Skin Deep Conversations

Part 3: Racism is everywhere. Despite some people’s desire to act as if it doesn’t exist or it’s over (both ridiculous claims) it is alive and thriving in almost every facet of our lives. 

Part 2 of this podcast episode explores the racism that exists in the school system-specifically in Seattle, Washington where James’ homie, Christina, refused to go along to get along for the sake of her black son. 

Her story is a real testimony to the strength & tenacity of a mom defending her son against the misguided & complacent system in place in Seattle, Washington.

This is one you don’t want to miss yall! We are breaking it allllll the way down & encouraging others to get into GOOD TROUBLE for fair and equitable rights and behaviors. We have to make that the standard for our future generations for any sustainable change to occur. We have to lead by example & challenge ourselves to see the world the way it truly is….not the way we want it to be!

Part 2

Racism is everywhere. Despite some people’s desire to act as if it doesn’t exist or it’s over (both ridiculous claims) it is alive and thriving in almost every facet of our lives. 

Part 2 of this podcast episode explores the racism that exists in the school system-specifically in Seattle, Washington where James’ homie, Christina, refused to go along to get along for the sake of her black son. 

Her story is a real testimony to the strength & tenacity of a mom defending her son against the misguided & complacent system in place in Seattle, Washington.

This is one you don’t want to miss yall! We are breaking it allllll the way down & encouraging others to get into GOOD TROUBLE for fair and equitable rights and behaviors. We have to make that the standard for our future generations for any sustainable change to occur. We have to lead by example & challenge ourselves to see the world the way it truly is….not the way we want it to be!

Part 1

Racism is everywhere. Despite some people’s desire to act as if it doesn’t exist or it’s over (both ridiculous claims) it is alive and thriving in almost every facet of our lives. 

Our latest podcast episode explores the racism that exists in the school system-specifically in Seattle, Washington where James’ homie, Christina, refused to go along to get along for the sake of her black son. 

Her story is a real testimony to the strength & tenacity of a mom defending her son against the misguided & complacent system in place in Seattle, Washington.

This is one you don’t want to miss yall! We are breaking it all the way down & encouraging others to get into GOOD TROUBLE for fair and equitable rights and behaviors. We have to make that the standard for our future generations for any sustainable change to occur. We have to lead by example & challenge ourselves to see the world the way it truly is….not the way we want it to be!

This episode is yum yum good because we’re talking food! Soul food, Mexican food, Irish food, Indian food. We’re talking all things delicious and how different ethnicities celebrate the same ingredients with their own unique and SPECIAL preparation and then the execution to make it their own! I’m a huge “foodie” and James actually studied the art of cooking, so we’re ALL IN on this light & really fun discussion. Join us for a mouth watering discussion on SKIN DEEP CONVERSATIONS.

We are trying out a new thing here at Skin Deep Conversations. We're creating a new segment for the podcast called "Skin in the Game. The segments will sometimes be part of the overall larger conversation within a podcast; at other times, it will be a stand-alone short episode. It will allow me, Kittie, or our guests, to speak about things we are passionate about or situations that affecting our lives, as to say we have SKIN IN THE GAME.

First up is my co-host kittie KABoom "Bali Bound"

We all do it…make assumptions about who people are and how they behave based on preconceived assumptions or STEREOTYPES.  We’re doing something a little different this week by collaborating with Marcus Adams & Barron Shorte from Parking Level 3 on the topic of stereotypes. This is a really good one y’all-with tons of theories getting debunked, strong opinions & hilarious references to the “WHITE PASS.”  You gotta listen & laugh with us to find out what that reference is and maybe, juuuust maybe you’ll learn as we did- that your experience with a group or race of people is not the only experience there is. 

Let’s all learn & grow together & keep in mind, it’s only skin deep!

This week we are doing a deep dive into Trump’s appeal within the POC and People of the Global Majority community.  How are these marginalized groups swayed by President Trump and his disingenuous rhetoric?  What is the WIN for them as individuals and within the often discriminated group they belong to?  Let’s try to put our GRACE hats on and have a discussion about 45 and what appeals to these folks.

These days, almost everyone has at least one social media account. Despite some creatives being able to protect their art, their spoken word, their songs/singing, and dance routines when they post, TikTok has specifically been under fire for not only allowing white people to repost black people's art (primarily dances) as their own but have even gone as far as to delete the original black creative's accounts altogether.  Mostly, teenagers, many white kids have become millionaires with endorsement deals, and reality shows that allow them to live in a house together and post stolen content. In contrast, black kids are not given any credit for their original dances and are sometimes penalized for violations where their white counterparts are rewarded.