In this episode of Tejana Feminist Talks, Leslie discusses all things anti-Blackness. She begins by talking about what it is, providing examples, and then discusses her own upbringing and experiences of anti-Blackness. Finally, Leslie offers an exercise to interrogate your own anti-Black/racist ideas. If you are interested in continuing this conversation, please follow the TFT podcast on IG: @tftalkspodcast and her own personal IG @tejanafeminist. Below are links to what was mentioned in the episode as well as additional resources. Thanks for listening!

AfroPunk article: ANTI-BLACKNESS IN LATINX COUNTRIES IS SYSTEMIC AND REINFORCED BY DELIBERATE CULTURAL POLICY

Remezcla article: When It Comes to Latinidad, Who Is Included and Who Isn’t?

Letters for Black Lives’ Article: An open letter from Latinxs to our families

Black individuals who engage in anti-racist work: Rachel Cargle: IG @rachel.cargle and Lutze Segu: IG @socialjusticedoula

This UnitedWeDream tweet that shows how a convo about BLM can look like with your family (Also, follow their work! They're amazing!): here (if you cannot click on the link this is the text: Estaciones de noticias como  @Telemundo  y  @UniNoticias han fallado a nuestras comunidades con su desastrosa cobertura de #BlackLivesMatter. Somos nosotros quienes tenemos que comenzar a destruir la anti-Negritud en nuestros hogares.)