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Gun violence as a feminist issue

August 7, 2024 Culture, Gender, Race/Identity, Think

Roxane Gay joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her surprise at the thrill of shooting, why owning a gun is a political act for a Black American and what “stand your ground” laws mean to her.

Does reality TV understand Black women?

November 15, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity, Think

Bethonie Butler covers television and pop culture for The Washington Post, and she joins us to discuss the stereotypes these shows often play into, and if progress is being made on television.

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When Mom Left, Thank God For Grandma

July 8, 2021 Culture, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Danielle Henderson, TV writer and cohost of the film podcast “I Saw What You Did,” joins us to discuss her experience being raised by her grandmother after her mother abandoned her – and about how her love of horror movies taught her to have faith in herself.

Making Sense Of The World As A Black Queer Kid

March 10, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Hari Ziyad, the editor-in-chief of the website RaceBaitr and a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, joins us to discuss their personal history of a queer and Black childhood, and about breaking down structures of institutionalized racism and violence.