Season Finale & Black August is Here!

Black August is an annual commemoration that honors Black political prisoners, freedom fighters, and martyrs. Originating in the California prison system in the 1970s, the month-long observance—which also highlights global resistance to anti-Black violence and oppression—serves as a radical alternative to Black History Month.

Thank you for joining us this season, stay tuned for Season 2!

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In today's episode we continue the conversation about Blackness in Dominican Republic. We discuss racial identity, Dominican culture, politics, & ultimately the story of the first New World Colony, that is now Dominican Republic. Join your cohost Nakira G., KV, and our special and beloved guests Tomas. 

Music Highlight: Los Olivos

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Socialist Democrats are gaining ground in major cities and the coalitions that are being formed. How young women and men are leading the charge.

The Split Happening in the Democratic Party & Importance of Voting and Factors to Get More Leftist politicians in the party.

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In this episode, we discuss the literacy crises in America and the systems that allowed it to happen. We sit with our guest, Professor Tajuba, who has been an educator in Black and Brown communities across the USA as she shares insight on her experience teaching students.  

Book Highlight: Lies my Teacher Told Me: James Loewen

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To end Pride Month, we wanted to highlight 3 Queer Political People in History who rarely get praised in Civil Rights and Human Rights causes across the diaspora due to their queer identities. Today we will learn about the intricacies of Bayard Rustin, Audre Lorde and Marielle Franco to further uplift their names in history as pioneers of liberation movements around the world. 

Book Highlight: Sister Outsider -Audre Lorde

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In today's episode we are kicking off our series on Blackness in Latin America with the country where the transatlantic slave trade in the Americas first took root: The Dominican Republic in 1502. In this conversation we are joined by our first guest Tomas, an Afro- Dominican, as we unpack Blackness in Dominican Republic, culture, history, and resilience.

Join us in this conversation as we take you on a journey throughout Latin America.

This is part 1 of part 2 of Blackness in Dominican Republic.

Book Highlight: Black in Latin America- Henry Louis Gates

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In today's episode we will be discussing who really profits from Black creativity. We take you on a deep dive into the ongoing conversation of intellectual property, cultural appropriation, and the exploitation of Black Beauty creators. We explore what is currently going on in the Black online beauty space as well as the history of Black patents. We also discuss historical figures such as a man who was enslaved who helped saved thousands of lives, with a practice that had been done on the Continent.

Book Highlight: White Negros by Lauren Michelle Jackson

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 Today's episode will discuss the political commentary of the Obama administration’s push for LGBTQ rights and why many believe that Black people didn’t benefit from Obama’s presidential position. We also discuss the history of Juneteenth and the holidays’ recent popularity in the divisive online diaspora wars. 

Book Highlight: The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States (Holiday Celebration) by Alliah L.

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Today’s episode will discuss the recent backlash of Dr. Cheyenne Bryant and Dominique Morgan. Two social media sensations who have reached a new audience of people, successful rebrands and now have accusations that created a multiverse of misogynistic analysis of punishment. Listen for tonight’s book highlight.

Book Highlights  - Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free by Dr. Sarah L. Webb

Tonight’s episode discusses the recent gerrymandering elections in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. A historical fact of Black American figures who believed in mobilizing Black voters in the 1950s. Listen for tonight’s book highlight.

Book Highlight: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander