WOKELAND The Simones

Do you think colorism impacts Black women differently than Black men? We certainly do! In fact, we'd argue that Black men are the main purveyors of colorism (we still love ya'll though!) There are few topics in our community that are more divisive than colorism and in this episode we look to address the nuances of how Black women experience colorism, issues with their identity, worth, and safety based on their skin tone. We are joined by Nchimunya and Shay Bones, who share their personal stories on the stereotypes, traumas and complexity of their complexion.

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Nchimunya: @nchimuns
Shay Bones: @shayybones

There are few topics in our community that are more divisive than colorism and in this episode we look to address the nuances of how Black men experience colorism, and issues with their identity based on their skin tone. We are joined by Bebe and Jared, Co-hosts of The Humble Loser Podcast, who share their personal stories on the stereotypes, traumas and complexity of their complexion.

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IG: thehumbleloserpodcast // YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7KGTBQ-60LKicCozZkpKA

Who knew reimagining travel would be so profound for Black people?! Those of us who chose to leave America also left our problems behind and we get deep into that conversation on this episode.

Anitra Smith joins us as we discuss why travel was especially important (and controversial) for Black folks during the panasonic. Anitra is a public health leader, travel blogger and creator of Don't Trip Travel - a blog dedicated to encouraging women to travel and balance their 9-5's.

Be sure to follow Anitra's social media and travel blog for all things travel!

IG: @donttriptravel // Blog: https://donttriptravel.com/

This episode was recorded at Stay Diff Studios in Oakland, CA. You can watch the full video on our Youtube page @ Wokeland Podcast

The Simone's are back! We kick off Season 3 by catching up on events that turned our world upside down the last 2 years. We had some pretty big life changes and we know you did too. We review some moments in time during lockdown and discuss news in pop culture, and how Black folks reimagined travel in 2020.

This episode was recorded at Stay Diff Studios in Oakland, CA. You can watch the full video on our Youtube page @ Wokeland Podcast.

With so much uncertainty in the world right now with covid-19 influencing our day-to-day lives, we spoke with Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney of District 3, to give us insight on how the virus is impacting the lives of Oakland residents. She informs us of what the city of Oakland is doing to protect renters, the houseless population, and hospitals in need of aid.

With so much uncertainty in the world right now with covid-19 influencing our day-to-day lives, we spoke with Dr. Ivory Dean, to give us guidance on this global pandemic amid all of the misinformation. We learn that while melanin is a superpower, it doesn't prevent us from falling victim to covid-19 as reporting shows Black folks are disproportionately dying from the virus than any other group of people.