Smart For A Black Girl

Will we ever get to a point where International Student-Athletes feel fully supported and valued? Feel welcomed? Feel safe? Feel informed? ~~~~~~

What are the implications when Social Identities intersect with the Power in Language & Authority?

When I walk into a college classroom as a BLACK FEMALE instructor, I have to prove why I’m qualified to be there, even after 4 college degrees— the same does not ring true for my White peers, especially males. Why?

In this segment, Al & I explore the intricacies of the philosophy behind power, authority, language along with intersectionality.

(Even the impact on/of social media!)

Al is a 5th year PhD candidate in Philosophy & Also the president of my Mizzou’s graduate student government.

His research examines the social philosophy of language, particularly on why members of marginalized groups sometimes lack authority to successfully carry out speech acts like ordering and recommending, despite their having institutional credentials that should be sufficient to allow them to give an order.

The main idea is that some people face barriers even after entering positions of power. This work provides us tools to characterize systematic barriers of oppression, that way we may be able to help remove some of those barriers.

~ viviendo y aprendiendo ~

Unfiltered & honest conversations between Nicketa 🇯🇲 & Nikita 🇹🇹 about maneuvering grad school/doctoral programs. Nicketa- 4th year doctoral student in school psychology. Nikita- 2nd year doctoral student in special education. Check it out!

Often times we acknowledge the negative experiences of Black Women with darker skin, but rarely do we talk about the experiences & biases against Black Women who are light skin. Why is this? Listen to a conversation about colorism between myself & my dear friend Carmaleta. ♥️ Feel free to add to the conversation.

- Why are aspects of my identity risk factors against me, my well-being and the quality of my life?

- Why are Black Females the least protected group?.

- We often hear and talk about the school to prison pipeline and the effects on Black boys and men as if there’s no impact on Black girls & Black women. Why?

- Black girls and Black women are severely impacted by numerous racial disparities. Not only do they share these experiences with Black men and boys, they have additional struggles that only a black female would know, much less understand. Why is this?

- Why am I only seen or celebrated if I conform to white middle-class femininity?

- Why are black Women often seen as less than?

- Understanding black female experiences aid in increased consciousness where our femininity is seen as inferior. This is what underlies exploitation & criminalization of Black girls.

- Black women are subject to public scrutiny constantly that affects our ability to thrive & shape our identity, get opportunities, survive!

- Why are black girls from low income families the prey for sexual predators & abusers?

- Many Black women like myself have viewed defiance as a necessity sometimes:

- Maybe to some Black women being....

- “Ghetto” represents resilience to racial & gender oppression.

- “Loud” is a demand to be heard.

- Having an “Attitude” is to reject a doctrine of invisibility & mistreatment.

- Being “Fabulous” to revise the idea that SES isolation is equated with not having access to materially desirable things.

To be a ghetto black girl means to reinvent what it means to be black, poor, and female.

- Our survival skills are degraded and punished rather than recognized as tools of resilience.

- These circumstances are a result of the judgmental perceptions about how we respond to injustice.

What can we do?

How do we change the narrative?

How do we protect our Black girls?

What role will you play in the decriminalization of Black girls in schools?

What role will you play in the protection of Black women?

What am i doing?

- challenging the narrative and embracing my true self without conformity to white femininity.

- Research to promote social justice.

- Projects that bring awareness and teach the skills necessary

- Allyship and mentorship of Black youngsters

- Using my platforms to inform, inspire and educate.

What will you do?

The underlying meaning of Smart For a Black Girl. A quick chat with an Atlanta freelance director who has seen this same prejudice within the movie industry.

This episode is a short introduction to me, my work and a quick overview of my goals for this podcast. I am looking forward to exploring the social justice realm from various perspectives and disciplines with you all.