Hey guys, we’re back with another episode where we discuss the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others. It’s been a discombobulating and exhausting time for many – for black people having to cope with “the emotional impact of watching white people wake up to racism in real-time” (which is articulated perfectly in this article https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/12/emotional-impact-watching-white-people-wake-racism-real-time-12839920/?ito=cbshare) and our white allies who are confronting their own white privilege, supremacy and looking for ways to change and re-examine their behaviour.
There are already a number of resources and platforms intelligently discussing these issues much better than I ever could, and I personally felt fatigued and overwhelmed after the last few weeks with the amount of information my brain could intake, so I’ve decided to use the pod to discuss some books/TV shows/podcasts that I and my lovely housemates have consumed over the last year that we thought could be both entertaining AND continue these complex conversations about race and privilege. We were nervous about recording this episode and making sure we articulate ourselves in the right way but again, a lot of what we’re learning is that we’ll inevitably make mistakes and learning from them is part of the process – so forgive us!
I’d love to hear people’s thoughts and please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the ep.
Sending all my love to everyone during this difficult time – let’s spread love guys!
Love,
K
In this episode we discuss –
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Girl, Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/bernardine-evaristo-publishing-diversity
https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/performative-grief-online
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche. You can watch her Ted talk “We can all be feminists” here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Little Fires Everywhere – based on the novel by Celeste Ng, available on amazon prime & hulu.
13th Documentary by Ava Duverney (available on Netflix)
When They See Us by Ava Duverney (available on Netflix)
Sitting in Limbo (available on BBC iplayer here https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08g29ff/sitting-in-limbo#:~:text=Sitting%20in%20Limbo,Office%20and%20threatened%20with%20deportation.)
Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd on BLACK LIVES MATTER here -https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ey8S9aTKgM2vaE6zUrKJ3
Barack Obama’s Vice Webinar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhC5tGFZSrI
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