Good Witches, Bad Bitches

INTRO - 32:52 : Deanna introduces the history of Miss America to set the stage for this week’s story.

33:45-01:01:55 : Deanna tells the story of our person of the week, Norma Smallwood.

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INTRO - 50:51 : Hannah recounts the life and legacy of LGBTQIA+ icon, and our person of the week

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Trans Organizations to Donate to: https://www.bustle.com/p/32-black-led-queer-trans-organizations-to-support-22959025

http://transhousingatlanta.org/

https://marshap.org/about-mpji/

Piece about Trans people in media:

https://theblackbutterflyblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/so-youre-black-how-does-that-feel/?fbclid=IwAR0oqz9AiTfmdQNIz7apFNDTCb-BLxNYoDa-3VhAYYYkG8LICwiLT3cKNoE

INTRO - 08:12 : Hannah and Deanna have a laugh at the recent failed Trump rally in Tulsa.

09:15 - 45:30: Deanna, inspired by last weeks episode on the Combahee River Collective, recounts the intersectional story of our person of the week, Gladys Bentley.

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Hear Gladys sing: https://youtu.be/pIVgbyLfJhk

INTRO - 08:20 : Deanna and Hannah have a conversation that leads into this week’s subject.

09:20 - END : Hannah shares the history of the activist group, the Combahee River Collective as well as the history behind Juneteenth.

LINKS:

HOW WE GET FREE by Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor https://bookshop.org/books/how-we-get-free-black-feminism-and-the-combahee-river-collective/9781608468553

The Combahee River Collective Statement: https://americanstudies.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Keyword%20Coalition_Readings.pdf

History of Juneteenth: https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

Racial Wage Gap on Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqrhn8khGLM

1619 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1619/id1476928106

INTRO - 40:50 : Deanna tells the amazing story of our person of the week, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur!