Kinda Sorta Brown

Let's dive into the realities of the intersection of identity inherent in being a Black woman and an entrepreneur. Join Dinah as she discusses how the broader business industry treats marginalized communities and provide real and present examples of the barriers to success faced across the board. It will touch on the Black economy and how economies of color differ from the predominant white economy as well as how people treat calls for more support of Black-owned businesses — calls that the Black Reckoning of the past year saw repeatedly. This episode features Chicago based crochet artist Chelsea Billingsley and her experience growing her business during the global pandemic. Chelsea emphasizes the importance of community and how her community in the Southside of Chicago helped shape and nurture her work. Having not seen any Black crochet artists designing clothing meant for the millennial generation, Chelsea became the first. She started her business out of passion and hopes to light a path for other Black girls and boys to follow their dreams, to stretch their imaginations to see just how far they can go. Come join the conversation and let's get Black in Business.

Let’s take a moment to reimagine. The police state claims the role of safety, power, and accountability in communities, with the argument that they are there for “us”. This episode will not be discussing who is included in this “us”, because, at KSB, we know it was never our communities. Get awakened with hosts Lena and Chase as they go beyond, diving into the work of building community power and safety with their special guest Alycia Kamil from Good Kids Mad City. You’ll also hear from the voices of our KSFam who shared their thoughts about the police state, community power, and reimagining where we can go from here. Tune in, learn with us, allow yourself to re-envision, and think about how you can contribute to that vision.

New Year, New Episodes, Same Energy! Listen, absorb, and resonate with the intro to our NEW season, The CommuniTEA: Unity and Unrest, as the KSB Team welcomes you, our KSFam, into a roundtable discussion of home, community, and identity. Jumping off the author Taiye Selasi's question of "Where are you a local?", be present with Lena, Dinah, Chase, Daisy, Jon, and Hope as they navigate their experiences of agency, nature versus nurture in the creation of identity, growth, isolation, and discontinuity of self. Then ask yourself: where or with whom do you feel your home is? And, as always, CLAIM IT.



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Would you rather have a melted ice cream cone or no ice cream cone at all?” Join our hosts Chase and Jon as they ponder this question with UChicago Health and Wellness Committee Co-Chair, student Ella Bradford, as they discuss the mental health stigma and racial disparities within mental health care. Come along to learn what it means to “protect your energy,” in this season's closing reminder to take care and prioritize your mind, body, and soul.

Election season was a wild ride, but is any of it really over? Answer: Nope, not if you're an organizer in Georgia, someone who believes that Black lives still matter, or if voter suppression in America alarms you. Join hosts Chase and Daisy with their very special guest, Liliana Zaragoza from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, as they examine the tumultuous 2020 election and the startling overlap between voter suppression and other difficulties prevalent in communities of color.

Who is over being colonized? In this mini-episode, Lena makes the case about how our relationship with food has been colonized - sharing stories and community with Tambra Raye, an advocate for the diaspora and founder of WANDA. Tune in to be inspired to decolonize our lives and reclaim our relationships with food.

In this episode of Kinda Sorta Brown, we unpack the fight for black lives in the present day, as student activists Sydney Jackson and Sequoia Ramirez share their experiences protesting police violence, while hosts Dinah and Jon dive into America’s long history of rioting and civil unrest as a vehicle for change. This is a must listen to episode as Kinda Sorta Brown reaches its mid-season mark.

Our first mini-episode of season: The Brown Breakdown is all about HAIR! Tune in to learn more about texturism and its impact on the Black community. You’ll hear stories from Samantha Elise, a fashion blogger and stylist, and some of our listeners describing their relationships and power that is their hair.

In this episode of Kinda Sorta Brown, we analyze COVID-19's impact on POC communities and looking at the historical (and current) racist practices in medicine. Our speakers Symphony Fletcher and Dr. Aresha Martinez-Cardoso will help us further understand the systemic, underlying factors associated with implicit bias, racism, and health disparities in the medical field and how that has affected our own communities. Tune in to learn your role and the power you have to create change.

Kinda Sorta Brown is kinda sorta HERE! On the opening episode of the KSB podcast, join University of Chicago undergraduates Lena, Hope, Jon, Dinah, Chase, and Daisy as they introduce their new team of hosts, new format, new season, new action segment, and a new seat at the table for (you!) their beloved listeners — the KSFam. Tune in to this roundtable discussion of intersectionality, identity, and representation in the media!

Resources:
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