVID-19, oh my! What events were most salient for you and what do you hope for the new year? Take a listen to what they think. Like, share, and discuss!

Special Guest: NCG.

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard

Editor: Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA”; “Sneak Chase” by Podington Bear

Show notes:

Tons of sources. Scroll is needed.

Overall sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-year-in-review-top-news-stories-of-2021-month-by-month/

https://www.cfr.org/blog/ten-most-significant-world-events-2021

Politics & Washington

https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/26/kamala-harris-vice-president-first-year-scrutiny-joe-biden

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/02/supreme-court-signalling-end-roe-v-wade

Celebrity Athletes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/sports/tennis/mental-health-osaka.html#:~:text=Osaka%2C%20the%20highest%2Dpaid%20female,spoken%20out%20about%20mental%20health.

Stop AAPI Hate

https://stopaapihate.org/about/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/yolarobert1/2021/03/23/aapi-voices-are-taking-to-social-media-to-spread-awareness-to-stopaapihate/?sh=66f9e64b1f6e

Convictions

https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-georgia-brunswick-f2549024973cdcc757c02bd0a07bf5cf

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wbez.org/amp/stories/kyle-rittenhouse-cleared-of-all-charges/d0e2a14c-173a-4f93-ab72-96978d138b47

https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/06/25/1009524284/derek-chauvin-sentencing-george-floyd-murder

The complete list can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ls-5NRL6YVeUyvWbGQ11GK98y50GEYABUazlE-uYX1A/edit?usp=sharing

To spend or not to spend that is the question. As we approach the holiday season, our host Drs. Heard & Heard-Garris discuss Black buying power, Black Business owners, and capitalism. What is Black Capitalism anyway? This episode features a special guest, heavy on both the flesh & bold side, Sabrina Martin, business owner of AXB, and community change agent. Come on this journey with our host on their last episode of 2021 and be sure to throw the Cuzzo some businesses (insta: @shopaxb).

Show Notes:

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard-Garris

Guests: “Tio” Heard (Voiced by Wayne D. Garris)

Editor: Nevin Heard & Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA” by Podington Bear

References

Black capitalism. (2013). In The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management.

https://news.uga.edu/selig-multicultural-economy-report-2021/amp/

https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-buying-power-not-wealth/

https://www.live5news.com/2020/07/08/blackout-day-draws-national-attention-black-spending-power/

Baradaran, Mehrsa. The Color of Money : Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap, Harvard University Press, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/roosevelt/detail.action?docID=5090742.

Created from roosevelt on 2021-11-26 15:57:42.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/02/27/examining-the-black-white-wealth-gap/

​​https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nielsens-10th-year-african-american-consumer-report-explores-the-power-of-the-black-community-from-moment-to-movement-301156690.html

This episode ain’t your average history lesson… Join Flesh ‘N Bold as we recognize Veterans Day by discussing the veterans in our lives and some lesser-known vets. Nia throws some knowledge your way as she shares the stories of veterans of color that your history books left out but who paved the way for folks to “enjoy” the America that many call home. Stay bold like the veterans discussed in this episode!

Show notes:

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard-Garris

Guests: “Tio” Heard (Voiced by Wayne D. Garris)

Editor: Nevin Heard & Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA” by Podington Bear

References/Additional Resources:

America’s War

https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf

History Stories: 7 Black Heroes of the American Revolution

https://www.history.com/news/black-heroes-american-revolution

Buffalo Soldiers

https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/buffalo-soldiers

Harlem Hellfighters

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/the-harlem-hellfighters-video

History Stories: Black Heroes throughout the US Military History

https://www.history.com/news/black-heroes-us-military-history

Hispanic Americans in the Korean War

https://history.army.mil/html/topics/hispam/hisp-kor.html

6 Things to Know About Operation Desert Storm

https://www.military.com/history/operation-desert-storm-6-things-know

The Living Legacy of American Indian Veterans: a Conversation with Juanita Mullen and Brenda McEwing

https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/33195/the-living-legacy-of-american-indian-veterans-a-conversation-with-juanita-mullen-and-brenda-mcewing/?

Women in the Persian Gulf War

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5511

Darlene Iskra

https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/women-veterans/our-stories/darlene-iskra?

The Struggle of Black Veterans

https://eji.org/news/struggle-of-black-veterans/

Welcome back! Class is in session. Flesh ‘N Bold kicks off its sophomore season with this 12th episode. Drs. Heard & Heard-Garris explore sex as a social construct. Nope, not a typo SEX as a social construct--not gender! Is biological sex confined to only two? Scholarship, personal and professional experience rolled up in one tidy podcast. Listen up, there’s a pop quiz later!

Show notes:

• Intersex and the Social Construction of Sex - Georgiann Davis, Sharon Preves, 2017

• The Social Construction of Sex

• Biological Sex is a social construct

• Time to Move Beyond "Gender Is Socially Constructed"

• As A Black Woman, I'm Tired Of Having To Prove My Womanhood

• Black women often ignored by social justice movements

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard

Editor: Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA”; “Sneak Chase” by Podington Bear

What's up y'all? We're back! We had a nice summer break and hope you are ready to dive into the continuation of Season 2 of Flesh "N Bold, with our hosts Drs. Nia and Nevin. Health care & Mental Professionals who want to bring science, pop culture, important topics to your eardrums.

Flesh ‘N Bold talks about relationships, love, and equity within them. In this episode (11th), we explore the progress we as a society have made with respect to gender equity in these relationships. Who pays for dates? What about in same-sex relationships? We want to remind you that we bring evidence and social justice to your ears and in this episode, news articles, research, and our experiences are the evidence. Stay bold.

Show notes:

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard-Garris

Editor: Nevin Heard & Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA”; “Sneak Chase” by Podington Bear

References/Additional Resources:

CAMERON, J. J.; CURRY, E. Gender Roles and Date Context in Hypothetical Scripts for a Woman and a Man on a First Date in the Twenty-First Century. Sex Roles, [s. l.], v. 82, n. 5/6, p. 345–362, 2020. DOI 10.1007/s11199-019-01056-6. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141531766&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 22 abr. 2021

SIMONS, L. G. et al. Gender Differences in the Dating Experiences of African American Young Adults: The Challenge of Forming Romantic Relationships Within the Context of Power Imbalance. Youth & Society, [s. l.], v. 53, n. 1, p. 3–25, 2021. DOI 10.1177/0044118X19828097. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=147312956&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 22 abr. 2021.

Pessin, L. (2018). Changing Gender Norms and Marriage Dynamics in the United States. Journal of Marriage & Family, 80(1), 25–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12444

Dugan, A. G., & Barnes-Farrell, J. L. (2020). Working mothers’ second shift, personal resources, and self-care. Community, Work & Family, 23(1), 62–79. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2018.1449732

Kulik, L. (2018). Explaining Egalitarianism in Gender-Role Attitudes: The Impact of Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Background Variables. Asian Women, 34(2), 61–87. https://doi.org/10.14431/aw.2018.06.34.2.61

Rose, S. M., & Zand, D. (2002). Lesbian Dating and Courtship from Young Adulthood to Midlife. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 6(1), 85–109. https://doi.org/10.1300/J155v06n01_09

Jeanne Marecek, Stephen E. Finn & Mona Cardell (1982) Gender Roles in the Relationships of Lesbians and Gay Men, Journal of Homosexuality, 8:2, 45-49, DOI: 10.1300/J082v08n02_06

Herbrand, C. (2018). Ideals, negotiations and gender roles in gay and lesbian co-parenting arrangements. Anthropology & Medicine, 25(3), 311–328. https://doi.org/10.1080/13648470.2018.1507484

In this 10th episode of Flesh ‘N Bold, the hosts delve into the joys, well mostly sorrows of homeownership for Black and brown folx. How does racism impact homeowners post the homebuying process? How has the Biden Administration decided to address racism in homebuying? We want to remind you that we bring evidence and social justice to your ears and in this episode, news articles, research, and our experiences are the evidence. Stay bold.

Show Notes/References/Additional Resources:

Perry, A. M. (2020). Know your price: Valuing black lives and property in America's black cities. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.

Neighborhoods, Race, and the Twenty-first-century Housing Appraisal Industry

https://journals-sagepub-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/doi/full/10.1177/2332649218755178

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/realestate/blacks-minorities-appraisals-discrimination.html

https://www.homelight.com/blog/buyer-real-estate-appraisals-racism/

Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/why-the-homeownership-gap-between-white-and-black-americans-is-larger-today-than-it-was-over-50-years-ago.html

https://iff.org/the-appraisal-bias/

Producers: Nevin J. Heard and Nia J. Heard-Garris

Editor: Nevin Heard & Wayne D. Garris, JD

Music: “Clay”; “LA”; “Sneak Chase” by Podington Bear