My second guest this season is Dr. Angela Birts, a professional educator, diversity consultant, social entrepreneur and college lecturer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Dr. Birts discusses her experiences as a Black woman in America and shares several resources and book recommendations. Learn more about her services at https://www.deicapacitybuilding.com/#/. Dr. Birts' recommendations are as follows:
Come Tear Down The Walls cover by Mpoomy and Brenden
Coates, Ta-Nehisi (2015). Between the World and Me.
Desmond, Matthew (2016). Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
Kendi, Ibram X. (2019). How to Be an Antiracist.
Thomas, Angie (2017).The Hate U Give.
Morris, Monique W. (2016). Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.
Morrison, Toni (2015). The Bluest Eye.
Girl Trek health movement https://www.girltrek.org/
Kimberle Crenshaw Ted Talk on intersectionality https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en
Books on Affirming One’s Identity:
You Matter By Christian Robinson
Notes to Self: A Journal for Self-Care By Lisa Currie
