Relationships

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren talk about recent situations when the police have been called without good cause and why they are so problematic. In the second segment, they discuss the disparate responses police officers provide to white people vs. Black people and how unnecessarily bringing the police […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren read a listener submitted question (the topic of this episode) and clarify that this question speaks to a larger question of the power of the status quo. In the second segment, they discuss the theoretical implications of being liked and supported by white […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren offer up both the official and #ThatBlackCouple versions of descriptions for some of the most buzzed about films nominated for Oscars this year. In the second segment, they give their in-depth critiques of the most buzzed about films this awards season: ‘The Shape […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren talk about their experience viewing Black Panther and explain why they saw the film first as a couple and second with their children. In the second segment, they discuss the merits and problems with Black Panther in conversation with responses written by Chris […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren talk about what they want to leave in 2017, especially white saviors and performative allyship. In the second segment, they discuss things they liked about 2017 and how 2017 was the year of Black folx on their “glow up”. In the third segment, […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren talk about the ways that mainstream media operates to exacerbate and benefit from the public performance of Black pain. In the second segment, they discuss what Black Liberation really looks like given this type of system. In the third segment, Jenn and Daren […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren talk about emerging news around the medical issues that are associated with football, especially as it relates to CTE. In the second segment, they discuss all of the problematic aspects of professional football that are damaging to Black folx and question how anyone […]

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren discuss the Canadian Poet Laureate who stole ‘Still I Rise’ from Maya Angelou, the problem with those “Phenomenal Women” t-shirts, and the historical erasure of Black Women’s work. In the second segment, they talk about the role of Black women in the workplace, […]

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