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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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Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Raven shares some of her past struggles with depression, and five things she learned to start doing in therapy to support mental health.
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Discussion Summary:
00:13: The increased focus on mental health, personal experience with mental illness, and plugging Common Ground’s crisis line.
03:26: Acknowledge, express, and process your pain.
09:08: Make time for playtime without shaming yourself.
11:26: Setting healthy boundaries.
21:11: Take time to focus on what you can do.
22:52: Establishing positive triggers.
26:00: Outro.
Learn more!
Positive Triggers: What They Are and How to Use Them
https://letsreachsuccess.com/positive-triggers/
Differences Between I-Messages & You-Messages
https://oureverydaylife.com/differences-between-imessages-youmessages-8332063.html
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Olivia and Raven talk about the misconceptions, hypocrisy, and double standards in the common criticisms of hip-hop music and culture. They also get into the positive impacts of hip-hop, and what there is to appreciate about the genre.
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Discussion Summary:
01:20: Blaming hip hop for the problems within the black community.
04:38: The double standard of only seeing the negative qualities of hip-hop artists, but idolizing the slaveholding founding fathers and the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
06:05: Some of the inspiration for and positive impacts of hip-hop, and artists need to fit a mold to gain popularity.
09:37: Judging hip hop music by a different standard than other genres.
15:28: The aspects and influences of hip-hop that are often underappreciated or misunderstood.
24:53: Subgenres of hip-hop, the reality of which hip hop images are depicted, and people’s listening preferences.
28:44: How criticisms of hip hop perpetuate negative stereotypes.
33:44: What sells, and who’s running the media.
40:27: More on misconceptions.
43:10: Outro.
Learn More!
HIP HOP HISTORY: FROM THE STREETS TO THE MAINSTREAM
https://iconcollective.edu/hip-hop-history/
About the Five Elements of Hip Hop
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Olivia talks about the aspects of healthy friendships that seems to be missing from many interracial connections, and how to be genuine in interracial relationships.
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Discussion Summary:
00:00: Intro.
01:57: Inspiration for the episode on friendship and racial tension.
03:04: Diversity in the friend groups of people of different races.
06:49: Viewing people as collections of stereotypes, rather than individuals.
09:46: Nonblack people who have relationships with black people, but dismiss the black experience.
12:44: Vulnerability in healthy relationships, why vulnerability can be dangerous for black people, and how our lack of vulnerability goes unnoticed.
16:31: How a symptom of blackhaustion shows up in interracial friendships, and the discomfort with discussing racial issues.
25:18: Final thoughts on how to be genuine in interracial friendships.
28:29: Outro.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
It’s Intersectional Insights Birthday!
Olivia and Raven get sentimental and share the realities and unexpected joys they experienced in their first year of podcasting, and discuss general lessons they learned from covering topics surrounding race, disability, and womanhood.
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Discussion Summary:
01:07: Celebrating the podcast having made it a year.
02:01: History of how the podcast came about, growing pains, and shifts in responsibilities.
08:25: Sorting out differences in personalities and communication styles.
10:59: Learning the logistics of running a podcast.
17:23: Sharing information in a palatable way, swearing, and the emotional labor required for certain topics.
23:30: Raven shares what she loves most about podcasting.
27:13: Takeaways from podcasting about disability, black issues, and womanhood.
43:44: The future of the podcast.
46:24: Outro.
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Raven honors psychologist, researcher and educator, Dr. Edmund Gordon, known for working toward racial equity in education, and founding Head Start, which has helped more than 36 million children.
Learn more!
Black Voices in Education: Dr. Edmund Gordon
https://www.horizonsnational.org/blog/black-voices-in-education-dr-edmund-w-gordon/
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2021/06/13/celebrating-edmund-w-gordon/
https://www.tc.columbia.edu/gordon-centennial/about-dr-gordon/
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Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Olivia and Raven talk about what accessible technology is, why affordability is an aspect of accessibility, and the difficulties many disabled people have with purchasing accessible tech.
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Discussion Summary:
00:32: Topic introduction, and what is accessible technology?
02:26: The harsh financial reality for many disabled people.
07:23: Differences in cost between accessible and inaccessible tech.
16:44: Difficulties navigating assistance from state agencies as a disabled person, and calling out accessible tech companies for not prioritizing affordability.
29:25: More on the cost of accessible tech, and adaptive strategies to make inaccessible products user-friendly.
32:56: Outro.
Music credits: Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie
Closing: First Class - DJ Williams
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Olivia highlights Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens, a board-certified OB/GYN and educator, known for her extensive work in women’s health, increasing the number of minority medical students, and doing service with nonprofits such as the American Cancer Society.
Learn more!
HELEN OCTAVIA DICKENS (1909-2001)
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Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Olivia and Raven discuss the history and purpose of the “People First” movement, and share their views on the push to use person-first language.
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Discussion Summary:
00:33: Topic introduction, and why there’s been increased discussion about person-first vs. identity-first language.
02:50: A brief history of the “People First” movement and its purpose.
06:42: Views on the arguments supporting person-first language.
10-04: The aversion to terminology for disabilities, and people’s general avoidance of disabled folks.
14:52: Empowerment in expressing the preference for person-first or identity-first language
17:10: Using people-first language in policy-making.
20:01: Outro.
Learn more!
Language Matters: Identity-First vs. Person-First Language
https://www.simplepractice.com/blog/identity-first-or-person-first-language/
Why Using People-First Language to Describe Disabled People Doesn’t Work
https://soapboxie.com/social-issues/Why-People-First-Language-for-Disabled-People-Doesnt-Work
https://odr.dc.gov/page/people-first-language
Music credits: Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie
Closing: First Class - DJ Williams
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Raven shares the history and accomplishments of Augusta Savage, a Black American sculptor, known for her pieces celebrating Black culture, co-founding the Harlem Artists Guild, and helping young Black artists find work.
Learn More!
https://www.biography.com/artist/augusta-savage
https://dos.myflorida.com/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/augusta-savage/
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Music credit: "Chill Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)