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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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Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Olivia and Raven talk about challenges with exercising cultural humility in everyday conversations and the clinical setting, the fear of awareness and asking questions, and ways we can all develop cultural humility.
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How cultural humility and cultural competence impact belonging
https://www.betterup.com/blog/cultural-humility-vs-cultural-competence
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Raven closes out the series with Blake Leeper, an amputee who’s won multiple paralympic medals, and set world and American records in track & field.
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Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Olivia shines light on the herstory of Audre Lorde, known for her poetry and contributions to feminist theory.
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https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/lorde-audre-1934-1992/
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Saturday Feb 04, 2023
Saturday Feb 04, 2023
Raven honors the contributions of educator, advocate, and researcher, Dr. Nathie Marbury.
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In Memoriam: Dr. Nathie Marbury
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NBDA Mourns the Loss of Longtime Member: Dr. Nathie Marbury
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Obituary: Dr. Nathie Marbury 1944-2013
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Olivia highlights some of the accomplishments of this disability rights advocate, who refused to accept discrimination as the default.
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Donald Galloway, advocate of rights of disabled, dies at 73
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Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Raven shares James Ian’s story, and his experiences as a performing musician and actor with a physical disability.
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Disabled Musician, Actor, and Writer, James Ian is Highlighting the Beauty in Disability …
https://www.respectability.org/2022/02/james-ian-spotlight/
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Disability and music: disabled singer James Ian and his Labour of Love
https://disabilityhorizons.com/2015/12/disabled-singer-james-ian-talks-about-his-labor-of-love/
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Happy Black History Month! Follow our six-day series celebrating Black disabled folks.
Olivia starts the series off honoring Tatiana Lee, an actress, model, and Hollywood Inclusion Associate.
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Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Olivia and Raven share the history of the terms “cultural competence” and “cultural humility,” shed light on why this is relevant to everyone, and they discuss criticisms and their perspectives on what cultural competence should look like.
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How cultural humility and cultural competence impact belonging
https://www.betterup.com/blog/cultural-humility-vs-cultural-competence
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Olivia and Raven are back with a discussion about white savior syndrome, Western saviorism, and the persecution complex of Christians and conservatives in the US.
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Episodes Referenced:
United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Upholding White Supremacy
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy-and-upholding-white-supremacy/
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Blind People React to Visual Art
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/blind-people-react-to-visual-art/
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The Black Church’s Role in Black Liberation
https://isquared.podbean.com/page/2/
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A Savior No One Needs: Unpacking and Overcoming the White Savior Complex
https://www.healthline.com/health/white-saviorism#examples
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Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Closing out the year with poetry performances, Raven reads “Cozy Apologia” by Rita Dove, and “The Black Finger” by Angelina Weld Grimké, and Olivia delivers a moving performance of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.”
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rita-dove
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/157902/the-black-finger
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