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On this lit review, Yvette discusses the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston with deportation defense attorney Laura. They reflect on how notions of “womanhood” are imposed on young girls of color, praise the lineage of black scholars who re-elevated Hurston’s work after her death, and discuss why womxn of color need to create their own intellectual spaces.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews her friend and Stanford Law classmate Annick, a New Orleans public defender. Annick shares about the history of Angola State prison--- a former plantation turned max security prison whose farm produces a significant amount of produce for the State of Louisiana (still from slave labor.), emphasizes the importance of self-care, and shares the harsh and punitive treatment of sex offenders in Louisiana.

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On this lit review, Yvette discusses the literary non-fiction book "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond with her dear friend Yaneli. They share their own family's experiences with eviction, the importance of Desmond's work showcasing that poverty is a relationship between the wealthy and the poor, and criticize sociology for not centering exploitation and extraction as a discipline.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Maria and Evelyn-- two of her fellow founders of Omega Phi Beta Sorority at Yale-- and Pam-- their soror from Harvard and honorary Yale Beta. They discuss their first-gen journeys to Yale, the help that was instrumental along the way, and why they decided to found a Latina sorority at Yale/join Omega Phi Beta.

On this PUBLIC lit review episode, Yvette interviews Abiola--- a PhD student at the University of Arizona who writes about the successes of black womxn in higher education. They discuss the anthology “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective,” edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. They discuss the importance of keeping academic/theoretical work accessible, praise the Combahee River Collective for spelling out the meaning of intersectionality, and emphasize the brilliant energy that comes from POC-only spaces.

On this episode, Yvette interviews Tina, the founder of the Tohono Oodham Young Voices Podcast. Tina shares her experiences living on the Tohono Oodham reservation and witnessing increased border militarization-- including the installation of surveillance towers, canopy checkpoints, and near constant Border Patrol presence.

On this episode, Yvette answers listener questions with her oldest friend Rowena.

They discuss the importance of prioritizing platonic friendship, the benefits of being single, and share which Harry Potter house they identify as.

On this episode, Yvette interviews Nellie, a Tohono O'odham woman who grew up in Ajo, Arizona and organizes to stop increased border militarization.

She shares what it's like to live in a small town with border vigilantes and humanitarian aid workers, the political history behind the creation of interior checkpoints, and the ways in which native sovereignty is threatened by Customs and Border Patrol presence on the Tohono O'odham nation.

On this episode, Yvette interviews her good friend Denise Rebeil about her experiences as a youth activist fighting to keep Mexican-American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District curriculum.

Denise reminds us of the importance of valuing educators, emphasizes the benefits of students of color seeing themselves in the material that they learn, and shares areas of improvement in the MAS curriculum.

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