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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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Oct 29, 2022
Oct 29, 2022
4 min
Raven serves this slice of southern horror, in which a Confederate-supporting enslaver plays a terrible trick on an enslaved girl, but the joke’s on him.
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Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
3 min
Sticking with our theme of abandoned abodes, Olivia tells of two travelers seeking shelter from the cold, and a tangle with a spirit who’s not so welcoming.
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Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
3 min
Raven shares this story of an encounter with a spirit who is disturbed and enraged when a man trespasses and stays in the lake house it is haunting.
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https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/10/sifty_sifty_san.html
Oct 26, 2022
Oct 26, 2022
4 min
Olivia kicks off our Black folk horror series with a tale of the struggle to sell an authentically haunted house.
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Oct 24, 2022
Oct 24, 2022
3 min
Raven talks about the life and research of Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller, remembered for his discoveries which expanded the body of knowledge on the disease we know today as Alzheimer’s.
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SOLOMON CARTER FULLER (1872-1953)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fuller-solomon-carter-1872-1953/
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https://chaamp.virginia.edu/node/3844
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The Black Doctor Who Helped Decode Alzheimer’s Disease
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/09/21/world-alzheimers-day-solomon-carter-fuller/
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Oct 22, 2022
Oct 22, 2022
53 min
Olivia and Raven read and respond to written descriptions of 5 works by Black portrait painter, Kehinde Wiley. They share their interpretations of the various elements in the paintings, and talk about the significance of finding detailed descriptions of visual art.
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Kehinde Wiley AMERICAN PAINTER
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/wiley-kehinde/
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Episodes Referenced:
Black Beauty Highlight: Kehinde Wiley
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-kehinde-wiley/
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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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Black Feminism Part 1: Discrimination In Women’s Liberation, and Black Liberation
Oct 17, 2022
Oct 17, 2022
5 min
Olivia highlights this educator and army officer, who was the first Black-American woman to serve as an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of Black-American women to serve overseas during World War II.
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https://www.womenofthe6888th.org/charity-adams-earley
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Oct 15, 2022
Oct 15, 2022
53 min
Olivia and Raven discuss why disabled people often feel like they’re a burden. They share common experiences that illustrate how society views and treats disabled people as burdensome.
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Burden vs. Entitlement: A Disabled Person's Internal Battle
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Oct 10, 2022
Oct 10, 2022
4 min
Raven honors Sutton King, known for her dedication to supporting mental health, social well-being, and health research for Native Americans.
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Mount alumna, Urban Indigenous Collective president
https://mountsaintvincent.edu/indigenous-voices-in-mental-health/
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Sutton King, MPH | Co-Founder, Co-Director
https://urbanindigenouscollective.org/leadership
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Honoring Indigenous Voices with Sutton King, MPH ‘20
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/podcast/iamgph/ep85-honoring-indigenous-voices-sutton-king
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Oct 7, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
42 min
Olivia and Raven detail the histories of Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day. They discuss their views on dedicating the same Monday to both holidays, and share their hopes regarding Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/indigenous-peoples-day-native-americans-columbus
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How Columbus Sailed Into U.S. History, Thanks To Italians
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Celebrating Columbus Day overlooks violence, racism against Indigenous people
https://news.umich.edu/celebrating-columbus-day-overlooks-violence-racism-against-indigenous-people/
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