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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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Feb 5, 2022
Feb 5, 2022
3 min
Olivia shares knowledge about the history of Black American Sign Language, also called BASL, and Nakia Smith, a TikToker who advocates for Black deaf culture.
Learn More!
Black American Sign Language (BASL):
https://globalnews.ca/news/7607371/basl-black-american-sign-language-canada/
'Representation matters': How these 4 Black women with disabilities are changing the narrative
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Feb 4, 2022
Feb 4, 2022
8 min
Raven discusses the numerous accomplishments of legislator and educator, Barbara Jordan, civil rights advocate, the first Black congresswoman from the deep south, and first Black woman elected to the Texas Senate.
Learn More!
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/barbara-jordan
https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/16031
https://www.kff.org/about-barbara-jordan/
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Feb 3, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
2 min
Olivia shouts out civil rights advocate, Imani Barbarin, creator of the Crutches & Spice blog about disability rights, life as a Black disabled woman, and connections between racism and ableism.
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https://crutchesandspice.com/
'Representation matters': How these 4 Black women with disabilities are changing the narrative
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Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
4 min
Raven talks about author and public speaker, Eliza Suggs, who suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta, also called brittle bone disease.
Learn More!
ELIZA SUGGS: DESPITE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BECAME AN AMERICAN AUTHOR OF “SHADOWS AND SUNSHINE”
https://blackthen.com/eliza-suggs-despite-physical-disabilities-became-an-american-author-of-shadows-and-sunshine/
Disabled Black History: Shining A Light on Disabled Black Authors & Their Work
https://www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement
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Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
4 min
Happy Black History Month! Follow our six-part series celebrating Black disabled women who are making, and have made history.
Today, Olivia honors Keah Brown, a prolific writer, Actress, and advocate, author of the essay collection “The Pretty One,” and creator of the hashtag #disabledandcute to celebrate beauty in disabled people.
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'Representation matters': How these 4 Black women with disabilities are changing the narrative
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Jan 27, 2022
Jan 27, 2022
30 min
Olivia and Raven talk about negative and “positive” stereotypes, perceiving marginalized communities in the context of misconceptions, and the conflict of being yourself and avoiding stereotypical tendencies.
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Discussion Summary:
01:05: Topic intro.
02:48: Defining stereotype, and explaining negative and positive stereotypes.
05:46: Consequences of positive stereotypes.
12:27: The internal conflict regarding stereotypes and being yourself, and misconceptions influencing people’s perceptions.
27:16: Feeling responsible for influencing misconceptions, and the greatest problem with stereotypes.
30:10: Outro.
Episode Referenced:
Are The Helpless Disabled People Ruining It For All of Us?
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/are-the-helpless-disabled-people-ruining-it-for-all-of-us/
Jan 20, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
58 min
Olivia and Raven share the history behind Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and discuss misconceptions about MLK’s impact, how he’s been misremembered, and why quoting him is usually offensive.
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Discussion Summary:
01:05: Topic intro, and frustrations with people weaponizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his quotes.
04:13: How MLK Jr. Day became a federal holiday.
08:58: Misconceptions about race relations after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered.
14:18: Believing everything MLK touched turned to gold.
19:30: How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been misremembered, and the assumption that civil rights legislation ended racial discrimination.
38:05: How MLK quotes are weaponized against Black people.
57:37: Outro.
Learn More!
How the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday became a holiday
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-martin-luther-king-jr-s-birthday-became-a-holiday-3
10 Historians on What People Still Don't Know About Martin Luther King Jr.
https://time.com/5197679/10-historians-martin-luther-king-jr/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/Legacy
By the end of his life, Martin Luther King realized the validity of violence
7 inconvenient truths white people must understand about Martin Luther King Jr.
https://thegrio.com/2021/01/18/martin-luther-king-inconvenient-truths-white-people/
The 15 best quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech
https://www.deseret.com/2013/8/28/20524757/martin-luther-king-jr-day-quotes-i-have-a-dream-speech
Episodes Referenced:
Criticizing Our Country, American Identity, and American Propaganda
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/criticizing-our-country-american-identity-and-american-propaganda/
Black Beauty Highlight on Diane Nash
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-an-unsung-heroine-of-the-civil-rights-movement/
Black Beauty Highlight on Bayard Rustin
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-a-mastermind-of-the-civil-rights-movement/
Insight On the Side: Can Genuine Friendships Form Across Racial Lines?
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/insight-on-the-side-can-genuine-friendships-form-across-racial-lines/
Are The Helpless Disabled People Ruining It For All of Us?
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/are-the-helpless-disabled-people-ruining-it-for-all-of-us/
Jan 13, 2022
Jan 13, 2022
1 hr 4 min
Olivia and Raven talk about the occasional privileges granted to disabled people, struggles alongside disability privilege, playing the “disabled card,” and the view that we should be above receiving handouts.
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Discussion Summary:
01:05: Topic intro, different ways disability privilege manifests, and being offered lessened responsibilities as disabled people.
07:03: The advantage to having a visible disability vs the disadvantage of having an invisible disability.
13:30: Personal experiences with disability privilege.
21:33: Difficulties alongside disability privilege.
24:19: Confusing accommodations with privileges.
47:09: Playing the “disabled card.”
55:47: Disabled folks who pride themselves on refusing handouts.
1:03:38: Outro.
Episodes Referenced:
Insight On The Side: Understanding and Recognizing Privilege
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/insight-on-the-side-understanding-and-recognizing-privilege/
Entitled to Exclude: When Privilege Is Weaponized
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/entitled-to-exclude-when-privilege-is-weaponized/
Jan 7, 2022
Jan 7, 2022
49 min
Olivia and Raven share their thoughts on what they find beautiful and disappointing about American identity, and living in this country as members of marginalized communities.
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Discussion Summary
01:07: Episode begins, addressing the conflation of criticizing the US with hating the US, and American identity propaganda.
05:15: How fractured American society is, despite claims of being united, and hiding from the horrors in American history.
12:15: Thinking the US is the best country in the world.
21:06: Frustration with having to fight for freedoms that are already supposedly granted to us.
22:43: Failure of our political system to represent all Americans.
31:58: The belief that changing laws for certain Americans is “anti-American,” and appreciation for living in an individualistic society.
36:50: Response to “If you don’t like it here, you can leave,” AND advocating for a dominant culture.
49:00: Outro.
Dec 30, 2021
Dec 30, 2021
9 min
To close out the year, Raven performs poetry by two Black writers, and Olivia describes a Black American New Year’s Day tradition.
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Episode Summary:
00:37: Raven gives a brief background on poet and educator Lucille Clifton, and reads “won’t you celebrate with me.”
01:34: Background on Margaret Walker, Ph.D., and performance of “For My People.”
05:11: Olivia talks about a common New Year’s Day tradition in the Black community.
09:27: Outro.
Learn More!
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lucille-clifton
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50974/wont-you-celebrate-with-me
https://poets.org/poet/margaret-walker
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/21850/for-my-people
Tracing the Origins of a Black American New Year’s Ritual
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/dining/black-eyed-peas-greens-new-years.html