Breaking Up with White Feminism

Nikki Blak
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Welcome to Breaking Up with White Feminism with Nikki Blak -- the podcast that helps you examine the connection between white cis heteropatriarchy and mainstream feminism.If you’re looking for practical and powerful tools to help you decouple from ideologies and socio-political frameworks that harm historically marginalized and oppressed femmes, aren’t actually serving you or creating the world you want to live in, you’re in the right place.Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all.And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women. If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you. Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

Episodes

  1. 09/18/2024

    Ep 8: How to Finally Free Yourself from White Feminism

    Nikki discusses the importance of radical transformation and the steps needed to break free from white feminism. She outlines a 6-step roadmap and 12 strategies for engaging in collective action, emphasizing the necessity of community and guidance. Nikki introduces her 3-month mentorship program, Interrupting White Womanhood, designed to help folks socialized as women and racialized as white decouple from white supremacy and get the clarity, courage, and community they need to make consistent, meaningful contributions to collective liberation. Interrupting White Womanhood includes weekly live sessions, a private community, a learning library, and personalized support. Testimonials highlight the program's transformative impact on participants' lives, leading them to changing the way they see themselves and the world and empowering them to sustain their work for a lifetime. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    27 min

  2. 09/18/2024

    Ep 7: 6 Actionable Strategies for Breaking Up with White Feminism

    Nikki uses the Interrupting White Womanhood Redemptive Feminism Roadmap to break down 6 actionable strategies that will allow you to break up with white feminism. She stresses the importance of liberatory community and implementing the steps immediately to practice and strengthen your skills. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    14 min

  3. 09/18/2024

    Ep 6: How to Start Fixing Your Feminism

    Nikki outlines a roadmap for self-reflection and action to address feminism and systemic issues affecting women and femmes of the global majority. She emphasized the importance of genuine interpersonal relationships, forming alliances, and leveraging personal power, particularly for parents in shaping the next generation. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    11 min

  4. 09/18/2024

    Ep 5: 6 Limitations of White Feminism and How to Solve Them

    Nikki Blak discusses 6 limitations of mainstream feminism critiquing the focus on individual success and corporate leadership, highlighting disparities in pay and the performative nature of diversity and inclusion. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    18 min

  5. 09/18/2024

    Ep 4: Why White Feminism Won't Leave You

    Nikki Blak discusses the limitations of mainstream feminism, emphasizing its inherent white supremacy. She stresses the need for a holistic, anti-oppressive approach that integrates lived experience, formal education, and ancestral knowledge in racial justice and liberation education spaces. She highlights the importance of addressing trauma, social identity, and the ways in which healing those parts of us will facilitate radical, sustainable social change. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    26 min

  6. 09/18/2024

    Ep 3: Why White feminism is Making You Miserable

    Nikki discusses the emotional toll of the election on white women, particularly those who have made attempts at anti-racism content. She identifies some common behaviors that ultimately don't advance the cause of collective liberation as signs of suffering. Nikki emphasizes that these actions, while making individuals feel like they are doing something, contribute to their own exhaustion and do not help historically marginalized and oppressed folks. She invites white women to take actionable steps to address systemic issues and to shift from performative allyship to co-conspiratorship. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    22 min

  7. 09/18/2024

    Ep 2: Why Womanism Works When Feminism Fails

    In this episode, we explore the differences between feminism and womanism, highlighting that womanism, rooted in black feminist and liberation theology, prioritizes community, self-definition, and the interconnectedness of Black women. Nikki and Larone give strong critiques of toxic masculinity and patriarchy, highlighting how women often uphold these harmful standards. The conversation underscores the importance of self-naming, family-centeredness, and collective support, noting that womanism values group success over individualism. It also addresses the need for intersectional feminism to center the voices of the folks experiencing compounded oppression and the importance of Black men supporting Black women without causing harm. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    36 min

  8. 09/18/2024

    Ep 1: Meeting White Feminism

    The conversation explores the complexities of racism and white feminism, emphasizing that racism is an ideology that systemically denies access to resources, power, and security. Nikki critiques Robin DiAngelo's prominence in anti-racism, highlighting the disparity between her success and that of Black experts. Larone Ellison discusses the historical context of affirmative action, noting that white women have benefited most, often at the expense of Black women. The discussion also touches on the systemic advantages of whiteness, the role of white women in chattel slavery, and the ongoing nature of anti-oppression work, stressing that it is a lifelong process. Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all. And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women.  If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you.  Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

    36 min
  • 8 Episodes

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Welcome to Breaking Up with White Feminism with Nikki Blak -- the podcast that helps you examine the connection between white cis heteropatriarchy and mainstream feminism.If you’re looking for practical and powerful tools to help you decouple from ideologies and socio-political frameworks that harm historically marginalized and oppressed femmes, aren’t actually serving you or creating the world you want to live in, you’re in the right place.Visit interruptingwhitewomanhood.com to Take the How White is Your Feminism?” Quiz and get more FREE resources to help you break up with white feminism once and for all.And while you’re there, check out Interrupting White Womanhood, the revolutionary 3-month mentorship and intimate community for folks racialized as white and socialized as women. If you’re looking for an opportunity to do the deeper work of growing in intersectionality so you can contribute to creating liberation for ALL women and femmes, Interrupting White Womanhood is for you. Learn more at Interruptingwhitewomanhood.com

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