Gatekeeping White Supremacy and Patriarchy with Danielle Slaughter

10/13/20 • 36 min

Are you gatekeeping white supremacy and patriarchy without even realizing it? In this episode, Danielle Slaughter identifies three ways in which most people unintentionally serve as gatekeepers. Danielle is a doctoral student (on hiatus) in the Rhetoric and Composition program at Georgia State University, the founder of Mamademics, a blog sharing Danielle’s experiences navigating motherhood and academia, and the creator of Raising an Advocate, a social justice advocacy resource website. We discuss harmful impulses to access power, privilege, and resources, which in turn uphold systems of oppression.

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Topics Covered:

Reasons Danielle started her blog, Mamademics, and how her colleagues in academia received it
How protecting your child’s innocence gives white supremacists a head start
When and how to talk to children about race and racism
Resources for teaching and learning about diversity, race, and racism
Identifying how we gatekeep for white supremacy and patriarchy and how we can stop doing so
Defining and defying respectability politics
Defining tone policing

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Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc030

Topics Covered:

Reasons Danielle started her blog, Mamademics, and how her colleagues in academia received it
How protecting your child’s innocence gives white supremacists a head start
When and how to talk to children about race and racism
Resources for teaching and learning about diversity, race, and racism
Identifying how we gatekeep for white supremacy and patriarchy and how we can stop doing so
Defining and defying respectability politics
Defining tone policing

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Twitter https://twitter.com/BreakConcrete/

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Previous Episode

Championing Black and Brown Voices with Zakiyah Ansari

For over 20 years, Zakyah Ansari has been a champion for Black and Brown voices. As Advocacy Director with the New York State Alliance for Quality Education, the leading organization working to fight for educational equity in New York State, Zakiyah knows that organizing is a long-term game. We chat about how Zakiyah built a career in organizing, how she drives and sustains momentum, and how she has secured a seat at the table for herself and other Black and Brown parents in state politics.

Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc029

Topics Covered:

How Zakiyah started organizing
Key factors in successful organizing and momentum building
Defining culturally responsive education and understanding its importance
Suggestions for increasing teacher diversity
Defining school choice and why Zakiyah supports a moratorium on charter schools
The impact of school privatization on communities of color
Reasons Zakiyah started Journey for Justice Alliance and its mission to give Black and Brown voices a platform to be heard
How we can amplify Black and brown voices in education
How Zakiyah raises her daughters to #breakconcrete
How Zakiyah has created a seat at the table amongst politicians, policymakers, and educators

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth with Dr. Adia Gooden

Do you deal with being an only in the workplace? Do you regularly confront stereotypes about your gender or race? Do you find yourself balancing a hyper-competitive or unforgiving work environment? Workplace triggers making you feel like you are not good enough or do not belong abound. In this final episode of Season 2, Dr. Adia Gooden discusses what imposter syndrome is, how it shows up and holds you back from reaching professional success, and strategies that you can use to overcome imposter syndrome and cultivate unconditional self-worth. Dr. Gooden is the Director of Community Programs and Outcome Measurement at the Family Institute at Northwestern University. Through therapy, Dr. Gooden guides people to understand their emotions and experiences, identify their values, address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and embrace their full selves.

Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc031.

Topics Covered:

Defining imposter syndrome
How imposter syndrome plays out and hinders professional success
The impact of minority status and racial trauma on feeling like an imposter
How stereotypes influence feelings of being an imposter
Identifying work environments that trigger feelings of being an imposter
How women compensate in challenging work environments
The relationship between perfectionism and imposter syndrome
Defining unconditional self-worth
Strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome
Tips for managers and workplace leaders to validate employees and reduce feelings of being an imposter
Resources: Check out Dr. Adia’s course on overcoming imposter syndrome on InsightTimer