Episode 04: Angela Glover Blackwell, “Who Do We Think We Are” Colorlines Series, Discussing Lizzo and Body Positivity
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02/04/20 • 62 min
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Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence at Policylink, and host of the new Radical Imagination Podcast, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about her longtime work as a leading voice in the movement for equity and racial justice. In this conversation, Angela talks about the “racial moment” we are currently living, and challenges us to think radically in creating narratives that will lead to concrete solutions. Drawing on a lifetime of experience as an activist, Angela provides a reframing of “hopelessness” in this moment in the U.S., and inspires us to use the moment as an opportunity for important social change.
We introduce our brand new Colorlines series “Who Do We Think We Are” by Race Forward’s Senior Fellow, Rosana Cruz that is timely in the wake of the recent “American Dirt” book controversy. Hiba sits with Rosana for a conversation about the creation of the series, and their experience interviewing Latinx-identified movement leaders, artists, and cultural innovators about how they define themselves racially.
Hiba and Chevon also discuss the former ‘Biggest Loser’ trainer Jillian Michaels and her recent comments on Lizzo’s body image, Lizzo’s response and self-affirmations, and place Michaels’ comments in the context of systemic racism, anti-blackness, and fatphobia.
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Resources (by order of mention)
“Who Do We Think We Are” Colorlines Series
http://bit.ly/WhoThinkWeAreCLSeries
PolicyLink
Radical Imagination Podcast
“My Role in a Social Change Ecosystem” by Deepa Iyer
http://bit.ly/SocialChangeEcosystemIyer
Update on Moms For Housing Campaign
http://bit.ly/RFMomsForHousingUpdate
Follow Angela Glover Blackwell on Twitter
About Race Forward:
Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.
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Building Racial Equity (BRE) Trainings
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Facing Race 2020:
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Executive Producers:
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Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence at Policylink, and host of the new Radical Imagination Podcast, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about her longtime work as a leading voice in the movement for equity and racial justice. In this conversation, Angela talks about the “racial moment” we are currently living, and challenges us to think radically in creating narratives that will lead to concrete solutions. Drawing on a lifetime of experience as an activist, Angela provides a reframing of “hopelessness” in this moment in the U.S., and inspires us to use the moment as an opportunity for important social change.
We introduce our brand new Colorlines series “Who Do We Think We Are” by Race Forward’s Senior Fellow, Rosana Cruz that is timely in the wake of the recent “American Dirt” book controversy. Hiba sits with Rosana for a conversation about the creation of the series, and their experience interviewing Latinx-identified movement leaders, artists, and cultural innovators about how they define themselves racially.
Hiba and Chevon also discuss the former ‘Biggest Loser’ trainer Jillian Michaels and her recent comments on Lizzo’s body image, Lizzo’s response and self-affirmations, and place Michaels’ comments in the context of systemic racism, anti-blackness, and fatphobia.
Leave a 5-star review, and subscribe for more episodes of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast!
Resources (by order of mention)
“Who Do We Think We Are” Colorlines Series
http://bit.ly/WhoThinkWeAreCLSeries
PolicyLink
Radical Imagination Podcast
“My Role in a Social Change Ecosystem” by Deepa Iyer
http://bit.ly/SocialChangeEcosystemIyer
Update on Moms For Housing Campaign
http://bit.ly/RFMomsForHousingUpdate
Follow Angela Glover Blackwell on Twitter
About Race Forward:
Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.
Follow Race Forward on social media
Follow us on Facebook:
Follow us on Twitter:
Follow us on Instagram:
Building Racial Equity (BRE) Trainings
https://www.raceforward.org/trainings
Facing Race 2020:
https://facingrace.raceforward.org
Subscribe to our newsletter:
Executive Producers:
Hendel Leiva and Melissa Franqui
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Episode 03: Kassandra Frederique Talking about Race and Marijuana, Police Abolition, and Stigma
Kassandra Frederique, managing director of policy, advocacy and campaigns at Drug Policy Alliance, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about her work in advancing policy and community solutions to reduce the harms associated with drug use and the carceral system. They also touch on the importance of language as an organizing tool, and provide a framework that demonstrates racial justice work and marijuana policy reform are inextricably linked.
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Resources (by order of mention)
Drug Policy Alliance
www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance
Vocal New York
Follow Kassandra Frederique on Twitter
www.twitter.com/Kassandra_Fred
About Race Forward:
Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.
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Save The Date for Facing Race 2020:
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Executive Producers:
Hendel Leiva and Melissa Franqui
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Episode 05: Kenrya Rankin, Fighting White Supremacy, and Black Romance Literature
Kenrya Rankin, author, activist, doula, and former senior editorial director of Colorlines, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about everything from ‘freedom dreaming’ to Black love and sex in books and podcasts. Kenrya talks about her beginnings in Cleveland and her move to New York, what her book How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide To White Resistance means to her one year later, and her own journey as co-host of The Turn On, a podcast about sex and literary erotica.
We preview a new Mass Freedom FRED Talks conversation between Dawn Harrington, Executive Director at Free Hearts, and Jessica Rodriguez, an immigrant rights activist and Director of the Southside Workers Center. They explore why it’s important to build solidarity across movements to end mass incarceration and mass detention.
In celebration of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, Hiba and Chevon discuss the late Eva Rutland’s contributions to the romance novel genre, and talk about the importance of uplifting Black romance writing and representation.
Resources (by order of mention)
Eva Rutland, Browne Popular Culture Library (Thread)
Entwined Destinies Digital Gallery: Elsie B. Washington, Vivian Stephens, and 40 Years of Black Voices in Romance
https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/exhibits/show/entwineddestinies/introduction
30 Romance Authors of Color You Should Be Reading, Twin Cities Geek
http://twincitiesgeek.com/2019/12/30-romance-authors-of-color-you-should-be-reading/
Mass Freedom FRED Talks with Dawn Harrington and Jessica Rodriguez
https://www.massfreedom.org/fred_talks/
Kenrya Rankin Website
The new and updated Colorlines website
How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide To Resistance
The Turn On Podcast
https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/
About Race Forward:
Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.
Follow Race Forward on social media
Follow us on Facebook:
Follow us on Twitter:
Follow us on Instagram:
Building Racial Equity (BRE) Trainings
https://www.raceforward.org/trainings
Facing Race 2020:
https://facingrace.raceforward.org
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Executive Producers:
Hendel Leiva and Melissa Franqui
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