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Olivia and Raven are black, blind women, passionate about shedding light on issues regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Get political and personal with them as they share their perspectives on living at the intersection of disabled, black, and women in the US.
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May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
34 min
In this second half of a conversation on restricting abortion access and the leaked supreme court opinion draft, Olivia and Raven pick up with discussing some of the flawed arguments in the opinion, religious influence in the supreme court and antichoice ideology, and the states’ legislation protecting the right to abortion.
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Discussion Summary:
00:00: Episode intro, and flaws with Justice Alito citing 13th-century Laws of England in his opinion.
08:16: Fetal development, and portraying fetuses as people.
11:16: Religiosity of the supreme court justices, religious beliefs about abortion and contraception, and devaluing women.
19:37: Penalizing womanhood, and the aim to legislate women’s rights away.
22:57: US states maintaining or working toward protections for abortion rights.
27:44: Ways to personally support abortion access efforts going forward.
34:16: Outro.
Learn More!
Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/fact-check-claims-supreme-court-draft-opinion-roe-v-wade/
The Religion of the Supreme Court Justices
https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/391649/religion-supreme-court-justices.aspx
Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe
https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe
State Actions to Protect and Expand Access to Abortion Services
Canada and Mexico prepare to accept Americans seeking abortions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/09/canada-mexico-abortions-american
May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
39 min
In this first half of a conversation on restricting the right to an abortion and the leaked supreme court opinion draft, Olivia and Raven dive into statistics and facts surrounding abortion, the issues relating to pregnancy and parenthood that ought to be addressed in policy, and problematic claims in Justice Alito’s opinion.
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Discussion Summary:
00:00: Topic intro, defining abortion, ABORTION METHODS, and difference between a fetus and a baby.
04:40: Stats and facts surrounding abortion, and the myth that antichoice people care about Black babies.
08:41: Statistics on maternal death, and medical and financial hardships on parents that ought to be addressed in policy.
22:53: Granting the right to life to fetuses, fetuses having greater value than pregnant people, and women have less bodily autonomy than men.
29:06: The supreme court majority opinion, and the difference between a human and a person.
34:15: Justice Alito’s claim that fundamental rights must be rooted in US history and tradition.
39:10: Outro.
Learn More!
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/the-abortion-pill
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/sexual-and-reproductive-rights/abortion-facts/
https://www.guttmacher.org/united-states/abortion/demographics
Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03392-8
Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/fact-check-claims-supreme-court-draft-opinion-roe-v-wade/
May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022
4 min
Raven discusses the achievements and impact of this civil rights activist, who served in the army, organized protests for desegregation, and helped with legal advocacy for Black Americans.
Learn More!
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/medgar-evers
https://www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers
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Music Credit: "Cool Vibes" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
45 min
Olivia and Raven talk common misconceptions and interpretations surrounding the meaning of racist, the difference between racial, racist, and racially problematic, and accepting that bigotry is at play more often than we realize.
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Discussion Summary:
01:09: Topic intro, the people who misuse the term “racist,” and why some people are quick to label something as such.
06:08: Definitions of racist, racial, and the increase in calling out racism.
21:15: Racist vs racially problematic, and just plain racial.
37:38: Getting comfortable with being called out for bigotry, and more things being acknowledged as racist or bigoted.
44:44: Outro.
May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022
2 min
Olivia highlights some of the many accomplishments of this talented actor, musician, and stage director, who’s an Oscar award away from being an EGOT winner.
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May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
55 min
Olivia and Raven discuss Helen Keller’s activism and advocacy, the ways in which she is often sanitized, and dissect her article advocating for eugenics: “Physicians Juries for Defective Babies.”,
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Discussion Summary:
01:09: Topic intro, some of the ways Helen Keller is often inaccurately depicted and sanitized.
04:04: Helen Keller’s achievements and activism.
11:55: Keller’s ableist and disability elitist attitudes.
17:04: The Baby Bollinger medical case that inspired Keller’s article expressing her support for eugenics.
29:17: Dissecting Helen Keller’s article: “Physicians Juries for Defective Babies,” quality of life and the “worthwhile existence.”
36:29: Deciding cases for “defective babies” as an everyday choice, and comparing and contrasting criminal court with a physicians’ court.
43:51: Potentials for abuse of power and mistakes in the physicians’ court, and considering it cowardly to allow severely disabled babies to live.
53:06: The association between disability and potential for criminality.
55:17: Outro.
Episodes Referenced:
Misconceptions About Disabled Women and Motherhood Part2
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/misconceptions-about-disabled-women-and-motherhood-part2/
Black Disability History Series Day 2: Eliza Suggs
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-disability-history-series-day-2-eliza-suggs/
Learn More!
Helen Keller, Not Quite the Nice Lady Who Campaigned for Peace
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/helen-keller-quite-nice-lady-campaigned-peace/
Three Big Ableist Myths About the Life of Helen Keller
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-big-ableist-myths-about-life-helen-keller-180963793/
The Short Life and Eugenic Death of Baby John Bollinger
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baby-Bollinger
Helen Keller: Physicians Juries for Defective Babies, Article in the New Republic, 1915
May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022
6 min
Raven talks about the life and works of visual artist, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, who crafted sculptures inspired by folklore, mythology, and Black American history.
Learn More!
META WARRICK FULLER (1877-1968)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fuller-meta-warrick-1877-1968/
The Sculpture of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
https://www.themagazineantiques.com/article/the-sculpture-of-meta-vaux-warrick-fuller/
Meta Warrick Fuller
Trailblazing Sculptor & First African American Woman Recipient of Federal Art Commission / 1877-1968
https://unladylike2020.com/profile/meta-warrick-fuller/
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller: Visual Artist of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/meta-vaux-warrick-fuller-45194
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Music credit: "Chill Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
46 min
Olivia and her brother, Daylin, discuss the opposition toward Black business, squashing the entrepreneurial spirit in Black children, the influence of the Black dollar, and the need for support for Black businesses.
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Discussion Summary:
00:26: Episode begins, dampening the entrepreneurial spirit in Black Children, and fueling it in white children.
12:45: Reliance on Black influence, copying Black trends, and how it relates to the importance of Black businesses.
21:09: Why Black businesses often have higher prices than those owned by white people.
31:06: The need for Black representation in business, and the importance of buying Black.
38:00: Power of the Black dollar.
43:21: Preventing the erasure of Black businesses.
46:23: Outro.
May 2, 2022
May 2, 2022
2 min
Olivia celebrates this skilled swordsman and accomplished musician, who was an officer of the guard to the King of France, and composed some of the first string quartets played in France.
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Joseph de Bolonge/Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
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Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
47 min
Olivia and Raven unpack why it’s inappropriate for members of nonmarginalized groups to participate in conversations for marginalized communities. They discuss people feeling attacked or guilty when folks who are marginalized share their experiences, centering yourself in the experiences of communities you don’t belong to, and when it's productive to speak up as a member of a majority group.
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