Dr. Tasha: “How would you define Blackness?”


Collette: “Seasoned.”

In this episode of BLACK in One Piece™, Collette Atkinson reflects on what it means to live, parent, and show up as a Black woman in public, professional, and social spaces that expect peak performance but mid protection, if any.

We move through corporate code-switching, Black parenting decisions, emotional labor, and the quiet tension of having to explain what’s unfair when the world refuses to see it.

This conversation offers a layered look at identity, presence, and what it means to try to stay whole when the world wants you in pieces.