This episode looks at the phenomena of White women passing as Black women, a kind of "racial imposter syndrome," primarily through the lens of how social media engages racism, Black women's bodies and lives, and White privilege. Key Topics: Racism, Passing, Jessica Krug, Rachel Dolezal, Satchuel Paigelyn Cole, aka Jennifer Lynn Benton, Blackface, Colorism, Pathology. The Invention of Racism will publish weekly beginning September 30, 2020.

The Invention of Racism publishes full, bonus, and micro-podcast episodes in the series.
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This episode introduces a methodology of racism, the “Seven Pillars of the Racist Construct.” This framework helps us to understand how racism operates in the world. Each pillar is discussed in separate podcast episodes. Key topics: Seven Pillars of the Racist Construct. The Invention of Racism  podcast begins September 30, 2020.

The Invention of Racism is published with periodic bonus and micro-podcast episodes included in the series.
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Follow Dr. Bankole-Medina on Twitter: @KBankoleMedina

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This bonus episode of The Invention of Racism offers an opinion about the Breonna Taylor case, after the Grand Jury verdict was issued September 24, 2020. The verdict does not hold anyone accountable for her death. Key topics: Racist Script, Black Women, Kentucky, Protest, Policing Shooting, Race in America, Racism. The Invention of Racism will publish weekly beginning September 30, 2020.

The Invention of Racism publishes full, bonus, and micro-podcast episodes in the series.
© 2020 TIR Podcast Group.
 #CiteBlackWomen 

About Professor Katherine Bankole-Medina:
http://katherine-bankolemedina.squarespace.com/

This episode explores working definitions of the term racism. Historic and contemporary examples that illustrate racism: the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the phenomena of White people fraudulently calling 911 on Black People. Key topics: Defining Racism, Tulsa Race Massacre, Fraudulent Use of 911, Neely Fuller, Jr., Neoliberal, Aversive Racism, Microaggressions, Opinion. The Invention of Racism  podcast begins September 30, 2020.

The Invention of Racism is published weekly (until December 2020) with periodic Bonus episodes included in the series.
 © 2020 TIR Podcast Group. All Rights Reserved.
 #CiteBlackWomen

Contact: [email protected]

Follow Dr. Bankole-Medina on Twitter: @KBankoleMedina

About Professor Katherine Bankole-Medina:
http://katherine-bankolemedina.squarespace.com/

This new podcast series, “The Invention of Racism,” explores the subtle, and not so subtle, nuances of racism in the 21st century. Understanding and speaking the truth about racism is the first step toward combatting and ultimately eliminating it. This podcast series will present scholars and scholarship, opinion, news stories, and reflections that speak to historic and contemporary issues of racism. The Invention of Racism  podcast series begins September 30, 2020.

The Invention of Racism is published weekly (until December 2020) with periodic Bonus episodes included in the series.
 © 2020 TIR Podcast Group. All Rights Reserved.
 #CiteBlackWomen

Contact: [email protected]

Follow Dr. Bankole-Medina on Twitter: @KBankoleMedina

About Professor Katherine Bankole-Medina:
http://katherine-bankolemedina.squarespace.com/