Off Color

This episode was recorded live at Versa Colorado's headquarters located in downtown Denver. We welcome back Montyy Taj host of the podcast Comfortably Excluded and we had the honor of having Candi CdeBaca in her first interview after her historic win on June 4th. She is now officially Councilwoman Elect for Denver's district 9!

This episode was recorded live at Versa Colorado's headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Rebekah Henderson AKA the Tan Tigress and Hasira "H-Soul" Ashemu take a deep dive into local issues that have universal themes, education of our youth, polotricks and what we can actually do about the most pressing problems facing our communities. Buckle up buttercups this might be the rillest.

This episode of Off Color was recorded live at Versa Colorado's headquarters. Off Color Powered by Versa Colorado explores topics around race and identity with a splash of wine. Your host Rebekah Henderson AKA the Tan Tigress, takes deep dives with dope guests. This episode covers the Royal Baby, colorism, the Denver elections and MORE! Special guest Emmy award winning journalist and documentarian Tamara Banks returns for another real a$$ conversation.

Today we come to you live from the First Unitarian Society of Denver, where activist, union organizer, and mother Jeanette Vizguerra is living in sanctuary. Jeanette was recently named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, and is now suing ICE to block her deportation. We discuss her case, as well as her work with the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition.

We are also joined by Greg Mortimer of Casa de Paz, an organization that sends volunteers to visit with prisoners in Aurora, Colorado's for-profit ICE detention center.

This episode was recorded live at Versa Colorado headquarters in downtown Denver! If you want to see the video you can peep it on youtube or FB WATCH

Tonight's guest is singer Danette Hollowell.

We getting into real talk about recent hate crimes, Black people and conspiracy theories, local politics, and more. Follow us on Twitter @OffColorPod for updates. Join the Patreon! Support community-created content!

The Off Color Live series continues at one of our favorite Denver restaurants, there... on the Northside. Rebekah and Danette welcome guests Brother Jeff Fard (www.brotherjeff.com) and Montyy Taj (www.comfortablyexcluded.com) to discuss gentrification in Denver, the rise of the reparations movement, and the debate over the GOAT female rapper.

On February 23rd, comedian Janae Burris (@negativenegro) hosted BLACKSTRAVAGANZA, a Black History Month celebration at The Black Buzzard in Denver. We recorded a live variety show-sepisode of Off Color featuring some incredible guests: Danette Hollowell, Kerrie Joy, Crystal Hawkins, Jovan Mays, and Hashim Coates. This episode has a little bit of everything: music, poetry, politics, and a lot of laughs!

We're boycotting the NFL, so we went down to the basement with singer Danette Hollowell and comedian Janae Burris (@negativenegro) to talk about Colin Kaepernick, governors in blackface, and our upcoming live episode on February 23rd. This episode is sponsored by Stapleton Vines & Spirits (www.stapletonvines.com).

To kick off season two, we took the show live on video with a packed panel: Hasira "Soul" Ashemu, Hashim Coates, Danette Hallowell, and Kerrie Joy. We discuss "Surviving R. Kelly", the cancelation of Kevin Hart, and the persistent myth of a "gay agenda."

Tonight we celebrate one year of Off Color by wrapping up our season with a Thanksgiving dinner. We're blessed to have a table full of wonderful guests: historian Jameeka Lewis, community organizer Ean Thomas Tafoya, journalist Allan Tellis, and singer Danette Hollowell. We discuss the power of ritual, the ever-controversial topic of hair, the whitewashing of MLK, and the question of whether America is even possible.

Thanks for being with us through struggle and joy over the past year. We look forward to seeing you in 2019, but in the meantime feel free to leave us questions at (719) 377-6219 or tweet us @offcolorpod!