In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Latoya Peterson about racial justice, diversity, and inclusion.

New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.

Join our bi-weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures.

Upcoming Events

Pigs, Pugs & Pinot: April 28, 3-5pm

Yoga + the Animals: June 8 at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary

TDJ Soirée: June 9 in DC [only half of tickets remain]

TDJ Live: June 23 at 8pm [Free, online]

Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20 in Italy [4 spots]

Luna Yoga Advanced Teacher Training: September 21 and 22 in Montreal, Canada

Guest

A certified media junkie, Latoya Peterson provides a hip-hop feminist and anti-racist view on pop culture with a special focus on video games, film, television, and music.   One of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 rising stars in media for 2013, she is best known for the award winning blog Racialicious.com- the intersection of race and pop culture. She is currently the Deputy Editor, Digital Innovation for ESPN's The Undefeated. Previously, she was an Editor-at-Large at Fusion, the Senior Digital Producer for The Stream, a social media driven news show on Al Jazeera America and a John S. Knight Journalism 2012-2013 Fellow at Stanford University focusing on mobile technology and digital access. She produced a YouTube series on Girl Gamers and is currently working on virtual and augmented reality projects.   Her work has been published in ESPN Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence, Spin, Vibe, Marie Claire, The American Prospect, the Guardian and many other outlets. She was a contributor to Jezebel.com. Her essay, "The Not Rape Epidemic" was published in the anthology Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape (Seal Press, 2008). She also contributed "The Feminist Existential Crisis (Dark Children Remix)" to the anthology Feminism for Real: Deconstructing the Academic Industrial Complex of Feminism (CCPA, 2011).   As a digital media consultant, Latoya Peterson has worked with brands like NPR, Wikipedia, and Weber-Shandwick to provide demographic analysis, ideas on improving user experience, and specialized outreach. She was also a guest host for WEAA’s Michael Eric Dyson Show and a contributor/substitute digital producer for Al-Jazeera International's version of The Stream.   She was also a Harvard Berkman Center Affiliate, a Poynter Institute Sensemaking Fellow, and one of the inaugural Public Media Corps fellows. Savvy Sources

 

  Find Latoya

• Website
• Twitter
• Writing
• Speaking

Mentioned in the podcast

Racialicious Podcast interview with authors of Manifesta TDJ Eat Plants

Tranquility du Jour Online

• NEW Book: Year of Tranquility(comes with FIVE bonuses)
• Eye candy on Instagram
• Follow along on Facebook
• Watch YouTube

More Tranquility

• Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT
• Browsemy 6 Books
• Tranquility-filled E-courses
• Download theTranquility du JourPodcast App: iPhoneand Android
• Read about my passion for animals

Favor

• Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media.
• Pen a review of my books on Amazonor Goodreads.

Techy

• To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click hereto listen to older episodes.
• New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
• Do you have iTunes? Click hereand subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released.
• Get the Tranquility du Jourappsto download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android