History Becomes Her

gal-dem is a UK publication that is actively addressing the way people of colour are portrayed in the media. Founded by Liv Little in 2015, gal-dem’s mission statement is clear: To empower and support young women and non-binary people of colour, to disrupt racist stereotypes, and shine a light on stories and experiences that matter. Two women playing a vital role in doing that are gal-dem journalists Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff and Leah Cowan. 

In this episode of History Becomes Her, Cowan and Brinkhurst-Cuff discuss their book "I Will Not be Erased": Our Stories about Growing Up as People of Colour and their personal experiences of erasure. They pay tribute to the women they find most inspiring: American political activist Angela Davis and Myrna Simpson, mother of Joy Gardner who died in a botched deportation in 1993. Cowan and Brinkhurst-Cuff explore the forgotten women of the Windrush generation and women's role in Britain's Black Power movement.

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Special thanks to Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, Leah Cowan, Walker Books, and gal-dem.

Credits:

Creator and host: Rachel Thompson

Producers: Maria Dermentzi and Nikolay Nikolov

Editor: Shannon Connellan

Music: Christianne Straker

Illustration: Vicky Leta

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Season 1 kicks off with two very special guests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the New York Times reporters behind the Harvey Weinstein investigation. Within days of the story's publication, the #MeToo hashtag — a movement started a decade earlier by civil rights activist Tarana Burke — went viral. Episode 1 reveals the dramatic events that took place behind the scenes of the investigation, the obstacles Kantor and Twohey overcame, and their thoughts on the extraordinary response their investigation garnered. The Pulitzer-prize winning journalists also discuss their book She Said which delves into the events leading up to — and following on from — the publication of the story that changed the world.

Please subscribe, rate, and review. Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @HBHPod. You can find Rachel on Twitter @RVT9. 

Special thanks to Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, and Bloomsbury Publishing.

Credits:

Creator and host: Rachel Thompson

Producers: Maria Dermentzi and Nikolay Nikolov

Editor: Shannon Connellan

Music: Christianne Straker

Illustration: Vicky Leta

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to History Becomes Her, a new Mashable podcast about women making history right now. Each episode, we speak to women making change about the women of the past who paved the way for them. Host Rachel Thompson speaks to history-making women about the challenges they overcame bringing about change, where they found the fire and determination to stand up for what they believe in, and the women of the past and present they look to for inspiration. Rachel will be speaking to politicians, activists, authors, campaigners, journalists, comedians, women who’ve changed the law, and women who vow to fight for change until their last breath.

Please subscribe, rate, and review. Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @HBHPod. You can find Rachel on Twitter @RVT9. 

Credits:

Creator and host: Rachel Thompson

Producers: Maria Dermentzi and Nikolay Nikolov

Editor: Shannon Connellan

Music: Christianne Straker

Illustration: Vicky Leta

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.