Inner Work

Are petitions and online advocacy forms of slacktivism? Are they effective? Yasmine and Uswah interview Mikala Messam from Send Your Support and talk honestly about the emotional toll online advocacy takes on individuals leading change.

What's the difference between cultural appropriation or appreciation? In this episode, Yasmine and Uswah dive deep into the world of music festivals, the Kardashians, and the everyday ways we've normalized appropriation. 

Microaggressions happen daily but most people don't stop to think about the impact of their words. On today's episode, Yasmine and Uswah talk about the macro impacts of microaggressions and how to stop being a microaggressor.

In this episode, Yasmine and Uswah interview Sid Pereira of Boys of the Future about toxic masculinity. They explore the ways kids learn gender roles and ask Sid about how to combat the homophobia and transphobia found in toxic masculinity.

On this episode, Yasmine and Uswah touch on a tricky topic: Cancel Culture. They discuss the ways cancel culture has failed to hold people accountable, and suggest alternative methods of de-platforming or educating.

In our first episode, we talk about identity, a word that we use all the time but seldom reflect on. Yasmine and Uswah talk about their identities and how the ways that society treated them affected how they thought of themselves. Doing the inner work on identity formation is incredibly important in practicing allyship for those with marginalized identities. 

Join hosts Uswah and Yasmine on a deep deep dive into the inner work needed to practice real, impactful allyship. Start listening to begin your inner work in practicing allyship.